Tip:
Highlight text to annotate it
X
>> WOW, JACKEE, YOUR *** ARE
UNBELIEVABLE.
>> OH.
>> ON THIS EPISODE OF
TIA & TAMERA...
>> YOU KNOW THE STATISTICS?
HOW MANY BABIES ARE BORN BY
CESAREAN?
>> ARE YOU IN CONTROL OF THAT
OR YOU JUST DON'T KNOW?
I GOT A DOULA.
>> YOU GOT A DOULA?
>> MM-HMM.
>> IT DOESN'T MATTER.
YOU ARE NOT IN CONTROL.
I DIDN'T SEE THIS COMING.
I GOT TO FIND ANOTHER JOB.
I HAVEN'T BOOKED ANYTHING YET.
>> DON'T GIVE UP, KEEP STAYING
POSITIVE, AND SOMETHING WILL GO
IN YOUR FAVOR.
>> EASIER SAID THAN DONE, CORY.
>> I'M CALLING FOR DR. CHEN.
IT'S SOMEWHAT OF AN EMERGENCY.
[sighs]
>> TAMERA?
OH, MY GOD, WHAT'S THE MATTER?
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
>> HEY.
>> HI, SISSY.
WHATCHA YOU DOING?
>> AH, HELL, I RAN OUT OF CUPS,
SO I'M JUST DRINKING OUT OF
CREE'S.
>> THAT'S OKAY.
WHAT IS THAT?
>> WHAT?
>> THAT.
>> THIS IS A VITAMINERAL GREEN.
THIS IS LIKE SPAGHETTI WITH
SEITAN.
>> "SAY-TAN"?
>> A SUBSTITUTE FOR MEAT.
>> THAT SOUNDS LIKE SATAN.
>> THIRSTY, ARE WE?
[slurps]
>> SO YOU'RE NOT EATING MEAT.
>> MM-HMM.
>> WHAT ARE YOU FOCUSING ON?
>> I'M JUST EATING LOTS OF
VEGETABLES LIKE SQUASH...
>> [gasps]
>> ZUCCHINI...
>> MM-HMM.
>> CARROTS, CAULIFLOWER.
BUT WHO KNOWS HOW LONG THIS'LL
LAST?
I'M JUST BORED.
>> [laughs]
>> THE BAHAMAS WAS GREAT,
AND THEN CREE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY,
I KIND OF DOVE INTO THAT AND
TRIED TO MAKE IT THE BEST PARTY.
NOW WHAT?
I'VE BEEN OUT OF WORK FOR
A WHILE, AND I AM OVER IT.
THERE'S ONLY SO MANY AUDITIONS
YOU CAN DO.
THERE'S ONLY SO MANY MEETINGS
YOU CAN GO OUT ON.
WHAT DO I DO WITH MYSELF FOR
THE REST OF THE HOURS THAT ARE
LEFT OVER IN A DAY?
>> SO YOU'RE CHALLENGING
YOURSELF WITH NO MEAT?
>> MM-HMM.
PART OF ME--I WANT TO TRY
SOMETHING NEW AND DIFFERENT.
SO MY NEXT CHALLENGE IS FINDING
A HOBBY.
>> YOU WANT SOMETHING NEW.
>> YEAH, SO...
BUT WHAT'S UP?
>> UH...
WELL, NOW THAT I'M IN MY THIRD
TRIMESTER, I'M REALLY THINKING
ABOUT A BIRTH PLAN.
>> WHAT'S YOUR BIRTH PLAN?
>> MY BIRTH PLAN IS THE NATURAL
ROUTE.
I--YOU KNOW, I'M SIMPLE.
I JUST WANT TO GO THE SIMPLEST
ROUTE.
>> YOU THINK HAVING A BABY THE
NATURAL WAY IS THE SIMPLE ROUTE?
>> THERE'S A PART OF ME THAT
WANTS TO EXPERIENCE WHAT WOMEN
HAVE EXPERIENCED FOR YEARS.
>> YEAH, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY
THE HARDER ROUTE.
I WANTED TO HAVE A NATURAL
BIRTH.
I WANTED TO DO EXACTLY WHAT
YOU'RE DOING.
I HAD MY PLAN.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, ALL OF THAT
CHANGED WHEN CREE WAS BREECHED.
I WAS DEVASTATED.
I WAS DEVASTATED THAT I HAD TO
HAVE A CESAREAN, AND IT WASN'T
A PART OF MY "PLAN."
>> SO I'M A BIT OF A CONTROL
FREAK, AND THE THOUGHT OF HAVING
A PLAN IN PLACE JUST MAKES ME
FEEL LIKE I HAVE MORE CONTROL
OVER THE SITUATION.
AND EVEN THOUGH TIA'S PLAN OF
HAVING A NATURAL BIRTH DIDN'T
WORK OUT FOR HER DOESN'T MEAN
THAT MINE WON'T.
>> PREPARE YOURSELF THAT YOU CAN
HAVE A PLAN BUT THAT PLAN CAN
GET EASILY CHANGED.
>> YEAH.
>> LIKE THAT.
>> FOR ME, I KNOW THAT THAT'S
WHAT I DEFINITELY WANT TO DO.
>> SO WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO?
>> WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T HAVE ANY PROJECTS GOING
ON RIGHT NOW.
I'VE BEEN AUDITIONING.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I AM DOING?
COOKING.
>> COOKING.
>> I'M DOING A LOT OF COOKING.
>> HOW WAS YOUR SALAD?
>> IT WAS GOOD.
>> [laughs]
>> YOU KNOW, I REALLY LOVE THIS
SALAD BECAUSE IT'S JUST HEALTHY,
IT'S FRESH, IT'S GOOD FOR YOU.
THERE'S QUINOA, BEETS, LETTUCE.
MY SISTER AND I, WE WERE
ACTUALLY SHOPPING THE OTHER DAY
AND WHEN WE LEFT OUT OF THERE--
IT WAS BASICALLY THREE GROCERY
BAGS, BUT REALLY NOTHING FOR
$133.
>> WOW.
>> 'CAUSE IT'S ALL ORGANIC
AND IT'S HEALTHY, AND I LOVE TO
EAT HEALTHY.
BUT IT'S SO EXPENSIVE.
>> YEAH.
>> ALICIA SILVERSTONE, SHE HAS
THIS COOKBOOK THAT'S ALL ABOUT
HEALTHY LIVING.
SHE HAS HER OWN GARDEN.
INSTEAD OF GOING TO THESE
GROCERY STORES WHERE YOU'RE
SPENDING ALL OF THIS MONEY FOR
PRODUCE, SHE GROWS THEM IN HER
OWN YARD.
SO IT GOT ME THINKING, MAYBE
I SHOULD START A GARDEN.
>> YOU HAVE A GARDENER, RIGHT?
>> YES.
>> THEY WILL HELP YOU WITH THE
WEEDS, AND THEN YOU JUST DO,
LIKE, THE PRUNING AND STUFF
YOURSELF.
>> PRUNING?
>> YEAH, CUTTING THE BAD
BRANCHES AND LEAVES AND STUFF
OFF.
>> YOU'VE DONE THIS, ALEENA?
>> MM-HMM.
>> REALLY?
>> YEAH.
>> I NEVER KNEW THAT ABOUT YOU.
>> YEAH.
>> I NEED SOMETHING TO KEEP MY
MIND OFF OF NOT WORKING, AND
THIS GARDEN COULD JUST BE THE
THING.
AND IF ALEENA HELPS ME, THIS
COULD MAKE THAT WHOLE PROCESS
EASIER.
>> I HAD ONE BELL PEPPER GROW
THIS SUMMER SO FAR, AND TEN
TOMATOES.
>> EVERYBODY IN MY FAMILY
GARDENS.
MY MOM GARDENS.
>> THAT'S CUTE.
>> MY DAD GARDENS.
AND THEN TAMERA IS REALLY GOOD
AT IT.
SO, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE I DO
HAVE A GREEN THUMB.
