What if the person you chose to have a baby with didn’t have to be the person you were in love with?

This week, Kee and Kelly are deep-diving platonic co-parenting - from friends having babies together, to co-parenting apps, to the families choosing to raise children outside the traditional romantic relationship model. And the more they unpack it, the more the question becomes less “is this weird?” and more “did we just make parenting harder by doing it all in a nuclear family?”

 

LINKS TO EVERYTHING WE MENTIONED
Impact - Mixed-Orientation Marriage 
Mamamia - I'm a straight woman happily married to a gay man
The New York Times: In Search of a Platonic Co-Parent
Elective Co-Parenting Study

HOSTS & PRODUCERS
Kee Reece Searles @keereece
Kelly McCarren @kelly_mccarren

AUDIO PRODUCTION
Madeline Joannou - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mylk Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠

What if the person you chose to have a baby with didn&rsquo;t have to be the person you were in love with?
This week, Kee and Kelly are deep-diving platonic co-parenting - from friends having babies together, to co-parenting apps, to the families choosing to raise children outside the traditional romantic relationship model. And the more they unpack it, the more the question becomes less &ldquo;is this weird?&rdquo; and more &ldquo;did we just make parenting harder by doing it all in a nuclear family?&rdquo;
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LINKS TO EVERYTHING WE MENTIONED <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DYZ9pUrjogk/?igsh=MWo1ODd0MjI4NGJlYg%3D%3D">Impact - Mixed-Orientation Marriage </a> <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/mixed-orientation-marriage/">Mamamia - I'm a straight woman happily married to a gay man</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/style/platonic-co-parenting-apps.html?searchResultPosition=3">The New York Times: In Search of a Platonic Co-Parent</a> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40158920/">Elective Co-Parenting Study</a>
HOSTS &amp; PRODUCERS Kee Reece Searles&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/keereece/?hl=en">@keereece</a> Kelly McCarren <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kelly_mccarren/?hl=en">@kelly_mccarren</a>
AUDIO PRODUCTION Madeline Joannou - <a href="www.mylkmedia.com.au">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mylk Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>&nbsp;⁠⁠⁠⁠

Hosted by Kelly McCarren and Kee Reece Searles, Eat Sleep Repeat is a weekly virtual mother’s group in your ears. It's a judgement and shame-free zone where Kel and Kee share their raw, honest, funny and relatable experience being first time mums, trying desperately to survive.

Hosted by Kelly McCarren and Kee Reece Searles, Eat Sleep Repeat is a weekly virtual mother&rsquo;s group in your ears. It's a judgement and shame-free zone where Kel and Kee share their raw, honest, funny and relatable experience being first time mums, trying desperately to survive.

Eat Sleep Repeat

Hosted by new mums and besties, Kelly McCarren and Kee Reece, eat sleep repeat is a virtual weekly mother’s group for your ears. It's a judgement and shame-free zone where Kel and Kee give advice and talk to other everyday mums. But mostly it’s a raw, honest, funny and relatable look at being a first time mum, desperately trying to survive.

Hosted by new mums and besties, Kelly McCarren and Kee Reece, eat sleep repeat is a virtual weekly mother&rsquo;s group for your ears. It's a judgement and shame-free zone where Kel and Kee give advice and talk to other everyday mums. But mostly it&rsquo;s a raw, honest, funny and relatable look at being a first time mum, desperately trying to survive.

Would You Have A Baby With A Friend?

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