August 28, 2025 • 47 mins
I sat down with Angela Fernandez, founder of Dulce Dreams, to discuss something we don't talk about enough - sleep hygiene and how it connects to our wellbeing as Latina moms. Angela shared her journey from sleep-deprived new mom to entrepreneur who created the bamboo pajama brand she couldn't find anywhere else.
For detailed show notes, visit vivalamami.com/episode134
What you'll hear:
- Why women ages 35-44 get the least sleep but need 7-9 hours to function properly
- How Angela broke generational cycles around perfectionism to prioritize rest over spotless homes
- The connection between bamboo fabric, sensitive skin, and better sleep quality
- How Dulce Dreams celebrates Hispanic culture through intentional prints like Lotería and Pan Dulce designs
- Why supporting small Latina-owned businesses matters for our community's economic power
Resources Mentioned:
- Dulce Dreams: shopdulcedreams.com
- Use code VLM20 for 20% off entire purchase
- Listen to Episode 112: Creating Healthy Sleep Habits: From Newborns to Toddlers with Verónica Ordóñez
- Taking Cara Babies sleep training method
Ways to Follow Angela:
- Website: shopdulcedreams.com
- Instagram: @dulcedreamsclothing
- TikTok: @dulcedreamsclothing
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squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (00:00):
being a mom can be overwhelming.
(00:02):
And it was a little hard for meto find myself and find ways to
care for me and for the baby.
And also Luna had eczema.
Still has eczema.
And so we had to be veryconscientious about what types
of lotions we put on her, whattypes of soaps, what type of
clothing.
'cause she could break out veryeasily.
And so I started doing someresearch and I found bamboo.
(00:26):
Bamboo could be.
One of the items that we coulduse on her safely that I knew
wasn't gonna irritate her skin.
But once I bought her some, Ibought some for myself, I was
like, okay, let's do a littlematching moment.
And I fell in love.
I fell in love with the texture.
I fell in love with justeverything about it.
(00:46):
And so I started buying a lotmore and just spending a lot of
money on it, if I'm being quitehonest.
But I, the reason why I keptbuying more, especially for
myself, was because I foundmyself, being a lot more
comfortable at night.
I'm a hot sleeper, and thesePJs, they're breathable and and
they're thermo regulating.
So if you're a hot sleeper, itkeeps you nice and cool.
(01:08):
If you are, you like to be alittle bit warmer, it just makes
you warmer.
So it works both ways.
And I was like, oh my gosh, thisis great.
And so I started buying moreinto it and then I hit a point
where I'm like, wait a minute.
I'm spending all this money onthis one product, which I love,
and I'll continue to do.
But I didn't see representationof our culture, right?
(01:32):
And I had this idea of what if Icreated my own line so that we
could use it and also share itwith the rest of the world?
jessica_1_05-31-2025_0911 (02:47):
Lala, Angela, how are
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-20 (02:48):
hi.
Good to see you.
Nice to meet you in person, kindof.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09111 (02:53):
Yes.
Yes.
So nice to meet you.
I'm very excited for you to behere.
just believe that the, the powerof social media can literally
connect us in so many differentlevels, and I appreciate you
reaching out to me because I wasvery thrilled a brand dedicated
(03:14):
for.
Little que and families andcelebrating Latino culture.
And so literally became a dreamof like how amazing this is.
and so I am so excited for youto be here.
Just because I think you have alot to share and how your
business is essentially rootedinto a topic that is often.
(03:36):
Not really talked about with andthat is sleep and specifically
sleep hygiene, which I'm verycurious to learn more about.
But before we delve into theconversation, if you can
introduce yourself and tell ourlisteners a little bit more
about you.
I.
squadcaster-gc28_1_ (03:51):
Absolutely.
Um, well, my name is Angela.
I am Mexican, first andforemost.
Um, I was raised here in Texas.
Um, I'm a nurse by trade.
I've been a nurse for about 10years now.
I did, or I am still doingactually'cause I still have a
full-time job.
Um, women services.
(04:12):
So I've always.
Dealt with women.
I did labor and delivery, andthen I did a little bit of high
risk, um, coordination.
And now I'm back on the floor ina hospital here in Texas, uh,
Texas children.
Um, and I'm in the women'spavilion.
I work with.
Basically it's like the ER of,um, for women.
And I love it.
(04:33):
I love that every day it's adifferent story.
It's, it's, it's a great placeto work.
But, um, I'm also DOA Dreamsfounder.
Uh, it's been truly a dream ofmine to create something that
represents our culture, thatrepresents me and my family.
i've also been really, reallypassionate about
eco-friendliness.
(04:54):
I think that's super importantto pass on to our children.
We only have one Earth and wehave to take care of it.
So part of Dulce Dreams, goal isnot just to represent our
culture, but also to kind ofsave our planet.
We're using bamboo fabrics.
And so bamboo essentially issomething that can be produced
(05:14):
very quickly.
It does not require a lot ofpesticides.
Um, so we're able to producethis in a manner that kind of
helps us with our earth, right,and keeps our earth, uh, nice
and clean for future generationsto be able to live in.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (05:32):
And we'll definitely talk about your
business because I think it isso important to share, Dulce
Dreams and, and I love thatintentionality that you have,
that it not only celebrates ourura, but it's also being
intentional with, beingeco-friendly, right.
And, and being careful with ourplanet and everything.
So how did Dulce Dreamsessentially become a reality?
(05:57):
Was it based on your experience,uh, with sleep because Dulce
Dreams is specifically like abamboo clothing line, but, uh,
for the most part your productsare pajamas.
And so I'm kind of curious ifthere's something tied in with,
with sleep and overall thewellbeing of, of ourselves.
squadcaster-gc28_1_ (06:21):
absolutely.
So it has everything to do withsleep.
Um, I have a daughter, she isgonna be three years old in a
few months.
I.
And when she was born, I mean,it was a whirlwind.
As, as we know, being a mom canbe overwhelming.
Um, I didn't have family here.
I live in Houston, and so all ofour family's from South Texas,
(06:42):
and it was a little hard for meto kind of, um, find myself and,
and find ways to care for me andfor the baby.
Um.
And also Luna had eczema.
Still has eczema.
And so we had to be veryconscientious about what types
of lotions we put on her, whattypes of soaps, what type of
clothing.
(07:02):
cause she could, uh, break outvery easily.
And so I started doing someresearch and I found bamboo.
Bamboo could be.
Uh, one of the, um, items thatwe could use on her safely that
I knew wasn't gonna irritate herskin.
But once I bought her some, Ibought some for myself, I was
like, okay, let's do a littlematching moment.
And, um, I fell in love.
(07:25):
I fell in love with the texture.
I fell in love with justeverything about it.
And so I started buying a lotmore and just kind of.
Spending a lot of money on it,if I'm being quite honest.
But I, the reason why I keptbuying more, especially for
myself, was because I foundmyself, being a lot more
comfortable at night.
(07:46):
I'm a hot sleeper, and thesePJs, they're breathable and so,
and they're thermo regulating.
So if you're a hot sleeper, itkeeps you nice and cool.
If you are, you like to be alittle bit warmer, it kind of
just makes you warmer.
So it works both ways.
And I was like, oh my gosh, thisis, this is great.
And so I started buying moreinto it and then I kind of.
(08:09):
I hit a point where I'm like,wait a minute.
I'm spending all this money onthis one product, which I love,
and I'll continue to do.
But I didn't see representationof our culture, right?
And I had this, this idea oflike, well, what, what if I
created my own line so that wecould use it and also share it
(08:29):
with the rest of the world?
And so we played around with theidea, my husband and I, and
we're like, you know, like we'veseen the benefits at home.
We've seen how well Luna sleepsin, we've seen the results on
her skin.
We've also seen the results onmyself and how I'm able to just
kind of sleep more comfortably.
Um, I was also pumping at thetime when she was born.
(08:50):
Um, and so it was just reallyeasy to like use those PJs and
be able to, to have a pumpingsession in the middle of the
night without beinguncomfortable.
And so we.
Toyed around with the idea andeventually it just kind of very
organically happened.
My husband, he's fantastic, gaveme the the floor and he's like,
(09:13):
listen, if this is somethingyou're passionate about, if this
is something that you wanna do,let's do it.
And so we started doing someresearch about.
How do I even do it?
Because I have never had anyexperience with the textile
industry or fashion industry,although it's always been a
passion of mine.
I've never done anything withit.
(09:34):
And so there had to be a lot ofresearch that came with that.
And so Dulce Dreams have truly.
Has been a project for at leastthree years since the baby was
born.
Um, just a whole year ofresearch and, um, trial and
error really, until we were ableto finalize sizing.
cause that was one of ourbiggest pieces was sizing.
(09:56):
We wanted to make sure that ourPJs were, were comfortable, but
they were also something thatyou could continue to use,
especially for the little ones.
I know price range.
Bamboo typically is moreexpensive than, you know,
something you can findelsewhere.
Uh, but I wanted to make surethat I was able to support that.
(10:18):
And it was because I am using,um, top bamboo companies that
are, produce our products.
I am, uh, providing you withlong lasting wear.
So our bamboo PJs, they're superstretchy.
So let's say you buy the threeto six months, they're probably
gonna last you up until nine,even like.
(10:38):
Depending on your kid, even likea year old.
Um, and so you are not having toconstantly buy more PJs.