CAN YOU HELP ME WITH IT?
>> YEAH, FOR SURE.
>> OKAY, LET'S DO IT.
>> I CAN DEFINITELY HELP YOU.
>> YAY, ALEENA! YES!
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE
ACTUALLY BUILDING A GARDEN?
>> NO.
>> OKAY.
>> ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
>> ARE YOU NERVOUS?
>> HI, BABY.
>> HI, HOW ARE YOU?
>> HI, GOOD.
>> AFTER TALKING TO TIA, I'M
GONNA DO WHATEVER I CAN IN THIS
PREGNANCY TO ENSURE THAT I HAVE
A NATURAL BIRTH.
SO I DECIDED TO TAKE A BIRTHING
CLASS.
I FIGURE, THE MORE KNOWLEDGE I
HAVE ABOUT THE BIRTHING PROCESS,
THE EASIER IT WILL BE FOR ME TO
HAVE MY BABY WITH THE LEAST
AMOUNT OF MEDICAL INTERVENTION
POSSIBLE.
>> I WANT TO START OUT WITH SOME
INTRODUCTIONS.
I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT ONE THING
THAT YOU'RE HOPING TO GET FROM
THE CLASS.
>> WHAT'S THE SOONEST I COULD BE
DELIVERED AND STILL BE SAFE?
>> OKAY, OKAY, YES, SO SOME
SAFETY CONCERNS.
>> I JUST WANT TO LEARN WHAT I
CAN DO TO NOT GET THROWN OUT OF
THE ROOM.
[laughter]
>> OKAY! OKAY.
>> I THINK I'M INTERESTED IN
HEARING ABOUT C-SECTIONS.
>> GOD.
>> YOU KNOW THE STATISTICS?
HOW MANY BABIES ARE BORN IN
THE UNITED STATES BY CESAREAN
SECTION?
YEAH, ONE IN THREE BABIES ARE
BORN BY CESAREAN.
LET'S LOOK AT ANATOMY.
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL
ON THE SAME PAGE.
WHAT'S A UTERUS?
WHAT IS IT?
THIS IS THE BABY'S HOUSE, RIGHT?
OKAY, BABY'S HOUSE.
NOW TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
THIS IS MY 7-POUND UTERUS.
AND ACTUALLY I SHOULD TURN IT
LIKE THIS.
AND THIS CAN BE YOUR ***.
OKAY, THE OPENING OF YOUR
UTERUS, AND HERE'S YOUR BIRTH
CANAL ATTACHED, RIGHT HERE.
OKAY?
SO, YOUR *** OR YOUR BIRTH
CANAL, LIKE THIS.
OKAY, SO YOU GOT THE BABY IN
HERE. [taps pumpkin]
>> SO THAT BIG THING HAS TO GO
THROUGH...
>> OH, WELL, I KNOW, I KNOW.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOUR BABY IS GOING TO WEIGH
6 TO 9 POUNDS.
7 1/2 POUNDS IS THE AVERAGE
WEIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, NOW THIS IS
13 POUNDS, OKAY?
SO, UM, THIS WOULD BE ON THE
BIG--THIS COULD BE A 10-POUND
BABY.
PLACENTA'S A POUND AND A HALF.
HOW MUCH IS YOUR BABY GONNA
WEIGH?
ALMOST 5 POUNDS.
>> HE WAS ALMOST 10.
>> I WAS ALMOST 10.
>> OKAY, 10?
OKAY, THOSE ARE BIG BABIES.
>> OH...MY...GOSH.
I CAN'T IMAGINE PUSHING THAT
PUMPKIN THROUGH THAT SOCK.
AND THIS IS MY BIRTH PLAN?
WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT THING?
I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE PAIN, BUT
A C-SECTION STILL SEEMS A LITTLE
BIT SCARY TO ME, BECAUSE...IT'S
MAJOR SURGERY.
>> NOW WHAT ABOUT LABOR?
HOW LONG DOES IT REALLY TAKE TO
GIVE BIRTH?
both: 12 HOURS?
>> YEAH, MAYBE 12, 14, 16--
IN THAT RANGE--HOURS.
OR IT MIGHT BE TWO OR THREE
DAYS.
BUT THEN YOU'RE A PARENT
FOREVER!
>> ARE YOU IN CONTROL OF THAT?
>> NO, WE CAN'T CONTROL THAT,
BECAUSE YOUR UTERUS IS A MUSCLE.
AND IT HAS MUSCLE FIBERS GOING
UP AND DOWN, AND SIDE TO SIDE,
AND THOSE MUSCLE FIBERS
CONTRACT.
UTERINE CONTRACTIONS ARE
INVOLUNTARY.
YOUR UTERUS REALLY HAS A MIND OF
ITS OWN.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
LET'S ALL STAND UP FOR A MINUTE.
YOU CAN HELP HER, DADS.
YOU CAN HELP HER STAND UP.
STAGE ONE OF YOUR LABOR IS ALL
ABOUT YOUR *** DILATING.
>> I SEE HER FACE.
>> AND THESE--AND, HONESTLY...
>> I'VE SEEN THAT FACE BEFORE.
>> TAMERA, THESE FACES, I THINK
THESE FACES ARE REALLY MILD.
>> REALLY? OH, MY GOSH.
>> I HATE TO PUT IT THAT WAY,
BUT THEY'RE REALLY--BUT, PEOPLE,
YOU CAN DO IT.
IT'S NOT EVEN CONTINUOUS PAIN,
IT'S, YOU KNOW...
HOO!
HAA!
AND THEN YOU HAVE ABOUT 30
SECONDS TO REST.
>> AND GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN?
>> YEAH!
>> I KNEW CHILDBIRTH WASN'T
EASY, BUT THIS TEACHER IS MAKING
IT SOUND A LITTLE SCARY.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW ANYONE WHO
HAD THEIR BABY NATURALLY.
SO I JUST WANT ADVICE ABOUT HOW
TO DO THIS RIGHT.
>> I HEARD "THE RING OF FIRE."
IS THAT WHEN THE SHOULDERS GO
THROUGH, OR THE HEAD PASSES
THROUGH?
>> THE RING OF FIRE IS,
BASICALLY, RIGHT HERE, OKAY?
>> OKAY.
>> SO THE BABY'S HEAD IS
CROWNING.
AND YOUR DOCTOR OR MIDWIFE MAY,
YOU KNOW, POUR OIL HERE AND DO
SOME PERINATAL MASSAGE, OR MAY
SUPPORT THE TISSUES WITH, LIKE,
A WARM COMPRESS.
BUT THIS STINGS.
[gently] SO JUST RELAX.
TO BREATHE AND RELAX.
>> CAN I HAVE SOME HOT WATER
WITH LEMON?
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I LIKE YOUR HAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
>> I JUST GOT THAT.
>> HE WAS LIKE, "THANK YOU."
[laughs]
WOW, JACKEE, YOUR *** ARE
UNBELIEVABLE.
>> OH!
>> NO, THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.
[laughs]
>> WELL, THE GIRL'S GOT TO DO
WHAT A GIRL'S GOT TO DO.
>> I MEAN, YOU'RE LUCKY, BECAUSE
MINE GOT BIG DURING PREGNANCY
AND MILK, BUT IT JUST WENT...
[blubbers lips]
>> NO, YOU HAVE A NICE SIZE.
YOU LOOK GOOD, YEAH.
>> AW, THANK YOU, JACKEE.
NO, TRUST ME.
THEY CALL ME A COUGAR, I'M,
LIKE...
>> [laughing]
>> I'M THE PREY NOW.
THESE YOUNGER MEN, THEY GO AFTER
ME LIKE GANGBUSTERS.
I'M ALWAYS, LIKE...
>> I SEE THEM ON TWITTER.
>> OH, GOD, IT'S DISGUSTING.
>> THEY LOVE YOU, JACKEE.
>> I LIKE THE YOUNG ONES TOO.
>> YEAH.
>> MM-HMM.
>> ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT
NOT WORKING IS FINALLY GETTING
THE CHANCE TO CATCH UP WITH OLD
FRIENDS.
AND, AT THIS POINT, I COULD
DEFINITELY USE SOME
ENCOURAGEMENT.
AND NO ONE IS BETTER AT THAT
THAN JACKEE.
>> SO WHAT YOU DOING?
>> UM, WELL, I, UH--
OH, THANK YOU.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN GOING OUT
ON AUDITIONS AND STUFF.
BUT IT HASN'T BEEN GOING VERY
WELL.
I HAVEN'T LANDED ANYTHING YET.
>> YOU KNOW, YOU JUST HAVEN'T
EXERCISED THAT MUSCLE IN A
WHILE, 'CAUSE YOU HAD SO MUCH
GOING ON.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT.
>> AND WHEN YOU'RE DOING A
SERIES YOU'RE KIND OF IN A
BUBBLE.
>> YOU ARE.
>> YOU KNOW?
BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO KEEP
LOOKING AROUND.
>> I THINK THE SCARIEST THING,
FOR ME, WHEN, YOU KNOW, I
DECIDED TO NOT GO TO THE GAME
WAS NOT KNOWING WHERE YOU'RE
GOING.
THERE'S A NERVOUSNESS TO THAT,
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SCARED, BECAUSE
YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA
HAPPEN.
IT COULD BE GOOD OR IT COULD BE
BAD.
AND THEN, YOU HAVE THESE
MEETINGS THAT COME UP, BUT IT'S
A MEETING.
>> IT'S TRUE, AND LUCK.
YOU NEED LUCK.
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WITH ALL
THESE MEETINGS YOU'RE HAVING?
>> YEAH.
>> ONE'S GONNA CATCH ON.
>> I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU
TELLING ME THIS STORY.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER
THIS.
IT WAS AN AUDITION OR SOMETHING
THAT YOU DID, AND I DON'T KNOW
IF IT WAS A CASTING DIRECTOR.
SHE SAID, "YOU WILL NEVER WORK
AGAIN."
I REMEMBER YOU TOLD ME THAT.
AND THEN YOU SAID, "OH, NO, NO,
NO, NO, NO.
YES, I AM.
I AM GONNA WORK."
>> I'VE HEARD IT FROM BIG-TIME
PEOPLE.
>> WOW.
>> AND I WAS ON 227.
THEY WERE LIKE, YOU AIN'T
NOWHERE...BUT YOU GOT TO KNOW
YOUR OWN WORTH.
>> MM-HMM.
>> BECAUSE THIS BUSINESS MAKES
YOU FEEL THIS BIG. WELL...
>> YEAH.
NO, YEAH, YEAH.
>> YOU STILL GOT TO STAY REALLY
STRONG AND REALLY POWERFUL.
>> BUT SOMETIMES, JACKEE, YOU
DON'T WANT TO BE STRONG.
>> I KNOW, BUT, I'M SORRY, YOU
HAVE TO BE.
>> NO, I KNOW.
>> GO IN THE BATHROOM AND GET
UP AND...[mock cries]
BREAK DOWN.
AND THEN WIPE IT OFF AND COME ON
BACK OUT.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU'RE RIGHT.
>> BUT HAVE A BREAKDOWN, HAVE
'EM.
>> YEAH, YOU HAVE TO, YEAH.
>> HAVE SIX OR SEVEN A DAY.
AND LOOK IN THE MIRROR, I'M
TELLING YOU, WHEN YOU PASS BY,
AND GO, "I'M GONNA GET A JOB."
LISTEN, I'M TELLING YOU, YOU
KNOW YOU'RE GONNA WORK.
I WOULDN'T JUST TELL YOU THAT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
'CAUSE EVERYBODY DOESN'T MAKE IT
THROUGH FROM CHILD ACTOR TO
ADULT.
>> MM-MM, THEY DON'T.
I'M JUST GONNA GO OUT THERE...
BE ME.
DO THE BEST THAT I CAN DO AND,
LIKE YOU SAID, LET IT GO.
>> YOU HAVE TO.
>> YEAH.
>> WHICH SIDE DO YOU THINK
IS BETTER, ALEENA?
THIS SIDE HERE...
OR THIS SIDE FOR--
>> THE TOMATOES?
I'D PROBABLY SAY...WELL, OURS
GROWS IN, LIKE, WHERE IT'S THE
SUN TOO.
>> SO MAYBE HERE, RIGHT?
>> SO PROBABLY HERE, YEAH.
>> OKAY.
I'VE BEEN OUT OF WORK FOR A
WHILE, AND I STILL HAVEN'T
BOOKED ANYTHING.
SO I'VE DECIDED TO REALLY,
REALLY EMBRACE MY FREE TIME.
AND I AM SO EXCITED TO BEGIN MY
GARDEN.
AND THEN I'VE GOT ALEENA TO HELP
SHOW ME THE ROPES.
OH! I'M GETTING OLD!
WE GOT CUCUMBER, BASIL,
LEMON THYME, PEPPERMINT.
ALL RIGHT.
OH! OH.
OH, THERE'S A BUG, ALEENA!
>> [laughs]
>> OH, MY GOD!
DID YOU SEE THAT?
WHAT ARE THESE BUGS? EW!
WHAT IS THAT?
YOU SEE THAT?
I DON'T THINK I CAN DO THIS.
ONE LITTLE SETBACK IN MY PLAN.
I HATE BUGS!
OH, LOOK AT THAT! EW!
WHAT IS THAT?
[stifled shout]
WHAT IS THAT? IS THAT A BEETLE?
>> A BEETLE, YEAH.
>> IS A BEETLE GOOD LUCK?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> I DON'T KNOW...
>> I NEVER HEARD OF THAT.
>> YOU NEVER HEARD OF A BEETLE
BEING GOOD LUCK?
>> NO.
>> OH, LOOK AT THAT! AAH! EEE!
WHOO!
>> "PEEL OFF BOTTOM HALF OF POT,
AND DROP PIECES IN HOLE."
OH, SO WE'RE JUST SUPPOSED TO
TAKE THIS PART OFF?
WAIT.
>> ALEENA.
>> "PEEL OFF BOTTOM HALF OF POT,
AND DROP PIECES IN HOLE."
>> ALEENA, YOU SAID YOU KNOW HOW
TO DO THIS STUFF.
>> YEAH, I DIDN'T ACTUALLY PLANT
THE PLANTS, I JUST TOOK 'EM
OVER.
[laughter]
>> IT IS HOT AS HELL.
FEEL LIKE I'M IN THE SAUNA.
>> GO LIKE THIS.
YOU HAVE A DRIP OF SWEAT.
>> OH, MY GOD, ALEENA.
MY EYELASH.
[laughter]
NOW I CAN'T--
>> YOU WANT ME TO PULL IT OFF?
>> CAN YOU GET IT OFF ME?
THANK YOU.
>> BIODEGRADABLE.
>> LET ME BLOW IT AWAY AND MAKE
A WISH.
MY WISH IS TO HAVE A GREAT
GARDEN FULL OF FRUIT AND
VEGETABLES.
>> HOLD ON.
>> both: HI!
HOW ARE YOU?
>> HEY, POOCHIE.
AFTER TAKING THE BIRTHING CLASS,
I ACTUALLY REALIZED HOW
DIFFICULT IT IS TO HAVE A
NATURAL BIRTH.
AND I REALLY WANT A SHOT AT ONE.
SO I FOUND
A DOULA NAMED LATHAM THOMAS,
WHO SPECIALIZES IN HELPING WOMEN
HAVE THEIR BABIES NATURALLY.
I READ YOUR BOOK.
>> AWESOME.
>> AND IT'S AMAZING, IT'S GREAT.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN
REASONS WHY I CONTACTED YOU.
MY MAIN THING IS I DEFINITELY
WANT TO LEAN TOWARDS, YOU KNOW,
A VERY ORGANIC, NATURAL, HEALTHY
PREGNANCY.
