Bump to Mum

Hello Mama's! In today's episode I had the pleasure of speaking with the lovely Hannah who is the Mama to 17 month old Mila from Auckland. From a marathon 30-hour labour to overcoming breastfeeding challenges and navigating the postpartum haze, Hannah shares the raw realities of motherhood. In this conversation, Hannah shares with us her decision to take up a new job opportunity and return to work...

Hello Mama's! I hope you have had an epic summer and 2024 has been good to you this far. I am back with the pod and super excited to be sharing the first episode of the year with you which is with Rachael from The Food Tree. Rachael is a UK-trained registered dietitian specialising in family feeding, feeding disorders, disordered eating and body image. In this episode we talk about: How to heal yo...

Hello Mama's The festive season is in full swing and I am loving the feeling of getting closer to the end of the year. This is the last episode for the year as I am taking some time to reset, refresh and relax over the festive season. It has been a massive year for me personally and with this podcast and I would love to hear from you as to what you would like to see/hear on the podcast next year....

Hello Mama's, This episode is one that has been requested for a long time and I know there are a lot of Mama's out there that will resonate with this journey. At 30 weeks pregnant after a very smooth pregnancy, Jess experienced some bleeding in the evening and within 2 hours her baby boy Casey was born by a emergency c-section. Jess shares with us her families journey, we cover: what was going thr...

Hello Mama's! This is a special one, Co- Founder of Viva La Vulva, Stevie has kept a relatively low profile during her career but agreed to speak with me about all things motherhood and business. In this chat we cover: her inspiration to start a business focused on postpartum care her own pregnancy and postpartum journey breastfeeding sleep and how co-sleeping works for her family the mental load...

Hey Mama'sI am very excited for you all to hear this week's episode! Samantha Child (formerly Charlton) wears many hats in life; she is an Olympian, Blackstick, Nutritionist, sister, daughter, wife and her most recent role is Mama to twin boys, Freddie & Louie who are 9 months old. Sam is an open book and shares with us: her journey to pregnancy finding out she was pregnant with twins and how...

Hello Mama's Anyone else wondering how it's October already?! You are going to love this chat. When Claire and I spoke about recording this episode her initial reaction was that she felt she hadn't had any real struggles in motherhood so it wouldn't be very interesting for anyone to listen to as she has had a really positive journey with Gia but that is exactly why I said we should chat! It is equ...

Hello Mama's! This week's episode is one I have wanted to record for a long time so I am very stoked to be sharing it with you. I spoke to Renee from Little People Big Emotions and wow did I learn a lot in this conversation. We talked through: what support and guidance Renee offers families her approach to parenting the mental load of parenting how do we regulate our emotions? overstimulated/touch...

Welcome back to season 3! I am very excited to share this season of the podcast with you which includes more great Mama chats as well as informative episodes with experts in their field. To kick things off, I spoke to Olivia who is a Mama to 3 under 5; Gus, Greta and Hugo. Olivia takes us through her pregnancy with Hugo where at her antenatal scan they discovered Hugo was missing the lower half of...

Hella Mama's! It is here, the season finale for season 2. It has taken me some time to get this recorded and I want to thank you for your patience. It has been a tough time in my family recently as we lost my dear Mother-in-Law suddenly days after Louie's first birthday. In this episode I wrap up Louie's first year of life and my first year of motherhood including: sleep journey feeding journey mo...

Hello Mama's! We are coming to the end of Season 2 and in this weeks episode, I speak to the lovely Shrenika from Little Beat. Shrenika is a Registered Paediatric Nurse who works in Starship Hospital in Auckland and also runs Little Beat which is a baby and child first aid course which she delivers in person and online. Shrenika is also a Mama of 2 so can really relate with parents when it comes t...

Hello Mama's TRIGGER WARNING - this episode covers miscarriage and the loss of a baby at 3 weeks old. If this is triggering for you I suggest skipping this episode. On this week's episode, Meisha shares her motherhood journey with us. In 2021 Meisha had a miscarriage in her first trimester, she went on to become pregnant again and gave birth to her beautiful baby girl, Olive in August 2022. Unexpe...

Hello Mama's,This weeks episode is with the lovely Alice Sip. Alice is the owner of Flock Events, Kindred Road & Canvas Coworking Space in Hawkes Bay. She is also the Mama to Harriet (3) and twins Millie & Fletcher (14 months).In this chat, Alice shares with us: what her her 4th trimester with Harriet was like finding out she was pregnant with twins pregnancy & birth of her twins, Mill...

