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A podcast dedicated to the beauty and brutality of new parenthood - because giving birth is the beginning, but postpartum is forever. Created by postpartum doula Naomi Chrisoulakis, each week she chats to women about their postpartum experiences and asks experts to share their wisdom.
Episode | Date |
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02 | Amy Carmody: "Postpartum taught me I can do hard things"
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Apr 22, 2024 |
01 | Babywearing 101 - Brooke Maree's top tips
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Apr 07, 2024 |
13 | #summerseries: Anger, unmet needs and modern mothering, with Yara Heary
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Mar 24, 2024 |
12 | #summerseries: Top breastfeeding and sleep tips from Dr Eliza Hannam
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Mar 21, 2024 |
11 | #summerseries: Keeping your relationship strong in postpartum, with Elly Taylor
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Mar 12, 2024 |
10 | #summerseries: What my second first 40 days taught me
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Feb 25, 2024 |
09 | #summerseries: Lily Nichols' unorthodox nutrition advice
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Feb 18, 2024 |
08 | #summerseries: How to prep financially for a baby, with Rebecca Pritchard
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Feb 11, 2024 |
07 | #summerseries: Mum rage and going from one to two, with Lael Stone
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Feb 04, 2024 |
06 | #summerseries: Creativity and motherhood, with Jessica Chapnik Kahn
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Jan 29, 2024 |
05 | #summerseries: Leigh Campbell on perinatal anxiety, relationship changes and heartbreak
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Jan 21, 2024 |
04 | #summerseries: Is bedsharing dangerous? The evidence that might surprise you
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Jan 14, 2024 |
03 | #summerseries: NICU, newborn surgery and new beginnings - Sophie Gleitzman's story
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Jan 06, 2024 |
02 | #summerseries: Core & Floor Restore's Bernadette on healing your pelvic floor
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Jan 01, 2024 |
01 | #summerseries My Story
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Dec 27, 2023 |
20 | On becoming a mother when you're motherless, with Ali Heppell
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Dec 18, 2023 |
19 | How a doctor found her own way during postpartum, with traditional Chinese & Western medicine, with Dr Kristal Lau
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Dec 06, 2023 |
18 | Postpartum mental health, with PANDA's Julie Borninkhof
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Nov 13, 2023 |
17 | Supporting loved ones through pregnancy and infant loss, with Rowie Davies
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Oct 29, 2023 |
16 | Weaving pleasure into mothering, with Regan Figg
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Oct 22, 2023 |
15 | Complicated & conflicting emotions, and holding them in postpartum, with Mazz Napier
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Oct 09, 2023 |
14 | Babies and sleep: what is biologically normal? With Dr Amber Hart
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Sep 26, 2023 |
13 | Postpartum curve balls + planning for a break when business is booming, with Anna Lahey
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Sep 10, 2023 |
12 | What you need to know about your first week postpartum, with midwife Beth Ryan
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Aug 20, 2023 |
11 | Parenthood and intimate relationships - how the eff do we make it work? With Leonie Akhidenor
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Aug 07, 2023 |
10 | Business, babies and birthing a new identity, with Rachael Rose
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Jul 23, 2023 |
09 | Hip dysplasia, tongue tie, triple feeding, intolerances and joy: Dani Potter's postpartums
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Jul 09, 2023 |
08 | Returning to paid work after baby, with career coach Lily Eid
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Jun 25, 2023 |
07 | Friendship breakups, food and relationships in postpartum, with Jessica Prescott
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Jun 11, 2023 |
06 | Top tips for supporting baby and kid immune health, with naturopath Claire Luckman
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May 21, 2023 |
05 | Building a business as a postpartum doula, with Sami Stewart
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May 07, 2023 |
04 | Weaning my son, and how it went!
