Beyond the Bump

Life feels heavy and hectic, so we've decided what everyone needs is a big dose of light and lols. So this week it’s a different kind of Tuesday episode: your motherhood would you rathers, picked from the choices you sent in.

Along the way we settle the big questions, such as:

• Clean up spew or clean up diarrhea?
• Morning routine forever or evening routine forever?
• Forget the snack bag or forget the nappy bag?
• Be sneezed on or have boogers wiped on your shoulder?
• Tiny Barbie accessories or the high chair clean-up?
• Be sick while your kid bounces off the walls or have your kid sick too?

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Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@jaydecouldwell) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

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We’re so happy to welcome back psychologist Yara, founder of Life After Birth Psychology, to help us navigate parenting in a tech heavy world, especially with AI on the rise. We discuss…

• What a healthy relationship with technology actually looks like for a child
• Teaching digital and AI literacy early, and why critical thinking is the real skill
• Why connection and secure attachment are your most powerful tools
• How to talk to other parents about screen rules, and what to do when you see something concerning
• Front loading kids about what they might come across online
• Why it’s not about trusting your kids, but about the billion dollar companies behind the apps

Resources mentioned:

• Hold On to Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté
• Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams
• Boy Mum by Ruth Whitman
• Good Pictures, Bad Pictures by Kristen Jenson (picture book and older-kids version)
• Cozyla: family organiser screen used for routines
• Adolescence (Netflix)

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We’re so excited to welcome back Rachel, founder of Australian sexual wellness brand LBDO, who is now seven weeks postpartum with baby Elijah. This is an honest, shame free chat about intimacy, female pleasure and the reality of the postpartum body. Fair warning, it gets a bit spicy, so listen with headphones if little ears are around. We discuss…

• Why there’s still so much stigma around female pleasure, and why Rachel started LBDO
• Mismatched libidos, the mental load and why it’s completely normal
• Using a vibrator with your partner (it’s not about replacing them) and how to start the conversation outside the bedroom
• Why intimacy doesn’t have to mean sex, and bringing back the pash
• The six week postpartum “all clear” and why that milestone is so arbitrary
• Accepting your postpartum body, bounce back culture and the guilt that comes with body positivity
• Building a mini postpartum capsule wardrobe
• Talking to our daughters about pleasure and having a shame free household

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After such a positive response to our last episode with Mel, this week we are welcoming back financial educator, author and money expert Mel Browne for a judgment free Q&A, answering your questions about money. From investing for beginners to teaching our kids about cash and the little ways you can make positive changes, this one is practical, honest and an eye opener for the little things that can make big financial differences. We discuss…

• Does our generation really have it harder when it comes to money?
• Where to begin with investing: one broad-based ETF, one platform, one regular amount
• Investing in line with your values, and how to spot greenwashing
• Pay off the mortgage or invest? Why Mel is a fan of “and”
• Finding extra cash, from pet sitting and cashback sites to renting out your wardrobe
• Why the 30 days of no shopping challenge rewires your brain
• Why you should ask your bank for an interest rate cut every year
• Should couples share their money? Yours, mine and ours..
• Cost of living and kids’ extracurriculars
• “How would you live if no one was looking?”
• Investing for your children: minor trust accounts and tax file numbers
• Teaching kids the value of money in a cashless world, without passing on a scarcity mindset

*Mel licensed to give general advice but please seek financial advice for you specific circumstances as needed*

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For this Bumpie Group Chat, we get together for some mixed vibes before the upcoming podcast break. For our last recording for the next fortnight, we chat about…

• Sophie is off to Japan!
• The podcast is off for the school holidays, from 30 Sept - 13th October
• Jayde has some observations on her mental health
• The 3 stages of her mental health cycle
• Why is there a gap in fun tween clothing!?
• Bumpies sent in their hilarious tech fails

The following services offer mental health support:

PANDA

Beyond Blue

Gidget Foundation

LifeLine: 131114

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For this Bumpies on Board episode, we speak with Jackie, mum of two and breast cancer survivor. After hearing her story at the Bonds Village Walk event in Melbourne, we asked her to share with Bumpies - it’s inspiring, raw and a real reminder of how important a village can be. We discuss…