It also has the double zipper,which also came into play for
those like sleeping times,right?
When you're like in the middleof the night, you're like, oh, I
gotta change the diaper.
You can easily zip from thebottom up.
(10:59):
Change that diaper, zip it backdown, and then you go back to
sleep.
You don't have to do the buttonsand all that.
So yes, it came in handy when wehad our baby and I was like, we
have to have that in our PJs.
Um, and so we, uh, were able tokind of put all of these things
together in our products to givepeople, um, an opportunity to
(11:21):
represent their culture, butalso see the benefits of Bamboo
because I feel like.
Um, if you've never tried itbefore, you don't know what you
don't know, right?
And so we're slowly introducingthis to our family and our
friends and, you know, the restof the world out there through
social media.
Um, and so I.
(11:43):
Yeah, that's, that was a bigthing.
It was the sizing, it was the,all of these little pieces that
I wanted to include, um, forwomen.
Yes, yes.
And so I'm really excited toshare about the women part, the
women PJs.
'cause we have babies and wehave kids and we have women's,
women's eye.
Wanted to give an opportunityfor people to feel comfortable
(12:06):
in their clothes and feelconfident.
And so we have from extra smallall the way to three xl I.
You can.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091 (12:14):
That's
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-2 (12:15):
Yes.
I was like, I wanna beinclusive.
I want you to find your size andnot worry about, oh, like, you
know, they don't have, I can'tmatch with my kid because they
don't have my size.
We have'em all.
And you can mix and match thesets.
So that's why we sell separatesbecause you're not always the
same size on top that you are onthe bottom.
(12:36):
And so that was something reallyimportant for me to be able to
do.
So we,
jessica_1_05-31-2025_0911 (12:41):
gosh.
I love
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-2 (12:42):
yes.
Yes.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091 (12:45):
That's amazing.
Oh my gosh, you are literallyrevolutionizing this.
This, I think like not only areyou intentional about
representing our culture, butit's also you're being
intentional of like, you know,just being inclusive when it
comes to sizing and you're alsobeing intentional about the
planet, right?
About.
(13:06):
this piece of clothing canliterally last you months, uh,
specifically for
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-3 (13:11):
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (13:12):
I hate, I just hate that my kid
specifically, like when theywere babies, right?
Like, I hated that I had to getrid of these clothes because
they were only wearing them forlike two, I don't know, like 12
weeks, maybe
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (13:27):
Yeah.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (13:27):
um, or less.
And it breaks my heart justlike.
Getting rid of them.
And yes, you know, we've donatedand we've put them into good use
eventually.
But when you think aboutconsumerism and like how are we
really protecting the planet?
Like, I think that it is awesomethat these pajamas and these
pieces of clothing canessentially last you longer than
(13:49):
your traditional, um, way thatit's always been specifically
for little kids
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-2 (13:54):
Yes.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (13:55):
So, props to you.
You are doing somethingdifferent here.
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (13:58):
Thank you.
Thank you.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (14:01):
I see the different types of
patterns and everything, as itre represents our culture.
Like why do you think thatrepresentation is important to
you?
And specifically since you havea little one, how is it
important to you now as you'reraising, a child how can you
explain that to specifically amom who is looking into baby
clothes, but they're between thebig brand names that I'm not
(14:24):
even gonna mention versus like,uh, dreams.
This episode is brought to youby Dreams Organic Bamboo pajamas
that actually celebrate ourCultura.
You know how hard it is to findsleepwear that represents who we
are while also being practicalfor our families.
I've been searching forsomething like this forever, and
(14:48):
dreams finally delivers what Iwas looking for.
These aren't just regularpajamas.
They're made from organic bamboofabric that's hypoallergenic,
thermo regulating and perfectfor sensitive skin.
But what really got me excitedis how intentional the designs
are from RIA cards with floatingbeans, because that's how we
(15:11):
play RIA to CE patterns thatbring back childhood memories
and beautiful calita print tocelebrate the a Los Mus.
Plus more Dulce Dreams wasdesigned for real familias, too.
double zippers for those middleof the night diaper changes.
Convertible foodies that extendwear time and sizes from newborn
(15:35):
all the way to three XL forwomen because inclusivity
matters.
As someone who's always beenintentional about supporting
small Latina owned businesses, Ilove that this brand combines
cultural pride withsustainability.
When we invest in companies likedreams, we're supporting
businesses that create productswith our famis in mind.
(15:59):
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(16:23):
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Check them out and sleepcomfortably while celebrating
who you are, mama?
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-2 (16:30):
That I think that's a great question.
Um, it.
It was always something that myhusband and I knew even before
we had children that we wantedto incorporate in our parenting,
and it was making sure that ourchild felt proud and felt she
was heard and seen, and she wasno different in any other child.
Even more so, she was even morespecial because she has, you
(16:53):
know, she's bilingual and shehas two cultures that she can
incorporate in her own life.
So we wanted to make our brandsay that to others.
Say, wear this with.
Knowing that you arerepresenting yourself and your
culture and that you can spreadthat to your children.
(17:14):
You can, for example, we havethe print, and so I know that
that's a household game, and sowe wanted to be able to use that
and incorporated in our print sothat.
Maybe your child's never playedthat before.
Maybe your child doesn't knowwhat that is.
And so you can, you can sharethat culture and you can share
those memories, especially thosememories, uh, as you, as a child
(17:38):
playing maybe lotería at yourgrandma's.
And so being able to share thatwith your child.
the Lotería, print actually has,the print of the most iconic,
like call cards, I guess youcould say, but it has the name
in Spanish and so it also servesas like, you know, let's, maybe
if you're trying to incorporateSpanish more in your household,
(17:59):
you can start off by wearingreally cute PJs and kind of
going through those and youknow, what is this and, you
know, and so, um, we, I was veryintentional with that.
I wanted to, to use our platformuser, our PJs to.
I encourage people to share ourculture where their, with their
little ones.
(18:20):
Um, I realize not everybodyincorporates, um, language,
right?
Some people feel morecomfortable speaking English.
Some people feel, feel morecomfortable, Spanglish or
Spanish.
And so I wanted this to be aplatform for everybody no matter
what you spoke at home.
Um, I wanted this to.
Give you some nostalgia maybe.
(18:41):
'cause we do have the pan dulceone.
Um, our pan dulce is probablyour, our top seller to be
honest.
Um, but it's, it brings thosememories of you with maybe your
mom having a little cafecito andyour concha or your, you know,
whatever it is that was yourfavorite at the time.
(19:02):
And so we were very, veryintentional with our prints
because, because of that,because we wanted to make sure
that our generation is able toshare our memories and your
proudness, for a lack of abetter word, um, to your
children and so that they couldfeel the same and start building
that, um, since they're small.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (19:23):
I love the print.
It's just so colorful, like, sopositive.
Um, and it, it, like you said,it's nostalgic, you know, you
literally can connect to,patterns that are shown.
Like I.
as a Latina, right?
And as a consumer, I'm alwaysintentional of what I buy and
who I wanna support, you know?
And I think that it is time tojust like, us the consumers to
(19:47):
really be intentional of what wewanna, you know, purchase of
what we wanna consume.
Because being that US Latinasare the largest consumer in the
United
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-3 (19:56):
Mm-hmm.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (19:57):
We have that buying
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-3 (19:59):
Mm-hmm.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (19:59):
And what better way of supporting
small Latina owned businesseslike yours for that matter.
And I think because you arecreating something very unique
that has never been done.
Like I, I remember when I was,pregnant and I was searching for
like, like culturally relevantclothing for babies.
It was either.
(20:20):
The very traditional, likeembroidered like little
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (20:23):
Sure.
Yeah.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09111 (20:24):
cute and all, but they're not
squadcaster-gc28_1_0 (20:26):
Practical.
Right.
jessica_1_05-31-2025 (20:28):
Practical.
Yeah, and I wanted somethingcomfortable for my kids, but
unfortunately I didn't find it.
And now I have you, which I'mvery excited.
I'm definitely gonna shop around
squadcaster-gc28_1_ (20:37):
Absolutely.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (20:37):
And get some, and even for myself
too.
Because again, I think it's.
There's a lot of intentionalityhere, and what a better way to
support your business.
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (20:46):
thank you so much.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09111 (20:47):
That you did mention, how do we say
Dulce Dreams became sort of aninspiration, uh, out of your
daughter, but even for yourself,like you mentioned how bamboo
clothing really made you feelcomfortable and, overall your
quality of sleep became better.
And so can you tell us, I guesswe can, I don't know if there's
(21:07):
a way to connect the two, but ingeneral with like sleep, like.
How have you essentiallyrevolutionized even like your
sleep patterns and um, and yourdaughter's quality of sleep as
well.
Can you tell us a little bitmore about your story and
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (21:24):
Yeah, so I've always prioritized
sleep, like even before thebaby, right?
I've always prioritized my sleepbecause I am a person that if I
don't get enough sleep, I amcranky.
I am just not pleasant, right?
And so I knew that very early onthat I.
Wanted to incorporate that oncewe had a baby as early as we
(21:45):
could.
I know the first four weeks arevery, you know, you're learning
both baby and you are learningand, and things are flowing and
until you have your routine, andso Bamboo became part of that
routine very early on.
Um, we would start off with.
A bath, putting on ourcomfortable PJs, um, the bottle.
(22:09):
And then we did sleep training.
