In our 99th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with physios, Jenna and Sam all about prolapse, particularly postpartum prolapse: What is prolapse? How do you know if you have a prolapse? The difference between incontinence and prolapse Are you using different muscles when holding in your bladder versus doing pelvic floor exercises? What are the different grades of prolapse? Should all postpartum women be checked for prolapse? Will you forever have to manage a prolapse? What is the importance of...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 99
In our 98th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with the beautiful Alana from @mummyplusmumma . She is the mum of Leo and is part of a same sex relationship. Alana talks to us about her and her partner’s very long journey of IVF to conceive their beautiful little bub. How to pick a doner? What’s the difference between anonymous and de-identified donors and what’s the laws in Australia around this? The realities of IVF? How was Alana’s birth experience? Was there gender disappointment? The legali...
Oct 18, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 98
In our 97th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with the incredible Claire Holt – you may know her from H2O: Just Add Water, Vampire Diaries, The Originals, and Pretty Little Liars. We had such a blast talking to her all about her motherhood journey: What is it like having a 17-month age gap between kids? How can you help a friend who is going through a miscarriage? Claire’s talks about her difficulties with breastfeeding What were both of Claire’s birth experiences and post-partum periods like?...
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 97
In our 96th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Derek from raisingchildren.net.au . We ask him all your questions about our little ones' mental wellbeing: Who are the main people accessing raisingchildren.net.au ? Have the recent lockdowns in Australia exacerbated parent’s reaching out for help? Does increased screen time play a part in children's mental health? Is there any information on the impact of masks on kids’ mental health and social abilities going forward? Does leaving babies to ...
Oct 04, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 96
In our 95th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Charlotte all about her recent home birth experience: What was Charlotte’s decision and reasoning behind having a home birth? How did Charlotte go about picking a doula? What is the average cost of home birth in Australia? What does the preparation involve? What happens if something goes wrong during a home birth? What happens after and who cleans up? What kind of pain relief/monitoring can you receive? Advice for women who are considering a h...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 95
In our 94th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with speech pathologist, Jamie from @nourish.babes . We ask her all your questions about your fussy/cautious little eaters: Is it ever too late to start implementing healthier eating habits? Is it a good idea to “hide” vegetables in meals? Is there anything we can do when we’re first introducing food to our bubs to decrease the chance of them being fussy eaters later on? How can we stop our children from throwing food? Thoughts on feeding your kids...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 94
Our bonus, 93rd episode of Beyond the Bump is an absolute ripper of an episode – we chat all about MUM BRAIN. We share some of our listeners’ best mum brain stories and we think it's going to leave a lot of women feeling supported and understood! To all the mum's out there feeling like they've lost their brain, this is for you! We hope you absolutely LOVE this episode! Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A p...
Sep 16, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 92nd episode of Beyond the Bump, we talk to Kate and Joff, a beautiful couple who decided with their third child to go down the route of sex selection. We know this is a bit of a controversial topic; however, we think that Kate and Joff speak about it very eloquently, openly, and honestly. We total...
Sep 13, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 91st episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with award-winning international psychologist, family coach, child educator and nanny, Hélène all about parental burnout. We felt this chat was very timely given the state of Australia and many parents feeling just completely over the whole gig. Just a quick...
Sep 06, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 90th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with sexologist, Juliet Allen. We ask her all of your sex questions with a specific focus on past partum sex: What are some tips to keep the spark alive when you are trying for a baby? How can we enjoy sex while pregnant? Will having sex for the first time p...
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 89th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Kristy, The Sleep Teacher and ask her all of your toddler sleep questions: How to transition from 2 to 1 naps? How to deal with an early-riser toddler? Do rewards charts work? When do you know it’s the right time to transition from a cot to a big bed? W...
Aug 23, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 88th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Montarna Pitt - we chat all about her decision to choose to have a caesarian section and to formula feed her babies as well as everything in between. Montarna is a businesswoman powerhouse, so we also talk a bit about that mum-work juggle. We hope you a...
Aug 16, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 88
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our e87th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Jonica, the beautiful lady behind @the.wandertwins . Jonica talks about her journey with having biological children, adopted children and foster children -- is the love any different between children? What is the adoption process in Vanuatu vs. Austral...
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 86th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with parent coach, Alex Emms from Kids Flourish all about getting your family ready for a new little member! We talk all about what can we do to get a toddler or child ready before a newborn arrives? Expectations about how our toddlers ‘should’ react when me...
