Midwife Pip Podcast

Perineal and Vaginal Tearing during Birth - With Dr Brooke Vandermolen Today's Bitesize clip is from episode E.27. If there is one thing that seems to occupy an expectant mum’s mind in the preparation for birth it has to be perineal and vaginal tearing. And for good reason, the natural stretching that takes place during birth can result in some degree of tearing for around 85% of women having a va...

Infant Feeding - With Stacey Zimmels Today's Bitesize clip is from episode E.25. As you move through pregnancy and into motherhood one of the main things you may be considering is how to feed your baby. Breast, Bottle, Expressing and Mixed Feeding are amongst some of the many terms and choices we hear of when we start to navigate our choices. From the benefits, equipment to purchase, tounge ties a...

Potty Training 101 With Lucy Gregory Life is just getting some sort of balance and then your toddler decides to whip their nappy off and the conversation focus reverts to the newborn days of poo. Potty training is one of those topics many parents are nervous about, perhaps even dread, or if you are like me, you are just totally confused because of all the conflicting advice seen everywhere.  I am...

Preparing for the fourth trimester With Heidi Skudder You may have spent hours, weeks and months planning and researching pregnancy and birth but what about your plan for when your baby arrives? What hurdles may crop up? How can you prepare to make it as smooth as possible? And what are the realities of that extra, and often forgotten, fourth trimester?  I am super excited for this week’s guest to...

A Journey of Infertility and Baby Loss With Sophie Martin   This week I am joined by a truly inspiring woman, Sophie Martin perhaps better known as The infertile Midwife on social media @the.infertile.midwife Sophie has let us in on her journey through infertility and pregnancy loss through her Instagram account and her brand new book The Infertile Midwife- In Search of Motherhood. Sophie shares s...

Top Tips for the First Trimester of Pregnancy With Midwife Pip The first trimester- the symptoms, the anxiety, the secrecy it is a tough one! Here are some of my top tips to coping. For expert support from positive pregnancy test to having your baby safely in your arms check out my Your Pregnancy Journey Course at midwifepip.com Extra Stuff: Follow Midwife Pip on Instagram - https://www.instagram....

How to optimise your baby’s position for birth with Midwife Pip A powerful ay to reduce birth complications and help you and your baby to have a more straightforward birth. Pip shares expert tips with you today to help you be expertly informed ahead of your birth.  For more on the physiology of this and to learn how to support your body and baby through each stage check out my Antenatal and Hypnob...

Pelvic Floor FAQ’s for Pregnancy and Postpartum With Clare Bourne This week I am joined by a woman on a mission to improve the life of other women. Clare Bourne @clarebournephysio, Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist and author of her new book Strong Foundations. Clare is doing incredible work through her book, social media page and clinics to raise the lid on pelvic health issues and break d...

What to expect when your waters break With Midwife Pip Do you know why your waters are so important to a healthy pregnancy? What to expect when they break and what is and is not normal? Pip talks through all of this today to help you be expertly informed ahead of your birth.  For more on the physiology of this and to learn how to support your body and baby through each stage check out my Antenatal...

Midwife Pip’s Journal Part 2 With Midwife Pip The Pregnancy Test, COVID continues and sharing the news… For expert support and information from positive pregnancy test to baby safely in arms... Check out my exclusive Your Pregnancy Journey Course at www.midwifepip.com Extra Stuff: Midwife Pips Guide to a Positive Birth: https://www.midwifepip.com/midwife-pip-books Check out Midwife Pip’s Courses -...

How reading books supports your baby's development - With Louise Grosart, Ladybird  This week I am joined by Louise Grosart, Ladybird Publisher to discuss how we can use books to help our babies develop. If you are anything like me then supporting your little people to meet milestones and learn to communicate and enjoy the surrounding world is a priority and maybe you even spend as much time as me...

The real rollercoaster of Motherhood With Anna Mathur This week I am joined by one of my favourite voices in the motherhood and mental wellbeing space, so much so that I have persuaded her back as a repeat podcast guest. Anna joined me on Episode 82 to discuss The Undiscussed Emotions of Motherhood.  If you are a mum and you aren’t following Anna Mathur on Instagram @annamathur you honestly need t...

