100 episodes?? Whaaaatt?? Join us in the excitement this week while we catch up together and chat about how far our little poddy has come!! 100 episodes and two years of Baby Brain, who would have thought!! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for joining us on this journey. We share a few life updates, like Miles finally getting the snip, Emma back in reno mode and some fun animal facts we've picked up from kids books (the main content we now consume). But the biggest lol is Hannah's story o...
Apr 10, 2023•40 min
It can sometimes be really difficult to work out what your little bub needs when they're not at an age to communicate it themselves. Hearing your baby cry can also be very triggering and stressful, especially if it goes on for a while! In this week's episode we interview the amazing Doctor Sarah, a Paediatrician who chats to us about reasons why our babies might be crying. We discuss things like colic, reflux and gas, what level of crying is "normal" and what different cues to look out for to tr...
Apr 03, 2023•59 min
Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss stillbirth and miscarriage In our fifth episode of Motherhood Confessions we're anonymously interviewing one of our beautiful listeners who has had to navigate the devastating loss of her baby at 32 weeks pregnant and despite a full autopsy, genetic testing and every investigation available her death remains unexplained. During this period she had to try and hold everything together while still parenting her first daughter. She was determined to fall p...
Mar 29, 2023•45 min
In this week's episode we're chatting with Fiona Aldridge and Ainslie Robinson from Autism Spectrum Australia to give us some information and insights to better understand Autism. To celebrate World Autism Awareness Day on the 2nd of April, we wanted to get some more information on what Autism is, some early signs that you may recognise in children and how to best support Autistic children and their families. Fiona Aldridge is the Manager of Aspect (Autism Spectrum Australia) Assessments. She is...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr
First trimester pregnancy diaries is here!! Woohoooo!! In this week's episode we're sharing snippets from the past few months of Emma chatting about her first trimester with baby number 2. AND also a sneaky gender reveal! Tune in to find out if Em's cooking an eggplant or a peach. Spoiler alert, the first trimester was a bit of a rough time with lots of sickness and being incredibly tired while still having to chase after a toddler, work full time, podcast, clean, cook, shop, keep up a social li...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 13 min
In our fourth episode of Motherhood Confessions we're anonymously interviewing one of our listeners who had to navigate fertility treatment in a same sex couple during the pandemic. Her partner moved interstate during the pregnancy for work and then she moved interstate with a three week old baby. This Mum experienced challenges breastfeeding and had to find her feet as a first time mum in a new city where she knew no-one. This is a beautiful and honest chat where we talk about the conception pr...
Mar 15, 2023•29 min
Hello and welcome to Emma's most anticipated episode, talking all things home birthing!! Have you ever considered having a home birth? Or if not, are you curious to learn how it all works? In this week's episode we're interviewing the incredible Jerusha Sutton, a Birth Photographer, Birth Doula and Co Creator of the Birth Time Documentary. Jerusha has been a part of hundreds of home births, and has had two home births herself. We talk about what a home birth is, the role of a private midwife and...
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 5 min
SURPRISE!! One of us is trying to conceive... can you guess who?? In this week's episode we're sharing a compilation of little snippets we've been recording since last year. We're talking all things conception, ovulation, pregnancy tests, the horrible two week wait, and so much more! The conception period is something that is usually kept quite private, but we wanted to share in the hopes that this might make other people feel supported and seen while trying for a baby. We hope these conversatio...
Mar 06, 2023•59 min
In our third episode of Motherhood Confessions we're anonymously interviewing one of our amazing American listeners who has shared her experience of birth and parenting in the USA. This week's Mum tells us about the challenges she faced birthing in the American system, being frequently dismissed by medical staff and receiving limited support postpartum. This led to postpartum depression, anxiety and rage. During her pregnancy, she contracted Covid requiring hospitalisation. After her short stay ...
Mar 01, 2023•36 min
Midwife Erin is back to talk all things growing pains and transitioning to more kids! Erin is an amazing Midwife and the Founder of The Birth Trust, providing childbirth education online and face to face. And on top of all this Erin is a Mum of 4 children!! What a weapon! In this episode we talk about tips on these big transitions and how to best prepare yourself and your family for a new addition. We cover: Tips for getting your child or children ready to welcome another sibling Handling pregna...
