Growing
By Beth Ryan and Lilly Claxton
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Episodes: 151
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Growing is your handbook for birth, babies and beyond brought to you by midwives and mums Beth Ryan and Lilly Claxton. Join us every Wednesday for a solid dose of solidarity as we explore all things motherhood.
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Beauty Admin, Brazilian Waxes And...The Weather?
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Is The Commune Ready?
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May 26, 2026 |
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Let’s Hear It for the Mums
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May 19, 2026 |
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Please not the park, again.
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May 12, 2026 |
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Beth’s Birth Story: Identical Twin Boys
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May 05, 2026 |
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The Wheels Simply *Must* Keep Turning: Updates From The Postpartum Trenches
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Lil’s VBAC and Franklin’s Birth Story
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Four Weeks In - With Twins: Beth's Update
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Honey, We’re Home: Our First Postpartum Update
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Pregnancy Confessions: TMI Edition
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Get To Know Us - Your Curious Questions Answered
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Our Baby Must-Haves
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Officially On Baby Watch 👀
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Is Parental Leave Possible When You Run A Business?? Beth Shares Her Plan
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Postpartum Princess Priorities
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Toddlers Swearing - Cute Or Concerning?
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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E122: VBAC Prep - Lil's Experience Preparing For Birth No. 2
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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E121: HEYYY MAMMA - What Not To Say To Pregnant Women
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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E120: A Twin Pregnancy Deep Dive with Beth
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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E119: Just You Wait...Bingo!
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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E118: Hot, (Pregnant & Anaemic) Girls Summer
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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E117: New year, same us! ✨
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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E116: What was *actually* in and out for us in 2025
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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E115: All is calm.. all is sore
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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E114: A Peek Inside Our Santa Sacks - Your Last Minute Gift Guide
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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E113: Where the hell is my husband?!
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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E112: Burnt out but laughing because, December.
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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E111: Motherhood - Easier Said Than Done
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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E110: Grandparents taking annual leave?! Access Denied
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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E109: Two Hot Mess Mums
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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E108: Itchy boobs, pelvic pain and sleep dilemmas
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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E107: Rituals, Rhythms & The Family Home with Courtney Adamo
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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E106: First Trimester Survival Kit
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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E105: Twins - Twice! With Leila from Village for Mama
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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E104: Beth's Having Twins! First Trimester Recap
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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E103: Bodywork - The Ultimate Labour Hack With Gab Lorri
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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E102: Pregnancy Insights: Lil on VBAC, Pregnancy Plans & Growing Again
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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E101: Life with Two Kids - One Year On
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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E100: Big News & Holiday Chaos
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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E99: Pregnancy & Postpartum Nutrition with Dietitian Niki
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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EP98: Lil’s Gentle Journey To Weaning
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Baby Wearing 101: Safety, Benefits & Keeping Your Baby Close
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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E96: Feeding The Family: Our Grocery Budgets, Hacks And Go-To Meals
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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E95: Realistic Recovery After Birth
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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E94: VBAC: A Conversation with Dr Hazel Keedle
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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E93: Unpacking our latest motherhood dilemmas (aka our 'Growing Pains')
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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E92: Can we talk about trying to conceive?
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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E91: Meeting Mum in Matrescence: A Practical Guide for Dads
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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☎️ Call the Midwife - Ask us Anything
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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E90: An Honest Look At Sleep - What's Working For Us
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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☎️ Call the Midwife: Safe Exercise in Pregnancy
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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E89: No one told me!? Motherhood edition
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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E88: What Your Midwife Wishes You Knew
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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E83: How to Make Mother’s Day Feel Like Yours
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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☎️ Call the Midwife: Understanding Your Baby’s Movements in Pregnancy
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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☎️ Call the Midwife: Routine Pregnancy Tests & Screenings
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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E87: Vaginal Birth Non-Negotiables + Catch Up With Beth And Lilly!
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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☎️ Call the Midwife: Pregnancy Aches & Pains
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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E86: Weaning Feels: The Ups, Downs and Practical Tips
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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☎️ Call the Midwife: Safe Sleep in Pregnancy
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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E85: All the Ways to Nourish Your Baby - with Dr. Eliza Hannam
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May 27, 2025 |
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☎️ Call the Midwife: Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy
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May 25, 2025 |
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E84: Glowing - Postpartum Style That Actually Works, with Kel King
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May 20, 2025 |
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☎️ Call the Midwife: Common Red Flags in Pregnancy
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May 18, 2025 |
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E83: Systems that Serve: Simplifying Mum Life
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May 13, 2025 |
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☎️ Call the Midwife: Public Vs Private Care
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May 11, 2025 |
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☎️ Call the Midwife: I’m Pregnant – What Next?
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May 04, 2025 |
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E82: BONUS EP: Easter Break Chaos, Confessions & Car Trips
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May 01, 2025 |
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E81: Twins, NICU & Finding the Magic in the Mess — Roisin’s Real Motherhood Story
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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E80: But where Did My Libido Go? Sex, Intimacy & Motherhood with Jo Robertson
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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E79: Breech Babies, Pelvic Floor Truths & Changing Relationships — You Asked, We Answered
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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E78: Should we be commenting on pregnant bodies?!