Episode 121 Hormonal Issues in Pregnancy and the Postpartum With Dr Mary Ryan Mood swings, weight gain, insomnia, libido loss, fertility issues and acne are just some of the possible signs that you are suffering from a hormone imbalance. Hormones are so prominent during pregnancy and the postpartum and this week’s guest is here to help us troubleshoot them.  Dr Mary Ryan, a consultant endocrinolog...

E.120 Travelling with a Baby/Toddler with Midwife Pip Travelling with a baby or toddler can be tough.... rest assured I have you covered in this Midwife Pip Podcast episode where I give you all my top tips and advice from our recent trip to Cyprus with TUI Blue. We have learnt so much about travelling abroad with a toddler in toe, so many of you asked questions on Instagram about how we managed th...

Postpartum Contraception Dr Helen Lawal   Your baby is in your arms and the amazing, manic whirlwind that is motherhood has begun. It is unlikely that sex is the top of your priority list straight away, or for a little while until it is and then begins a rush to seek contraception. You are extremely fertile post baby, and most parents try to have a little gap between children, a period of recovery...

Pips Journal- Part 1: It Is Time with Midwife Pip   Sharing the very first snippet from my journal through my first pregnancy- it is raw and unedited. If you would like to hear more like this, please let me know! Extra Stuff: Midwife Pips Guide to a Positive Birth: https://www.midwifepip.com/midwife-pip-books Check out Midwife Pip’s Courses - http://www.midwifepip.com/ Get in Touch: Instagram: htt...

Stages of Labour with Midwife Pip   Labour can be broken down into 4 different stages- latent phase, first stage, second stage and third stage. Understanding what changes are happening during each stage is an important part of preparing your mind for birth.   For more on the physiology of this and to learn how to support your body and baby through each stage check out my Antenatal and Hypnobirthin...

The truth about Colic in babies with Philippa Murphy If you have had or know anyone who has had a baby you will be sure to have heard the term Colic at some point, it is seemingly super common but yet no one really seems to know the best way to manage it, or even better to prevent it ever happening in the first place.  This week’s guests is Philippa Murphy, @babycues_nurturewithnature Baby Cues In...

The Early Days and Sleep with a New Baby with Cat Cubie & Sarah Carpenter   …. And just like that you are home with your new baby and now what?  All the newborn pictures seem to feature peacefully sleeping babies and yet your well-meaning relatives have all told you to sleep as much as possible in pregnancy because you’re never going to sleep well again.    No wonder we enter parenthood so confuse...

How exercise aids your psychological birth preparation With Carla Meijen Giving birth is often compared to a marathon, a long journey that requires grit, endurance, pacing and patience, pain management and motivation to stay on track. This weeks guest Dr Carla Meijen, a sports psychologist, explains how pregnant women can use mental strategies commonly adopted by sports people to help focus on the...

Packing Your Hospital Bag With Midwife Pip As you get towards your estimated due date one of the things that often crops up is when to and what to pack into your hospital bag.   In my experience, this is a task that often occupies far more energy and time of expectant parents than it actually needs to, so we are going to break this down, simplify it and help you to have a well organised bag ensuri...

What you need to know about Ultrasound Scans in Pregnancy Alison Ball We have all heard about ultrasound scans for pregnancy but do you really understand what they are for and your options around pregnancy scans? This weeks guest is Alison Ball, the Lead Sonographer and National Clinical & Quality Manager at Ultrasound Direct, the UK's most experienced private ultrasound scan provider. Extra Stuff...

The importance of creating your birth environment with Midwife Pip Sometimes birth environment is considered a bit of an optional ad-on, a ‘nice if you can’ or maybe even a bit of a hippy consideration. I want us to challenge that because the environment you labour in can have a huge impact on the way your labour goes and in the way you feel about the whole experience too. Extra Stuff: Follow Midw...

Mindfulness for Pregnancy and Motherhood with Sophie Fletcher Pregnancy and motherhood are wonderful, crazy times of significant change In our lives, often we experience completely new feelings, or an increased intensity of existing feelings and all of this can leave us feeling a little anxious, overwhelmed or uncertain. This week I am joined by Sophie Fletcher, where we are going to talk about Mi...

Diastasis Recti and Doming in Pregnancy and Postpartum with Aby Tobin If you have heard of diastasis recti in pregnancy or the postpartum then you have probably heard the term doming. If these terms are all new fear not today’s episode is going to reveal all. But if you have heard the term doming it has likely sparked some fear in your mind or even led to you avoiding or restricting exercises and...