Firstly a huge thank you to tuning in to series 4 and all your support. This weeks episode concludes series 4 of Mum Talk Podcast. Series 5 will be coming to your ears in September and I cannot wait! This week I catch up on all things Amandine and I plus answer as many of your questions as I can within an hour! Topics covered: Crawling & baby proofing Routine, sleep and naps Weaning and my go to insta accounts to follow Potty training Reusable nappies Feeling stuck at home Plans for work My ...
Jul 31, 2019•56 min•Season 4Ep. 10
This week on Mum Talk podcast I am sharing with you the incredibly informative chat I had last week with Dr Brooke Vandermolen ( @theobgynmum ), an obs and gynae doctor and mum. Topics covered: Fertility and breastfeeding Getting pregnant after birth Getting pregnant without first period after birth Contraception after birth Recovery after birth Having sex for the first time after birth Prolapse Lack of sex drive and breastfeeding Cervical Smear First poop post birth Plus answering questions you...
Jul 24, 2019•42 min•Season 4Ep. 9
I am joined by the wonderful Steph Douglas, mum of 3 and founder of Don't buy her flowers . I connected with Steph through instagram after relating hugely to what she was sharing about her relationship and bringing up 3 children. Steph's sharing totally keeps me sane, whilst we were recording I was constantly nodding along. Steph is incredibly honest and open about her marriage and how bringing 3 children into the world has affected their rhythm. On the podcast we chat about the natural ups and ...
Jul 17, 2019•51 min•Season 4Ep. 8
BONUS EPISODE - Mum Talk X Bugaboo I am so excited to bring you this very special bonus episode! Last week I hosted a LIVE Mum Talk panel discussion on travelling with a family as a part of the launch event for @bugaboostrollers ’ brand new ultra compact travel stroller, the #BugabooAnt and I couldn’t have been more honoured to do this. The panel discussion continued onto this podcast (thank goodness it did as we had so much to share), where I am joined by my wonderful panel guests and mommas Em...
Jul 12, 2019•44 min
You have me this week and I have loved catching up with you all. Yep its a long one but I cover a lot during this hour! My chatting includes: Leaving amandine for the first time Amandines night crying Weaning Relationship/Marriage Keeping babies cool Amandine cuper clingy Asking for help - DO IT! And SO MUCH MORE! Plus I answer a whole bunch of your questions. Amandine is 10 months at time of recording (it has been requested I put how old Amandine is in each of these episode descriptions, which ...
Jul 10, 2019•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 7
This week I am chatting with the incredibly knowledgable Tanith Carey all about our childrens relationships. Tanith has two new books recently released, The Friendship maze and What’s my child thinking written with Clinical Psychology - Dr Angharad Rudkin (I have a copy to give away!). On todays podcast we chat about Phones, social media, the effects on being on our phones around children and how social media is becoming a health issue in children. We discuss celebrating childhood, how play is e...
Jul 03, 2019•44 min•Season 4Ep. 6
You have me this week! Catching up with you all and sharing with you some very exciting news and an event that YOU can join me at! Firstly today on the podcast I chat routine, weaning, poops, travel tips, keeping baby cool in the hot weather and good reference guides online, suggestions for wriggly babies and of course much more...as always! Make sure you listen to the end to hear about some mega news with Mum Talk and I invite you to come and join me at an event in Central London NEXT WEEK! I w...
Jun 26, 2019•32 min•Season 4Ep. 5
TRIGGER WARNING: although positive, please be aware this podcast contains birth story content, please read the below before listening. Listening back to this podcast with my lovely friend Becca, it is full of so much goodness! Our babies are with us during this recording, they made the most of their time on air getting their opinion across. Becca is a Pediatric Doctor and Mumma to a little boy who is just a week or so older than Amandine. During this podcast Becca shares with us her birth story ...
Jun 19, 2019•45 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Todays episode is all about our journey with breast-feeding. I feel like in the hour I didn’t even cover it all…so there will undoubtedly be another one. If you are thinking about breastfeeding especially if you are thinking about breast and bottle this is a good listen! I also chat briefly about our recent travel journey. So hope you find this helpful. Have a great week Emma x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 12, 2019•58 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Amandine is 9 months old...well yesterday! Same time in and out...crazy, just crazy how time is flying by. More on that next week because this week is guest week and I am chatting with Jen mum of two and creator, founder, the brains and beauty behind Etta Loves! We chat about owning your own business and being a mum of two, the science and story behind Etta Loves, mum guilt, juggling family, home, business and a full time job, the importance of building your village and how, elective cesarean bi...