• Jackie’s positive postpartum during lockdowns
• Reevaluating career goals after children
• Discovering breast cancer at 16 months postpartum
• Her journey with chemo, radiation, a double mastectomy and recovery
• Health anxiety after cancer
• Trying to conceive after cancer - IVF and egg donation
• The inspiring dedication of her village
• Pregnancy after loss and the miracle baby she hadn’t seen coming
• Jackie’s tips for dealing with a health diagnosis
• How to support a friend with cancer

Links mentioned:

• See Jackie’s eco + plastic-free stationery brand at http://consciousmae.com.au
• Follow Jackie on Insta @consciousmae

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We’ve teamed up once again with parenting educator, Gen Muir, to discuss boundaries. Is it a buzz word or are they vital for our parenting? We discuss…

• The #1 question to ask yourself around boundaries
• How societies views on parenting has changed over the decades
• When boundaries can be flexible
• Explaining and scaffolding the boundary
• Disappointment and resilience
• Executive dysfunction and boundaries
• Healthy boundaries teach relationship skills
• How do we ACTUALLY set a boundary?
• The discomfort of sadness
• The importance of modelling limits

Links mentioned:

• Get Gen’s latest book, Why Kids Need Boundaries here

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We talk a lot about emotional regulation, mindfulness and play, but it can be hard finding ways to actually DO these in our busy lives. Enter art therapy. For kids and adults alike, we speak to registered art therapist and mum of two, Alex Lederman, to learn more. We discuss…

• Alex’s experience with art and art therapy
• What is involved in art therapy?
• The process (not the outcome) of creating
• Do you have to be good at art?
• What happens if a child creates dark or worrying art?
• Embracing creativity for yourself
• What can we create at home with our kids to connect?
• How can we encourage our kids to get into art?
• How art therapy has shaped Alex’s motherhood

Links mentioned:

• Follow Alex on Instagram @alexledermanarttherapy
• Head to Alex’s website for more information or upcoming parent workshops at http://alexandralederman.com/

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Perimenopause. It seems to have boomed in awareness and for good reason. To find out more we speak to Dr Fatima Khan about everything from PMDD, symptoms of perimenopause, when it starts and how we address it (and also how is this fair!?!) As a leading perimenopause and menopause doctor, Dr Fatima combines a holistic approach with clinical expertise to offer treatments that support mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing. We ask her…

• What is PMDD?
• Is ADHD and PMDD connected?
• How hormones impact mental health
• What is perimenopause and when does it start?
• The symptoms of perimenopause
• How the shifting age of parenthood has compounded perimenopause
• Patriarchy and perimenopause - why it isn’t a good mix
• If you think you’re in perimenopause, what do we do?
• What is HRT?
• Did you know the most common symptom of menopause is joint pain
• How trauma impacts menopause (and vice versa)
• Reframing women’s health

You can find Dr Fatima Khan's book Hormone Health is Mental Health here.

In an emergency, call one of the following 24/7 hotlines:

• LifeLine: 131114
• Mental Health Line: 1800 011 511
• Your local central hospital

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Ever felt contradicted by how much you can both love motherhood yet find it SO tough, all at the same time? That combination of what seems like opposite feelings is called maternal ambivalence. To learn more, we speak to Dr. Margo Lowy PhD, a psychotherapist and researcher. She has written her latest book, Maternal Ambivalence: The Loving Moments & Bitter Truths of Motherhood, and we are desperate to learn more. We discuss…

• What actually is maternal ambivalence?
• The paradox of feelings in motherhood
• Those ‘melting moments’ in parenting
• The slow ‘letting go’ of being a parent
• Naming the wins and reflecting on the guilt and rage
• Explaining maternal ambivalence through a handbag analogy
• What would you go back in time and tell yourself as a mother?
• Bringing the fun and playfulness into parenting

Links mentioned:

• Get the book Maternal Ambivalence: The Loving Moments & Bitter Truths of Motherhood
• Dr Margo’s website
• Follow Dr Margo on Facebook
• Follow Dr Margo on Instagram