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Apr 30, 2023 |
03 | How to help your hormones after having a baby, with Madeline Mackinnon
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Apr 23, 2023 |
02 | The truth about baby brain with Dr Bridget Callaghan
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Apr 16, 2023 |
1. Nathalie: gestational diabetes, postpartum pre-eclampsia, hospital birth & home birth, and going from one child to two
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Apr 02, 2023 |
What I Wish I'd Known: Baby Sleep
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Dec 09, 2022 |
What I Wish I'd Known: Friendships
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Nov 04, 2022 |
What I Wish I'd Known: The Mental Load
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Oct 28, 2022 |
What I Wish I'd Known: BREASTFEEDING
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Oct 17, 2022 |
10 | Mum rage, meeting your own needs, triggers and more, with perinatal psychologist Yara Heary
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Jun 19, 2022 |
09 | Going from one child to two, with Rose Ricketson
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Jun 12, 2022 |
08 | Nat Rolland on FIFO parenting, exclusive pumping and calling the shots in motherhood
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Jun 05, 2022 |
07 | Anna Cusack: building community, following your instinct and making motherhood work
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May 29, 2022 |
06 | Pelvic floor 101: Katherine Baquie on how to protect yourself from pregnancy through to postpartum
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May 23, 2022 |
05 | Alice Godfree, the lawyer whose postpartum inspired a career change
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May 15, 2022 |
04 | Leah Williams: finding your own way in birth, postpartum and motherhood
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May 08, 2022 |
03 | Top breastfeeding and baby sleep tips from IBCLC & GP Dr Eliza Hannam
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Apr 25, 2022 |
02 | Jodi Wilson: on packing up a house during postpartum to live in a caravan, and living simply when life is full
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Apr 17, 2022 |
01 | Keira Rumble: Birth after infertility, postpartum while launching a new business and everything in between
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Apr 11, 2022 |
Life--and season 3--update!
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Apr 06, 2022 |
10 | What is going ON with modern motherhood? With Dr Sophie Brock
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Oct 10, 2021 |
09 | An intro to going low tox with a little one, with Alexx Stuart
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Oct 04, 2021 |
08 | Body image, bounce-back culture and the sane way to get fit and healthy, with Lyndi Cohen
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Sep 26, 2021 |
07 | Big feelings, boundaries, siblings and mother rage - the Aware Parenting approach, with Lael Stone
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Sep 19, 2021 |
06 | How one woman found her voice while navigating NICU and special care, with Bec Mackey
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Sep 11, 2021 |
05 | Breastfeeding, sleep, and why "lazy" parenting works, with Pinky McKay
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Sep 05, 2021 |
04 | Multigenerational, blended households and postpartum nutrition without the pressure, with Megan van Genderen
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Aug 29, 2021 |
03 | Birth as a rite of passage, parenting as a spiritual practice, with Julie Tenner
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Aug 22, 2021 |
02 | How Chinese medicine influenced a first time mum's postpartum, with Kate Thomson
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Aug 15, 2021 |
01 | How to keep your relationship strong and connected in postpartum, with Elly Taylor
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Aug 07, 2021 |
Guess what's coming?
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Aug 05, 2021 |
87 | Season 2 coming soon + a little life update from me
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Apr 11, 2021 |
86 | "I wanted my baby born into an Aboriginal context" - Bridget Brennan on Indigenous maternal care, grief, and birth during COVID
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Mar 28, 2021 |
85 | Siblings and babies and big feelings, oh my! With respectful parenting coach Alex Emms
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Mar 14, 2021 |
84 | "The body keeps the score" - Jess, on sexual trauma, PNDA and conquering her past
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Mar 07, 2021 |
83 | "My postpartum transformed me" - Mel Richardson
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Feb 28, 2021 |
82 | Starting solids with Boob to Food's Luka McCabe
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Feb 21, 2021 |
81 | "I felt like I'd failed as a mother" - Kate Hassett
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Feb 07, 2021 |
80 | Sleep and reflux myth busting with Dr Howard Chilton
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Jan 31, 2021 |
79 | "The second time, I allowed everyone to do everything for me" - Gabby Woodward
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Jan 18, 2021 |
78 | "We kept things simple and supported" - Rosie Ricketson on her positive postpartum
