Baby Brain Podcast

Do you remember losing your first pet as a kid, or a grandparent, or maybe someone closer? Death and grief can be a very uncomfortable topic, and even as adults we can often struggle to wrap our head around these conversations. How we speak to our children about death can have a huge impact on their frame of mind, and their grieving process.  In this week's episode, we're joined by the incredible...

This week we're joined by the lovely Lisa Quinney, a counsellor and expat. Lisa joins us to chat about the challenges of parenting away from your support network, and her tips to develop strong connections within a new community when you have children.  This is an amazing chat that would be very relevant to anyone living away from their family, or parents who feel like they could use a bit more su...

On this week's episode of Confessions, we have our first Dad guest! We're chatting with one of our Dad listeners about his experience navigating divorce and life as a single dad.  We discuss the challenges modern day Dad's are faced with, and the loss of identity that this Dad experienced after the birth of his Daughter.  We also chat about this Dad's experience moving interstate, then separating...

We've got a very special episode this week where Em has the chance to interview her own midwife and friend, Ange McClelland! Ange is a privately practicing midwife who took care of Emma throughout her pregnancy and birth experience. Ange is a privately practicing midwife and childbirth educator who is particularly passionate about continuity of care and combining traditional birthing wisdom with c...

In this week's episode we're joined by the amazing and hilarious Ali Round to chat all things fitness in pregnancy and postpartum! If you're feeling like you want to get back into exercise after having a baby but don't know where to start, this is the episode for you! Ali takes us through some gentle and safe exercises to start off with, and shares her tips for all stages of postpartum. We also ch...

If you have babies or young kids, chances are you have something from Snuggle Hunny in your house! This amazing small business is owned and run by Julie Mathers, who joins us on the podcast this week to chat about her tips for running a small business, and how she and her Husband have grown and developed the well known brand Snuggle Hunny!  Julie also shares her parenting journey of birthing her b...

You might already be in the big transition to school, or maybe it seems like years away, but regardless of age, this amazing episode with Hermione Chettle from House of Speech will give you all the info you need to make sure your child's speech is on the right track. Speech and language development is a big factor in socialising at school as well as learning. The tips Hermione shares in this episo...

Help! I have a fussy eater!! We've all been there, and know how frustrating it can be when you spend hours cooking, only for your kids to throw their food on the floor or flat out refuse to eat it. Not to mention the stress of meeting their nutritional requirements when they refuse to eat.  In this week's episode we're joined by Paediatric Dietician, Nutritionist, and Founder of Nourishing Bubs -...

In this week's episode we're talking all things postnatal depletion with the amazing Shelley Mckenzie! Shelley is a Naturopath, Nutritionist and Mum. During our chat Shelley shares her own personal health and wellness journey with us, as well as her experience juggling work, life, health and nutrition with three young babies.  Shelley's journey began when she 24 years old and experienced a sudden...

Strap yourselves in because this is one hell of a birth story!! We recently welcomed the newest member of our Baby Brain team, the gorgeous Casey Mytka. A HUGE congratulations to Emma, Matt and Blake on Casey's arrival, we all love her so much already! In this week's episode Emma talks us through the weeks prior to labour, being in early labour, her birth itself and her postpartum experience so fa...

Uh oh, the pull out method didn't work! In this week's episode of Motherhood Confessions we're chatting with a listener about her accidental pregnancy.  This Mum was a one and done mother, and had to convince her partner to have one child. They had a bit of a shock when they recently found out they were pregnant with a second!  In this episode we chat about the tricky decision of whether to contin...

In this week's episode we're chatting all about VBACs! A VBAC is a Vaginal Birth After Caesarean, and we have the incredible Doctor Lionel Steinberg on with us who is a Melbourne OB and Gynaecologist. Dr Lionel has delivered over 15,000 babies and provides women-centred care, facilitating birth options that the mother desires. Dr Lionel is well known for delivering VBAC births, natural breech babi...

Hello and welcome to the much anticipated third trimester diaries!! In this episode we're sharing little snippets we've recorded over the course of Emma's third trimester updating us on how she's been feeling, all the birth prep that's been going on and so much more! We discuss iron infusions, reflux, all those super uncomfortable aches that come along with being heavily pregnant. We also talk abo...

