The Gestie Podcast

Colostrum expression comes up when you're pregnant with gestational diabetes - but it's not always explained in a way that actually makes sense. This episode, we're covering all of it. I'm joined by Katie Irwin, an endorsed midwife and IBCLC from Flourish Lactation. We talk about why babies born after a GDM pregnancy are at higher risk of low blood sugars after birth, how expressed colostrum is ac...

Ever looked at your glucose reading and thought, what did I do wrong? This episode is for you. There's so much more going on behind those numbers than what's on your plate. I'm joined by Elise Hoyer, a diabetes educator and exercise physiologist, to talk through the hidden factors that can push your blood glucose levels around - things like broken sleep, everyday stress, getting sick, and even vac...

This is part four of our four-part nutrition series with dietitian Megan from Joy Nutrition Studio. In this final episode, Megan tackles the real-world stuff: sweet treats, special occasions, and all the moments where sticking to a routine feels impossible. We cover why a one-off glucose spike from a hot cross bun or a birthday cupcake is not something to stress about, how to time treats to minimi...

This is part three of our four-part nutrition series with dietitian Megan Core from Joy Nutrition Studio. You've got your head around carbs - now let's talk about the foods that work alongside them. In this episode, Megan breaks down why protein, fibre, and fat are your biggest allies when it comes to managing blood sugar with gestational diabetes, and how pairing them with your carbs can make a r...

This is part two of our four-part nutrition series with dietitian Megan Core from Joy Nutrition Studio. Carbs are usually the first thing that gets put under the microscope after a gestational diabetes diagnosis - but cutting them out isn't the answer. In this episode, Megan breaks down what carbohydrates actually are, how they work in your body, and why glucose is essential fuel during pregnancy....

This is part one of a four-part nutrition series with accredited practising dietitian Megan Core, founder of Joy Nutrition Studio. Food is one of the biggest parts of managing gestational diabetes - but it can also bring up a lot of feelings. Guilt, overwhelm, fear of eating the wrong thing. In this episode, Celia and Megan cut through all of that and start from the beginning. What is the actual g...

Please note: This episode includes discussion of pregnancy loss. In this first episode of our Gestie Stories series, Celia sits down with Katie - a mum of two and founder of Birth & Baby - to hear her honest experience with gestational diabetes across both of her pregnancies. From infertility and miscarriage to a highly medicalised pregnancy, Katie shares what it was like to receive a gestatio...

Testing your blood sugar sounds simple enough - until you're in the thick of it, wondering why your numbers are up when you did everything "right," or stressing about whether you timed that test correctly. This episode is about what blood sugar testing actually looks like day-to-day. Credentialed diabetes educator Melissa Tait shares practical tips for making finger pricking easier and more accura...

Walking after meals is the classic GDM advice - but what if that's not realistic for you right now? And what else actually counts? Following on from the science in the previous episode, this conversation with women's health exercise physiologist Kristen McCluskey gets practical. From resistance training and swimming to exercise bikes and living room dance parties - there are more options than you...

You've probably heard the advice: take a walk after eating. But why? And does it actually work? This episode gets into what's really happening in your body after a meal, how glucose enters your cells, and why pregnancy hormones make that process harder. Women's health exercise physiologist Kristen McCluskey explains how muscle contraction opens a kind of side door for glucose - one that doesn't re...

Ever looked at your numbers and thought - but what does this actually mean ? This episode breaks down what blood sugar regulation really is, why pregnancy changes things, and what's happening in your body when your levels rise. Credentialed diabetes educator and clinical nurse specialist Melissa Tait explains how insulin works (using a simple petrol tank analogy that finally makes it click), why p...

The first week after a GDM diagnosis can feel like a lot. The shock, the grief, the sudden sense that your pregnancy has become medicalised - it's real, and it's more common than you might think. In this episode, midwife and GDM mum Naomi talks honestly about what that first week actually looks like: what usually happens next, what not to do (spoiler: restriction isn't the answer), and how to advo...

If you've just been diagnosed with gestational diabetes and you're not sure where to start - this is where to start. Gestie founder Celia shares how this platform came to be: the overwhelm after her own GDM diagnosis, the mental load nobody warned her about, and the information gaps that leave so many women feeling lost in those first days. The Gestie Podcast is designed to be a steady companion t...