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Jan 03, 2021 |
77 | Postnatal depletion: the signs, symptoms and how to get it sorted, with naturopath Kate Harrison
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Dec 27, 2020 |
76 | "I didn't have that love bubble, and I wasn't myself" - Amber Giles
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Dec 21, 2020 |
75 | "The best way to deal with trauma is to talk about it" - Kyra Lee
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Dec 13, 2020 |
74 | "New motherhood was the loneliest time of my life" - Rhiann McGarry
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Dec 06, 2020 |
73 | 10 top birth and beyond tips from nurse, midwife, Calmbirth educator and mother Jen Troy
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Nov 29, 2020 |
72 | "Nurturing myself was the best thing I did for my postpartum" - Elle Blanks
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Nov 08, 2020 |
71 | "Home birth transformed my postpartum experience" - Zoe Roxon-Hunter
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Nov 02, 2020 |
70 | How to heal your pelvic floor, with Bernadette Lack
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Oct 24, 2020 |
69 | Emmeline Tyler: "How having Asperger's helps me mother"
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Oct 18, 2020 |
68 | Robin McLeavy: "Pregnancy, birth and motherhood is a profound spiritual journey"
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Oct 07, 2020 |
67 | Anne-Marie Cheney: "Going from a full-on career to the slowness of motherhood was a hard transition"
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Sep 27, 2020 |
66 | What my (second) first forty days taught me
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Sep 14, 2020 |
65 | What food your body really needs during pregnancy and postpartum, with dietician Renee Jennings
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Aug 30, 2020 |
64 | The birth of Cormac Chrisoulakis
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Aug 24, 2020 |
63 | Tara Ali: navigating a relationship breakdown during pregnancy and postpartum
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Aug 17, 2020 |
62 | How to navigate new motherhood like a boss: maternity leave planning with Arianna Taboada
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Aug 09, 2020 |
61 | Emma Emmanuel: IVF, ovarian hyperstimulation, kidney defect and postnatal anxiety
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Jul 25, 2020 |
60 | What does the ultimate postpartum care look like? A chat with postpartum doula and chef, Rachael Hollinger
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Jul 19, 2020 |
59 | Nadine Richardson: the She Births founder on how to have an empowered birth and postpartum
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Jul 12, 2020 |
58 | Arabella Hampshire: a surprise pregnancy, anxiety, disordered eating and learning how to look after the pelvic floor
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Jul 05, 2020 |
57 | How I'm prepping for birth and beyond: a third trimester update
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Jun 29, 2020 |
56 | "I felt out of control and sad and lonely" - Ashe Davenport on parenthood and writing about it in her new book, Sad Mum Lady
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Jun 21, 2020 |
55 | Why pregnancy and postpartum nutrition advice needs an overhaul--and what to eat instead--with Lily Nichols
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Jun 14, 2020 |
54 | "I didn't expect the challenges that having a second child brought" - Sarah Grant
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Jun 07, 2020 |
53 | "I was so scared of birth and babies but my experience was beautiful" - Kate Byron
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May 31, 2020 |
52 | "I exclusively pumped for 5 months--and then my baby began breastfeeding" - Alana Adye's amazing feeding journey
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May 24, 2020 |
51 | "Motherhood shook me to my core" - Chanelle
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May 16, 2020 |
50 | The money ep! How to prep for a baby with financial advisor Rebecca Pritchard
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May 10, 2020 |
49 | Fiona MacDonald: "I became a CEO while I was pregnant and returned to work when my baby was 8 weeks old"
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May 02, 2020 |
48 | How to have a beautiful postpartum during COVID-19: a conversation with Julia Jones
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Apr 27, 2020 |
47 | "I went into labour the same day as my city locked down": Meg Frawley's birth and postpartum during Covid-19
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Apr 19, 2020 |
46 | Pregnancy and maternity leave in the age of self-isolation
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Mar 29, 2020 |
45 | Becoming more self-sufficient and sustainable with a baby
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Mar 22, 2020 |
44 | Kelly Hume: "I'm still recovering from birth three years down the track"
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Mar 15, 2020 |
43 | Your breastfeeding questions (part 2), answered by IBCLC Cathy Shortt
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Mar 08, 2020 |
42 | Caitlin Kay-Smith: "I vomited 15 times a day until my baby was born"
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Mar 01, 2020 |
41 | Returning to exercise - without ending up with postnatal depletion or a prolapse!