Feb 27, 2023•56 min
Was your child an amazing sleeper then all of a sudden BAM you're up all hours of the night? Did you finally have a good routine in place then it all turned to shit?? We feel you! This week we're getting to the bottom of these dreaded "regressions"!! We have the incredible Steph Gouin from Sleep by Steph on with us to discuss what a "regression" really is, what causes these sleep disturbances, how you can best navigate these periods and setting yourself up with the best foundations and environme...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr
**Trigger Warning** In this episode we discuss topics including sexual abuse, eating disorders and miscarriage In our second episode of Motherhood Confessions we're anonymously interviewing a beautiful Mother and listener who has shared her personal and honest experience of parenting with us. This week's Mum tells us she experienced a challenging pregnancy which included being diagnosed with HG. After the birth of her daughter she was diagnosed with postpartum Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, with...
Feb 15, 2023•34 min
What happens when you shove three drunk Mum's into a wardrobe on new years??? THIS! This is what happens. This week we're chatting to Emma's bestie (who is now Baby Brain Bestie) Laura Barron about all things Mum life and her experience of parenting. We don't need to tell you this episode is a huge lol, just listen to the first few minutes when we stitch up Laura by making her do vocal exercises before we start the interview 🤣🤣 We have some drinks, we bitch about our husbands, we bitch about o...
Feb 13, 2023•58 min
This week we're chatting all things butt stuff! Let's be honest, our little old behinds go through a bit during pregnancy and postpartum, but it's not often spoken about. In this episode we interview Dr Jason Kong from Downthere Healthcare to discuss common perianal conditions including haemorrhoids, anal fissures, prolapse, anal itching, anal sex and so much more! Jason shares his own personal experiences with us and gives us some great tips on dealing with these common issues. There seems to b...
Feb 06, 2023•50 min
In our first episode of Motherhood Confessions we're anonymously interviewing a beautiful Mother and listener who has shared her personal and honest experience of parenting with us. This week's Mum tells us she's experienced the death of identity during her ongoing period of matresence. She's been navigating these feelings only to discover she doesn't have postnatal depression, she just genuinely hates being a mother and wishes she could go back in time and choose differently knowing what she do...
Feb 01, 2023•24 min
Does the idea of birth make you anxious? Did you feel nervous going into your birth, or are you currently pregnant wanting to meet your baby but scared about how your birth might be? In this week's episode we discuss how to birth without fear! We know birth can be a scary concept (let's be honest, we thought it was too!) but how can we change our perception to enter into this transformational rite of passage in an open and excited way? We chat with Anna the Spiritual Midwife who shares her incre...
Jan 30, 2023•1 hr 4 min
In this week's episode we have the honour of chatting with the beautiful Kellie Moses, better known as Soul Healing with Kellie. We have an incredible chat about reconnecting to our sense of purpose, our feminine and ourselves after having babies. We discuss some common blockages or limiting beliefs that we may carry around with us preventing us from reaching our goals and desires. Kellie talks us through the process of womb spiral, womb clearing and reiki. We also do an amazing guided breath-wo...
Jan 23, 2023•1 hr 19 min
This week we have the fabulous Brittany Noonan joining us on the podcast to share her parenting journey and her best advice and tips on managing the crazy mum life juggle! We talk all about the transition from 1 to 2, then 2 to 3, and how Britt loves having a large family. We also discuss postpartum body image and how to be more accepting of the beautiful bodies that created our children. We get Britt's tips and insights from having three pregnancies with HG and how she redefined her sense of se...
Jan 16, 2023•44 min
We're baaaaaaaccckkkk!! Did you miss us? We're SO excited to be here in 2023 with all of our amazing listeners! We're kicking off the year with a bang, with an episode we recorded whilst quite drunk on new years, interviewing (and fighting with) our Husbands Miles and Matt. We ask the boys all of your juicy juicy spicy spicy questions that you sent through last year and have a huge lol along the way. Outside of the hilarious content about what our most recent arguments were (which sparked new ar...
Jan 09, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Welcome to Baby Brain Mini's! We're serving you some of the best clips from our favourite episodes. Check out these bite sized conversations, and if you like what you're hearing, click through to the full episode here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/UTLFNBcbWvb Most parents will remember (or not remember) the first week with a newborn being a total blur, especially when it's your first baby and you have no idea what you're doing. In this episode we interview the amazing Lauren who works on...
