Join us for our 189th episode of Beyond the Bump. This time, we're delving into the challenging world of hyperemesis gravidarum. Join in on our conversation with Caitlin from HG Australia and Yanika from biglittlethings as we share our experiences with HG, offer insights on how friends and family can provide support, and discuss preparation for future HG pregnancies and post partums. Trigger warning! We do talk about pregnancy termination and suicidal thoughts in this episode! Resource links: Hy...
Jul 24, 2023•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 189
Join us for our 188th episode of Beyond the Bump, as we welcome the incredible Kasey Edwards back to the show. After our recent conversation with Kasey about raising girls who like themselves, we couldn't ignore the overwhelming demand from our boy mamas: 'When is the boy episode coming?' Well, the wait is over! Join us as Kasey, an author and mum, dives into the research from her latest book, 'Bringing Up Boys Who Like Themselves.' We asked her all your burning questions about raising empatheti...
Jul 03, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 188
Join us in our 187th BONUS episode of Beyond the Bump as we dive into the exciting world of motherhood and living away from family. In this episode, we sit down with Erin, a remarkable mama to three girls and the founder of Le Puree. Get ready for a lively discussion as Erin shares her insights on the perks, drawbacks, and unexpected realities of living away from family. Discover how she navigates the challenges and finds support in a different country. From the value of independence to the ques...
Jun 28, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 187
Join us in our 186th episode of Beyond the Bump, as we chat with Nick (Harry) Couldwell all about hitting a very big milestone: 10 years of parenthood!!! We go back to the very beginning, from the thrill of finding out they were expecting to the challenges of postnatal depression and relationship hurdles, we explore it all. Brace yourself for raw emotions, unexpected twists, and inspiring insights on growth, love, and resilience. Don't miss this milestone celebration episode - it's a rollercoast...
Jun 26, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 186
In our 185th BONUS episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with the beautiful Clare. Clare is a midwife and a mother of three and today she answers all your newborn questions: What can we expect over the first few days after having a baby? How long does it take for our milk to come through? Why is there such a varied amount of time that people stay in hospital after a ‘straightforward’ birth? Words of advice for first time mums when taking their newborn home for the first time? What are some things ...
Jun 21, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 185
In our 184th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with the beautiful Isobel. She chats to us about her journey going through termination for medical reasons (TFMR). Please note that this is a very personal story and is in no way medical advice. Trigger warning for anyone who has gone through infant loss, still birth, or miscarriage, you may find this episode difficult to listen to. Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just l...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 184
In our 183rd episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Dr Golly and he gives us a brilliant rundown of winter bugs. We hope you enjoy!!! Are people getting more sick post Covid or is it our brains’ tricking us and Winter has always been this bad? Eastern versus Western medicine practices. What are the most common illnesses in kids during Winter? How do you treat lice? And is there any way to prevent it? What are some red flags we should look out for in our kids when it comes to winter illnesses? ...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 183
In our 182nd episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Leila. Leila is a postpartum doula from Village for Mama and she has recently had twins. She chats to us all about her twin pregnancy, her twin postpartum and everything in between. We hope you enjoy!!! How did you know you were ready to try for baby number two? What was it like finding out you were pregnant with twins? Were you more sick while pregnant with your twins or your singleton? How did you get through having hyperemesis with a young...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 182
In our 181st episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Kasey Edwards. Kasey is a researcher and coauthor of the book, Raising Girls Who Like Themselves – that’s all we need to say and we hope you enjoy!!! Should we be raising our girls and boys differently? How can we teach our daughters body love and acceptance? What is the key to body confidence? Should we be avoiding Barbie TV shows, fairytales and old school Disney princess movies? How do we respond to our daughters when they ask us why we ar...
May 29, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 181
In our 180th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Sophie and Nick and they answer all your questions about the fourth trimester with Pearl – how it’s been, how being a family of three has been, the hard parts, the good parts etc. Which has been the hardest transition, 0-1 kids, 1-2 kids or 2-3 kids? Tips for finding balance as well as time for yourself with three kids? What’s your favourite part about having three kids? What was harder, the first 12 weeks of pregnancy or the first 12 weeks h...