BUT WITH STYLE.
>> OF COURSE.
REALLY, WHAT THE ROLE OF A DOULA
IS, IS TO GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE
BIRTHING OPTIONS, LABOR SUPPORT,
COMFORT MEASURES, SO YOU'RE
COMFORTABLE THROUGH LABOR AND
DELIVERY.
AND THEN ALSO INTEGRATING YOUR
HUSBAND IN THE ACTUAL
EXPERIENCE.
AND MY JOB IS REALLY JUST TO
BRING YOU INTO THAT PLACE, HELP
YOU DROP INTO A PLACE WHERE YOU
FEEL VERY SAFE AND COMFORTABLE,
AND THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY GIVE
BIRTH.
>> ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS IS I'M
AFRAID OF THE WHOLE C-SECTION...
PATH.
>> RIGHT.
>> AND I THINK THAT'S WITH A LOT
OF WOMEN, YOU KNOW.
THEIR NUMBER ONE FEAR IS, YOU
KNOW, THEY DON'T WANT TO GET
CUT.
THEY WANT TO HAVE A NATURAL
BIRTH.
>> IF YOU'RE OPEN TO THE NATURAL
SIDE OF IT, THAT'S GREAT.
AND SO YOU GO IN WITH A CERTAIN
LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS WHEN YOU
WALK IN THE DOOR.
>> OKAY, WELL, THEN THE OTHER
THING I'M DEALING WITH IS, ONCE
I HIT SEVEN MONTHS, MY ANKLES
WOULD START TO SWELL, MY RING IS
STARTING TO, YOU KNOW, GET
REALLY TIGHT.
>> TO GET TIGHT, MM-HMM.
WELL, WITH THE SWELLING, THERE'S
A COUPLE THINGS YOU CAN DO,
SO WITH ELEVATING YOUR LEGS--
CUCUMBER AND WATERMELON.
AND GRAPES ARE REALLY GREAT
FOR REDUCING SWELLING AS WELL.
>> AND I LOVE ALL OF THOSE.
>> SO LET'S PUT THAT ON THE
CHECKLIST...
>> OKAY.
>> OF THINGS YOU NEED TO GET.
>> I'M SO EXCITED LATHAM IS
WILLING TO HELP ME DEVELOP A
PLAN FOR MY PREGNANCY.
I KNOW TIA'S PLAN DIDN'T WORK,
BUT I'M NOT TIA.
THIS IS MY OWN EXPERIENCE AND I
HAVE A GOOD FEELING ABOUT
LATHAM.
SO, I GUESS, WHAT DO WE START
WITH?
>> WENDY, I REALLY MISS YOU.
>> WHEN IS THE LAST TIME I SAW
YOU?
>> IT'S BEEN...
>> A MINUTE?
>> ABOUT A GOOD--IT'S BEEN ABOUT
A GOOD TWO MONTHS.
>> I MAY NOT BE HEADING BACK TO
ATLANTA TO MY OWN SHOW, BUT MY
FORMER CASTMATES ARE.
AND THEY'RE REALLY LIKE A SECOND
FAMILY TO ME.
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT
TOGETHER.
SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME
TO SEE WENDY BEFORE SHE GOES
BACK.
>> WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU BEEN
DOING IN YOUR FREE TIME?
>> WELL, I HAVE DECIDED TO GROW
A GARDEN.
[laughs]
>> ARE YOU SERIOUS?
[clears throat]
MARTHA STEWART?
IT'S LIKE--AND I WAS WONDERING
WHERE SHE WAS--HERE SHE IS!
LIKE A SERIOUS, SERIOUS GARDEN?
>> LIKE A GARDEN.
>> IN YOUR BACKYARD?
>> IN MY BACKYARD.
>> GARDENING IS NO JOKE.
WHEN I SAY IT TAKES--WELL, IT
DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU WANT.
DO YOU WANT--DO YOU WANT THIS?
NO, SERIOUSLY.
IT'S--IT'S NO JOKE.
>> YEAH, IT'S LIKE A JOB.
IT IS A JOB IN ITSELF.
>> BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO, YOU
KNOW, REALLY MASSAGE AND NURTURE
IT AND ALL THAT.
>> BUT YOU KNOW ME, I'M A
NURTURER.
>> YOU ARE!
>> SO...
>> ACTUALLY, IT'S A GOOD LOOK.
YOU WEAR YOUR LITTLE HAT?
[guffaws]
>> I DO HAVE A HAT.
[laughter]
I DO.
>> TELL ME ABOUT YOUR AUDITIONS.
>> OKAY, YEAH, IT DOES FEEL
WEIRD...TO BE OUT THERE
AUDITIONING AGAIN.
FOR SO LONG, YOU NEVER REALLY
THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
YOU NEVER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT,
OH, GOD, YOU KNOW...
I GOT TO FIND ANOTHER JOB.
>> I KNOW, FOR ME, IF I WAS, UM,
NOT GOING BACK TO WORK...
>> MM-HMM.
>> I'D REALLY--I DON'T KNOW WHAT
I WOULD DO, TO BE TOTALLY
HONEST, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
>> AND ESPECIALLY--
>> BEING BLACK AND FEMALE,
THERE'S NOT--
>> A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES OUT
THERE.
WELL, THAT'S THE SCARY PART.
>> I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY THAT.
>> AND DID I SEE THIS COMING?
NO.
>> RIGHT, RIGHT.
>> I DIDN'T SEE THIS COMING.
AT ALL.
>> CHANGE IS GOOD.
>> YES.
>> CHANGE IS HEALTHY.
CHANGE IS NECESSARY.
AND IT'S LIKE, AS EXCITED AS I
AM GOING TO WORK, I MEAN, YOU
WERE, LIKE, MY...[groans]
>> I KNOW.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
>> I'M GONNA MISS...YOU KNOW,
PROFESSIONALLY, YOU KNOW,
WORKING WITH YOU.
JUST...YOU'RE AMAZING.
>> NO, YOU ARE AMAZING.
AND I'M LIKE, IT'S REALLY--IT'S
UNREAL.
I KNOW THIS.
>> YEAH.
>> IT'S NOT EVEN THE CHARACTERS
THAT--IT'S JUST, TIA, WE'VE
ESTABLISHED A FRIENDSHIP...
>> YEAH, WE HAVE.
>> THAT TRANSCENDS...
>> BEYOND...
>> BEYOND WORDS, BEYOND
CHARACTER.
>> YEAH, WE'VE KNOWN EACH
OTHER--DO YOU REALIZE THIS?--
FOR SEVEN YEARS.
I'M GOING TO MISS BEING WITH
YOU GUYS.
>> THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR.
>> OH.
>> THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO HEAR.
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH, YOU
KNOW.
>> YEAH, WE HAVE.
>> I'VE BEEN ON TV FOR A MINUTE,
BUT IT'S LIKE I'VE NEVER HAD...
>> I KNOW.
>> WHAT WE WENT THROUGH.
>> I KNOW.
WE KNEW THAT WE WERE IN IT
TOGETHER.
>> TOGETHER.
[sobbing] IT'S LIKE, UNLESS
YOU'RE IN IT, NOBODY CAN REALLY
EXPLAIN IT.
>> YES, YES.
>> AND YOU'VE JUST BEEN THERE.
>> NO, YEAH.
>> YOU KNOW?
AND I APPLAUD YOU, YOU KNOW.
>> YEAH, THAT'S--THAT'S WHAT I
AM GONNA MISS.
LIKE YOU SAID, YEAH, REALLY.
THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA MISS.
BECAUSE THAT CAN NEVER BE
REPLACED.
EVER.
>> AND IT'S SPECIAL.
>> VERY SPECIAL.
[ringtone plays]
>> HELLO?
[Adam on phone]
>> HI, HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
>> HEY, MAN, I'M JUST TRUCKIN'
ALONG.
DO YOU HAVE ANY AUDITIONING
NEWS FOR ME AT ALL?
ANY FEEDBACK?