Jun 05, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Woohoo! Series 4 is here! I am so excited to be back here sharing with you, and this week is one BIG catch up! I feel like I have been away for ages and you guys had so many questions. I chat through sleep, routine, separation anxiety and my lack of knowledge on how to handle it, doctors visits, Amandine being ill and how I helped her, growing hair, hair loss (me), pumping, change, dealing with visitors, working out (FYI I don't), useful and useless baby products, mental preparation for natural ...
May 29, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Series four is just around the corner and I couldn't be more excited to get back to catching up with you all and sharing some amazing guests and their insight into this world that we call parenthood. But today I have a special bonus episode for you! I cover all things travelling with a baby, hiking, naps, sickness, doctors visits, crashing Hendrik's car and most of all me chilling out about routine and how much of a weight that has lifted from my shoulders when travelling! If you have any questi...
May 23, 2019•48 min
The final episode of series 3! This week we are wrapping this series of Mum Talk with a Q & A, I answer all your questions which you've sent over to me from weaning, to travelling with a car seat. I also share with you Amandine's past few weeks, being in her room, weaning, sleeping and much more. It's that time of week again, to grab a cup of tea or go for a walk and enjoy. If you want to connect please do through following 'mumtalkpodcast' on instagram and DM'ing me or email through mumtalk...
Apr 10, 2019•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 15
Today on the podcast I am chatting with Emma Cannon a fertility expert, acupuncturist, author, speaker and clinic owner with over 20 years in practice. Even if you are not thinking of having a family right this second it is worth a listen as we discuss the importance of learning about your fertility health. We cover periods, reasons behind missed periods, the effects of stress, PCOS, conceiving approaching 40, freezing eggs and Emma shares a few tips on getting your sex life back, plus we had ti...
Apr 03, 2019•38 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Flying tips, travel tips, holiday chat and guess what......Amandine is taking the bottle!! Plus answering a bunch of your questions! Enjoy Xxx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 27, 2019•43 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Grab a cup of tea or go for a stroll and prepare yourself for a close to 2 hour absolutely hilarious podcast with Sarah Turner, also known as The Unmumsy Mum! We chat everything motherhood over crudités and cookies at my place....I started with a bunch of questions yet in true Mum Talk style we just let the chat lead us to where ever the conversation needed to go! It's a tricky one to summarise what we talk about but we do cover, (amongst a lot more), how to be a wife, mother to 3 boys, work and...
Mar 20, 2019•1 hr 56 min•Season 3Ep. 12
I am fresh back from London and a very 'on the go' week! I asked A LOT of Amandine this past week and she was absolutely amazing. From flying to London with delays, to 2 and a 1/2 hour coach journeys, to sleeping in 2 different cots in 2 different locations, a wedding, poomagedons during the vows, hanging with my sister, me leaving Amandine for the first time in 6 months to do something for me, to travelling home with a flight cancellation after 3 hours in the airport and a replacement train jou...
Mar 13, 2019•52 min•Season 3Ep. 11
This week is guest week and today Madeline Shaw is chatting all things Motherhood with me! Madeline Shaw is a wonderful mother to her little boy, a Nutritional Therapist, Author, blogger and instagrammer! Madeline shares all with me about what her daily life looks like, pregnancy, birth, relationships, routine, sleep, weaning, running a successful business, and childcare. TRIGGER WARNING - Madeline went through devastating loss and miscarried her first pregnancy. If you are pregnant and unsure i...
Mar 06, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 10
It's my weekly check in with you all! Of course I talk about the weather (because it's just crazy for February) and I give a little insight into our lives this last few weeks. This week I cover the topic of teething (its been kicking our butts), poops, poop samples, swimming, car journeys, sleeping, being ill with a baby and separation anxiety from baby AND mummy. I'm also chatting through my nerves around attending a wedding with a baby...SOLO, and I've finally found a breastfeeding, baby carry...
Feb 26, 2019•40 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Talking all things Mum Talk Podcast Instagram Launch & The Big Giveaway starting THIS Saturday 23rd March...make sure you're following @mumtalkpodcast and you're subscribed to the podcast. This week I am joined by Grace the founder of Scandiborn! For all you business and entrepreneurial mommas and papas this is a must listen! Grace now pregnant with her second bubba, shares so honestly her experience building a brand, a business and the realities of running a successful business. We chat abo...