So once we were, she was oldenough to do that, and that was
about, we started about fourweeks, which is very, very
early.
Um, but eventually shetransitioned over to her own
bed, in her own room around fivemonths.
And so.
Bamboo and, and bamboo productsbecame like a comfort for her.
(22:32):
And so, yes, you're not sleepingin in our bedroom anymore, but
here's something to remind youthat you know what?
Mommy wears this.
You wear this and this is gonnakeep you company and Mommy's
right next door.
Right?
And so that kind of became partof our routine.
And now that she's older, weboth have our own kind of
(22:52):
routines.
It's really funny because she'sdefinitely thrived into.
Like her, what we call sleepmaxing moment like she, she, um,
so her routine looks a littlebit like we'll have, um, dinner,
we'll have bath time, we'll havea little bit of TV time.
She has her last milk, which ismore for comfort than anything.
(23:17):
Um, and then we'll read a book.
And we'll put on our PJs andthen we'll go into her, her
room.
And then she has like this, likeself-care routine.
She'll put on some lip gloss andthen she'll ask for Vix.
She's like a old lady.
She'll like rub Vicks on herchest and put some on her nose
(23:38):
and we'll have a little prayer.
And then, um, she typicallyasks, like, I ask her, who do
you wanna pray for tonight?
Right?
And she'll pick, sometimes it'sher teacher, sometimes it's
Pikachu, sometimes, you know.
And so, but we have this littleroutine that works really well
for us, and she's sound asleepby like 8, 8 30.
(24:00):
We're, we're pushing it at eight30.
Um, but that's kind of how weincorporated that into, into her
sleep.
Just number one thing wasroutine.
Number two was beingcomfortable.
Um, and that goes kind of forboth of us, like once she's
asleep, but then I typicallytake a shower, um, you know,
(24:22):
have dinner with my husband, andthen we have maybe an hour or
two hours to ourselves, which ishonestly, it's, it's wonderful.
Um, because.
We don't have a lot of help herein Houston.
We, like I mentioned earlier, wedon't have our parents or we
don't have siblings, and so wehad to carve time for ourselves.
(24:46):
As individuals, but also carvetime for us as a couple.
And so this one to two hoursbefore bed for us has been
wonderful.
We're able to kind of haveconversations that we probably
wouldn't have been able to ifshe was still up and running,
um, or wind down and watch amovie or watch a show or, you
(25:10):
know, what doom scroll, youknow, sometimes you just need,
you just need time.
To like unwind and, and time foryourself.
And so it, it's been really,really great, um, to be able to
set our routines very early onso that it can kind of continue
(25:31):
through her childhood andhopefully even into her
adulthood.
Um, because it is so importantto, to have good sleep.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (25:39):
I love how you set that foundation
from the very beginning and, andto be honest, A lot of times,
like our community hesitates alot about around like sleep
training.
And I had a conversation, at aprevious episode with a sleep
training coach and just breakingsome of the myths that are
behind, sleep training.
(26:00):
And so I'm curious what kind ofmethod you use and how did you
break away from the myths thatyou grew up with?
Or kind of like the comments,right?
The unsolicited advice that weall
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-202 (26:11):
Oh yeah.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (26:12):
Um, how did you navigate that?
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-202 (26:14):
So we used, um, and this, I am not
in any way form or shapepromoting this one, but we, we
used Taking Cara Babies, um, andwe, it was a point in, in our,
like four weeks of having her athome that we were just.
So sleep deprived.
We had heard about this methodand we were like, you know what,
(26:36):
let's just try it.
Like, let's just see whathappens.
Um, I will say you have to bevery committed to the process,
um, because it is, it can bedifficult to know that your
child is crying and youintentionally aren't doing
anything a.
Not necessarily not doinganything about it, but you're
(26:58):
giving them space to figure itout.
Right?
And so that can be verydifficult and it can
essentially, or not essentially,but it can be extremely
difficult if you've grown up ina, in a family where like the
baby cries and you have to pickup the baby.
And, um, so it, I had to be veryintentional and I had to be
(27:21):
like, okay.
I am doing this for her, I'mdoing this for me, and this is
for it.
It's gonna benefit everybody.
At the end of the day, um, onceshe was fully trained, um, and
she was in her own room and, youknow, sleeping on her own, which
was very early on as well, itwas like five months.
(27:42):
So we started doing that when wewould travel to our in-laws or
we would travel to our parent,like my mom.
You, you got a lot of likenegative maybe comments about
like, why are you letting hersleep by herself or, um, it's so
early because at that time shewas probably asleep by like 6
(28:05):
50, 7 o'clock'cause she was ababy.
Um, and you, I, we had toeducate our family and our
friends at Kay.
Like, this is actually.
Pretty normal.
Pretty, and, and it's actuallyhealthy, right?
Um, and so it was a little hardto have these conversations with
(28:25):
our family because typicallygatherings in our culture start
around six to seven.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_0911 (28:32):
Yeah.
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-20 (28:33):
And so people would come over,
they're like, where's the baby?
And I'm like, yeah, she'sasleep.
Like, sorry.
You missed her.
Um, so that was a little hardto, have people understand, but
now she's three.
Now we've pushed it, you know,as she grew up and she needed
less sleep.
so She's, able to kind of hangout now, a little bit, but we
(28:55):
still respect our routine and,and everybody does too.
At, by now, everybody knows, oh,it's time for Luna to go to bed.
but it was a little hard tobreak that cycle and break those
barriers that we, we didn't evenknow we had until we were forced
to break them.
But it's worked really well forus and I encourage, if there's
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any mom out there that'sthinking about it or you know,
wants to know more, do yourresearch.
First and foremost, do whatworks best for you, but.
Like we had this conversationoffline.
Put yourself first, right?
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09 (29:31):
Mm-hmm.
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-3 (29:32):
They're gonna cry.
They're gonna get over it.
Then eventually it's gonna justbecome part of that routine and
you're gonna buy yourself a fewhours for yourself and your
spouse or maybe for your olderchildren.
So it's definitely beneficial.
But it is hard because of ourbackground.
I think it's even harder becausewe are having to break those
cycles.
(29:52):
But do it, you got this.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09111 (29:55):
Yes, yes.
No, absolutely.
And I think that as modernLatina moms right, who are in
this, uh, different generation,I definitely hear a lot how,
know, we oftentimes prioritizeourselves when it comes to any
activity that.
You know, that is during theday.
But then with sleepspecifically, I think we don't
(30:19):
often, A, we don't talk about itlike how much or lack of sleep
we have, b, I don't think thatthat is usually a priority, um,
unless I.
You, you, you've always beenintentional.
You've always been intentionalwith sleep.
So like you obviously carriedthat on prior to becoming a mom,
which is great.
(30:40):
But I think that oftentimes,like even for myself, like I've
definitely lost thatprioritization of like sleep.
And so I wonder how can we putourselves first when it comes to
sleep specifically because wecan, have navigated how we can
put ourselves to like, you know.
(31:01):
Um, go to the gym, right?
Or how we can take care of ournutrition and all this stuff.
But when it comes to sleep,which is so fundamental, um,
yeah, like can you just give us,some data or any information
like, and first of all, you've,you've mentioned sleep hygiene,
like what is that, first of all?
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (31:20):
Yeah, I, it's so funny that you bring
this up'cause I was just doingsome research not too long ago
and the data does not lie.
It, um, okay, so sleep hygiene.
It, the word hygiene, you thinklike taking a shower, brushing
your teeth, but sleep also hasthat, and it's just like
(31:40):
building a routine, um,concentrating on the amount and
quality of sleep that you geteach night.
It's very interesting to see.
Women from age 35 to 44 aregetting the, the least amount of
sleep statistically.
And if you think about it, thoseare the, those are the moms,
(32:02):
right?
Those are the, the middle moms,the ones that have those either
toddlers to like early highschoolers, and you're out,
you're doing projects at night.
You have baseball, you have allof these sports, you have last
minute projects, right?
And so these moms are the onesthat are lacking.
The most sleep, but they're theones that need it the most
(32:23):
because you need to beenergized, you need to recharge
in order to be a hundred percentthe next day.
so kind of doing a, a self scanand seeing, okay, like, am I
eating what I'm supposed to beeating?
Am I drinking enough water?
Why am I still for, for me?
And I'll tell you that.
That was another way I realizedlike, I, we need to maybe look
(32:47):
into sleep training was I wasdrained.
I, and I could, at that point Iwas like, I don't know that this
is just the newborn stage.
I think there's more to it.
Um, I was moody all the time.
I was tired all the time andeven if I slept through the day,
like when she would nap, I wouldnap as well.
(33:07):
It was still not enough.
And so I did a, a little bit of,of.
inward look.
And I was like, okay, what am Imissing here?
Because at that point I wastrying to eat healthy'cause I
was breastfeeding and I wasdoing all the things and it came
down to sleep and it came downto the fact that I wasn't
getting enough sleep and so Iwasn't functioning at a, my a
hundred percent that I wanted tobe.
(33:28):
I think you have to beintentional in that and, and
make sure that you prioritizethis one thing that maybe.
In our early twenties, in ourteen years, we, we could
function without, or we couldfunction with very little.
But
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091 (33:44):
Right.
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-20 (33:45):
now studies have shown that women
need at least seven to ninehours of sleep, which is a lot.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09111 (33:53):
Wow.
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-2025 (33:54):
A lot of sleep.