MY MANAGER NEVER CALLS JUST TO
CHAT.
IT IS ALWAYS, ALWAYS ABOUT
BUSINESS.
SO EVEN IF IT'S A GENERAL
MEETING WITH A NETWORK, AT LEAST
I'M BEING PROACTIVE AND GETTING
OUT THERE, AND I'M NOT JUST
SITTING IN THE HOUSE.
I MEAN, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT
COULD HAPPEN OUT OF THIS.
SO THIS IS LIKE MORE OF JUST
A GENERAL MEETING?
THEY JUST WANT ME TO COME IN
AND...
OKAY, THANK YOU, ADAM.
>> ALL RIGHT, TALK TO YOU LATER.
>> OKAY, BYE.
>> both: BYE.
>> MY MOM, FOR THE FIRST TIME
SAID, "TAMERA, YOU'RE WADDLING."
I WAS LIKE, "NO, I'M NOT!"
AND I TRIED TO, LIKE, WALK
PERFECTLY, YOU KNOW.
I'M WADDLING, YOU CAN'T HELP IT.
>> SO NOW YOU KNOW HOW THAT
FEELS, WHEN PEOPLE SAY YOU'RE
WADDLING, TAMERA.
>> I KNOW, DORIAN.
PROJECT "HEALTHY MOMMA,
NATURAL BIRTH BABY" IS UNDERWAY.
FIRST STEP, HIRE A DOULA.
CHECK.
SECOND STEP, EXERCISE WITH
FRIENDS.
I KNOW THIS SOUNDS CRAZY, BUT
I REALLY FEEL LIKE THIS PLAN'S
GONNA WORK OUT.
YOU INSPIRED ME WHEN YOU TOLD ME
YOU WORKED OUT ALL THE WAY UP TO
YOUR EIGHTH MONTH, YOU SAID?
SO I CAN'T--
YEAH, I CAN'T DO WHAT I USED TO.
>> NO, NOR SHOULD YOU.
>> YEAH, YEAH, NO.
>> both: NO.
>> SO I JUST WALK.
>> GOOD.
>> SO GOING UPHILL...
>> YES, THIS IS A HILLY
NEIGHBORHOOD, IT WORKS, IT'S
REALLY GOOD FOR YOU.
>> THIS IS GOOD, AND ALSO,
I HIRED A DOULA.
>> OH, NICE.
>> I DID.
SHE'S BEEN WONDERFUL.
SHE REALLY STRESSES, YOU KNOW,
IT'S IMPORTANT TO EXERCISE, YOU
KNOW, WALK, EAT RIGHT, 'CAUSE
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
A HEALTHY PREGNANCY.
I'VE BEEN DOING WELL WITH THE
WALKING BUT NOT WITH THE EATING.
>> ALL YOU WANT TO DO IS TO HAVE
SOME PLEASURE SOMEWHERE.
>> OH, MY GOSH, YEAH.
>> AND THAT'S IN THE FRIDGE.
>> YEAH, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'M
CRAVING FOR LUNCH.
>> OKAY.
>> I WANT, LIKE, FOUR SLICES OF
PIZZA, WITH PEPPERONI, SALAMI,
LIKE--
>> YOU DO?
>> THAT'S WHAT I WANT, OR
HOT DOGS, YOU KNOW?
>> AS LONG AS YOU'RE STAYING
FIT.
>> AND THAT'S WHY I'M WALKING.
>> I MEAN, COME ON, YEAH.
>> THAT'S WHY I'M WALKING.
BECAUSE I WANT TO ATTEMPT TO
HAVE A NATURAL CHILDBIRTH WITH
NO DRUGS.
>> I NEVER THOUGHT I'D HEAR YOU
SAY THAT.
>> I KNOW, RIGHT?
>> I THINK I WAS REALLY GONNA
ASSUME YOU WERE LIKE, "BRING 'EM
ON!"
>> I KNOW, ME TOO.
>> I REALLY WOULD LOVE TO BE
ADAM IN THE ROOM.
[laughter]
>> DO YOU REALLY?
>> HE'S GONNA BE LIKE, "YOU
SHOULD JUST GIVE HER THE DRUGS."
ARE YOU SURE?
>> THE ONLY THING WITH A NATURAL
CHILDBIRTH IS THAT I REALLY
DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
AND YOU DIDN'T HAVE ONE, TIA
DIDN'T HAVE ONE.
>> RIGHT, I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE
PAINFUL, BUT...YOU JUST HAVE TO
GET THROUGH IT.
AND THEN MAYBE YOU'LL GET A
RUNNER'S HIGH, A MOTHER'S HIGH.
>> YEAH, I'M GONNA ASK LATHAM
HOW IT FELT.
>> YOU CAN BRAG.
I WOULD BRAG ALL OVER THE PLACE.
>> YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.
HAVING A BABY WITHOUT DRUGS, YOU
DEFINITELY DESERVE THE RIGHT
TO BRAG.
>> YOU CAN, ABSOLUTELY.
YOU CAN WALK UP TO STRANGERS
AND BE LIKE, "HOW DID YOU--"
>> WELL, I HAD IT NATURAL.
>> I HAD IT NATURAL.
>> [laughs]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> both: HI.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> HI, HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
BRIAN WRIGHT.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> HI, I'M
SHELLY SUMPTER GILLYARD.
>> both: NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> WELCOME.
>> SO MY MANAGER SET ME UP FOR A
MEETING WITH THE EXECS AT
NICK AT NITE.
AND IT'S ALWAYS A LITTLE
NERVE-WRACKING WALKING INTO
THESE MEETINGS, BECAUSE YOU
NEVER REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
GONNA GET.
ALL YOU CAN DO IS LOOK CALM AND
BE YOURSELF.
>> I AM BASICALLY RESPONSIBLE
FOR DEVELOPING THE NEW PIPELINE
OF CONTENT INTO THE CHANNELS.
>> AND I'M THE
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF TALENT.
I OVERSEE ALL OF THE LIVE-ACTION
TALENT THAT COMES IN AND THE
RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE WITH
CELEBRITIES LIKE YOURSELF.
>> WE'RE DEVELOPING A SLATE OF
SCRIPTS.
>> OKAY.
>> WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON SOME
SCRIPTS FOR THE LAST 8 TO 12
MONTHS.
AND SOME THINGS TURNED OUT
GREAT, SOME THINGS DIDN'T TURN
OUT AS WELL AS WE WANTED.
>> OKAY.
>> BUT THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS
THAT WE'RE CIRCLING WHICH HAVE
POTENTIAL, AND [stammers] YOU
COULD BE INTERESTING FOR A
COUPLE OF THESE THINGS.
>> OH, REALLY?
I HAVEN'T HAD A MEETING LIKE
THIS IN A VERY LONG TIME.
SO...I'M GETTING A LITTLE
NERVOUS, BECAUSE I NEED TO BOOK
A JOB.
>> SO TELL US WHAT YOU'VE BEEN
UP TO.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> UM, A LOT OF THINGS HAVE BEEN
GOING ON WITH ME.
UM, I'M A NEW MOM.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> I HAVE A SON. THANK YOU.
I JUST FINISHED WRITING A BOOK
CALLED OH, BABY! WHICH TALKS
ABOUT ALL THE CRAZY THINGS THAT
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T TELL YOU
ABOUT DURING PREGNANCY.
UM, I WAS ON A SHOW CALLED
THE GAME.
I DID THAT FOR FIVE YEARS.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE A DRAMEDY.
SO, YEAH, SO THAT'S KIND OF LIKE
WHAT I'VE BEEN UP TO.
>> SO ARE YOU INTERESTED IN KIND
OF A ONE-OFF PROJECT, A SERIES?
LIKE, WHAT KIND OF PROJECTS DO
YOU FEEL YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO?
>> I MEAN, I LOVE TELEVISION.
IT'S WHERE I STARTED, DOING
A FOUR-CAMERA COMEDY.
YOU KNOW, I STARTED AT THE AGE
OF 14, DOING SISTER, SISTER.