Aug 02, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 86
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our BONUS, 85th episode of Beyond the Bump, we are coming to you with an unfiltered Q + A that we have been promising for such a long time. You guys sent in your questions and we answered them - some were a bit more get to know us and others were a bit juicier! We even play a round of Never Have I Ever...
Jul 30, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 84th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with the beautiful Teigan McKinnon. She is the wife of Alex McKinnon and the mama of toddler, Harriet, and fresh newborn twins. We talk all about what it's like to have a partner who has a spinal cord injury and the challenges that arise because of that. We ...
Jul 26, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 84
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 83rd episode of Beyond the Bump, we have midwife Mandz back on the poddy. We are talking all about VBACs -- there's a little bit of evidence, a little bit of anecdote, a little bit of birth story, a little bit of questioning and we hope you enjoy it! Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast...
Jul 19, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 82nd episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with a friend of Jayde's, Lakshmi. She takes us on her journey behind motherhood which involved several miscarriages. She also touches on her separation with one of her partners. We genuinely feel like this is one of our biggest, most powerful episodes we've...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 81st episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with a mate of Sophie’s, Kyle. We thought it was time to get a dad back on the podcast, but we were bored of our own husbands and whatever they had to say. So, we've brought in some fresh dad meat. We ask Kyle your questions -- things that maybe you want you...
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 80th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with paediatrician Dr Golly - he answers all your newborn questions. Should everyone have a pediatrician? Colic versus reflux? What is the most common cause of witching hour? What are tongue and lip ties and should you cut them? What’s the go with circumcisi...
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. Our 79th episode of Beyond the Bump is a bit different - the main portion of it we are actually talking about Botox, which isn't particularly conception, birth, pregnancy, postpartum related. We chat with Brooke, a cosmetic RN. She answers all your questions about Botox, is Botox safe during pregnancy and...
Jun 21, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 78TH episode of Beyond the Bump, we're talking to Dr Timmy, obstetrician, gynecologist, fertility specialist and most importantly Sophie’s Dad. Dr Timmy answers all your questions about inductions -- what are they and what do they include? What are the different induction methods? Is one way of ind...
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 77th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat to the incredible Eliza Jackson, mama of five boys. She talks to us about raising a house full of boys and how she divides her time for each of her children’s different needs. She also tells us a bit about her free birth with her fifth son, which was really ...
Jun 07, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 76th episode of Beyond the Bump, we speak to Brad, a child psychologist from the Unplugged Psychologist team. You guys sent in so many questions about screen time and we got Brad to answer them. We hope this episode is informative. It is in no way meant to guilt anyone for using screens at all, but...
May 31, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 75th episode of Beyond the Bump, we speak to Rana. She is the mum of near two-year-old twins - they were micro preemies when they were born. Rana goes into her experience in having a high-risk pregnancy, having micro prem babies and the reality of having twins as well. We must admit we feel so bad ...
May 24, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 74th episode of Beyond the Bump, Kristy @thesleepteacher is back and this time we chat all about newborn sleep! We chat about what’s “normal” when it comes to newborn sleep, sleep deprivation, should you use dummies/comforters, tips for getting your newborn to sleep during the day and SO SO much mo...
May 17, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 73rd episode of Beyond the Bump we chat to Rochelle Currie, a first-generation Australian whose parents are from Sri Lanka. Rochelle speaks about her childhood and the story of how her family came to Australia - it's quite incredible. We chat about the founding of her small business, Nila Botanics....
May 10, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 73
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 72nd episode of Beyond the Bump we talk about the mental load of mothers – something we feel we’re all faced with. It’s relentless. It’s a real thing and we feel like it needs to be talked about! We hope you absolutely LOVE this episode! Goodies mentioned: Calm – The #1 App for Meditation and Sleep...
May 03, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 71st episode of Beyond the Bump we talk about all things tantrums. We are super excited for this episode and we feel it’s going to help a lot of parents out there – because let’s be honest, tantrums are just the bane of mothers and fathers’ existences! We chat to Alex Emm, a parenting coach. She ha...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 70th episode of Beyond the Bump we answer your ‘post-partum relationship’ questions. We know that at the start of every episode we say, ‘We can't always promise this will be PG so please be mindful around little ears.’ Well, we really mean that this week - apparently when we talk about postpartum r...
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 70