Um, and so it, we just have tothe word again, intentional
about that because.
Otherwise, if you don't putyourself first, no one else's.
So you, you know, just
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091 (34:08):
Right.
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (34:09):
gotta look inward, gotta do the
checklist.
Am I eating, am I drinking it?
What am I missing?
And it's probably gonna besleep.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_0911 (34:17):
Yeah.
Yeah.
And again, that's usually notthe first thing that
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-20 (34:21):
Not at all.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (34:22):
And when you think about, I mean,
sleep is really connected to ourstress levels, our hormones.
Like there's a lot of thingsthat are interconnected if we
don't sleep enough.
And especially during those agesof like 35 to 45, like those are
crucial years because that'swhen we go into this.
New phase of like perimenopause,and that is becoming such a hot
(34:44):
topic right now.
But, if we want to at leasttrying to avoid some of those
symptoms, it, it, it all has tofall back into like the root
cause and sometimes it can bethe lack of sleep that we all
have.
I'm glad that you, you mentionedthis and, and again, it's all
tied in with, you know, sleeptraining, right?
(35:06):
And.
How you're really taking care ofyourself, how you're
prioritizing on yourself,because at the end of the day,
you know, I, I believe that ifwe wanna be present moms.
We should also be taking care of
squadcaster-gc28_1_ (35:19):
Absolutely.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (35:20):
and our sleep.
And so what is, one key tip thatyou wanna share with our mamas
here on the podcast, andespecially through your
experience as a nurse and anentrepreneur?
A lot of times, and even formyself, and I'll be guilty with
this, I feel like I don't haveenough time during the day where
(35:40):
then I sacrifice my sleep sothat I can get the things.
Done.
being that you're a busy mom,like what is some tip or
inspiration or anything that youwanna share to a mom that
oftentimes does struggle to findthe time during the day and,
then doesn't sleep enoughbecause of that?
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (35:59):
Okay, so that's a really good question
that I had.
I, I still to this day strugglewith, um, clean cleaning the
house.
Right?
We, again, our background.
We love to clean.
We love because it's, it's likea sign of like how well kept
(36:20):
your life is.
You know, if some, someone comesover and you're like, oh wow,
everything's so clean, girl.
No, like, prioritize yourself ifyou're staying up at night
because you're washing dishes,because you're vacuuming, just.
No one cares.
Like, no one cares.
Go to sleep.
Get some rest.
(36:41):
If you must wake up early, do itin the morning.
But like, do not let ouringrained, um, ideology of like,
your house has to be immaculate.
Your house has to be cleaned.
If I take this down.
No.
Um, it's a hot mess back there.
(37:01):
So, you know, it, uh, this, ourgeneration just needs to be
comfortable in that needs to becomfortable in the mess that we,
that we are because we we're in,in it together, and we are all
raising small children.
And truly, honestly, we all knowour houses are not immaculate
and we just need to get over it.
(37:23):
Get over it.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09111 (37:24):
Yep.
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-2 (37:25):
some sleep, do it tomorrow, do it the
next day.
It's gonna be fine.
And I still to this day,struggle with that.
My husband's like, evenyesterday I made a comment,
like, my husband's like, oh,every two weeks you come, every
two weeks.
I know it's coming.
I'm like, it's ingrained in ourbrain that our houses have to
(37:46):
look a certain way, butprioritize you and your children
in your sleep.
And the house comes later.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091 (37:56):
Right, right.
I'm so glad you mentioned this.
I'm so glad because I.
Yeah, there's a lot of thingsthat we need to unlearn and
relearn.
And one of this is just one ofthe, the, the topics, right?
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-202 (38:10):
I,
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09 (38:10):
affects just like our overall wellbeing.
And I know that it gives usanxiety.
I understand, like, know, andagain, like if we have the
means, we could possibly get
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (38:19):
yeah.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09111 (38:19):
Like that's what I did for quite
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (38:21):
Yeah, absolutely.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09 (38:22):
Before, you know, quitting my nine to
five, like, I, I definitely hada cleaning person and it was the
best decision I've
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (38:30):
Yeah.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (38:31):
And I, again, it all depends on what
you wanna prioritize, right?
And.
that way we wouldn't likecomplain like, oh my gosh, I'm
so tired, I'm so sleepy.
I'm so grd, I'm so like, youknow, I'm overstimulated.
I am all of these negativethings that oftentimes we feel.
And that is because of theeffect of not having
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (38:53):
Yeah, it's all kind of coming back,
you know, circle like, you know,why am I feeling like this?
My house is dirty.
I haven't slept.
Oh, you know, it's, it allreally, truly is a full circle.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (39:05):
Ah, yes, yes.
It's such a struggle, but thereare definitely ways to alleviate
that and to break away from someof those generational
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-2 (39:15):
Yes,
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09 (39:16):
brought up.
And so, no, I'm really glad thatyou mentioned this.
So when it comes to yourbusiness, what is one of the big
challenge transitioning fromjust like solely nursing to now
entrepreneurship, and now you'redoing both.
Like how, how are you doingthis?
Like, and again, with, thisessence of sleep?
(39:40):
I mean, I, I know that you didmention how like cleaning the
house is not a big priority foryou, right?
I mean, not that I'm sayingthat.
No, but like there's differentpriorities, right?
And I totally respect that.
But in terms of balancing itall, like do you have any wisdom
to share to the mamás out
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-202 (40:00):
Oh man, I think I'm in a unique
situation because I'm a nurseand so it's only three days a
week and I have, you know, allthe other days of the week to
kind of put my energy into this.
Um, my baby does go to daycare,so I do have that extra support,
so I know I'm in like a very,different position that maybe
(40:22):
other moms don't find themselveswith a nine to five, or kids
that don't, don't necessarily goto daycare.
but truly, honestly, if, ifyou're passionate about
something, if you have, thecourage because it does take a
lot of courage to, to.
Start your own business.
It's scary.
It really is.
Um,
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09 (40:42):
Mm-hmm.
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (40:43):
start where you start.
Like it doesn't, it doesn'tmatter, but if you don't start,
it's never gonna happen.
I learned very early on that youhave to knock on all of doors.
Like you have to make your ownpath.
No one's gonna do it for you.
No one's gonna go out there andhold your hand and walk you
through it.
That's not gonna happen.
(41:03):
And if you think that's gonnahappen.
It might, you might be one ofthose lucky ones, but for the
most part, you have to, you haveto start somewhere and you have
to be inspired, by your own,like wants, right?
Like you have to be your owninspiration and you have to go
out there and, and do ityourself.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09 (41:27):
Mm-hmm.
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-2 (41:32):
very intentional.
Again, that word, I feel likeit's the word of the day.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_0911 (41:36):
Yeah.
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-20 (41:37):
Um, you have to just be very
intentional and, and putyourself out there.
Like, that's how we connected.
I, you know, I was just tryingto find doors to knock on and I
found you and I knocked on thedoor, and here we are, but you
just, you have to.
Open your own doors.
And if they say no, that's theworst thing that can happen is a
(41:58):
no.
And then what happens?
You move on and you knock on thenext door.
And if anything, it just givesyou that more, much more power,
that more, much more energy tocontinue your journey until you
find that door that does open.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (42:13):
Mm.
and I think this can definitelybe applicable to things in life.
Not necessarily starting yourown business, it's just a matter
of.
Sometimes we have to push ourown buttons to do
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-3 (42:26):
Mm-hmm.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_0911 (42:27):
this, and I know that, you know.
From a cultural perspective andeven societal perspective.
Like I, I think women havealways been told to be quiet, to
comply, you know, and all thisstuff.
But it's like, no, like we, wehave to have that empowerment to
just like move forward and likeyou said, just like, uh, knock
on every door and you never knowwho will welcome you.
(42:48):
And so I think that's, that'skey.
So thank you for sharing
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (42:52):
Yeah.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_0911 (42:54):
Yeah.
And so I have one last questionthat I ask our mommies on the
show, and this is one I did not
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (43:02):
Yeah.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09111 (43:03):
have you prepare
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (43:03):
Okay.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (43:06):
How are you redefining madrehood?
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-2 (43:09):
Ooh.
Oh.
I'm making my own rules and I'm,I'm breaking those cycles.
Um, I think, again, in mysituation, because I don't live
with family around, it's a loteasier to do that.
because you don't have thatperson in your ear telling you,
you have to do it this way, youhave to do it that way.
(43:31):
But if you can't get away and ifyou live next to your mom, um,
just, it's a new generation.
It's a new generation of momsand we have to find ourselves
and we have to be empowered and.
You just breaking those cyclesis, is so important as, as easy
(43:55):
as not washing dishes, right?
And you have to start as littleas that.
And then, you know, come up withyour own way of living, your own
routines.
What works for you, what worksfor your husband, not what works
for your mom or yourmother-in-law or your sister.
It's what works for you and yourfamily.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (44:17):
Oh, love it.
So take this as a sign.
Find something that works foryou and I love it.
We'll definitely end with that.
But before we wrap upofficially, Angela, can you
share with our audience wherethey can find you, Dulce Dreams,
(44:37):
any way that they can, connect
squadcaster-gc28_1_ (44:39):
Absolutely.
So our website isshopdulcedreams.com.
Um, but you can find us onInstagram, on TikTok and on
Facebook.
DOA Dreams Clothing is ourhashtag or our, um, username for
all of those sites.
