About Exes & Babies
Pictured: Adama, Dior’s dad (left), Dior (middle), Sydney, Dior’s mom (right)
Exes & Babies is on a mission
Exes & Babies is a modern co-parenting platform dedicated to helping families build healthier, more intentional relationships after separation. We are on a mission to make co-parenting synonymous with fulfilling teamwork.
Our mission:
Exes & Babies uplifts and up-levels the co-parenting community to inspire positive relationships within blended families.
We believe co-parenting isn’t one-size-fits-all.
Families exist across a spectrum — from collaborative teams to high-conflict dynamics — and each deserves tools, guidance, and support that meet them where they are.
Through education, coaching, community, and real conversations on our podcast, Exes & Babies helps co-parents:
Strengthen communication
Create clear boundaries
Develop shared guiding principles
Reduce conflict and stress for children
Build stability within blended family systems
At its core, Exes & Babies is about turning uncertainty into clarity and helping families move forward with intention.
Our Founder and Coach
I created Exes & Babies from lived experience.
Dior and children like him are the reason I care so deeply about this work. Watching him grow into himself is one of the greatest joys and responsibilities of my life, and I take immense pride in raising him with intention, stability, and care.
It’s what fuels my commitment to helping families build environments where children don’t just cope — they thrive.
For eight years, my son’s father and I co-parented as a collaborative team we called Team Dior, grounded in shared values and a commitment to raising a happy, whole child. When our dynamic later shifted, I learned how to navigate a very different reality — one that required stronger boundaries, new tools, and deeper resilience.
Today, I combine that lived experience with my work as a Certified Co-Active Professional Coach (CPCC) to support co-parents across the spectrum — from collaborative teams to high-conflict dynamics — helping them create personalized frameworks that prioritize their children and their peace.
Exes & Babies exists because children deserve parents who are supported, informed, and empowered — and because I know firsthand the strength it takes to protect what matters most.
With so much love,
Sydney Swonigan, CPCC
CEO & Co-Parent Coach, Exes & Babies