AND THEN THE GAME STARTED OUT
BEING A FOUR-CAMERA COMEDY.
WE DID THAT FOR THREE YEARS.
AND THAT'S WHAT I TRULY ENJOY.
I MEAN, JUST ENGAGING WITH THE
AUDIENCE, AND JUST...
>> RIGHT.
>> YOU KNOW, HAVING A LOT OF FUN
SEEING IF A JOKE WORKS RIGHT
AWAY, I MEAN, BECAUSE THEY'LL
EITHER LAUGH OR NOT LAUGH.
I'M IN THIS MEETING, I'M
TALKING, AND I'M JUST BEING MY
BUBBLY SELF.
AND THEY'RE NOT SMILING.
THEY'RE JUST KIND OF...
I'M STARTING TO ASK MYSELF, "IS
THIS GOING WELL?"
I CAN'T TELL.
I LOVE TELEVISION.
IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT I
WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE TO DO.
>> SO, UM, WELL, LISTEN.
LET US REGROUP AND TALK
INTERNALLY AMONGST OURSELVES,
BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN WANTING TO
MEET YOU.
WE JUST NEED TO KIND OF CLOSE
THE LOOP ON OUR SIDE AND HAVE
SOME MORE CONVERSATIONS.
>> OKAY.
>> Y'ALL HAVE SOME CILANTRO,
A LITTLE BIT OF SEA SALT,
AND WE'LL PUT LIME OVER IT.
>> OH, MY LORD.
>> I SEE YOU GOT JALAPENO, BUT
YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY.
>> OKAY.
>> YOU COULD PUT A LITTLE BIT
MORE--PUT ALL THIS SPINACH IN, I
THINK IS A GOOD IDEA.
>> OKAY.
PART OF LATHAM'S PLAN FOR ME
IS A SPECIFIC DIET TO HELP
REDUCE SWELLING AND KEEP MY
ENERGY UP.
OKAY, THIS IS A QUESTION I
REALLY WANTED TO KNOW.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF HAVING
YOUR CHILD NATURALLY?
>> MM-HMM, VERSUS...
>> VERSUS EPIDURAL.
I'M LEANING ON, NATURALLY, NO
DRUGS.
>> RIGHT.
>> LEANING.
>> RIGHT.
SO WITH EPIDURAL, ONCE YOU GET
IT, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO REALLY
MOVE.
SO WHEN YOU'RE IN LABOR, THE ONE
THING THAT YOU REALLY WANT IS TO
BE ABLE TO MOVE.
'CAUSE THAT'S HOW YOU GET MORE
COMFORTABLE, AND THAT'S HOW YOU
CAN HELP THE BABY FIND ITS WAY
OUT.
>> WHY WOULD A PERSON ACTUALLY
GET AN EPIDURAL?
>> SOMETIMES MOMS WILL ELECT TO
HAVE AN EPIDURAL SO THEY CAN GET
REST.
FOR INSTANCE, THERE'S BEEN
BIRTHS WHERE I'VE BEEN AT,
WHERE IT'S BEEN, LIKE, 30 HOURS.
SO IT'S A SORT OF COMPASSIONATE
CHOICE FOR SOMEBODY WHO MIGHT
HAVE A LONG TIME.
>> YOU HAD A NATURAL BIRTH.
>> YEAH.
>> NOW I HEARD BILL COSBY ONCE
SAY THAT HIS WIFE SAID,
"A NATURAL BIRTH FEELS LIKE
PULLING YOUR BOTTOM LIP OVER
YOUR HEAD."
>> OH, MY GOD.
I WOULDN'T DESCRIBE IT LIKE
THAT.
I HEARD SOMEBODY DESCRIBE IT AS
PUSHING A CHRYSLER 300 THROUGH A
CHEERIO.
>> OH.
>> IT'S INTENSE.
IT'S NOT LIKE A WALK IN THE
PARK.
>> HONESTLY, TO ME, I WANT A
NATURAL BIRTH, BECAUSE IT'S JUST
MY GUT.
BUT WHO KNOWS HOW I'M GOING TO
FEEL IN THE MOMENT?
>> WHAT I FIND...
>> MM-HMM.
>> IS THAT WHEN PEOPLE SORT OF
FEEL COMMITTED TO A CERTAIN WAY
OF DOING IT, LIKE, THEY'RE,
LIKE, "THIS IS WHAT I THINK I
WANT," THAT, IN THE MOMENT,
THERE MAY BE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT
THEY HAVE TO YIELD TO.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S REALLY
HELPFUL ABOUT HAVING, YOU KNOW,
A DOULA, IS THAT, THAT'S MY JOB,
TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE, YOU
KNOW, COMFORT MEASURES IN PLACE,
SO THAT YOU CAN MAINTAIN NATURAL
AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
THAT'S KEY.
>> I LOVE LATHAM.
I REALLY FEEL LIKE SHE GETS ME.
AND, TOGETHER, WE'RE GONNA HAVE
THIS BABY NATURALLY.
>> ANOTHER THING IS YOU COULD
COME UP WITH, LIKE, A REALLY
FUN, LIKE, SECRET WORD.
LIKE, "GINGERBREAD" OR
SOMETHING.
AND THEN, IT'S LIKE, "OKAY,
THAT MEANS SHE NEEDS THE
EPIDURAL."
SO LIKE...
>> I WOULD BE LIKE,
"GINGERBREAD!"
>> YOU KNOW, YOU COULD THINK
ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
>> GIVE ME THE GINGERBREAD!
>> THIS IS MY LITTLE GARDEN THAT
I DID WITH ALEENA.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
>> THEY ALL LOOK DEAD.
>> CORY!
>> DID YOU PLANT 'EM RIGHT?
>> YES. LOOKS LIKE IT'S--
>> I DON'T THINK YOU GUYS
PLANTED IT RIGHT.
>> LET ME WATER IT.
SEE IF IT CHANGES.
>> YOU DIDN'T PUT NO WATER ON
THESE THINGS, YOU JUST PLANTED
THEM.
>> I DID, CORY.
THIS IS WHAT I WAS DOING.
OH, MY GOD!
IS THAT A SPIDER?
>> WHERE?
>> LOOK AT THAT, CORY.
IT'S A WHITE SPIDER.
LOOK.
>> NO SUCH THING AS A WHITE
SPIDER.
>> YEAH! LOOK AT IT!
RIGHT THERE!
YOU DON'T SEE THAT?
>> YEAH, I SEE IT.
>> AAH! AAH! AAH!
GUESS WHAT THIS IS, CORY?
>> WHAT?
>> YOUR FAVORITE HERB.
>> PARSLEY.
>> NO, YOUR FAVORITE HERB THAT
YOU SAID GETS RID OF FUNGUS.
>> OH, OREGANO.
>> UH-HUH.
>> THAT'S ALL OREGANO?
>> YEAH, SO, I'M GONNA PLANT IT
HERE.
>> HOW DID THE MEETING GO?
>> I JUST SAT AND I JUST TALKED
WITH PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS SHORT BUT
SWEET.
BUT YOU KNOW, CORY,
YOU ALWAYS HAVE MEETINGS,
AND YOU ALWAYS HAVE AUDITIONS.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GONNA COME
OUT OF IT.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT.
>> I JUST LEFT, AND I WAS LIKE,
"OKAY, IT WAS NICE MEETING
EVERYBODY."
WHENEVER I GO OUT ON THESE
MEETINGS, I DON'T LIKE TO GET MY
HOPES UP, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT
TO GET HURT IF NOTHING HAPPENS
OUT OF IT.
BUT THEN I ALSO WANT TO STAY
POSITIVE, BECAUSE I FEEL THAT
WHATEVER YOU THROW OUT THERE,
WILL COME BACK TO YOU.
>> ONLY THING YOU CAN DO IS GO
IN THERE...
>> DO YOUR BEST.
>> DO YOUR BEST, AND JUST HAVE
SOME FUN.