And because I'm a guest here andI've loved this podcast so much,
(45:01):
I have created a promotion or alittle discount for all of your
listeners.
Um, it's gonna be VLM20 for 20%off your entire purchase, and if
you,, hit$75, you get freeshipping.
So you can combine that as well
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (45:20):
Oh my gosh.
Thank you so much.
I'll make sure to add yourwebsite, social media handles,
and the discount code as well inthe show notes.
I could see you
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-20 (45:31):
Oh, thank you.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (45:32):
you grow even more.
And so
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (45:34):
Thank you.
Thank you.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (45:35):
I know it, like you said, it was
like three years in the makingand I'm so glad that now it's
come to fruition.
And I, and again, for those ofyou listening as Latinas, we
have that buying power.
And what better way to support aLatina owned business that is
very intentional, going back tothat word, very intentional.
not just clothing, but ourculture and our environment.
(45:58):
I love how like relevant theyare for us, Latinas and Latinos
in, in this community.
And so thank you.
Thank
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-20 (46:05):
No, thank you again for giving me
the platform and the time toshare our story with you guys.
Thank you so much.
being a mom can be overwhelming.
(00:02):
And it was a little hard for meto find myself and find ways to
care for me and for the baby.
And also Luna had eczema.
Still has eczema.
And so we had to be veryconscientious about what types
of lotions we put on her, whattypes of soaps, what type of
clothing.
'cause she could break out veryeasily.
And so I started doing someresearch and I found bamboo.
(00:26):
Bamboo could be.
One of the items that we coulduse on her safely that I knew
wasn't gonna irritate her skin.
But once I bought her some, Ibought some for myself, I was
like, okay, let's do a littlematching moment.
And I fell in love.
I fell in love with the texture.
I fell in love with justeverything about it.
(00:46):
And so I started buying a lotmore and just spending a lot of
money on it, if I'm being quitehonest.
But I, the reason why I keptbuying more, especially for
myself, was because I foundmyself, being a lot more
comfortable at night.
I'm a hot sleeper, and thesePJs, they're breathable and and
they're thermo regulating.
So if you're a hot sleeper, itkeeps you nice and cool.
(01:08):
If you are, you like to be alittle bit warmer, it just makes
you warmer.
So it works both ways.
And I was like, oh my gosh, thisis great.
And so I started buying moreinto it and then I hit a point
where I'm like, wait a minute.
I'm spending all this money onthis one product, which I love,
and I'll continue to do.
But I didn't see representationof our culture, right?
(01:32):
And I had this idea of what if Icreated my own line so that we
could use it and also share itwith the rest of the world?
jessica_1_05-31-2025_0911 (02:47):
Lala, Angela, how are
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-20 (02:48):
hi.
Good to see you.
Nice to meet you in person, kindof.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09111 (02:53):
Yes.
Yes.
So nice to meet you.
I'm very excited for you to behere.
just believe that the, the powerof social media can literally
connect us in so many differentlevels, and I appreciate you
reaching out to me because I wasvery thrilled a brand dedicated
(03:14):
for.
Little que and families andcelebrating Latino culture.
And so literally became a dreamof like how amazing this is.
and so I am so excited for youto be here.
Just because I think you have alot to share and how your
business is essentially rootedinto a topic that is often.
(03:36):
Not really talked about with andthat is sleep and specifically
sleep hygiene, which I'm verycurious to learn more about.
But before we delve into theconversation, if you can
introduce yourself and tell ourlisteners a little bit more
about you.
I.
squadcaster-gc28_1_ (03:51):
Absolutely.
Um, well, my name is Angela.
I am Mexican, first andforemost.
Um, I was raised here in Texas.
Um, I'm a nurse by trade.
I've been a nurse for about 10years now.
I did, or I am still doingactually'cause I still have a
full-time job.
Um, women services.
(04:12):
So I've always.
Dealt with women.
I did labor and delivery, andthen I did a little bit of high
risk, um, coordination.
And now I'm back on the floor ina hospital here in Texas, uh,
Texas children.
Um, and I'm in the women'spavilion.
I work with.
Basically it's like the ER of,um, for women.
And I love it.
(04:33):
I love that every day it's adifferent story.
It's, it's, it's a great placeto work.
But, um, I'm also DOA Dreamsfounder.
Uh, it's been truly a dream ofmine to create something that
represents our culture, thatrepresents me and my family.
i've also been really, reallypassionate about
eco-friendliness.
(04:54):
I think that's super importantto pass on to our children.
We only have one Earth and wehave to take care of it.
So part of Dulce Dreams, goal isnot just to represent our
culture, but also to kind ofsave our planet.
We're using bamboo fabrics.
And so bamboo essentially issomething that can be produced
(05:14):
very quickly.
It does not require a lot ofpesticides.
Um, so we're able to producethis in a manner that kind of
helps us with our earth, right,and keeps our earth, uh, nice
and clean for future generationsto be able to live in.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (05:32):
And we'll definitely talk about your
business because I think it isso important to share, Dulce
Dreams and, and I love thatintentionality that you have,
that it not only celebrates ourura, but it's also being
intentional with, beingeco-friendly, right.
And, and being careful with ourplanet and everything.
So how did Dulce Dreamsessentially become a reality?
(05:57):
Was it based on your experience,uh, with sleep because Dulce
Dreams is specifically like abamboo clothing line, but, uh,
for the most part your productsare pajamas.
And so I'm kind of curious ifthere's something tied in with,
with sleep and overall thewellbeing of, of ourselves.
squadcaster-gc28_1_ (06:21):
absolutely.
So it has everything to do withsleep.
Um, I have a daughter, she isgonna be three years old in a
few months.
I.
And when she was born, I mean,it was a whirlwind.
As, as we know, being a mom canbe overwhelming.
Um, I didn't have family here.
I live in Houston, and so all ofour family's from South Texas,
(06:42):
and it was a little hard for meto kind of, um, find myself and,
and find ways to care for me andfor the baby.
Um.
And also Luna had eczema.
Still has eczema.
And so we had to be veryconscientious about what types
of lotions we put on her, whattypes of soaps, what type of
clothing.
(07:02):
cause she could, uh, break outvery easily.
And so I started doing someresearch and I found bamboo.
Bamboo could be.
Uh, one of the, um, items thatwe could use on her safely that
I knew wasn't gonna irritate herskin.
But once I bought her some, Ibought some for myself, I was
like, okay, let's do a littlematching moment.
And, um, I fell in love.
(07:25):
I fell in love with the texture.
I fell in love with justeverything about it.
And so I started buying a lotmore and just kind of.
Spending a lot of money on it,if I'm being quite honest.
But I, the reason why I keptbuying more, especially for
myself, was because I foundmyself, being a lot more
comfortable at night.
(07:46):
I'm a hot sleeper, and thesePJs, they're breathable and so,
and they're thermo regulating.
So if you're a hot sleeper, itkeeps you nice and cool.
If you are, you like to be alittle bit warmer, it kind of
just makes you warmer.
So it works both ways.
And I was like, oh my gosh, thisis, this is great.
And so I started buying moreinto it and then I kind of.
(08:09):
I hit a point where I'm like,wait a minute.
I'm spending all this money onthis one product, which I love,
and I'll continue to do.
But I didn't see representationof our culture, right?
And I had this, this idea oflike, well, what, what if I
created my own line so that wecould use it and also share it
(08:29):
with the rest of the world?
And so we played around with theidea, my husband and I, and
we're like, you know, like we'veseen the benefits at home.
We've seen how well Luna sleepsin, we've seen the results on
her skin.
We've also seen the results onmyself and how I'm able to just
kind of sleep more comfortably.
Um, I was also pumping at thetime when she was born.
(08:50):
Um, and so it was just reallyeasy to like use those PJs and
be able to, to have a pumpingsession in the middle of the
night without beinguncomfortable.
And so we.
Toyed around with the idea andeventually it just kind of very
organically happened.
My husband, he's fantastic, gaveme the the floor and he's like,
(09:13):
listen, if this is somethingyou're passionate about, if this
is something that you wanna do,let's do it.
And so we started doing someresearch about.
How do I even do it?
Because I have never had anyexperience with the textile
industry or fashion industry,although it's always been a
passion of mine.
I've never done anything withit.
(09:34):
And so there had to be a lot ofresearch that came with that.
And so Dulce Dreams have truly.
Has been a project for at leastthree years since the baby was
born.
Um, just a whole year ofresearch and, um, trial and
error really, until we were ableto finalize sizing.
cause that was one of ourbiggest pieces was sizing.
(09:56):
We wanted to make sure that ourPJs were, were comfortable, but
they were also something thatyou could continue to use,
especially for the little ones.
I know price range.
Bamboo typically is moreexpensive than, you know,
something you can findelsewhere.
Uh, but I wanted to make surethat I was able to support that.
(10:18):
And it was because I am using,um, top bamboo companies that
are, produce our products.
I am, uh, providing you withlong lasting wear.
So our bamboo PJs, they're superstretchy.
So let's say you buy the threeto six months, they're probably
gonna last you up until nine,even like.
(10:38):
Depending on your kid, even likea year old.
Um, and so you are not having toconstantly buy more PJs.
It also has the double zipper,which also came into play for
those like sleeping times,right?
When you're like in the middleof the night, you're like, oh, I
gotta change the diaper.
You can easily zip from thebottom up.
