Beyond the Bump

In our 109th episode of Beyond the Bump, we have two very special guests on the poddy to finish the year off with a bang... our husbands!  You sent in your parenting pickles (aka awkward situations with your kids, in-laws or just in being parents) and we answer them!  We hope you absolutely LOVE this episode! Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podca...

In our 108th episode of Beyond the Bump, Dr Timmy is back and this time he's answering all your questions about gestational diabetes! What is gestational diabetes? If you have gestational diabetes in one pregnancy how likely are you to have it in subsequent pregnancies?  What is the glucose tolerance test and what will you go through to get the test? Why is gestational diabetes only tested at 28 w...

Our Bonus 107th episode of Beyond the Bump is a little bit of a different one - it's not necessarily parenting related, but we feel like the things we talk about can get taken and adapted to parenthood and life in general.   We chat with astrologer Kristy Gray. Kristy went through ours and our husbands’ natal charts and told us all about what our star signs, our sun and our moon says about us as p...

Our 106th episode of Beyond the Bump is a little bit more serious than normal. Trigger warning, we do talk about child abuse and sexual assault.  In this episode, we chat with Sara from Secure Foundations. Sarah has a background as a child practitioner and sexual abuse investigator. Now she is an online parenting coach helping parents raise emotionally intelligent and resilient little humans.  We...

In our 105th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with paediatric nurse, Penny. Penny shares some tips and tricks on how to help manage our kids at home, but then also red flags and signs to look out for when things might need a little bit more help.  What to do if you are a bit of a hypochondriac and feel like you are continuously at the hospital with your kids? What are some essentials that are g...

In our 104th episode of Beyond the Bump, Dr Timmy is back and we’re talking all things morning sickness and hyperemesis: What is hyperemesis?  When does morning sickness end and hyperemesis begin? The importance of having understanding and compassion for women who are experiencing morning sickness Do we know what causes morning sickness?  Why is there almost an abject refusal to give pregnant fema...

In our 103rd episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with dads, Ross and Jack. They tell us all about their journey through surrogacy to have their beautiful little girl, Oli:  Why did they choose surrogacy over adoption or fostering? Is the adoption waitlist longer for a homosexual couple in Australia? Why did Ross and Jack decide to do their commercial surrogacy journey in California, America? How d...

We think our bonus 102nd episode of Beyond the Bump is going to be a funny one! We asked you guys to send in your parenting confessions, you know, the things that are maybe frowned upon in public, and we read out some of our absolute favourites.  We hope you absolutely LOVE this episode! Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, j...

In our 101st episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Krista. Krista is a widow and grief expert We ask her all your questions about how we can find space to grieve as a mother: What are the mental stages that one goes through when they lose a loved one?  Are the 5 stages of grief a real thing? Does grief get smaller over time? How can we as adults talk about death and grief? How can we get over t...

In our 100th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Ebony. Ebony is the mum of 4 under 4. She is also blind – she has retinitis pigmentosa and has progressively lost her sight since birth!  We chat with her about her perspective of motherhood, which is obviously different to ours, but actually very similar in other ways:  What is retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and at what age did Ebony get diagnosed?...

In our 99th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with physios, Jenna and Sam all about prolapse, particularly postpartum prolapse: What is prolapse? How do you know if you have a prolapse? The difference between incontinence and prolapse Are you using different muscles when holding in your bladder versus doing pelvic floor exercises? What are the different grades of prolapse? Should all postpartum...

In our 98th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with the beautiful Alana from @mummyplusmumma . She is the mum of Leo and is part of a same sex relationship. Alana talks to us about her and her partner’s very long journey of IVF to conceive their beautiful little bub. How to pick a doner? What’s the difference between anonymous and de-identified donors and what’s the laws in Australia around this?...

In our 97th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with the incredible Claire Holt – you may know her from H2O: Just Add Water, Vampire Diaries, The Originals, and Pretty Little Liars.  We had such a blast talking to her all about her motherhood journey: What is it like having a 17-month age gap between kids? How can you help a friend who is going through a miscarriage? Claire’s talks about her diffi...

In our 96th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Derek from raisingchildren.net.au . We ask him all your questions about our little ones' mental wellbeing: Who are the main people accessing raisingchildren.net.au ? Have the recent lockdowns in Australia exacerbated parent’s reaching out for help? Does increased screen time play a part in children's mental health? Is there any information on th...

In our 95th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Charlotte all about her recent home birth experience: What was Charlotte’s decision and reasoning behind having a home birth? How did Charlotte go about picking a doula? What is the average cost of home birth in Australia? What does the preparation involve? What happens if something goes wrong during a home birth? What happens after and who clea...

In our 94th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with speech pathologist, Jamie from @nourish.babes . We ask her all your questions about your fussy/cautious little eaters: Is it ever too late to start implementing healthier eating habits? Is it a good idea to “hide” vegetables in meals? Is there anything we can do when we’re first introducing food to our bubs to decrease the chance of them being f...

Our bonus, 93rd episode of Beyond the Bump is an absolute ripper of an episode – we chat all about MUM BRAIN. We share some of our listeners’ best mum brain stories and we think it's going to leave a lot of women feeling supported and understood! To all the mum's out there feeling like they've lost their brain, this is for you!  We hope you absolutely LOVE this episode!   Beyond the Bump is a podc...

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.  In our 92nd episode of Beyond the Bump, we talk to Kate and Joff, a beautiful couple who decided with their third child to go down the route of sex selection.  We know this is a bit of a controversial topi...

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.  In our 91st episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with award-winning international psychologist, family coach, child educator and nanny, Hélène all about parental burnout. We felt this chat was very timely g...

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.  In our 90th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with sexologist, Juliet Allen. We ask her all of your sex questions with a specific focus on past partum sex:  What are some tips to keep the spark alive whe...

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.  In our 89th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Kristy, The Sleep Teacher and ask her all of your toddler sleep questions: How to transition from 2 to 1 naps? How to deal with an early-riser toddler?...

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.  In our 88th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Montarna Pitt - we chat all about her decision to choose to have a caesarian section and to formula feed her babies as well as everything in between.  M...

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.  In our e87th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Jonica, the beautiful lady behind @the.wandertwins . Jonica talks about her journey with having biological children, adopted children and foster childr...

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.  In our 86th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with parent coach, Alex Emms from Kids Flourish all about getting your family ready for a new little member!   We talk all about what can we do to get a todd...

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.  In our BONUS, 85th episode of Beyond the Bump, we are coming to you with an unfiltered Q + A that we have been promising for such a long time. You guys sent in your questions and we answered them - some we...