Hello Mama's! This is an episode I have wanted to record and share since I started this podcast as it is something personally I feel I have so much to learn about & find so interesting so I am sure there are other Mama's out there feeling the same. Josie is a Mama of 3 girls aged 5.5, 3 and 4 months old. She is an Early Childhood Educator and runs the Instagram account @playbasedpepi where she...

Hello Mama's! I had the pleasure of speaking with Stephanie Pow, Founder of Crayon and Mama of two girls. Steph has had an incredible career in finance, by age 25, Steph was Australia's #1 hybrids stockbroker at the global investment bank UBS. She completed an MBA from Wharton and an MPA from Harvard as the first finance recipient of the General Sir John Monash Scholarship. She then moved to New Z...

Hello Mama's! I am very excited to share this weeks episode with you with the lovely Hannah Barrett. I have known Hannah since University when we met in a first year tutorial and since then, A LOT has happened! In this episode Hannah shares with us her motherhood journey and how life is going with her two girls; Billie who is 2.5 years old & Coco who is 5 months old. In this chat we cover: whe...

Hello Mama's! In this weeks episode I speak to Jessica from Birth & Bloom. Jessica is a Birth and Postpartum Doula, Hypnobirthing Educator and Mama of two. Jessica has a holistic approach that honours your mind, body and spirit. In this conversation Jessica and I chat about: postpartum preparation - how we can best prepare for this time how to embrace the change & challenges of motherhood...

Hello Mumma's! This weeks episode is with the lovely Sarah who is the Mom to 17 month old Ruby. Trigger warning - in this episode we discuss open heart surgery, hospital stays in NICU, PICU, SCBU & Starship so if this is triggering for you I would suggest skipping this episode. Sarah, her partner Rupert & Ruby have been on a journey many of us cannot even fathom. After battling Hyperemisis...

Welcome back Mumma's! I so enjoyed recording this weeks episode so I am very excited to share it with you all. I got to chat with the lovely Simone Anderson (Forsyth) about her motherhood journey with her two boys Asher, 20 old months and Ryder 4 months old (and of course her fur baby Maddox). TRIGGER WARNING - In this episode Simone shares her experience with going through not 1 but 2 miscarriage...

Hello lovely Mumma's! This is an episode I have been looking forward to sharing for some time. Gina Urlich is a Clinical Nutrionist specialised in womens health and infant nutrition and the founder of Norish - https://www.norish.co.nz/ . In this episode Gina shares her wisdom in this space and we talk through: What was her inspiration for starting Norish What the key vitamins and minerals are that...

Hello Mumma's! Episode 3 is here and its a goodie, I love getting to hear about all the different motherhood experiences of woman in New Zealand and in this weeks episode I get to share a good friends journey. Brianna & I have been close friends since University and in this conversation, I even found out things I never knew about her journey through motherhood. Brianna is Mom to Maeve, 2.5 yea...

Hello Mumma's! This week I am bringing you a special conversation with Courtney who is a Mom to 13 month old Molly and works as a Midwife. Courtney has been surrounded by babies throughout her life and career and has always wanted to be a Mom. She felt incredibly prepared, excited and comfortable during her pregnancy and lead up to her birth but unfortunately, things did not go to plan. In this ep...

Welcome back to Season 2 Mumma's!! After a short break I am back and have some great chats coming your way this season. This weeks episode is an update from me about how life has been recently, what has been happening in Louie & my world and I answer some questions that were sent in by you lovely listeners. I talk about: how solids with Louie are going milestones how I told Luke I was pregnant...

Hello Mumma's,Episode 14 is here and it is the season finale! I have loved bringing you each episode and am going to take a couple of weeks to reset & plan for season 2 so will be back in your ears before you know it. If anything, the first season has showed me and reaffirmed to me that there is such a need to speak, learn and share more about postpartum. This weeks episode is one I have wante...

Hello Mumma's! As the title states, this chat with Ren covers it all! I like to sum it up as just some great Mom chat. Ren shares with us her career journey as a Nurse, Midwife, Founder & Educator and what inspired each of these steps in her career. We talk all things 4th trimester as well as the new workshop that Ren has launched targeted at preparing families for the fourth trimester and pos...