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Hi, another week another episode on the podcast - we are so glad you're joining us. If it is your first episode, welcome! If you're returning, thank you :) This week we have a little chit chat as we often do & it turns out, despite our complaining, we do really love our crazy toddlers, or at least most of the time hehe. We want to get our listeners more involved with the podcast, so we would l...

Hello & welcome to another week on the podcast! This week is a mix between a catch up (as per) and a chat around parenting & whether it can ever truly be equal in a partnership. We unpack how it seems dads can go about their lives much easier than mums can & whether that is just a "baby year" thing, if it's a biology thing or maybe just society - who knows! As always - we...

Hello & welcome back - we have another Story Series episode for you this week! TW: discussion of miscarriage, pregnancy complications & post natal depression We sat down to chat with the wonderful Kelly, who openly shares her journey into motherhood, through early loss, difficulties during her first pregnancy & then her experience with post natal depression after the birth of her secon...

Hello & welcome back to another week on the pod! Thank you for tuning in with us. This week's episode is a real mixed bag of topics (& emotion) from our week. We chat about Carla's recent solo parenting week, how she almost got pregnant again (ALREADY) & the new local mum on her block (it's a bird). Liv shares some heartbreaking news with a big loss in her family & the...

Hello & hooray for us - it is our one year podcast anniversary!! We can't believe we have had our little pod for a whole year & we thank you to all who have listened to one, two or all of our episodes. It means so much to us that anyone listens & we can't wait for what the next year will bring. We also have both been mum's of two for 6 (or more) months, so we are sharing 6...

Hello - thanks for joining us on another week of the podcast! This week we have kept it light with some things our toddlers are none the wiser to at present annnnnnd some things we wish they didn't know about yet! E.g. babycinos lol. Head to our instagram (linked below) to share your takes! As always - we would love you to share the podcast with a friend who you think would enjoy it too. Leavi...

Welcome back to another week on the podcast & if you're a toddler parent, we all need to take a collective deep breath yeah? Liv brings a recent instagram post that she deeply resonated with & we unpack how we are (trying to) manage our toddlers - newsflash; we aren't, please help. We discuss feeling rage, how we find ourselves raising our voices more than we'd like & the c...

Hello & welcome back to another week on the pod. TW: this episode discusses infant loss. This week's episode is a very special one - we are so honoured to have our friend, Mallory, share her story of her little boy, Ziggy. This episode is full of emotion - love and sadness - as Mallory shares the story of her complicated twin pregnancy which ended in the loss of one of her sons. Mallory sp...

Hello hi! We had a week off but we are back in your ears & this week Carla tells us all about the best unconventional love story there is - hers! Carla shares the back story of how her & Andrew (partner, baby daddy) met, their surprise pregnancy & how they came to be the couple we know & love today. It truly is a tale of fate & we hope you enjoy listening to it! If you'd li...

Welcome back - this week we are coming to you mere hours before this episode goes live because the past week has been ROUGH! Sickness has hit Liv's household again & the guilt has come along with it. Carla is amongst renovations of her unit & her visions of painting in peace were not achieved. We also somehow got into a bit of a deep dive on sleep & question if there really is anyt...

Hiya - welcome to another week on the podcast! As always, we fill you in on the happenings of our lives which this week includes a healthy debate on which breast size is easier or more difficult when breastfeeding, an update Carla's new living situation & an ode to how amazing single parents are because we absolutely could NOT. We then discuss what it has been like parenting two completely...

Hello & welcome back to another week on the podcast - another night time Zoom chat of all the happenings in our lives this past week. Liv is not getting much sleep but is strangely unfazed about it (currently - subject to change lol) but is struggling with mum rage, specifically when getting triggered by her toddler. Carla talks about her upcoming lifestyle change with her partner changing job...

Hello & we are sorry in advance for this chaotic little catch up, but such is life trying to record with two babies in tow! We give you a little life update on the last week or so, a few lols & a lot of baby babble - all the good stuff (we hope!). Hopefully you'll stick around & keep listening, even if it does get a little interrupted haha! As always - we would love to hear from you! G...

