Gayle Murdoch and Eva Rae

Fully Dilated

Kids EN ↓ 3 episodes

Two Midwives, Zero Filter. We’re sick of the polished “blessed journey” version of pregnancy and parenting. The truth? It’s often very hard. Birth can be traumatic. The postnatal period is brutal. Parenting is relentless. And everyone’s pretending they’re fine when they’re actually falling apart. So we’re telling you what really happens. The mortifying stories from scan rooms and labour wards, the myths we’re desperate to kill off, tales of pregnancy, birth, parenting disasters and listener confessions that will make your toes curl! We are Gayle and Eva - two midwife sonographers with over 50...

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Gayle Murdoch and Eva Rae

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Gentle Parenting Anyone? 24.02.2026 44:23

Gentle parenting sounds great in theory. Stay calm. Validate feelings. Don’t shout. In this episode we talk about the gap between what parenting looks like online and what it actually looks like in real life. The pressure to stay calm in public. The guilt when you lose your temper. Gayle talks about giving behaviour advice as a health visitor while going home to two brothers battering lumps out of...

Episode 2 - Family Dynamics Unlocked…… 03.02.2026 56:47

In episode two we are talking about family who think they’re entitled to immediate access to your baby, partners who forget whose side they’re on when their mothers start making demands, and the friction between you and your partner that’s completely normal but nobody talks about. Plus we’ve got thoughts on the Beckhams this week and some valuable advice for wee Vicky, a confession of the week tha...

Fully Dilated Episode 1: Two Midwives No Filter 19.01.2026 36:17

Two midwives with zero filter telling the REAL truth about pregnancy, birth and parenting - not the Instagram version. This is Episode 1. Meet Gayle (chaos, ADHD, health visitor) and Eva (organised, runs a scan clinic in Glasgow). We're complete opposites but share the same dark sense of humour. Instead of seeking therapy like normal adults, we started a podcast. In this episode: We introduce our...