(10:59):
Change that diaper, zip it backdown, and then you go back to
sleep.
You don't have to do the buttonsand all that.
So yes, it came in handy when wehad our baby and I was like, we
have to have that in our PJs.
Um, and so we, uh, were able tokind of put all of these things
together in our products to givepeople, um, an opportunity to
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represent their culture, butalso see the benefits of Bamboo
because I feel like.
Um, if you've never tried itbefore, you don't know what you
don't know, right?
And so we're slowly introducingthis to our family and our
friends and, you know, the restof the world out there through
social media.
Um, and so I.
(11:43):
Yeah, that's, that was a bigthing.
It was the sizing, it was the,all of these little pieces that
I wanted to include, um, forwomen.
Yes, yes.
And so I'm really excited toshare about the women part, the
women PJs.
'cause we have babies and wehave kids and we have women's,
women's eye.
Wanted to give an opportunityfor people to feel comfortable
(12:06):
in their clothes and feelconfident.
And so we have from extra smallall the way to three xl I.
You can.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091 (12:14):
That's
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-2 (12:15):
Yes.
I was like, I wanna beinclusive.
I want you to find your size andnot worry about, oh, like, you
know, they don't have, I can'tmatch with my kid because they
don't have my size.
We have'em all.
And you can mix and match thesets.
So that's why we sell separatesbecause you're not always the
same size on top that you are onthe bottom.
(12:36):
And so that was something reallyimportant for me to be able to
do.
So we,
jessica_1_05-31-2025_0911 (12:41):
gosh.
I love
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-2 (12:42):
yes.
Yes.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091 (12:45):
That's amazing.
Oh my gosh, you are literallyrevolutionizing this.
This, I think like not only areyou intentional about
representing our culture, butit's also you're being
intentional of like, you know,just being inclusive when it
comes to sizing and you're alsobeing intentional about the
planet, right?
About.
(13:06):
this piece of clothing canliterally last you months, uh,
specifically for
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-3 (13:11):
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (13:12):
I hate, I just hate that my kid
specifically, like when theywere babies, right?
Like, I hated that I had to getrid of these clothes because
they were only wearing them forlike two, I don't know, like 12
weeks, maybe
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (13:27):
Yeah.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (13:27):
um, or less.
And it breaks my heart justlike.
Getting rid of them.
And yes, you know, we've donatedand we've put them into good use
eventually.
But when you think aboutconsumerism and like how are we
really protecting the planet?
Like, I think that it is awesomethat these pajamas and these
pieces of clothing canessentially last you longer than
(13:49):
your traditional, um, way thatit's always been specifically
for little kids
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-2 (13:54):
Yes.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (13:55):
So, props to you.
You are doing somethingdifferent here.
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (13:58):
Thank you.
Thank you.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (14:01):
I see the different types of
patterns and everything, as itre represents our culture.
Like why do you think thatrepresentation is important to
you?
And specifically since you havea little one, how is it
important to you now as you'reraising, a child how can you
explain that to specifically amom who is looking into baby
clothes, but they're between thebig brand names that I'm not
(14:24):
even gonna mention versus like,uh, dreams.
This episode is brought to youby Dreams Organic Bamboo pajamas
that actually celebrate ourCultura.
You know how hard it is to findsleepwear that represents who we
are while also being practicalfor our families.
I've been searching forsomething like this forever, and
(14:48):
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squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-2 (16:30):
That I think that's a great question.
Um, it.
It was always something that myhusband and I knew even before
we had children that we wantedto incorporate in our parenting,
and it was making sure that ourchild felt proud and felt she
was heard and seen, and she wasno different in any other child.
Even more so, she was even morespecial because she has, you
(16:53):
know, she's bilingual and shehas two cultures that she can
incorporate in her own life.
So we wanted to make our brandsay that to others.
Say, wear this with.
Knowing that you arerepresenting yourself and your
culture and that you can spreadthat to your children.
(17:14):
You can, for example, we havethe print, and so I know that
that's a household game, and sowe wanted to be able to use that
and incorporated in our print sothat.
Maybe your child's never playedthat before.
Maybe your child doesn't knowwhat that is.
And so you can, you can sharethat culture and you can share
those memories, especially thosememories, uh, as you, as a child
(17:38):
playing maybe lotería at yourgrandma's.
And so being able to share thatwith your child.
the Lotería, print actually has,the print of the most iconic,
like call cards, I guess youcould say, but it has the name
in Spanish and so it also servesas like, you know, let's, maybe
if you're trying to incorporateSpanish more in your household,
(17:59):
you can start off by wearingreally cute PJs and kind of
going through those and youknow, what is this and, you
know, and so, um, we, I was veryintentional with that.
I wanted to, to use our platformuser, our PJs to.
I encourage people to share ourculture where their, with their
little ones.
(18:20):
Um, I realize not everybodyincorporates, um, language,
right?
Some people feel morecomfortable speaking English.
Some people feel, feel morecomfortable, Spanglish or
Spanish.
And so I wanted this to be aplatform for everybody no matter
what you spoke at home.
Um, I wanted this to.
Give you some nostalgia maybe.
(18:41):
'cause we do have the pan dulceone.
Um, our pan dulce is probablyour, our top seller to be
honest.
Um, but it's, it brings thosememories of you with maybe your
mom having a little cafecito andyour concha or your, you know,
whatever it is that was yourfavorite at the time.
(19:02):
And so we were very, veryintentional with our prints
because, because of that,because we wanted to make sure
that our generation is able toshare our memories and your
proudness, for a lack of abetter word, um, to your
children and so that they couldfeel the same and start building
that, um, since they're small.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (19:23):
I love the print.
It's just so colorful, like, sopositive.
Um, and it, it, like you said,it's nostalgic, you know, you
literally can connect to,patterns that are shown.
Like I.
as a Latina, right?
And as a consumer, I'm alwaysintentional of what I buy and
who I wanna support, you know?
And I think that it is time tojust like, us the consumers to
(19:47):
really be intentional of what wewanna, you know, purchase of
what we wanna consume.
Because being that US Latinasare the largest consumer in the
United
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-3 (19:56):
Mm-hmm.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (19:57):
We have that buying
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-3 (19:59):
Mm-hmm.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (19:59):
And what better way of supporting
small Latina owned businesseslike yours for that matter.
And I think because you arecreating something very unique
that has never been done.
Like I, I remember when I was,pregnant and I was searching for
like, like culturally relevantclothing for babies.
It was either.
(20:20):
The very traditional, likeembroidered like little
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (20:23):
Sure.
Yeah.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09111 (20:24):
cute and all, but they're not
squadcaster-gc28_1_0 (20:26):
Practical.
Right.
jessica_1_05-31-2025 (20:28):
Practical.
Yeah, and I wanted somethingcomfortable for my kids, but
unfortunately I didn't find it.
And now I have you, which I'mvery excited.
I'm definitely gonna shop around
squadcaster-gc28_1_ (20:37):
Absolutely.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (20:37):
And get some, and even for myself
too.
Because again, I think it's.
There's a lot of intentionalityhere, and what a better way to
support your business.
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (20:46):
thank you so much.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09111 (20:47):
That you did mention, how do we say
Dulce Dreams became sort of aninspiration, uh, out of your
daughter, but even for yourself,like you mentioned how bamboo
clothing really made you feelcomfortable and, overall your
quality of sleep became better.
And so can you tell us, I guesswe can, I don't know if there's
(21:07):
a way to connect the two, but ingeneral with like sleep, like.
How have you essentiallyrevolutionized even like your
sleep patterns and um, and yourdaughter's quality of sleep as
well.
Can you tell us a little bitmore about your story and
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (21:24):
Yeah, so I've always prioritized
sleep, like even before thebaby, right?
I've always prioritized my sleepbecause I am a person that if I
don't get enough sleep, I amcranky.
I am just not pleasant, right?
And so I knew that very early onthat I.
Wanted to incorporate that oncewe had a baby as early as we
(21:45):
could.
I know the first four weeks arevery, you know, you're learning
both baby and you are learningand, and things are flowing and
until you have your routine, andso Bamboo became part of that
routine very early on.
Um, we would start off with.
A bath, putting on ourcomfortable PJs, um, the bottle.
(22:09):
And then we did sleep training.
So once we were, she was oldenough to do that, and that was
about, we started about fourweeks, which is very, very
early.
Um, but eventually shetransitioned over to her own
bed, in her own room around fivemonths.
And so.
Bamboo and, and bamboo productsbecame like a comfort for her.
(22:32):
And so, yes, you're not sleepingin in our bedroom anymore, but
here's something to remind youthat you know what?
Mommy wears this.
You wear this and this is gonnakeep you company and Mommy's
right next door.
Right?
And so that kind of became partof our routine.
And now that she's older, weboth have our own kind of
(22:52):
routines.
It's really funny because she'sdefinitely thrived into.
Like her, what we call sleepmaxing moment like she, she, um,
so her routine looks a littlebit like we'll have, um, dinner,
we'll have bath time, we'll havea little bit of TV time.
She has her last milk, which ismore for comfort than anything.
(23:17):
Um, and then we'll read a book.
And we'll put on our PJs andthen we'll go into her, her
room.
And then she has like this, likeself-care routine.
She'll put on some lip gloss andthen she'll ask for Vix.
She's like a old lady.
She'll like rub Vicks on herchest and put some on her nose
(23:38):
and we'll have a little prayer.