Jan 03, 2023•11 min
Welcome to Baby Brain Mini's! We're serving you some of the best clips from our favourite episodes. Check out these bite sized conversations, and if you like what you're hearing, click through to the full episode here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/KTUY2k8aWvb Welcome to the ep with spicy spicy questions and hot juicy goss! If you don't want to hear about sex drugs and rock and roll (pre babies of course) then maybe give this one a miss. 🤣 In this week's episode we're doing a bit of a "g...
Jan 01, 2023•6 min
Welcome to Baby Brain Mini's! We're serving you some of the best clips from our favourite episodes. Check out these bite sized conversations, and if you like what you're hearing, click through to the full episode here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/6dZLwlSaWvb We are chatting with the beautiful Sneza Jovanovic from @mums_style_diary about all things fashion and styling during pregnancy, postpartum and beyond. Sneza gives us some incredible tips on looks that are on trend, flattering and q...
Dec 29, 2022•7 min
Welcome to Baby Brain Mini's! We're serving you some of the best clips from our favourite episodes. Check out these bite sized conversations, and if you like what you're hearing, click through to the full episode here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/aWFMUOYaWvb Beth Ryan is back, baby!! We had the best chat with Beth (better known as @birthwithbeth_) a Midwife and Mama about what you can expect in the first 6 weeks postpartum. We often discuss what to expect with our newborns in the first ...
Dec 27, 2022•8 min
Welcome to Baby Brain Mini's! We're serving you some of the best clips from our favourite episodes. Check out these bite sized conversations, and if you like what you're hearing, click through to the full episode here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/wbBxWHKaWvb This episode is a little bit saucy, a little bit spicy and just the right amount of naughty! We're chatting all things sex after babies and rediscovering your sexuality as a parent! We chat to the incredible Naomi Hutchings, (@theau...
Dec 25, 2022•7 min
Join us this week for our last episode of 2022!! Omg!! Where did the year go? We're sharing some of our funniest babybrain memories from the year and doing a recap on the year that was. Hannah has some very hilarious and very embarrassing stories from the Podcast Awards. Not sure if everyone is aware that we won a podcast award this year? Our million instagram stories and posts may have given it away 🤣 We explore the hot topic of swingers and realise just how vanilla we are. But can anyone tell...
Dec 19, 2022•47 min
Do you remember seeing a Child and Family Health Nurse after your bub was born? You might have known them as a Community Nurse, who set you up in your Mother's groups and did checks on bubs development. This is a service we are so incredibly lucky to have access to in Australia, and this week we are joined by Jess Rasho, a Child and Family Health Nurse and Mother of two! Jess tells us all about the role of a CFHN and how they are able to support families in a huge range of ways, ones that we did...
Dec 12, 2022•53 min
Did you hit all the main food groups for dinner tonight? Have the kids had too much screen time? What are you doing on the weekend? Did you remember your best friend's kid's birthday? Have you bought them a gift? What about bookweek costumes have you sorted them? Do you have enough nappies? What's for dinner tomorrow? What have you done for yourself today? What's the next step in your career? How does being a parent and the responsibilities it comes along with fit into the hopes and dreams you h...
Dec 05, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Did you feel that going back to work after kids was a huge adjustment? Had the workforce changed? Had YOU changed? Because feels! We often speak about the huge transition that having children is, but what about the transition we make when we leave our kids at home or in care to head back into our jobs? This week we're joined by the beautiful Maika, Founder of Mumma's Beans coffee. Maika shares her own personal journey with us after having her son which included applying for jobs, landing a high ...
Nov 28, 2022•43 min
In this week's beautiful episode we are joined by the amazing Amy, a Birth Mentor and Trauma Specialist to discuss moving through birth trauma. Amy tells us a bit about what birth trauma could be and how that might impact your parenting journey and your state of mind. We discuss some ways to move through birth trauma, to accept the experience and take lessons from it. We also discuss how to get in touch with your sense of self and your inner strength and how others might be able to hold space fo...
Nov 21, 2022•1 hr 3 min
This episode has been a long time coming!!! We're so excited to share this super informative chat with the lovely Harriet from @the.brest.help. Harriet provides breastfeeding support as a Child and Family Health Nurse, and is also a Midwife. We know good bottle feeding resources can be hard to come by, which is why we've packed this episode with so much useful information for all parents in different circumstances. This episode is your guide to bottle feeding breastmilk or formula whether that b...
Nov 14, 2022•1 hr 16 min
