Mum Talk Podcast

TRIGGER - we are talking about coronavirus in pregnancy and what birth will look like to share as much knowledge as we can.  On todays bonus episode with Dr Laura Lenihan we are talking through Coronavirus; guidelines, symptoms, at home treatment and evidence based knowledge. Laura shares with us as much information as she can on pregnancy and coronavirus, what this will mean for your birth plan a...

Hello, this weeks episode brings us to the end of series 6! This week I am catching up on all things A and her sass levels plus answering your questions on breastfeeding, nap transitions, conceiving, home balance, ideas for things to do at home, my thoughts on the chickenpox vaccine, food aversions and lots more.  Sending you all lots of love and thank you all so much for listening to this series...

Today I am chatting with Vanessa, a qualified Montessori teacher with a Diploma Level 4 in Montessori Pedagogy (birth to seven) early years education.   Vanessa gives us a fantastic overview of the Montessori approach and how we can bring this into our homes and every day lives. If you have any questions please drop me a DM on mumtalkpodcast instagram or email mumtalkpodcast@gmail.com  or you can...

This week you have me and I am sharing with you what is going on with us at the moment. It has been a long few weeks of illness, topped off with a glorious rash. I am also sharing walking, talking, outbursts, sleeping, eating, parenting and our continued journey on conceiving.  As always I love hearing from you, DM me on mumtalkpodcast insta or email mumtalkpodcast@gmail.com . Love  Emma Hosted on...

This week is a little throw back to a recording with one of my friends Charlie, professionally a doctor, when we both had our 6 month old kiddos with us! Lots of baby squeaking in this one.  Charlie shares with us her pregnancy, birth story, potential mastitis, returning to running and motherhood so far. Enjoy! As always please do get in contact through mumtalkpodcast instagram or mumtalkpodcast@g...

Hello! On this weeks podcast: Sleep Phases Sickness Fear Staycation Periods & Mood If you're feeling a little 'me too' whilst listening please do get in touch through DM on mumtalkpodcast instagram or email mumtalkpodcast@gmail.com . Love  Emma xxx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing the theme of play, today I chat with Daisy Upton aka Five Minute Mum. Mum to two children, teaching assistant, instagram star and huge blogger I chat with Daisy about teaching and developing our children's knowledge through activities we can create in 5 minutes. We of course chat about her newly released book (in stores now!), how it came about, her inspiration and why this book is for...

This week I am joined by kids culture expert Emma Worrollo, founder of The Pineapple Lounge and The Playful Den instagram account and blog! Today, naturally, we are talking all about play; encouraging independent play, imaginative play, stages of play, how we should be playing with our little ones, passions, messy play, playing with dolls and creative play. Plus we talk about the much agonised ove...

This week is catch up week with me. I am chatting all things motherhood and babyhood; travel, first steps, toddler groups, baby gym, periods, so much more and answering your questions from potty training to relationships. Enjoy and please let me know you are listening, I love hearing fro you! Emma Xx   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's episode of Mum Talk I am joined by Izzy Judd, a mother to two gorgeous children, wife to Harry Judd of McFly, an incredibly successful musician herself and a Sunday times best selling author!  Today Izzy joins me to chat about her journey and her new book 'Mindfulness for Mums' out now!  I hope you all enjoy listening. As always I love to hear from you so always feel free to drop me a n...

Welcome back for a whole new series, series 6 of Mum Talk!  Today we are catching up on all things Christmas, time away, your questions on sleep and general beginning of series chat!  Plus I give you my honest thoughts on the new 360 Cybex Gold Sirona S i-Size car seat. Recommended by a lot of you, Cybex kindly sent us one and I LOVE it! You can also check it out HERE . As always, I love hearing f...

You just can't keep me away! Happy bonus episode!  Since Series 5 ended I have been a little quiet on social media and emails in an attempt to step back. I felt myself being sucked deeper and deeper in my little whirlpool of overwhelm. This week on the podcast I open up possibly more than I ever have before, on where I am at right now and what I am doing to make myself feel a little better. I am s...

It's true, series 5 has come to and end...with an unexpected guest appearance from Amandine! Her nap ended a touch too early when I was mid convo so do excuse the odd baby or I should now say toddler noise in the background. The Mum juggle is REAL! Today is a catch up on all things, feature topic being stopping breastfeeding!  I also touch on; Sleep, Play, Guilt, Work, Help with Amandine, Exhausti...

