Beyond the Bump

For this episode of our Newborn Mini Series, The First 365, we speak to Hailey O’Neill, paediatric doctor, to ask what are the TOP 5 things all new parents should know about paediatric health and wellbeing in the first year of life. With experience in developmental and general paediatrics, paediatric emergency medicine and neonatal intensive care, Hailey offers us information, reassurance and tips to care for our new family’s wellbeing. We discuss…

The importance of maternal mental health for the whole family’s wellbeing

Building a village and network of support for postpartum

Mother’s Groups and having other mums on your team

Safe sleep and co-sleeping… without the fear!

Mistaking normal infant behaviour for a medical problem

Crying, colic, vomit and reflux

No one has the perfect baby

There is no such thing as bad habits

What actually matters developmentally and what is a red flag? 

What are common baby illnesses and what are red flags? 

Links mentioned:

Red Nose Safer Co-sleeping guide

Raising Children Network

Pregnancy Birth and Baby

Red Nose Australia

This episode is proudly sponsored by Bonds, the brand that's been dressing little ones for generations. 

Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@londonxboston) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

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For this episode, we DO have time for a big chat with Kate Reeves AKA Revz, co-host of the podcast We Don’t Have Time For This. We catch up on life in general and ask how love, divorce and dating as a mum of two is going for her. We discuss..

Raising a tween son as a single mum

Parenting tween sons vs tween daughters

Theatre kids and the We Don’t Have Time For This live show extravaganzas 

Going through a divorce at 36 when you have children

The legality of divorce and reality of co-parenting

What is dating like when you have kids? 

Dating younger men, older men, all the men! What are the differences?

How do you know if they’re The One?

How Revz met her partner

Long distance relationships

Does everyone have a One or can this love come around more than once?

Links mentioned:

Follow Revz here

Find tickets for the We Don't Have Time For This live show here 

Check out We Don’t Have Time For This

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Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@londonxboston) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

Come say hey over on
Instagram @beyondthebump.podcast
TikTok @beyondthebumppodcast
Facebook - Beyond the Bump Community Chats group 

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If you’d love to partner with the podcast, send us an episode idea or find out more, you can over here. 

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For this Bumpie Group Chat, we agree there is never a right time to see an unsolicited p*nis, wonder if our dance moves are daggy and ask how Sophie ended up in the algorithm of stale, pale white males. We discuss…

Sophie said yes to an impromptu primary school disco 

The Mum Jig - are we daggy dancers now?

The rollercoaster of teenagers (and a sneaky TikTok)

Sophie ended up on the gross side of the algorithm

Dumb phones and technology disconnect

Sexualisation in music videos and explaining it to kids

Your kids see an inappropriate scene when you’re watching a movie - what do you do?

Gasbagging, teabagging - same, same?

This episode is proudly sponsored by Bonds. Check out their Wonder Sleep sleeping bags at bonds.com.au or in-store now! 

Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@londonxboston) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

Come say hey over on
Instagram @beyondthebump.podcast
TikTok @beyondthebumppodcast
Facebook - Beyond the Bump Community Chats group 

Sign up to our monthly newsletter here for BTS, recommendations, outfits and more.

If you’d love to partner with the podcast, send us an episode idea or find out more, you can over here. 

We couldn’t do this without you, Bumpies. If you’re liking what you’re hearing, we’d love it if you could send us to a mama mate or leave a 5 star review.

For this episode of our Newborn Mini Series, The First 365, we speak to Renee Jennings, a dietitian, mum of two and women’s health nutrition expert, to ask what are the TOP 5 things all new parents should know about postpartum nutrition. Renee cuts through the noise of the nutrition world to give us research-backed, bite-sized (pun intended) facts and tips for newborn mums. We discuss…

Focusing on eating enough rather than eating ‘perfectly’

The huge nutrient requirements needed to heal and nurture our bodies and babies

Easy ideas for nutritious snacks and ways to boost nutrients in meals

Postpartum is not the season for weightloss

Does breastfeeding make you lose weight?

The importance of supplements when you’re postpartum

Postpartum depletion

How do you know if you are depleted?

Ask for help if you’re not feeling well

Moving from deficient to within range to optimal

Is protein over-hyped? 

The power of fibre

Links mentioned:

Get Renee’s book, Nurture the Seed

Book a consultation with Renee here

This episode and The First 365 Newborn Mini Series is proudly sponsored by Bonds, the brand that's been dressing little ones for generations. 

Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@londonxboston) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

Come say hey over on
Instagram @beyondthebump.podcast
TikTok @beyondthebumppodcast
Facebook - Beyond the Bump Community Chats group 

Sign up to our monthly newsletter here for BTS, recommendations, outfits and more.

If you’d love to partner with the podcast, send us an episode idea or find out more, you can over here. 

We couldn’t do this without you, Bumpies. If you’re liking what you’re hearing, we’d love it if you could send us to a mama mate or leave a 5 star review.

Boarding school might seem like a mysterious schooling option - maybe you wondered about it, fantasised about it or your parents threatened you with it! We speak to the hilarious and wise Amanda Ferrari who shares her journey marrying into a farming family, raising children in rural Australia and her family’s boarding school experience. Through her work with The Boarding School Collective, she is breaking down barriers and connecting schools with families. In this fantastic chat, we discuss…

How Amanda ended up in a rural town married to a farmer 

From friends with benefits to an unexpected pregnancy

Premature labour, solitary confinement and giving birth to twins alone

Being married to a farmer who is wedded to the land

Finding small glimmers in the depths of depression 

Why do people choose boarding schools? 

The grief and emotion in sending children to boarding school

The Boarding School Collective connects schools with families to educate and familiarise families who have a lot of questions

“It’s okay to move schools if your child needs it” 

What does a boarding school provide? 

The highs and lows of boarding school

Amanda’s perimenopause and menopause experience

Trying HRT, mental health and the importance of mindset and humour 

Links mentioned:

Listen to Amanda’s podcast Letters from Home

Find out more at @theboardingschoolcollective or our website

This episode is proudly sponsored by iL Tutto and their brand new Henry Plus Electric Recliner and Glider at iltutto.com.au 

 

Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@londonxboston) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

Come say hey over on
Instagram @beyondthebump.podcast
TikTok @beyondthebumppodcast
Facebook - Beyond the Bump Community Chats group 

Sign up to our monthly newsletter here for BTS, recommendations, outfits and more.

If you’d love to partner with the podcast, send us an episode idea or find out more, you can over here. 

We couldn’t do this without you, Bumpies. If you’re liking what you’re hearing, we’d love it if you could send us to a mama mate or leave a 5 star review.