AND LET THINGS COME BACK THE WAY
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.
>> NO, I KNOW, BUT IT'S EASIER
SAID THAN DONE, CORY.
YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T BOOKED
ANYTHING YET.
AND YOU ALWAYS TELL ME, YOU
KNOW, AUDITIONS ARE COOL, BUT...
>> YEAH, I MEAN...
>> THE OBJECTIVE IS...
>> both: TO GET THE JOB.
>> YEAH, BUT SEE, EVERY, LIKE,
20 REJECTIONS IS JUST, LIKE,
YOU'LL GET ONE YES, YOU KNOW?
IT TAKES LIKE 20 NOs.
>> TO GET A YES?
>> YEAH.
>> SO YOU MIGHT BE ON YOUR 19TH
NO RIGHT NOW.
SO THE 20TH AUDITION YOU MIGHT
GET, YOU KNOW?
>> DO YOU THINK SO?
>> I KNOW SO.
>> THIS BUSINESS IS NOT FOR THE
WEAKHEARTED.
THIS BUSINESS IS NOT FOR PEOPLE
WHO HAVE NO FAITH.
>> TRUE, AND YOU HAVE ALL THOSE
THINGS THAT YOU JUST SAID.
>> I'M DEFINITELY A STRONG...
>> both: BLACK WOMAN.
>> YES, YOU ARE.
>> I'M STRONG!
>> WELL, YOU'RE LIGHT-SKINNED.
YOU'RE YELLOW.
BUT YOU'RE STILL BLACK.
YOU LIKE MY HAT?
>> I LOVE YOUR HAT.
>> LOOK LIKE A ***, DON'T I?
>> NO, YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE A
***.
>> IF ACTING DON'T WORK OUT, I'M
GOING INTO FULL-TIME PIMPING.
>> WELL, NOT AROUND ME.
[laughter]
SISSY.
>> HEY!
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M DOING GREAT!
I PICKED UP SOME BOTTLES THAT I
WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT.
>> THESE ARE THE ONES THAT YOU
SAID THAT ARE REALLY GOOD,
RIGHT?
>> THESE ARE THE BEST BOTTLES.
THIS HELPS WITH COLIC.
>> COLIC? GAS.
>> THIS RIGHT HERE--
>> MY SON IS GONNA BE DRINKING
FROM ME!
>> I KNOW, RIGHT?
LIKE, THEY'RE BOMB.
I LOVE THEM, THEY ARE MY
FAVORITE.
>> WHAT DID YOU JUST DO? OH!
THIS IS HOW I PUT...MY EXERCISE
IN.
I CALL IT "THE LUNGE."
>> OKAY, I'LL DO IT WITH YOU.
>> MY LUNGE, READY?
>> both: ONE, TWO, THREE.
[grunting]
[sighing]
>> SO PUT...
[plastic clatters]
>> WOW, TAMERA.
LET ME JUST GET IT FOR YOU.
>> I DO APPRECIATE HAVING A
SISTER WHO HAS ALREADY GONE
THROUGH THIS.
>> WHEN I WAS PREGNANT, YOU
KNOW, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S YOUR
FIRST BABY, YOU JUST DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO THINK.
>> THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
THAT'S WHY I GOT A DOULA.
>> OH, OKAY.
>> BECAUSE, YEAH...
>> YOU GOT A DOULA?
>> I GOT A DOULA.
>> WHO IS IT?
>> HER NAME IS LATHAM THOMAS.
>> REALLY?
>> YEAH.
SHE'S AWESOME, TIA.
YOU'RE GONNA REALLY, REALLY LOVE
HER.
>> HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT
HER?
>> I READ HER BOOK.
>> OKAY.
>> SHE HELPED ME, WITH, YOU
KNOW, CERTAIN TYPES OF FOODS
THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO EAT THAT--
>> AM I EATING ON A PREGNANT
LADY'S FOOD?
YOU'RE NOT GONNA ATTACK ME, ARE
YOU?
>> 'CAUSE YOU KNOW I CAN.
>> NO, I KNOW THAT.
>> DO YOU SEE THESE SHOULDERS?
THEY'VE GOTTEN BIG.
>> AND THOSE ***.
>> MY POINT IS, THIS IS ALL HER
PLAN IN HELPING ME HAVE A
NATURAL BIRTH.
>> WHAT'S HER APPROACH?
>> HER APPROACH IS A VERY
NATURALISTIC "I'M THERE FOR
THE CLIENT" APPROACH.
IT'S NOT...
>> HERE IS MY VIEW...
>> HERE'S THE WAY I DO IT...
>> AND YOU HAVE TO DO THAT.
>> I HAD A DOULA.
BUT I DIDN'T END UP USING MY
DOULA, BECAUSE I ENDED UP HAVING
A CESAREAN.
I KNOW THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR
TAMERA SO I WANT TO WORK IT OUT.
BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY
TAMERA IS BEING SO PERSISTENT
ABOUT STICKING TO SOME SORT OF
PLAN TO AVOID A C-SECTION.
ONE THING I KNOW ABOUT
PREGNANCY IS THE BABY WILL DO
WHAT THE BABY WANTS.
YOU WANT TO DO EVERYTHING YOU
CAN TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A
HEALTHY...
>> AND THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING.
>> DELIVERY.
>> AND THAT'S WHAT LATHAM IS
HELPING ME WITH.
>> AND YOUR GOAL IS TO HAVE IT
NATURALLY.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
IT'S LIKE YOU ARE NOT IN
CONTROL.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT TIA CARES
ABOUT ME AND IS TRYING TO HELP.
BUT I'M STARTING TO GET
FRUSTRATED.
SHE HAS TO REALIZE THAT THIS IS
MY FIRST PREGNANCY.
AND IT HELPS ME TO HAVE A PLAN.
THAT'S THE REASON WHY I HAVE HER
AND, UH, SHE'S GREAT.
[water running]
[water running]
[water turns off]
HMM.
OOH, OKAY.
HELLO?
HI, IT'S TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY.
UM, I'M CALLING FOR DR. CHEN.
IT'S SOMEWHAT OF AN EMERGENCY.
HI, DR. CHEN, IT'S TAMERA.
I'VE BEEN HAVING, LIKE, UH,
PELVIC PRESSURE.
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I CAN
DESCRIBE IT.
YOU KNOW, IT FEELS LIKE HE'S
COMING OUT.
LIE DOWN? OKAY.
THANK YOU, DR. CHEN.
OKAY. BYE.
[groans gently]
[grunts]
>> TAMERA?
>> YEAH.
>> OH, MY GOD, WHAT'S THE
MATTER?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> [sighs] I'M HAVING, UM, THIS,
LIKE, PRESSURE.
>> REALLY?
>> YEAH.
IT FEELS LIKE HE'S COMING OUT.
AND IT WAS LIKE HE WAS
STRETCHING.
>> REALLY?
>> LIKE, I FELT LIKE HIS WHOLE
BODY WAS LIKE DOWN HERE.
>> WHEN I WALKED INTO TAMERA'S
CONDO, AND I SAW HER SPRAWLED
OUT ON THAT COUCH, I THOUGHT SHE
ABOUT TO HAVE THIS BABY.
WHY ARE YOU LAYING DOWN?
>> AND IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE.
'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE DOCTOR
SAID TO DO.
YOU NEVER HAD THAT?
>> MM-MM.
I'VE NEVER HAD THAT FEELING,
EVER.
>> AND PELVIC PRESSURE IS
A SYMPTOM OF PRETERM LABOR.
>> DO YOU HAVE, LIKE, YOUR BAG
PACKED AND ALL OF THAT?
>> NO.
>> TAMERA, YOU REALLY, REALLY...
>> 'CAUSE I'M ONLY 7 1/2 MONTHS.
>> SO? SO?
>> SO IT REALLY DID, YOU KNOW,
IT SCARED ME.
>> THIS IS THE TIME YOU HAVE TO
START PREPARING YOURSELF.
