Mum Talk Podcast

This week on the podcast I am joined by Amanda Thompson, co-founder of Bundle London and Antenatal Teacher. Amanda is a qualified antenatal teacher, having gained her qualification with the NCT. She is also a baby massage instructor and has supported new parents for over 12 years. Being a mother of 5 herself (2 sets of twins and 1 in the middle – now all in their teens), she completely understands...

Hello and welcome to this weeks episode of Mum Talk. This week I have the absolute pleasure of chatting to Lesley Gilchrist, Registered midwife, Co-Founder and Clinical Director of My Expert Midwife.  As a Registered midwife, Lesley has worked in some of the largest teaching hospitals in Europe and has extensive experience as a labour ward co-ordinator and community midwife. With over 16 years’ ex...

Welcome to a brand new series of Mum Talk. Thank you for tuning in! In this weeks episode I am catch up with you all on: Amandines language development, sleep, potty regression, toddler testing and naughty words! I talk through my current pregnancy, thoughts on having a home birth this time around and being pregnant with a toddler.  I answer your questions around pregnancy, toddler beds, preparing...

I can't quite believe we have come to the end of yet another series!  On this weeks episode: - I am sharing what we are up to, our Christmas activities and where we have hopefully reached a compromise on Father Christmas traditions!  - Pregnancy (head to minute 29 if pregnancy is a trigger for you and you would like to avoid it). Within pregnancy I share the gender and emotions surrounding this, P...

Hello! This week covers such a broad range of topics once again all with wonderful advice and shared experiences from you! This week we chatting about Christmas Traditions and how to start creating them for your little ones. We go on to talk about explaining Santa to children, stocking or Christmas Eve box and mixing traditions.  I also talk through your requested topics and questions this week, s...

Hello! Thank you for tuning in this week.  Today there are four parts to the podcast, starting with pregnancy (if this is a trigger for you skip to 16 minutes in). Pregnancy chat is followed by your array of questions, followed by potty training and telling a sibling of a new baby.  On the podcast this week I am sharing your advice and experience with both potty training and telling a sibling of a...

Hello! This week on the podcast I am chatting through what has been going on for us these last couple of weeks. Big news and topic is we have started potty training A...eeek! I share with you how we have gone about it and what advice we have taken on board.  At the beginning of the podcast I talk through our scan, pregnancy symptoms and decision to take the NIPT private scan, if you are TTC and th...

On this weeks podcast I answer your questions which have me chatting a little too much about Christmas, but with lockdown starting tomorrow I do believe a little festive spirit is needed!  Topics include:  Lockdown ideas Fun festive things to do through lockdown and into December Play/toy recommendations Present ideas and briefly touching on what we have changed with A's sleep (do listen to last 2...

I feel like this weeks podcast is the podcast you have all been waiting for! Even if we have perfectly sleeping children (I can only dream) with the clocks going back this week I bet not so many of us enjoyed our 'extra hour in bed'! Today I am joined by Hattie Frank, certified baby and toddler sleep consultant, founder of Not Another Peep. Hattie kindly reached out when Amandine wasn’t sleeping w...

To those skipping ahead if the beginning of the podcast is triggering head to (14:18) 14 minutes 18 seconds in. Todays podcast focuses on sleep and Amandine's lack of it! I share what we have implemented and what effect this is having on her sleep and my sanity!  At the start of the podcast I am also sharing about early pregnancy.  Enjoy Lots of love and don't forget to head to @mumtalkpodcast ins...

TRIGGER warning: within this podcast we talk about miscarriage. On the last day of Baby Loss Awareness week I would like to share this chat I had the honour of having with Natalie Lowe. Please ensure you have read the show notes before listening to this podcast. Natalie Lowe, whom some of you may recognise from Strictly come dancing, now mum to a beautiful baby boy Jack, bravely shares with us her...

TRIGGER WARNING: Please ensure you have read the show notes before continuing to listen to this weeks podcast as it could be triggering. This week is Baby Loss awareness week ( 9th-15th October) which is not only a time for parents, families and friends to come together but also a time to raise awareness of how pregnancy and baby loss affects thousands of families every year in the UK.  In August...