And then, um, she typicallyasks, like, I ask her, who do
you wanna pray for tonight?
Right?
And she'll pick, sometimes it'sher teacher, sometimes it's
Pikachu, sometimes, you know.
And so, but we have this littleroutine that works really well
for us, and she's sound asleepby like 8, 8 30.
(24:00):
We're, we're pushing it at eight30.
Um, but that's kind of how weincorporated that into, into her
sleep.
Just number one thing wasroutine.
Number two was beingcomfortable.
Um, and that goes kind of forboth of us, like once she's
asleep, but then I typicallytake a shower, um, you know,
(24:22):
have dinner with my husband, andthen we have maybe an hour or
two hours to ourselves, which ishonestly, it's, it's wonderful.
Um, because.
We don't have a lot of help herein Houston.
We, like I mentioned earlier, wedon't have our parents or we
don't have siblings, and so wehad to carve time for ourselves.
(24:46):
As individuals, but also carvetime for us as a couple.
And so this one to two hoursbefore bed for us has been
wonderful.
We're able to kind of haveconversations that we probably
wouldn't have been able to ifshe was still up and running,
um, or wind down and watch amovie or watch a show or, you
(25:10):
know, what doom scroll, youknow, sometimes you just need,
you just need time.
To like unwind and, and time foryourself.
And so it, it's been really,really great, um, to be able to
set our routines very early onso that it can kind of continue
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through her childhood andhopefully even into her
adulthood.
Um, because it is so importantto, to have good sleep.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (25:39):
I love how you set that foundation
from the very beginning and, andto be honest, A lot of times,
like our community hesitates alot about around like sleep
training.
And I had a conversation, at aprevious episode with a sleep
training coach and just breakingsome of the myths that are
behind, sleep training.
(26:00):
And so I'm curious what kind ofmethod you use and how did you
break away from the myths thatyou grew up with?
Or kind of like the comments,right?
The unsolicited advice that weall
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-202 (26:11):
Oh yeah.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (26:12):
Um, how did you navigate that?
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-202 (26:14):
So we used, um, and this, I am not
in any way form or shapepromoting this one, but we, we
used Taking Cara Babies, um, andwe, it was a point in, in our,
like four weeks of having her athome that we were just.
So sleep deprived.
We had heard about this methodand we were like, you know what,
(26:36):
let's just try it.
Like, let's just see whathappens.
Um, I will say you have to bevery committed to the process,
um, because it is, it can bedifficult to know that your
child is crying and youintentionally aren't doing
anything a.
Not necessarily not doinganything about it, but you're
(26:58):
giving them space to figure itout.
Right?
And so that can be verydifficult and it can
essentially, or not essentially,but it can be extremely
difficult if you've grown up ina, in a family where like the
baby cries and you have to pickup the baby.
And, um, so it, I had to be veryintentional and I had to be
(27:21):
like, okay.
I am doing this for her, I'mdoing this for me, and this is
for it.
It's gonna benefit everybody.
At the end of the day, um, onceshe was fully trained, um, and
she was in her own room and, youknow, sleeping on her own, which
was very early on as well, itwas like five months.
(27:42):
So we started doing that when wewould travel to our in-laws or
we would travel to our parent,like my mom.
You, you got a lot of likenegative maybe comments about
like, why are you letting hersleep by herself or, um, it's so
early because at that time shewas probably asleep by like 6
(28:05):
50, 7 o'clock'cause she was ababy.
Um, and you, I, we had toeducate our family and our
friends at Kay.
Like, this is actually.
Pretty normal.
Pretty, and, and it's actuallyhealthy, right?
Um, and so it was a little hardto have these conversations with
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our family because typicallygatherings in our culture start
around six to seven.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_0911 (28:32):
Yeah.
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-20 (28:33):
And so people would come over,
they're like, where's the baby?
And I'm like, yeah, she'sasleep.
Like, sorry.
You missed her.
Um, so that was a little hardto, have people understand, but
now she's three.
Now we've pushed it, you know,as she grew up and she needed
less sleep.
so She's, able to kind of hangout now, a little bit, but we
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still respect our routine and,and everybody does too.
At, by now, everybody knows, oh,it's time for Luna to go to bed.
but it was a little hard tobreak that cycle and break those
barriers that we, we didn't evenknow we had until we were forced
to break them.
But it's worked really well forus and I encourage, if there's
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any mom out there that'sthinking about it or you know,
wants to know more, do yourresearch.
First and foremost, do whatworks best for you, but.
Like we had this conversationoffline.
Put yourself first, right?
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09 (29:31):
Mm-hmm.
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-3 (29:32):
They're gonna cry.
They're gonna get over it.
Then eventually it's gonna justbecome part of that routine and
you're gonna buy yourself a fewhours for yourself and your
spouse or maybe for your olderchildren.
So it's definitely beneficial.
But it is hard because of ourbackground.
I think it's even harder becausewe are having to break those
cycles.
(29:52):
But do it, you got this.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09111 (29:55):
Yes, yes.
No, absolutely.
And I think that as modernLatina moms right, who are in
this, uh, different generation,I definitely hear a lot how,
know, we oftentimes prioritizeourselves when it comes to any
activity that.
You know, that is during theday.
But then with sleepspecifically, I think we don't
(30:19):
often, A, we don't talk about itlike how much or lack of sleep
we have, b, I don't think thatthat is usually a priority, um,
unless I.
You, you, you've always beenintentional.
You've always been intentionalwith sleep.
So like you obviously carriedthat on prior to becoming a mom,
which is great.
(30:40):
But I think that oftentimes,like even for myself, like I've
definitely lost thatprioritization of like sleep.
And so I wonder how can we putourselves first when it comes to
sleep specifically because wecan, have navigated how we can
put ourselves to like, you know.
(31:01):
Um, go to the gym, right?
Or how we can take care of ournutrition and all this stuff.
But when it comes to sleep,which is so fundamental, um,
yeah, like can you just give us,some data or any information
like, and first of all, you've,you've mentioned sleep hygiene,
like what is that, first of all?
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (31:20):
Yeah, I, it's so funny that you bring
this up'cause I was just doingsome research not too long ago
and the data does not lie.
It, um, okay, so sleep hygiene.
It, the word hygiene, you thinklike taking a shower, brushing
your teeth, but sleep also hasthat, and it's just like
(31:40):
building a routine, um,concentrating on the amount and
quality of sleep that you geteach night.
It's very interesting to see.
Women from age 35 to 44 aregetting the, the least amount of
sleep statistically.
And if you think about it, thoseare the, those are the moms,
(32:02):
right?
Those are the, the middle moms,the ones that have those either
toddlers to like early highschoolers, and you're out,
you're doing projects at night.
You have baseball, you have allof these sports, you have last
minute projects, right?
And so these moms are the onesthat are lacking.
The most sleep, but they're theones that need it the most
(32:23):
because you need to beenergized, you need to recharge
in order to be a hundred percentthe next day.
so kind of doing a, a self scanand seeing, okay, like, am I
eating what I'm supposed to beeating?
Am I drinking enough water?
Why am I still for, for me?
And I'll tell you that.
That was another way I realizedlike, I, we need to maybe look
(32:47):
into sleep training was I wasdrained.
I, and I could, at that point Iwas like, I don't know that this
is just the newborn stage.
I think there's more to it.
Um, I was moody all the time.
I was tired all the time andeven if I slept through the day,
like when she would nap, I wouldnap as well.
(33:07):
It was still not enough.
And so I did a, a little bit of,of.
inward look.
And I was like, okay, what am Imissing here?
Because at that point I wastrying to eat healthy'cause I
was breastfeeding and I wasdoing all the things and it came
down to sleep and it came downto the fact that I wasn't
getting enough sleep and so Iwasn't functioning at a, my a
hundred percent that I wanted tobe.
(33:28):
I think you have to beintentional in that and, and
make sure that you prioritizethis one thing that maybe.
In our early twenties, in ourteen years, we, we could
function without, or we couldfunction with very little.
But
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091 (33:44):
Right.
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-20 (33:45):
now studies have shown that women
need at least seven to ninehours of sleep, which is a lot.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09111 (33:53):
Wow.
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-2025 (33:54):
A lot of sleep.
Um, and so it, we just have tothe word again, intentional
about that because.
Otherwise, if you don't putyourself first, no one else's.
So you, you know, just
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091 (34:08):
Right.
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (34:09):
gotta look inward, gotta do the
checklist.
Am I eating, am I drinking it?
What am I missing?
And it's probably gonna besleep.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_0911 (34:17):
Yeah.
Yeah.
And again, that's usually notthe first thing that
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-20 (34:21):
Not at all.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (34:22):
And when you think about, I mean,
sleep is really connected to ourstress levels, our hormones.
Like there's a lot of thingsthat are interconnected if we
don't sleep enough.
And especially during those agesof like 35 to 45, like those are
crucial years because that'swhen we go into this.
New phase of like perimenopause,and that is becoming such a hot
(34:44):
topic right now.
But, if we want to at leasttrying to avoid some of those
symptoms, it, it, it all has tofall back into like the root
cause and sometimes it can bethe lack of sleep that we all
have.
I'm glad that you, you mentionedthis and, and again, it's all
tied in with, you know, sleeptraining, right?
(35:06):
And.
How you're really taking care ofyourself, how you're
prioritizing on yourself,because at the end of the day,
you know, I, I believe that ifwe wanna be present moms.