We often talk about the physical benefits of certain nutrients, but what about their impact on our mental health? Can we tailor our diet to include foods that nourish us, and make us more happy and energetic? The answer is of course, yes! This week we're chatting to the amazing Rachel Hazlett, Mum and Dietitian to share tips and easy meal and snack ideas for foods that will boost your mood! Rachel...

Have you ever considered surrogacy, been interested in being a surrogate, or just curious about how the whole process works? This week we're chatting to the incredible Sarah Jefford about all things surrogacy! Sarah Jefford OAM is a surrogacy and donor conception lawyer and lives in Melbourne with her partner and two children. Sarah was an IVF mum and later became an egg donor and a surrogate, del...

On this week's episode of Motherhood Confessions we chat to a Mum who is struggling with the transition back to work after maternity leave.  We discuss the challenges modern day women are faced with by being expected to "have it all" uncomplainingly, with no support. We chat about this Mum's experience re-entering the workforce after her second period of maternity leave, feeling like she isn't cop...

Get ready to spice up your home life with some amazing cleaning, cooking and organisation hacks from the incredible Caity Robertson!  Caity who may be better known as @living.the.abundant.way on Instagram, is an expert in organisation and meal planning, and was previously a Chef! Caity shares some of her ultimate Mum hacks to make tasks around the home easy, efficient, and dare I say fun!?  This c...

We're asking the big questions this week and chatting with the incredible Krista, from Baby Sleep School. We're talking about when babies will usually sleep through the night (if ever!?), what factors play into this and what changes we can make to help our little ones sleep through.  In this episode we also chat about sleep training in general, and share our own experiences with baby sleep and sle...

We're so excited to share this chat with the beautiful Keira Rumble, who came on the podcast this week to talk about her conception, pregnancy and parenting journey.  Keira has two gorgeous babies born via IVF, and also has three businesses amongst the Mum life juggle! We chat about her conception journey, the challenges of IVF, having HG through both pregnancies as well as balancing small busines...

This week we're chatting all things Gestational Diabetes with the incredible dietician Renee Jennings! Renee Jennings is a clinical dietitian and nutritionist specialising in pregnancy and postpartum. She is a mum of two and co-author of Nurture the Seed; Your evidence-based guide to prenatal nutrition. We discuss what gestational diabetes is, what the causes are, then dive into how our diet can a...

On this week's episode of Motherhood Confessions we chat to a Mum who had a traumatic entrance to Motherhood, with her baby receiving a serious diagnosis 2 days after birth, then emergency life saving surgery a week later. The first few months of her daughter's life were filled with surgeries, appointments, tube feeding and pumping.  We discuss navigating the medical system and the trauma that com...

Is anyone else getting smashed with sickness this winter, or just us?? After multiple colds, flu, gastro, you name it, we've called in the big guns to give us some tips on how we can boost our kids immunity naturally.  Our expert guest this week is Melissa Kupsch, Homeopath and Founder & Director of RMDY Collective. Melissa is a qualified Homeopath & Naturopath with a special interest in F...

This week we're talking all things periods, and how to live in alignment with the different phases of your menstrual cycle! We're chatting with the incredible Claire Baker, Founder of Cycle Coach School and author of "50 things you need to know about periods".  In this episode we discuss what the menstrual cycle is, and what different phases we experience hormonally each month. Claire tells us abo...

This week's mum gave birth to her two girls at the age of 36 and 38. She didn't plan either pregnancy but took the role of becoming a mother very seriously and loves being a mum.  This Mum made the tough decision to leave her husband after being treated poorly, knowing this would sadly mean she wouldn't see her daughters for 50% of the time.  She chats to us about the challenges of bringing up two...

Our bodies go through so many changes during pregnancy and postpartum, and it's easy to feel self conscious or vulnerable during these seasons - we certainly have!  In this week's episode we're chatting with the incredible Rose Oates, a body acceptance advocate and Mum of four. Rose chats to us about what body acceptance is, and what this means for her. We also discuss tips and tricks on how to be...