The Baby Bubble

Dr Pat and Brigid talk about what to do once you have done a home pregnancy test and it is positive. This episode covers when to see a doctor, what happens at this first appointment, what all the blood tests are for, what estimated due dates mean, what an unsighted pregnancy is, what beta hCG is and what medical history needs to be discussed with your doctor. Plus loads more. If you have a questio...

She’s 10 days on. She’s splitting her time and her heart between home and hospital, and she wants to share her story with you, Outlouders.  Our beloved co-host Jessie Stephens gave birth to her boy-girl twins last week, earlier than hoped, and became a mum all over again. There will be so many of you who’ll relate to this story of terror-tinged joy, who will recognise the aw...

This summer we've curated your Baby Bubble playlist with a healthy dose of culture-savvy conversation parents actually want - Parenting Out Loud.  Parenting can involve big ideas, public debates and the odd festive guilt trip - and this week, we’re tackling all three. The man who created Adolescence  has a new idea for how dads can connect with their sons - it’s beautiful, bu...

This summer we've curated your Baby Bubble playlist with a healthy dose of culture-savvy conversation parents actually want - Parenting Out Loud.  Spooky season is just about to hit and we’re asking: what’s the point of Halloween, anyway? And are Australians missing one crucial trick about it that could change... everything? Monz unpacks. Then, Amelia makes a bold claim — so...

This summer we've curated your Baby Bubble playlist with a healthy dose of culture-savvy conversation parents actually want - Parenting Out Loud.  Are you feeling ‘The Squeeze’?  The daily chaos of modern parenting is real. We unpack why you’re feeling maxed out and overwhelmed and talk about whether there’s actually anything you can do about it. Plus, are you rai...

This summer we've curated your Baby Bubble playlist with a healthy dose of culture-savvy conversation parents actually want - Parenting Out Loud.  The kids are at home, the holiday activities are seemingly endless and you probably need a break. So welcome back to the podcast that's not just any parenting podcast.  On the show today:  You're officially excused from ever attending you...

This summer we've curated your Baby Bubble playlist with a healthy dose of culture-savvy conversation parents actually want - Parenting Out Loud.  The school holidays are upon us and Monz, Amelia & Stacey are back to distract you with some Millennial core memories, a flashback to Shania Twain and a playlist that will lift your mood. On the show this week: Genius or completely unhinged? Do...

This summer we've curated your Baby Bubble playlist with a healthy dose of culture-savvy conversation parents actually want - Parenting Out Loud.  On Parenting Out Loud this week: The rise of the stealth mum. From Margot Robbie's press tour to your work colleague who's never mentioned having kids, we're exploring why hiding motherhood has become the new cultural currency. Plus, praising your...

This summer we've curated your Baby Bubble playlist with a healthy dose of culture-savvy conversation parents actually want - Parenting Out Loud. On the show this week: KPop Demon Hunters is smashing records. Kids love it, parents ADORE it so, what’s behind all the hype? Tracking apps: a non-negotiable today, or are we just spying on the ones we love? The evidence that says having kids young...

This summer we've curated your Baby Bubble playlist with a healthy dose of culture-savvy conversation parents actually want - Parenting Out Loud.  Bluey : adorable? Absolutely. But is this the kids' TV show that's also making us feel… bad? Welcome to the Bluey Inadequacy Complex. Monz explains all. Plus, ❤️💜 Two emojis, very different vibes. And yes, we all need to know the difference...

This summer we've curated your Baby Bubble playlist with a healthy dose of culture-savvy conversation parents actually want - Parenting Out Loud.  Because when you become a parent, it changes everything . And that includes how you see what's going on in the world. So, we deep-dive into every trend, headline and viral MumTok through the lens of being just that — a parent. This week: Gen...

This summer we've curated your Baby Bubble playlist with a healthy dose of culture-savvy conversation parents actually want - Parenting Out Loud.  On the show today, Jessie Stephens, Amelia Lester and Stacey Hicks sit down to tackle; Glam retreats: a cultural necessity for post-partum mums? Why bedtime stories are being put to bed themselves.  How some dads forget their kids names, refus...