Feb 20, 2019•54 min•Season 3Ep. 8
I am catching up with you all this week whilst Amandine naps! Firstly, if you haven’t already please please visit and follow my new Mum Talk Podcast Instagram Page @mumtalkpodcast , tell all you’re pregnant and Mumma friends. Launching at the end of Feb with the most AMAZING giveaways from incredibly supportive brands, you will not want to miss this! If you are listening to this early in the morning I apologise but I do start off talking about poop! I promise I do go on to talk about all things ...
Feb 13, 2019•45 min•Season 3Ep. 7
TRIGGER WARNING: Please be aware that we are talking about how to recover from a traumatic birth or not having the birth you had imagined. Please listen with care especially if pregnant. Dr Rebecca Moore is a perinatal psychiatrist working in the NHS and privately with a special expertise in birth trauma and cofounder of Make Birth Better Rebecca is passionate about improving maternity experience for women. Lots of women have positive experiences but may sadly have really traumatic births and th...
Feb 06, 2019•40 min•Season 3Ep. 6
This week is my biweekly catchup with you all! Amandine is on her way out of her leap and starting to share with us all of her new skills! I have had my mum world rocked by receiving an Elvie Pump (gifted) https://www.elvie.com/shop/elvie-pump which means I can finally start to get Amandine to take a bottle, plus build a supply in my freezer for emergencies or when I just need some me time. If this is on your wish list have a listen, I am not exaggerating when I say it truly is a game changer! I...
Jan 30, 2019•42 min•Season 3Ep. 5
I struggled to name this podcast as Natalie and I talk through so much from babies sleep and nap times to how birth is covered in the media. Natalie shares with us so much knowledge from experience as a mum of 3 and also from her work. In true Mum Talk style we dive straight in; Natalie is a doula, active birth teacher, author of 'How to have a baby' and creator of 'Tell me a good birth story'. Amandine joins us towards the end of this podcast...apologies for all the baby coos. Here is the link ...
Jan 22, 2019•1 hr 32 min•Season 3Ep. 4
This week I answer all your questions! From easy baby clothes to dealing with the inlaws, I chat through it all! Enjoy Xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 15, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 3
This week I have the pleasure of chatting with Marion; French and living in the UK, a master spin instructor and yoga teacher plus a finance lawyer! Marion now pregnant with her second baby shares with us her first birth story, what she would like her second birth to look like, how her pregnancies have differed, juggling work an 18 month old and pregnancy, pre and post natal fitness, nursery, breast feeding and getting pregnant, hypnobirthing and why its not everyones cup of tea, how does a cont...
Jan 09, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Happy New Year to you all and thank you all so much for joining MUM TALK for the third series in this podcast! Back from our Christmas break away, our first with Amandine, I am checking in with you all on how we found Christmas, trying to settle Amandine in new surroundings. Amandine has also found her thumb! I would love to know your thoughts on thumb sucking...yay or nay? I also share with you a couple of helpful tips when buying a baby monitor! During this series we have some fantastic guests...
Jan 01, 2019•21 min•Season 3Ep. 1
This week I'm chatting pooping in the bath, Amandine's first Christmas carol concert, poomagedons, sleep techniques, sleep regression and more! Enjoy! If I don't get to check in with you next week Merry Christmas and have a lovely New Year! Thank you so much for all your support this year!! XXxx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 13, 2018•31 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Welcome to this weeks podcast! My apologies for skipping last week…I say why within the podcast! I also catch up with you all on; tummy time (go check out my instagram stories!), jabs, baby massage course, illness, nappies and cheeky wipe routine, sleep and lack of napping, swimming, walking in the rain and attempting the first bottle! I have also mentioned a few gifts I have bought Amandine for Christmas; here are the links: https://www.sarahandbendrix.com https://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Night-Yo...
Dec 05, 2018•37 min•Season 2Ep. 11
We are home and I am looking back on all things travel and answering your questions. Once again we did not have an easy journey home...so of course I share that with you, especially my inability to stay stress free this time! I also answer your questions on what we traveled with, what we bought out there, what we used the most of, baby carriers, how I settle Amandine to sleep (probably frowned upon by the experts), how she is settling back into home, baby monitors, walking and nappies, white noi...
Nov 21, 2018•41 min•Season 2Ep. 10
