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Jersey Shore<\/span><\/i><\/a> stars <\/span>Jenni \u201cJWoww\u201d Farley<\/b><\/a> and <\/span>Nicole \u201cSnooki\u201d Polizzi<\/b><\/a> open about about sharing parenting advice with costar <\/span>Sam \u201cSammi Sweetheart\u201d Giancola<\/b><\/a> amid her pregnancy with baby No. 1 during an exclusive interview with <\/span>Life & Style<\/span><\/i>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe always say, like, we don\u2019t want to give unsolicited advice,\u201d Jenni, 40, tells Life & Style while promoting season 8 of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation<\/em>. \u201cI hated that when I was pregnant and had children.\u201d<\/p>\n Nicole, 37, agrees with Jenni\u2019s stance<\/a> on not sharing unsolicited advice, while they both say they\u2019re happy to share insight with Sammi, 38, if she ever comes to them with questions.<\/p>\n \u201cSo when you need something, we will be there for you,\u201d Jenni says.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, costar Mike \u201cThe Situation\u201d Sorrentino<\/b><\/a> shares his parenting advice for Sammi and her fianc\u00e9,<\/span> Justin May<\/b>, while exclusively speaking with <\/span>Life & Style<\/span><\/i>.<\/p>\n \u201cHold on. It\u2019s a ride and it goes by fast. But it\u2019s the best ride you\u2019ll ever be on<\/a> and it\u2019s the hardest job you\u2019ll ever do,\u201d Mike, 42, says. \u201cBut it\u2019s the most rewarding one. Being a parent for me, it feels like I\u2019ve found my purpose in life.\u201d<\/p>\n Jenni shares kids Meilani, 10, and Greyson, 9<\/span><\/a>, with ex-husband <\/span>Roger Mathews<\/b>, while Nicole is the mother to kids Lorenzo, 11, Giovanna, 9, and Angelo, 4, with husband <\/span>Jionni LaValle<\/b>. Meanwhile, Mike shares kids Romeo, 2, Mia Bella, 22 months, and Luna Lucia, 10 months, with his wife, <\/span>Lauren Sorrentino<\/b>.<\/p>\n Sammi announced that she and Justin are expecting their first child together in February, revealing that she\u2019s due in August.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter struggling through years of infertility, this is the absolute greatest blessing we could ever possibly ask for!\u201d she wrote via Instagram<\/a> at the time. \u201cWe are so thrilled to finally be able to share the news of our little miracle with you all! Our hearts have never been so full of love, we can\u2019t wait to meet you baby!\u201d<\/p>\n Three months later, Sammi and Justin revealed the sex of their baby. The couple had a gender reveal at Seaside Boardwalk with the rest of her Jersey Shore: Family Vacation<\/em> cast mates, where everyone learned that the couple is expecting a boy.<\/p>\n Sammi Giancola, Jenni Farley, Nicole Polizzi<\/p>\n <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just so iconic because me and my roommates, we\u2019ve basically grew up here in Seaside and also me and Justin met here in Seaside,\u201d Sammi told People<\/em><\/a> about the gender reveal. \u201cIt\u2019s just very sentimental, meaningful all around.\u201d<\/p>\n While she said she \u201chad a feeling\u201d that they were expecting a boy, Sammi said that she and Justin are \u201cjust happy to have a healthy baby.\u201d She continued, \u201cWe didn\u2019t care about gender at all, but we kind of had a feeling what it was.\u201d<\/p>\n Prior to her pregnancy announcement, Sammi exclusively spoke to Life & Style<\/span><\/i> about <\/span>why she wanted to open up about her IVF journey<\/span><\/a> on the show. \u201cI couldn\u2019t hide it. It was like, I just came back to the show, but I\u2019m going through this and it was like, I don\u2019t wanna leave the show again and step back from it when I just came back,\u201d she said in September 2024. \u201cSo it was actually a really hard decision to make.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBut I\u2019ve learned through this whole process that by talking about it more, it makes it a little bit more easier to go through,\u201d she continued. \u201cMaybe [it] will help other people relate or maybe somebody else is going through a similar situation.\u201d<\/p>\n