This summer we've curated your Baby Bubble playlist with a healthy dose of culture-savvy conversation parents actually want - Parenting Out Loud.  On the show today, Jessie Stephens, Amelia Lester and Stacey Hicks join forces to chat all things including:  👩 'I abandoned my family without warning. It was the best thing I ever did.' We dive into the article that went viral on site this w...

This summer we've curated your Baby Bubble playlist with a healthy dose of culture-savvy conversation parents actually want - Parenting Out Loud.  On today's show, Jessie Stephens and Amelia Lester are joined by friend of the pod, and Mamamia's Deputy Editor, Stacey Hicks to discuss whether or not kids ruin your adult friendships.  Also, to what extent should children's entertainment fig...

This summer we've curated your Baby Bubble playlist with a healthy dose of culture-savvy conversation parents actually want - Parenting Out Loud.  Should partners (and exes) automatically be each other’s parenting hype squad? We all know relationships are... complex and the answer to this question isn't straightforward — as Jessie Stephens and Amelia Lester discover on this week's...

This summer we've curated your Baby Bubble playlist with a healthy dose of culture-savvy conversation parents actually want - Parenting Out Loud. Is the family dinner really just a guilt trip with cutlery?  One of the most pervasive pieces of parenting advice is making everyone feel bad about themselves. Jessie Stephens and Amelia Lester unpack the pressure to sit and eat at a dining table to...

This summer we've curated your Baby Bubble playlist with a healthy dose of culture-savvy conversation parents actually want - Parenting Out Loud.  Big news, friends. Jessie Stephens and Amelia Lester are bringing a whole new vibe to parenting podcasts with this brand new mini series: Parenting Out Loud.  If you're deep in the trenches, Parenting Out Loud will help make your world feel ju...

After experiencing a traumatic emergency cesarean with her first child at just 28 weeks, Rikki Lee Calleja shares how her healing VBAC birth experience with daughter Lily five years later was so transformative, it inspired her to become a doula herself. Through education, determination and support from her husband and doula, Rikki's successful vaginal birth after cesarean became a pivotal moment t...

Welcome to Hello, Bump, a podcast about what you’re not expecting when you’re expecting. In this episode, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray help you navigate finding out you’re pregnant, which often happens after a missed period around the four-week mark.  They’ll walk you through the physical changes, emotional ups and downs and give you practical tips on what you...

Ah the baby bubble. Full of sleepless nights, feeding struggles, meltdowns (yours, not the baby) nappy blowouts... and then they're one. In the final episode of season 2, beloved weatherman, media personality and author Sam Mac joins us to reminisce on the first year of his daughter's life.  T HE END BITS Subscribe to Mamamia Listen to more episodes of The Baby Bubble here For your chance to win a...

There comes a time in most parents lives where they ask the question... should we have another kid? If the answer is yes, you can't always guarantee you know, or get, what you've signed up for. That's exactly what happened when ABC Journalist and Podcast Host  Matt Bevan and his wife Rachel looked to expand their family... they got a lot more than they bargained for.  T HE END BITS Subscribe to Ma...

Okay, so international travel is stressful at the best of times. Got your passport? packed all your medication? do you have enough underware?  Now image throwing a tiny human into the mix...  From strategic seat selection, to the realisation of just how inaccessible some major tourist city's are, Sami Shah has been there and done that.  T HE END BITS Subscribe to Mamamia Listen to more episodes of...

Can you imagine if men had to give birth? There would be a national day of rest. rioting in the streets. maybe even a senate inquiry... Podcaster, author & father of two Ash Wicks joins us in the baby bubble for a painful conversation. Yep, this doting dad walks us through the time he got a vasectomy, and other fatherhood-related stories.  T HE END BITS Subscribe to Mamamia Listen to more epis...

If you hadn't heard, babies generate a lot of waste. Like, more waste than we care to admit. So naturally swinging from one extreme (environmental disaster) to another (zero waste) should be a seamless, obvious choice, right? WRONG. This week Veronica Milsom  reminds us about the time she tried to raise her second baby... waste free. Warning: this episode contains something called  elimination com...

Last season Clare regaled us with a story about her husband's standing ovation at a cafe for... * checks notes* being a dad? (you can hear that here) And we fear today, Jordan Watson is about to do something similar. Known for his highly entertaining instructional videos on how to dad Jordan wants to tell us about the times he's "solo dadded". We looked it up, not a real verb.  T HE END BITS Subsc...