This week I am chatting with Natalie and Gareth founders of The Allergy Badge. Natalie and Gareth have 3 children and one of them has a life threatening allergy to dairy and also nuts. We chat all about living with allergies, how to find out if your little one has an allergy, whether there is any genetical link, how they found out, travel, nursery, children parties and so much more!  They are doin...

How I have got this podcast up in time with little A ill I don’t know, but I am so pleased I have managed because it is brilliantly informative! This week I am chatting with Dr Christina Schelletter an expert in bilingual acquisition, bilingual processing and language disorders.  Christina has published many research papers (one I attempted to read and swiftly couldn’t understand) but also has a ‘...

TRIGGER WARNING - pregnancy experience. This week I am joined by two wonderful listeners sharing their story.  Cat and Andy were told at 20 weeks their baby had a cyst on its brain and they share their pregnancy journey so far with us on the podcast.  I am so grateful Cat reached out, thank you both for joining me on the podcast this week and congratulations on the birth of your beautiful little g...

I know there are so many of you wonderful listeners who are listening during your pregnancy or have just given birth, this is one for you! This week I am chatting with UK Midwife Anneke Brown about what to expect for prenatal care and post natal care, whether you bring your baby into the world in a Midwife led birth unit, labour ward or home birth. We also talk through; Baby checks What's normal f...

You have me this week! Like the good old days, having a real natter away on all things life with A! I try to get through as much as I can, honestly I could have gone on for a lot longer and there was a LOT more I wanted to cover but A woke up so I’ll have to save it for the end of the series! Below covers some of what I touch on; Doctors  Billingual chat  Feeding Injections Car seats Heartburn Bab...

Today I am honoured to provide a space for two incredibly inspirational parents to share their story. Charis and Scott, parents to a beautiful baby girl a few months younger than Amandine are parenting with an added challenge. Scott lost his sight 12 years ago and is parenting with no vision. After chatting regularly on social media we met (in real life) at the Bugaboo Ant launch event where I hos...

This weeks podcast is all about baby teeth! The minute Amandine’s teeth started coming through, it was yet another topic I had plenty of questions on! I am joined by the wonderful Dr Jemma Hook who works as an NHS Family Dentist and also as a clinical teacher in Paediatric Dentistry.    Today we talk about; Why we brush baby teeth  Flouride  Toothbrush advice How to brush teeth Baby’s first trip t...

Welcome back for Episode 2 of Series 5! This week on the podcast I am joined by clinical psychologist and couples therapist Michaela Thomas from The Thomas Connection .  Today we chat through; Parental mental health, post natal depression, baby blues, perfection, self compassion, self care and parenting, male depression, relationship changes and challenges when baby comes, managing partners expect...

Mum Talk is BACK for series 5, and I have so much to share with you. Firstly a huge thank you for all of your support since the beginning of Mum Talk! I am super excited to announce that Mum Talk series 5 is supported by Bugaboo. If you’re anything like me you’ll spend months researching for your perfect stroller, head over to bugaboo.com/mumtalk where you will find the perfect one to fit your lif...

Firstly a huge thank you to tuning in to series 4 and all your support. This weeks episode concludes series 4 of Mum Talk Podcast. Series 5 will be coming to your ears in September and I cannot wait!    This week I catch up on all things Amandine and I plus answer as many of your questions as I can within an hour!    Topics covered:    Crawling & baby proofing Routine, sleep and naps Weaning and m...

This week on Mum Talk podcast I am sharing with you the incredibly informative chat I had last week with Dr Brooke Vandermolen ( @theobgynmum ), an obs and gynae doctor and mum.    Topics covered: Fertility and breastfeeding Getting pregnant after birth  Getting pregnant without first period after birth Contraception after birth Recovery after birth Having sex for the first time after birth Prolap...

I am joined by the wonderful Steph Douglas, mum of 3 and founder of Don't buy her flowers . I connected with Steph through instagram after relating hugely to what she was sharing about her relationship and bringing up 3 children. Steph's sharing totally keeps me sane, whilst we were recording I was constantly nodding along. Steph is incredibly honest and open about her marriage and how bringing 3...