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For this episode of our Newborn Mini Series, The First 365, we speak to Sarah Percy, Women’s Health Physiotherapist and director of Female Physio Co. We ask what are the TOP 5 things all new parents should know about women’s health physiotherapy when postpartum (and beyond!) Sarah gives us evidence, reassurance and tips to care for ourselves after carrying and birthing babies. We discuss…

• Bladder leakage and urinary incontinence
• Breaking taboo and seeking solutions to women’s health issues
• The myth of the 6 Week Check
• The benefits of early movement when postpartum
• Sex and intimacy after having babies
• What is prolapse and reframing prolapse
• Is a prolapse diagnosis forever?
• Mental challenges after birth trauma
• Learning your own body and limits
• Should ab separation be fully closed?

Disclaimer: the advice given in this episode is general in nature - if you have any concerns, please see a Women's Health physio.

Links mentioned:

• Follow Sarah on Instagram
• Book an appointment with Female Physio Co

This episode and The First 365 Newborn Mini Series is proudly sponsored by Bonds, the brand that's been dressing little ones for generations.

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From reading a viral Dr Becky poem on the podcast to now, we are so excited to be speaking to Dr Becky Kennedy, founder of Good Inside and clinical psychologist. She is a mum of 3, author, podcast host and renowned ‘millennial parenting whisperer’ who specialises in parenting and relationships, deeply feeling children, boundary-setting and emotional connection. We discuss…

• Deeply feeling kids and the safety of familiar movies
• Leaning into the reality of postpartum
• Changing relationship dynamics after having a baby
• What discussions can we have with our partner before having kids?
• Relationship needs and how they can change
• Spontaneity in your relationship
• Having the “most generous interpretation”
• Deeply Feeling Kids and different temperaments

Links mentioned:

• See Sophie read Dr Becky’s poem about Covid kids starting school
• Follow @drbeckyatgoodinside
• Follow @goodinsidebaby
• See the podcast, Good Inside at Dr Becky

This episode is proudly sponsored by Bonds. Join us at The Village Walk, a free morning event for parents and their villages at The Terrace, Royal Botanical Gardens in Melbourne on Sunday the 30th of August, 9–11am.

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For this episode of our Newborn Mini Series, The First 365, we speak to Hailey O’Neill, paediatric doctor, to ask what are the TOP 5 things all new parents should know about paediatric health and wellbeing in the first year of life. With experience in developmental and general paediatrics, paediatric emergency medicine and neonatal intensive care, Hailey offers us information, reassurance and tips to care for our new family’s wellbeing. We discuss…

• The importance of maternal mental health for the whole family’s wellbeing
• Building a village and network of support for postpartum
• Mother’s Groups and having other mums on your team
• Safe sleep and co-sleeping… without the fear!
• Mistaking normal infant behaviour for a medical problem
• Crying, colic, vomit and reflux
• No one has the perfect baby
• There is no such thing as bad habits
• What actually matters developmentally and what is a red flag?
• What are common baby illnesses and what are red flags?

Links mentioned:

• Red Nose Safer Co-sleeping guide
• Raising Children Network
• Pregnancy Birth and Baby
• Red Nose Australia

This episode is proudly sponsored by Bonds, the brand that's been dressing little ones for generations.

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For this episode, we DO have time for a big chat with Kate Reeves AKA Revz, co-host of the podcast We Don’t Have Time For This. We catch up on life in general and ask how love, divorce and dating as a mum of two is going for her. We discuss..

• Raising a tween son as a single mum
• Parenting tween sons vs tween daughters
• Theatre kids and the We Don’t Have Time For This live show extravaganzas
• Going through a divorce at 36 when you have children
• The legality of divorce and reality of co-parenting
• What is dating like when you have kids?
• Dating younger men, older men, all the men! What are the differences?
• How do you know if they’re The One?
• How Revz met her partner
• Long distance relationships
• Does everyone have a One or can this love come around more than once?