We should also be taking care of
squadcaster-gc28_1_ (35:19):
Absolutely.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (35:20):
and our sleep.
And so what is, one key tip thatyou wanna share with our mamas
here on the podcast, andespecially through your
experience as a nurse and anentrepreneur?
A lot of times, and even formyself, and I'll be guilty with
this, I feel like I don't haveenough time during the day where
(35:40):
then I sacrifice my sleep sothat I can get the things.
Done.
being that you're a busy mom,like what is some tip or
inspiration or anything that youwanna share to a mom that
oftentimes does struggle to findthe time during the day and,
then doesn't sleep enoughbecause of that?
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (35:59):
Okay, so that's a really good question
that I had.
I, I still to this day strugglewith, um, clean cleaning the
house.
Right?
We, again, our background.
We love to clean.
We love because it's, it's likea sign of like how well kept
(36:20):
your life is.
You know, if some, someone comesover and you're like, oh wow,
everything's so clean, girl.
No, like, prioritize yourself ifyou're staying up at night
because you're washing dishes,because you're vacuuming, just.
No one cares.
Like, no one cares.
Go to sleep.
Get some rest.
(36:41):
If you must wake up early, do itin the morning.
But like, do not let ouringrained, um, ideology of like,
your house has to be immaculate.
Your house has to be cleaned.
If I take this down.
No.
Um, it's a hot mess back there.
(37:01):
So, you know, it, uh, this, ourgeneration just needs to be
comfortable in that needs to becomfortable in the mess that we,
that we are because we we're in,in it together, and we are all
raising small children.
And truly, honestly, we all knowour houses are not immaculate
and we just need to get over it.
(37:23):
Get over it.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09111 (37:24):
Yep.
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-2 (37:25):
some sleep, do it tomorrow, do it the
next day.
It's gonna be fine.
And I still to this day,struggle with that.
My husband's like, evenyesterday I made a comment,
like, my husband's like, oh,every two weeks you come, every
two weeks.
I know it's coming.
I'm like, it's ingrained in ourbrain that our houses have to
(37:46):
look a certain way, butprioritize you and your children
in your sleep.
And the house comes later.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091 (37:56):
Right, right.
I'm so glad you mentioned this.
I'm so glad because I.
Yeah, there's a lot of thingsthat we need to unlearn and
relearn.
And one of this is just one ofthe, the, the topics, right?
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-202 (38:10):
I,
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09 (38:10):
affects just like our overall wellbeing.
And I know that it gives usanxiety.
I understand, like, know, andagain, like if we have the
means, we could possibly get
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (38:19):
yeah.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09111 (38:19):
Like that's what I did for quite
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (38:21):
Yeah, absolutely.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09 (38:22):
Before, you know, quitting my nine to
five, like, I, I definitely hada cleaning person and it was the
best decision I've
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (38:30):
Yeah.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (38:31):
And I, again, it all depends on what
you wanna prioritize, right?
And.
that way we wouldn't likecomplain like, oh my gosh, I'm
so tired, I'm so sleepy.
I'm so grd, I'm so like, youknow, I'm overstimulated.
I am all of these negativethings that oftentimes we feel.
And that is because of theeffect of not having
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (38:53):
Yeah, it's all kind of coming back,
you know, circle like, you know,why am I feeling like this?
My house is dirty.
I haven't slept.
Oh, you know, it's, it allreally, truly is a full circle.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (39:05):
Ah, yes, yes.
It's such a struggle, but thereare definitely ways to alleviate
that and to break away from someof those generational
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-2 (39:15):
Yes,
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09 (39:16):
brought up.
And so, no, I'm really glad thatyou mentioned this.
So when it comes to yourbusiness, what is one of the big
challenge transitioning fromjust like solely nursing to now
entrepreneurship, and now you'redoing both.
Like how, how are you doingthis?
Like, and again, with, thisessence of sleep?
(39:40):
I mean, I, I know that you didmention how like cleaning the
house is not a big priority foryou, right?
I mean, not that I'm sayingthat.
No, but like there's differentpriorities, right?
And I totally respect that.
But in terms of balancing itall, like do you have any wisdom
to share to the mamás out
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-202 (40:00):
Oh man, I think I'm in a unique
situation because I'm a nurseand so it's only three days a
week and I have, you know, allthe other days of the week to
kind of put my energy into this.
Um, my baby does go to daycare,so I do have that extra support,
so I know I'm in like a very,different position that maybe
(40:22):
other moms don't find themselveswith a nine to five, or kids
that don't, don't necessarily goto daycare.
but truly, honestly, if, ifyou're passionate about
something, if you have, thecourage because it does take a
lot of courage to, to.
Start your own business.
It's scary.
It really is.
Um,
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09 (40:42):
Mm-hmm.
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (40:43):
start where you start.
Like it doesn't, it doesn'tmatter, but if you don't start,
it's never gonna happen.
I learned very early on that youhave to knock on all of doors.
Like you have to make your ownpath.
No one's gonna do it for you.
No one's gonna go out there andhold your hand and walk you
through it.
That's not gonna happen.
(41:03):
And if you think that's gonnahappen.
It might, you might be one ofthose lucky ones, but for the
most part, you have to, you haveto start somewhere and you have
to be inspired, by your own,like wants, right?
Like you have to be your owninspiration and you have to go
out there and, and do ityourself.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09 (41:27):
Mm-hmm.
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-2 (41:32):
very intentional.
Again, that word, I feel likeit's the word of the day.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_0911 (41:36):
Yeah.
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-20 (41:37):
Um, you have to just be very
intentional and, and putyourself out there.
Like, that's how we connected.
I, you know, I was just tryingto find doors to knock on and I
found you and I knocked on thedoor, and here we are, but you
just, you have to.
Open your own doors.
And if they say no, that's theworst thing that can happen is a
(41:58):
no.
And then what happens?
You move on and you knock on thenext door.
And if anything, it just givesyou that more, much more power,
that more, much more energy tocontinue your journey until you
find that door that does open.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (42:13):
Mm.
and I think this can definitelybe applicable to things in life.
Not necessarily starting yourown business, it's just a matter
of.
Sometimes we have to push ourown buttons to do
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-3 (42:26):
Mm-hmm.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_0911 (42:27):
this, and I know that, you know.
From a cultural perspective andeven societal perspective.
Like I, I think women havealways been told to be quiet, to
comply, you know, and all thisstuff.
But it's like, no, like we, wehave to have that empowerment to
just like move forward and likeyou said, just like, uh, knock
on every door and you never knowwho will welcome you.
(42:48):
And so I think that's, that'skey.
So thank you for sharing
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (42:52):
Yeah.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_0911 (42:54):
Yeah.
And so I have one last questionthat I ask our mommies on the
show, and this is one I did not
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (43:02):
Yeah.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_09111 (43:03):
have you prepare
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (43:03):
Okay.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (43:06):
How are you redefining madrehood?
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-2 (43:09):
Ooh.
Oh.
I'm making my own rules and I'm,I'm breaking those cycles.
Um, I think, again, in mysituation, because I don't live
with family around, it's a loteasier to do that.
because you don't have thatperson in your ear telling you,
you have to do it this way, youhave to do it that way.
(43:31):
But if you can't get away and ifyou live next to your mom, um,
just, it's a new generation.
It's a new generation of momsand we have to find ourselves
and we have to be empowered and.
You just breaking those cyclesis, is so important as, as easy
(43:55):
as not washing dishes, right?
And you have to start as littleas that.
And then, you know, come up withyour own way of living, your own
routines.
What works for you, what worksfor your husband, not what works
for your mom or yourmother-in-law or your sister.
It's what works for you and yourfamily.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (44:17):
Oh, love it.
So take this as a sign.
Find something that works foryou and I love it.
We'll definitely end with that.
But before we wrap upofficially, Angela, can you
share with our audience wherethey can find you, Dulce Dreams,
(44:37):
any way that they can, connect
squadcaster-gc28_1_ (44:39):
Absolutely.
So our website isshopdulcedreams.com.
Um, but you can find us onInstagram, on TikTok and on
Facebook.
DOA Dreams Clothing is ourhashtag or our, um, username for
all of those sites.
And because I'm a guest here andI've loved this podcast so much,
(45:01):
I have created a promotion or alittle discount for all of your
listeners.
Um, it's gonna be VLM20 for 20%off your entire purchase, and if
you,, hit$75, you get freeshipping.
So you can combine that as well
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (45:20):
Oh my gosh.
Thank you so much.
I'll make sure to add yourwebsite, social media handles,
and the discount code as well inthe show notes.
I could see you
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-20 (45:31):
Oh, thank you.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (45:32):
you grow even more.
And so
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31- (45:34):
Thank you.
Thank you.
jessica_1_05-31-2025_091119 (45:35):
I know it, like you said, it was
like three years in the makingand I'm so glad that now it's
come to fruition.
And I, and again, for those ofyou listening as Latinas, we
have that buying power.
And what better way to support aLatina owned business that is
very intentional, going back tothat word, very intentional.
not just clothing, but ourculture and our environment.
(45:58):
I love how like relevant theyare for us, Latinas and Latinos
in, in this community.
And so thank you.
Thank
squadcaster-gc28_1_05-31-20 (46:05):
No, thank you again for giving me
the platform and the time toshare our story with you guys.
Thank you so much.
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