Dad's First Words

In this episode of  Dad’s First Words , we meet Zarryon, a new dad just 11 weeks in — and already with one hell of a story. After an 83-hour labour that started as a home birth with midwife Abbey, Zarryon and his wife ended up in hospital — where they were met with cold, clinical treatment from a rotation of doctors and pushy staff. What should’ve been a beautiful moment quickly turned into a test...

Adam shares what it was really like welcoming his daughter Teja at home — from the prep leading up to the birth, to those raw first days of fatherhood. With the steady support of Kate (their midwife/doula), Adam and his partner leaned on hypnobirthing techniques to stay calm and present through the whole experience. They also chose something many people haven’t seen firsthand: a lotus birth. Inste...

No two births are the same — make that no THREE births are the same. Today, Josh lets us into the three most intimate, most incredible moments of his and his wife Sarah's lives: the births of their kiddos, each experience as wild, unique and (honestly) jaw-dropping as the next. We cover: Gender Disappointment — and how to move through it without shame Having a Small for Gestational Age baby Ho...

Kyfer has all the energy of someone who's never hit the snooze button. Because this very adventurous dad of three gets his fuel from far better sources than extra shut-eye: his little ones, his wife and his deep passion for home birth. Taking this call on his trip-without-end around Australia in a caravan, Kyfer gives advice to expecting dads as they step into the wild unknown of a) childbirth...

One moment Chad and Rachel were preparing for a calm, empowering home birth. The next, everything changed. An unexpected turn saw Rachel transferred to hospital, and Chad found himself driving behind the ambulance carrying his wife and unborn daughter. In this first episode of  Dad’s First Words , Chad shares the raw, emotional story of Kya’s birth — from the preparation for a home birth, to the r...

Before the birth of my little girl, I couldn’t find any podcasts for new dads. Most were for fathers already years into the journey—dealing with teenagers, school, big kid challenges. But nothing about the raw early questions:  What’s it like when your whole life suddenly shifts? What do you actually do before, during and after the birth? And seriously—what even is colostrum? So I decided to make...