May 22, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 180
In our 179th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat to Jess. Jess is a speech pathologist and we chat to her all about thumb sucking and dummy use. This can be a pretty heated topic where parents have so many questions like, ‘what damage am I causing?’ versus ‘I need to use this to survive!’ Dummy versus thumb sucking. Is one better than the other? Is there anything we can do to encourage thumb sucking? Or are some kids just into it and others aren’t? Conversely, should we discourage thumb sucking ...
May 15, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 179
In our 178th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Erica from Chronicles of Play. Erica is a primary school teacher and a play enthusiast and we chatted all about the best kids toys, what we can get longevity out of, how to encourage independent play, imagination, creativity and so much more!!! We hope you enjoy!!! What is ‘normal’ play for each age group/development? Tips for those who feel embarrassed singing to their bubs. What are the main things that we’re looking for when choosing toys ...
May 01, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 178
In our 177th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Annette. Annette shares with us her experience and journey with postnatal depression after having her second child. We hope you enjoy!!! Resource links: In a crisis call Lifeline: 13 11 14 PANDA hotline: 1300 726 306 Panda.org.au Follow PANDA Australia on Instagram @pandanational Gidget Foundation Beyond Blue Butterfly Foundation Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 177
In our 176th BONUS episode of Beyond the Bump, we’re talking all things parenting porkies – whether that be little white lies that you tell your kids or maybe just full blown lies that your parents told you! We hope you enjoy!!! 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. Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behi...
Apr 19, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 176
In our 175th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with the beautiful Beth Ryan from @birthwithbeth_ . Beth is a midwife and founder of PowerBirth online courses and today she talks to us all about inductions! We hope you enjoy!!! Beth talks about her online course, Positive Induction of Labour , and why she decided to put it together What is an induction? And would a stretch and sweep be considered one? What are the most common reasons that people will get induced? Can you get induced for a VBAC?...
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 175
In our 174th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Jossie. Jossie reached out to us saying that she has been going through IVF for over 5 years - she has such a layered story with elements that we feel all our listeners can relate to. We hope you enjoy!!! Jossie talks about being a gay woman who is with a transgender male partner. Were there any hard times during Jossie’s teen years due to her sexuality? When did Jossie’s reproductive journey begin? And when did she know that she needed IVF? ...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 174
In our 173rd episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Ruth. Ruth is a physio from Exhale Physiotherapy and she chats to us all about postpartum pelvic floor - what’s normal, what to look out for, what are issues and what can be done about them! We hope you enjoy!!! Is it called the pelvic floor because it feels like our insides are on the floor postpartum? What is the pelvic floor? What if your pelvic floor is tight before giving birth, is that going to make you tear faster during birth? Does an...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 173
In our 172nd episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Naomi. Naomi is a postpartum doula and she talks to us all about returning to work after having bub and how to make the transition that little bit easier. We hope you enjoy!!! How can we be motivated to go back to work when over half our salary is going to go straight towards childcare? Currently what are parents entitled to in terms of maternity and paternity leave after having a baby? If you were working full time before you went on materni...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 172
In our 171st episode of Beyond the Bump, Dr Timmy is back in the poddy pod!! And he’s here to talk about pregnancy myths versus facts. We hope you enjoy!!! When I’m pregnant, I can’t: Drink coffee Eat soft serves Eat sushi? And I can’t eat seafood because of the mercury Eat deli meats and soft cheese Eat runny eggs and/or eggs in general Pineapples can cause miscarriages so I should avoid them in pregnancy Avoiding foods during pregnancy leads to a greater risk of bub being allergic to that food...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 171
In our 170th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat to Emily from the Playful Psychologist all about sibling rivalry and sibling fighting. Our listeners have been asking for this topic for a while now and we ourselves feel like we could do with some tips and tricks too! We hope you enjoy! If we have an only child, how do we ensure we teach our kids the same social developmental skills as those kids with siblings? If you have more than one child, what is considered a ‘normal’ amount of fighting? Are...