Welcome back for a brand new series of Mum Talk, thank you for tuning back in. This weeks topics include: Early pregnancy scans Sleep 'progression'/ regression Toddler emotions &  Q&A On the podcast I also share with you how you can support the podcast, to do so CLICK HERE and head to 'Become a Patron'.  Lots and lots of love and I am so grateful for your support! Emma xxx  Hosted on Acast. See ac...

Trigger warning - during this episode I am sharing my experience over the last few months TTC. If you are going through this also this may be supportive but may be triggering. An unedited, raw sharing of why I took a step back from everything these last few months. As you know we have been trying for a year and it all became very overwhelming. I know there are so many of you going through somethin...

As you can see by the title, this weeks episode is a little bit of everything. Briefly discussing mum guilt pangs I have had this week, I them dive into my most popular asked questions on DM's - where I share our most favourite baby items and things we would use again and again and again, from cot sheets to carriers to travel adventure essentials. There is so much more than what I mentioned but I...

Hello! Firstly thank you all for all of your support from last weeks podcast, I really felt the love, thank you! This week A had her allergy skin prick testing, I am sharing our experience of that, plus my google rabbit holes on reducing toxicity and just a small chat about getting my period and where I am at in my cycle for trying to conceive. I am also talking through your questions with your he...

Amandine is 21 months and 3/4's. There were way too many topics discussed on this weeks podcast to try and fit them all in the title! On todays podcast I touch on; conceiving, sleep, first haircut, ticks, weaning, separation anxiety, pelvic floor, reusable nappy journey, pressis, potty training and a little of my life history!  As always I love you all for listening, if you have a moment please ra...

Hey everyone, me again this week! Its so so lovely catching up with you all, I have missed you. This week I am chatting all t things Amandine sass pretty much; potty training (lack of), pregnancy apps, work, travel, veggie patch, the effect lockdown has had on Amandine and how we think it is starting to show! Plus I answer your questions on thumb sucking, career and teething. As always please do l...

This week on the podcast I am joined by Dr Stephanie Ooi also know as the @the_gp_mum if you follow her on instagram. Stephanie, mum of two girls, a 3 year old and a newborn, kindly shares with us her birth story during COVI9-19  and her IVF journey. In more detail Stephanie shares with us how her fourth trimester is going, how she is feeling, the leap from 1-2 children and how her eldest daughter...

You and I collectively thought it was time for a catch up so here I am sharing in my waffly fashion what's going on with us at the moment.  Topics include: conceiving, lockdown, A's eczema flare up, allergies, potty training, sleep, activities, body image and of course a lot more amongst the natural chat!  Enjoy and pleaseeee tag me if you make it all the way through....THANK YOU for listening!  P...

Hello! This week I am chatting with Tova Leigh, mum to 3 children, writer and hilarious content creator…plus avid user of TikTok! We are chatting all things F*cked at 40, her wonderful book which I urge you to read. We talk through themes throughout the book which really resonated with me. This weeks podcast is a wonderfully relaxed chat and insight into Tovas life.  Check out her hilarious blog a...

I am delighted to share with you my chat with Charlotte Stirling-Reed, known in our house as the queen of weaning!  Charlotte is The Baby and Child Nutritionist giving parents confidence in feeding their children. From weaning, fussy eating and beyond, Charlotte works with brands, celebrities and parents to share positive, evidence-based advice on giving children a healthy start in life. If you fo...

TRIGGER: Dr Punam Krishan talks of birth trauma and PTSD from her first birth 6 years ago. On this weeks podcast I am kindly joined by NHS GP and mum Dr Punam Krishan, mum to her 6 year old boy and new baby girl just a few weeks old. Today Punam is sharing with us her beautifully positive birth story. Punam gave birth to her daughter in early April during the peak of COVID-19 and is sharing this t...

Welcome to Series 7!  TRIGGER WARNING: please note this episode includes Ali’s experience of miscarriage and a very positive caesarean birth.  Oh what a way to start a new series!  I recorded this podcast with Ali on Friday and we just knew it was one for your ears…NOW. This week I am talking with my cousin Ali, who you may know from your tv screen or on stage. Ali has stared in Hollyoaks, The Bil...

Hey everyone, love that you were all keen for a bonus episode! Today I am sharing what is going on for us during this lockdown and answering your questions (from our experience) on; routine, weaning, potty training, managing screen time, activities, postpartum yoga/fitness, relationships and teeth! Lots of love Emma Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.