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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E77: Our Caesarean Birth Non-Negotiables
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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E76: 6 months in with 2, what Beth's learned (so far)
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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E75: 5 tips for breastfeeding success
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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E74: I don’t want to sleep train but I do want *some* sleep’
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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E73: How to spend your postpartum budget
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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E72: Postnatal hospital stay *without your partner*
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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E71: Newborn Care 101
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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E70: Bonus Episode: Beth & Lilly’s Ins and Outs for 2025
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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E69: Lil’s Birth Story: Debrief
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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E68: Beth’s Journey: Transitioning from 1 to 2 Kids
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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E67: Lilly’s Birth Story - Beautiful, Complex And Everything In Between
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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E66: Preparing For Your Second Birth, Beth’s Experience
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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E65: Get to Know Your Hosts!
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Welcome (back) to Growing!
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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E64: Overseas travel with a toddler - Here’s what I’ve learnt
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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E63: Being a Twin Mama with Kate Bloom
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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E62: What’s it like to give birth in the US? How does the maternity system differ from here in Australia? A chat with Labour & Delivery Nurse, Liesel
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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E61: Single Motherhood By Choice With Alexandra Collier
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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E60: Birthing with confidence: shifting mindsets to be the best birth partner
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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E59: Navigating conflicting advice in the newborn period
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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E58: Making a seachange - Community questions answered!
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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E57: Choosing a pram - with pram safety expert Emily Stone
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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E56: Fostering a positive relationship with food with peadiatric dietician Dr. Kyla
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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E55: Addressing birth trauma, with perinatal psychologist Erin Bowe
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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E54: A chat with mum of two and cancer survivor Emily McCarthy
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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E53: A quick life update
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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E52: How to maintain breastfeeding when you return to paid work with Courtney Garland
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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E51: Taking care of your little one’s teeth, with dentist and educator Dr. Bethany Fisher
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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E50: What does life *actually* look like with a newborn?
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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BONUS: Dreaming of owning a business that gives you freedom, flexibility and purpose? Listen to this!
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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E49: Motherhood, career pivots and life with Sophie Pearce
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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E48: What should I expect in the 48 hours after I give birth?
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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E47: Behind the scenes of the biz! The transition from midwife to business owner
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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E46: Practical strategies for a positive postpartum with biochemist, mum and doula Dr. Renee White
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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E45: Playkits, parenting and paid work with Lovevery Co-Founder and CEO Jessica Rolph
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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E44: Breastfeeding in the newborn stage with lactation consultant Susie Prout
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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E43: Millie's birth story part 2
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May 30, 2023 |
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EP42: Millie’s birth story part 1
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May 23, 2023 |
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E41: Birth trauma and becoming an advocate for change with midwife, mum and author Sharon Stoliar
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May 16, 2023 |
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E40: It’s playtime! Simple baby and toddler play with Erica Carew
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May 09, 2023 |
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E39: Navigating Relationships After Kids with Relationship and Parenting Coach Leonie Akhidenor
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May 02, 2023 |
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E38: Pumping 101 with Kate from Little Bird Lactation
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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E37: 3 things to that will help you remain calm and confident in labour
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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E36: Episiotomy: What is it? Should it be done routinely??
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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E35: All things IRON with Melanie from The Natal Naturopath
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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E34: Toddler activities (that aren’t the park)
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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E33: The jump from one to two kids with Nikolina Kharoufeh
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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E32: Stretch and sweeps: What to consider
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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E31: Birth story! Eliza, Ben and Baby Sullivan - Part 2
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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E30: Birth story! Eliza, Ben and Baby Sullivan - Part 1
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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E29: How can non-birthing parents help in the postpartum period?
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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E28: Flying solo: How to thrive when your partner is away
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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E27: Breast engorgement…Ouch!
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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E26: Is this labour???
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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E25: Bye-bye boob - Our experience with weaning
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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E24: The newborn hearing screen with Crystal from Early Ears Education
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Feb 19, 2023 |
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E23: What happens at a routine pregnancy check up?
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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E22: A product to make breast pumps more comfy - yay! With Alex founder of Milkdrop
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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E21: Permission to feed your baby…however you want to!
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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E20: Why monitoring your baby’s movements during pregnancy is SO important
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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E19: What can I actually do to prepare for birth?
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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E18: A snapshot of ‘natural’ ways to bring on labour…do they actually work?
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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E17: The whooping cough vaccine in pregnancy
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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E16: Naturopathy, doula life & knowing when to pivot! - with Vaughne Geary
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Jan 22, 2023 |
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E15: Daycare questions asked and answered!
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Dec 18, 2022 |
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E14: Baby’s first Christmas! With Claire Andrews
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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E13: Dropping to 1 nap: How we navigated this change to sleep!
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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E12: 5 birth space essentials that CAN’T fit in your suitcase
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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E11: Sleep safety in pregnancy: What’s recommended?
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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EP10: Conversations to have with your partner BEFORE bub arrives
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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EP09: Here’s something I wish I had during pregnancy (and no, you can’t buy it at Baby Bunting)
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Nov 27, 2022 |
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EP08: Get to know me a little better
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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EP07: Your first appointment with a midwife or OB
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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EP06: What if I miscarry? I’m so nervous all the time
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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EP05: Story time! My first trimester
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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EP04: Help! I feel soooo sick!!
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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EP03: Your incredible body during the first trimester
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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EP02: Early pregnancy ultrasound: The who, the what, the why
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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EP01: What happens after a positive pregnancy test?
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Oct 30, 2022 |