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Feb 23, 2020 |
40 | Sheree: Parenting in a same-sex couple, prolapse, relationship challenges & co-sleeping
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Feb 16, 2020 |
39 | Jen Dawson's pre-eclampsia, prematurity, separation at birth, reflux and doing it differently second time around: "I didn't feel that in-love feeling for six weeks"
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Feb 09, 2020 |
38 | Top tips and troubleshooting from lactation consultant and midwife Cathy Shortt
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Feb 02, 2020 |
37 | My pre-conception and first trimester experience
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Jan 26, 2020 |
36 | "Parenting was a rebirth for me" - Courtney Fletcher on navigating relationship changes and mothering styles
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Jan 19, 2020 |
35 | "It was exquisite, difficult bliss" - Jessica Chapnik Kahn on creativity and motherhood
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Jan 12, 2020 |
34 | How to make parenting choices with confidence
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Dec 17, 2019 |
33 | Sonia Shoukath: "I didn't leave my parents' house for four weeks"
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Dec 08, 2019 |
32 | Leigh Campbell: "How can the best possible thing and the worst possible thing happen at once?"
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Dec 01, 2019 |
31 | Postpartum sex + relationships, part 5
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Nov 24, 2019 |
30 | Postpartum sex + relationships, part four
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Nov 10, 2019 |
29 | Postpartum sex + relationships part 3
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Nov 03, 2019 |
28 | Postpartum sex + relationships, part two
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Oct 27, 2019 |
27 | Postpartum Sex and Relationships Part 1
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Oct 20, 2019 |
26 | Jo Chan: "I had to rethink who I was"
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Oct 13, 2019 |
25 | Christina Palmer "My husband got six months paid parental leave"
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Oct 06, 2019 |
24 | Friendships after baby: when you feel let down and how to find a mama tribe
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Sep 29, 2019 |
23 | Heidi Sze: "If you're supported you can fully embrace how much your baby needs you"
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Sep 22, 2019 |
22 | "We have the village" - Nikki Kinstlinger on motherhood as an observant Jew
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Sep 15, 2019 |
21 | Sophie Gleitzman: "Starting motherhood in the NICU changed everything"
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Sep 08, 2019 |
20 | Rachael Rose: "I thought life would just continue as normal"
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Sep 01, 2019 |
19 | Claire Obeid: "Motherhood floored me"
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Aug 25, 2019 |
18 | Is bedsharing dangerous? What you need to know--whether you plan to co-sleep or not
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Aug 18, 2019 |
17 | Dr Harvey Karp: the world-famous paediatrician shares his tricks for soothing and settling (so everyone can get more sleep)
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Aug 11, 2019 |
16 | Dasha Clarke: "My four week old was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis"
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Aug 04, 2019 |
15 | Naturopath Hannah Boyd's top tips on having a better postpartum period
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Jul 28, 2019 |
14 | Alana Saphin Polchleb: "I had to build my village from scratch"
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Jul 21, 2019 |
13 | Jocelyn Brewer: from screen time to sharenting, how this digital psychology expert makes devices work for her family
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Jul 14, 2019 |
12 | Megan Gale: "I felt like I was failing"
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Jul 07, 2019 |
11 | Sophie Lazarski's top tips on staying nourished as a new mother
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Jun 30, 2019 |
10 | Laura Hoare: "I thought I was going crazy"
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Jun 23, 2019 |
9: Yoga teacher Monique Blackwell chats unfiltered about three babies, therapy--and being my first client!
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Jun 16, 2019 |
8 | Karlie Rutherford: "We need to talk about the identity shift motherhood brings"
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Jun 09, 2019 |
7 | Caitlin Dyer: "I felt really out of my depth"
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May 26, 2019 |
6 | Midwife Alicia Ferris shares her top tips for the first few days with a baby
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May 19, 2019 |
4 | Chloe Tobin: postpartum after loss
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May 05, 2019 |
3 | Shez Lee and her live-in confinement nanny from Malaysia
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Apr 22, 2019 |
2 | Home visiting midwife Bronwyn Davies Fry's advice on how to find your way with a new baby
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Apr 22, 2019 |
1 | My Story
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Apr 22, 2019 |