EVEN THOUGH YOU KNOW THAT YOU
DON'T WANT IT TO HAPPEN THIS
WAY, YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT
THESE THINGS.
MANY OF TIMES, THINGS DON'T GO
ACCORDING TO PLAN.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED WITH ME.
AND I'M NOT SAYING WHAT HAPPENED
WITH ME WILL HAPPEN TO YOU.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I HAD A PLAN,
I HAD A DOULA.
MY PLAN WAS EXACTLY LIKE YOUR
PLAN.
YOU NEED TO WRAP YOUR MIND
AROUND OTHER POSSIBILITIES THAT
COULD HAPPEN.
>> IT'S CRAZY THAT THIS IS
HAPPENING.
JUST AS I STARTED TO FEEL LIKE
I HAVE EVERYTHING LINED UP,
SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS.
MAYBE TIA HAS A POINT.
AND THIS BABY IS THE ONE WHO
DECIDES HOW HE'S BORN.
I'M HAVING AN ULTRASOUND TODAY.
>> OH, YEAH.
>> I WOULD REALLY LIKE FOR YOU
TO COME WITH ME.
>> I'D LOVE TO GO.
>> YOU KNOW, IT'S
NERVE-WRACKING.
>> THIS IS A VERY CRUCIAL
ULTRASOUND.
>> I KNOW.
>> YOU NEVER FELT THE LITTLE
TINGLING SENSATIONS? LIKE--
>> NO, NEVER.
NOT THAT.
>> PELVIC PRESSURE?
>> NO, MM-MM.
>> HI, TAMERA.
>> HI.
>> YOU GUYS CAN COME ON IN.
>> OKAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO, HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
>> I'M JUST A LITTLE WORRIED AND
NERVOUS.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
>> GO AHEAD AND LIE BACK.
>> UM...
>> WILL WE BE ABLE TO SEE HIM
TODAY?
>> YOU MEAN, THE BABY'S FACE?
>> YEAH.
>> WELL, WE'LL TRY.
>> THE PELVIC PRESSURE FELT SO,
LIKE, HEAVY, I THOUGHT MAYBE
SOMETHING WAS HAPPENING, DR.
CHEN.
>> WE COULD JUST CHECK.
YOU KNOW...
>> OKAY.
I JUST NEED TO RELAX, BUT AT
THIS POINT, I'M--I'M--I'M REALLY
SCARED.
I DON'T KNOW.
AM I GONNA HAVE MY BABY EARLY?
[heart beating]
IS EVERYTHING FINE?
>> I'D SAY, SO FAR.
EVERYTHING'S GREAT.
>> OOH!
>> OH, MY GOSH, THERE HE IS!
>> OH, MY GOD, HE'S SO CUTE.
OH, MY GOD, TAMERA, LOOK AT THE
FACE.
>> THAT'S MY SON!
>> HE'S SO CUTE.
>> HERE YOU GO.
>> WOW.
>> LOOK AT THAT FACE.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> LOOK AT THAT.
LOOK AT THAT, DEE DEE DEE DEE.
OH, SORRY.
[both laugh]
>> SO, I'M PRETTY GOOD?
>> YEAH.
JUST ACTUALLY, HAVING GROIN
PRESSURE AND PELVIC PRESSURE IS
PRETTY NORMAL, 'CAUSE OF THE WAY
THE BABY WAS PRESSED ON YOUR
UTERUS AND PRESSED ON YOUR
GROIN.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT.
>> OKAY.
[musical ringtone]
>> HELLO?
>> HEY, TIA, HOW ARE YOU?
>> HI, ADAM, I'M GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> I JUST CAME IN FROM DOING
SOME ERRANDS, AND NOW I'M HEADED
UPSTAIRS.
>> TIA, I WANT TO SHARE
SOMETHING WITH YOU.
I GOT A PHONE CALL TODAY, AND I
HAVE SOME NEWS FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW HOW, UM, YOU KNOW we
HAD THAT GENERAL MEETING OVER
AT, UH, AT NICK AT NITE?
>> MM-HMM.
>> UH, WELL, I HAVE REALLY GOOD
NEWS.
THEY, UM, THEY WANT TO OFFER YOU
YOUR OWN PILOT.
IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU
TO PLAY A CHARACTER WHO
INSTANTLY INHERITS THREE KIDS
FROM YOUR HUSBAND'S PREVIOUS
RELATIONSHIP.
>> NO FREAKING WAY.
ADAM, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
>> NO, I'M SERIOUS.
>> OH, MY GOD!
OH, MY GOD, OH, MY GOD, OH, MY
GOD, OH, MY GOD!
ARE YOU KIDDING?
ADAM, ARE YOU SERIOUS?
>> I'M SERIOUS.
>> OH, MY GOD!
>> WHAT?
WHAT HAPPENED?
>> YOU KNOW THAT MEETING FOR,
UH, NICK AT NITE?
>> YES.
>> THEY'RE OFFERING ME A PILOT.
>> THEY'RE OFFERING YOU A PILOT?
>> YES, CORY.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?
>> THAT'S SO NICE!
>> [laughs] YEAH!
>> OH!
>> OH, MY GOD!
ADAM!
>> I'M SO, SO HAPPY FOR YOU.
>> OH, MY GOD.
THIS IS, LIKE, BEYOND WHAT I
EVER THOUGHT COULD HAPPEN,
AND--
>> I TOLD YOU, DIDN'T I?
>> YEAH.
>> THAT SOMETHING GOOD IS GONNA
HAPPEN.
>> I FIGURED THIS WAS SOMETHING
I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU RIGHT
AWAY.
>> THANK YOU, ADAM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THAT IS SO AWESOME.
>> I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER. BYE.
>> OKAY, BYE.
>> BYE.
>> YAY!
>> YES, YES, YES, YES!
WOW, CORY.
>> GIVE ME A KISS.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, BABY.
>> WE GOTTA--MMM--GO CELEBRATE.
>> LET'S CELEBRATE NOW.
>> HUH?
>> LET'S CELEBRATE NOW.
>> OH, YEAH.
GOOD JOB, HONEY.
HONK, HONK.
MWAH.
I LOVE YOU.
>> I LOVE YOU TOO. MWAH.
>> GOOD JOB.
>> I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WAS
GONNA--
>> NOW YOU CAN SMILE AGAIN.
>> [exhales]
>> NOW YOU CAN JUST BREATHE.
>> YEAH. I'M VERY HAPPY.
♪ TEA FOR TWO ♪
♪ AND TWO FOR TEA ♪
♪ TEA FOR TWO ♪
♪ ♪
♪ TIA MOWRY IS BACK ♪
♪ TIA MOWRY IS BACK ♪
♪ TIA MOWRY IS BACK ♪
♪ TIA MOWRY IS BACK ♪
♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪
>> ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF
TIA & TAMERA...
>> I DON'T WANT YOU STRESSING
OUT, I DON'T WANT YOU STRESSING
OUT.
>> both: NO, WE DON'T WANT YOU
STRESSING OUT.
>> OKAY. I JUST THOUGHT THAT IF
I PUT ALL YOU GUYS TOGETHER,
IT'S GONNA BE ONE HECK OF
A BABY SHOWER.
TIA.
THE BABY COULD ACTUALLY COME
ANYTIME, SO WITH ME TRAVELING UP
NORTH, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT,
HAVING A BACKUP PLAN.
>> YEAH.
>> A LITTLE BIRDIE TOLD ME HOW
MUCH YOU GUYS ARE SPENDING ON
THE BABY SHOWER.
>> ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?
>> NO!
>> WHO TOLD YOU?
>> IT CAN'T GO DOWN LIKE THAT.
>> YOU HAVE A LOT TO PROVE.
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE UP TO
HER, YOU KNOW?
I DON'T KNOW IF TAMERA DOESN'T
TRUST ME.
>> YEAH, MAYBE SHE DOESN'T TRUST
YOU.
>> FOR MORE ABOUT TIA & TAMERA,
GO TO STYLENETWORK.COM