Mar 13, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 170
In our 169th episode of Beyond the Bump, Sophie FINALLY tells us about her birth with baby Pearl! We hope you enjoy!! You can listen to Sophie's previous two birth stories: EP12: Sophie's two rapid births and the jump from one to two, on Apple Podcasts and Spotify 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. Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump....
Mar 06, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 169
In our 168th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat to Regan Figg all about finding pleasure in parenthood! What is a Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner? Why does pleasure not always equate to sexuality? How did Regan get into the domain of pleasure? And why did she feel it was important enough to write a book about it? How important is it to create awareness around what our thoughts are actually saying and consciously changing those narratives? What are some examples of pleasurable th...
Feb 27, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 168
In our 167th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat to the incredible Lola Berry all about her experience with freezing her eggs! As always, when we have personal stories on the pod we do not want them to be treated as medical advice. We are also aware that everyone’s experience with freezing their eggs is going to be unique to them — so please take this as Lola’s story! We hope you enjoy!! Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums,...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 167
In our 166th episode of Beyond the Bump, we thought that because we’ve been gone for a while – there’s new listeners, there’s a new member of the podcast family – we would get acquainted with things. We asked you guys to send in your questions about our life updates, and we answer them!! We hope you enjoy!! Your questions: I’m a new listener, can you please give a brief get to know you! How is the transition from two to three kids? I definitely want a third child, but my husband definitely does ...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 166
In our 165th episode of Beyond the Bump, we have Sophie Walker on the pod. Sophie is a fellow podcast host, @australianbithstories, and we chat to her a little bit about podcasting, a little bit about birth and most excitingly her NEW book!!! What is Australian Birth Stories all about? What led to it? And how long has it been around for? How many applications has Sophie received for Australian Birth Stories? And how does she choose which story to air? How have people’s openness to talking about ...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 165
We’re back!!! And happy 2023 to our Beyond the Bump community!!! We have so much in store for you this year and we cannot wait to dive right into your ear holes and overshare absolutely everything with you. We’re gonna kick off this year with an episode we've been working on for the last 10 or so weeks – we slipped up a little bit along the way but this is Sophie’s third trimester diary. Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums,...
Feb 01, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 164
In our 163rd and final episode of Beyond the Bump for 2022 we answer all your Christmas related questions and pickles!! Questions: What are your Christmas day routines? How do you go about Santa? Any close calls? How do you do gifting in the house? Does Santa give the big gifts or the small ones? Can you tell a family member what to buy/what not to buy your kids for Christmas? Did your kids ever do swimming lessons as babies and/or toddlers? What does 2023 have in store for you both and Beyond t...
Dec 19, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 163
In our 162nd episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with the beautiful Maggie – you may already follow her on Instagram @thepeninsulamumma. Maggie talks all about how her relationship with her partner changed postpartum, the ups and downs, and how marriage counseling has been super helpful. Tell us about your journey to motherhood. What was your relationship like before you had kids and when did you know you wanted to have kids? What were the biggest shocks to motherhood for you? Maggie opens up ab...
Dec 12, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 162
In our 161st BONUS episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Tori. Tori is not only a triplet mumma but she had a singleton first. She is an absolute powerhouse, and we all just want to know how? Just how? Content warning! Tori does briefly speak about foetal reduction and what that is. If you find this might be triggering for you it might be best to skip this episode. So you find out you’re pregnant with TRIPLETS. What happened next? What is selective reduction? What’s the difference between fra...
Dec 09, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 161
In our 160th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Saci Magree. This is probably one of the most chaotic, craziest, funniest episodes we’ve ever had. We can’t really tell you what it’s about, but we can tell you that we’ve never laughed so hard during an episode before. We hope you enjoy Legends! 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. Follo...
Dec 05, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 160