Hello & welcome to another week on the podcast! This week we dive into social media & the impact it is having on modern day motherhood. We share our opinions & swap experiences as one being online & the other offline. We discuss - - what role is social media playing in motherhood? - does it impact our intuition as mums? - what are the positives & negatives? - how did our parent...

Hello, we are back for a yap again this week on the podcast. We chat about quite the variety of topics & emotions today, from being pulled over by the police to struggles in this current season of life. Ah, motherhood hey!? Liv has had a tough couple of weeks & chats about how she is finding this current season of life going from 1-2 kids (spoiler: hard). Carla got pulled over by the polic...

Hello & welcome back to another week on the pod! This week we sat down with Ashleigh, perinatal & couples therapist, to chat all about the mental load. We cover - - what is "the mental load"? - why is it more prominent after kids? - how can couples navigate sharing the load? - is it possible for it to be even, especially during maternity leave? - how can couples manage it success...

Hi, we are back for another week on the podcast & as you'll no doubt hear - ya gals are tired! We rallied for a nighttime recording this week so lets call it our "nighttime voices" lol. You can expect a little chit chat, some breastfeeding woes, a little Q&A from our listeners & then we asked each other 5 questions each to see how well we know each other. Just a little ya...

Hello & welcome back to another week on the podcast. This week we are chatting all things finances & household whilst in the postpartum period. We cover - - how our current finances are setup for our households - any guilt around spending whilst not working/on mat leave - division of costs - whether household duties are taken on more when not earning an income - spending habits - answers w...

Welcome back to another week on the pod - we are so glad you're here! This week we talk all things intimacy after kids, particularly those early postpartum weeks. We discuss: - libidos (or lack thereof) - ways other than sex we share intimacy with our partners - pressures to get "back into it" - discomfort & the first times having sex PP - discuss answers given to our instagram Q's & polls from ou...

Hello, we are back after our little podcast pause - thanks for tuning back in! This week we have a bit of a catch up (as usual) & then get into a chat about our visits to see a women's health Physio this postpartum. Carla shares her current situation in dealing with a prolapse, what she is doing to help it & how she is finding it. We are never anything less than amazed at what our bodies c...

Hello, we are back & we are ragey! But in a funny way (unless you live with us - sorry dads)! This episode is just for fun as we list of some of the things that has got the postpartum rage juices flowing - maybe you can relate to some? NOTE: We will be taking a 2-week break from the podcast & will be back in your ears on June 10th. We'd love to hear from you! Get in touch with us via ⁠...

Hello - another week, another episode! This week, Liv chats about how she found the first 4 weeks with her newborn. Spoiler - it wasn't as cruise as she thought it would be (no one is surprised but her!). This is an honest chat about expectations & how sometimes you just have to give in to the changes & move with it. We hope you enjoy & maybe find some comfort within it if you'...

Welcome back to another week of yapping away - this week all about how we are finding our post-birth recovery, second time around. In this episode, we discuss how we found caesarean recovery vs VBAC recovery, healing & accepting the new 'renovations' that have taken place & how we are finding the recovery mentally. As always, it is a slightly unhinged chat & we hope you have so...

Hi hi! This week on the podcast, we have a jam packed episode on all things toddler behaviour. It is the longest episode we have recorded to date but to be honest - it could easily have been double the time with the wealth of knowledge that is Kerry from Inspiring Start. We covered- - Understanding the development of our toddlers & how that impacts their behaviour - Reasons why they may be exh...

Hello - welcome to another week on the pod, both babies are earthside - hooray! This week, Liv shares the story of the birth of her second son, Tully Blaze. It is an unfiltered, raw recount with no details spared - we hope you enjoy listening. We'd love to hear from you! Get in touch with us via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or leave us a review if you loved the pod. If you know someone in your li...