Links mentioned:

• Follow Revz here
• Find tickets for the We Don't Have Time For This live show here
• Check out We Don’t Have Time For This

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For this Bumpie Group Chat, we agree there is never a right time to see an unsolicited p*nis, wonder if our dance moves are daggy and ask how Sophie ended up in the algorithm of stale, pale white males. We discuss…

• Sophie said yes to an impromptu primary school disco
• The Mum Jig - are we daggy dancers now?
• The rollercoaster of teenagers (and a sneaky TikTok)
• Sophie ended up on the gross side of the algorithm
• Dumb phones and technology disconnect
• Sexualisation in music videos and explaining it to kids
• Your kids see an inappropriate scene when you’re watching a movie - what do you do?
• Gasbagging, teabagging - same, same?

This episode is proudly sponsored by Bonds. Check out their Wonder Sleep sleeping bags at http://bonds.com.au or in-store now!

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For this episode of our Newborn Mini Series, The First 365, we speak to Renee Jennings, a dietitian, mum of two and women’s health nutrition expert, to ask what are the TOP 5 things all new parents should know about postpartum nutrition. Renee cuts through the noise of the nutrition world to give us research-backed, bite-sized (pun intended) facts and tips for newborn mums. We discuss…

• Focusing on eating enough rather than eating ‘perfectly’
• The huge nutrient requirements needed to heal and nurture our bodies and babies
• Easy ideas for nutritious snacks and ways to boost nutrients in meals
• Postpartum is not the season for weightloss
• Does breastfeeding make you lose weight?
• The importance of supplements when you’re postpartum
• Postpartum depletion
• How do you know if you are depleted?
• Ask for help if you’re not feeling well
• Moving from deficient to within range to optimal
• Is protein over-hyped?
• The power of fibre

Links mentioned:

• Get Renee’s book, Nurture the Seed
• Book a consultation with Renee here

This episode and The First 365 Newborn Mini Series is proudly sponsored by Bonds, the brand that's been dressing little ones for generations.

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Boarding school might seem like a mysterious schooling option - maybe you wondered about it, fantasised about it or your parents threatened you with it! We speak to the hilarious and wise Amanda Ferrari who shares her journey marrying into a farming family, raising children in rural Australia and her family’s boarding school experience. Through her work with The Boarding School Collective, she is breaking down barriers and connecting schools with families. In this fantastic chat, we discuss…

• How Amanda ended up in a rural town married to a farmer
• From friends with benefits to an unexpected pregnancy
• Premature labour, solitary confinement and giving birth to twins alone
• Being married to a farmer who is wedded to the land
• Finding small glimmers in the depths of depression
• Why do people choose boarding schools?
• The grief and emotion in sending children to boarding school
• The Boarding School Collective connects schools with families to educate and familiarise families who have a lot of questions
• “It’s okay to move schools if your child needs it”
• What does a boarding school provide?
• The highs and lows of boarding school
• Amanda’s perimenopause and menopause experience
• Trying HRT, mental health and the importance of mindset and humour

Links mentioned:

• Listen to Amanda’s podcast Letters from Home
• Find out more at @theboardingschoolcollective or our website

This episode is proudly sponsored by iL Tutto and their brand new Henry Plus Electric Recliner and Glider at http://iltutto.com.au

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After a few failed recording attempts, we are back on the mic and catching up on where we are at. We are both feeling a bit stretched but we know you’re in it with us, Bumpies. To lighten the mood, we laugh about the dumb sh*t we did as teenagers… and how we will definitely not be letting our kids do the same! We’re chatting…

• How Pearl’s second week of drop offs has been hard
• Jayde takes back what she said - parenting teens is A LOT
• “Leaning on in to tap the eff out”
• How negative feedback can take a toll on your mindset
• When you’re doing so much but feel like like none of it is good enough
• When are we spending time with our partner!?
• Sophie is petitioning for 5am dates
• What type of teenager were you?
• “I’m a cool mom!” Buying drinks and boy sleepovers
• Sharing our crazy teenage memories, plus stories Bumpies sent in

Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@londonxboston) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

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For this episode of our Newborn Mini Series, The First 365, we speak to Nicole Pates, paediatric physiotherapist, to ask what are the TOP 5 things all new parents should know about physical milestones in the first year of life. With over 15 years as a physio plus lived experience as a mum, Nicole provides information, reassurance and tips that help cut through all the noise and ‘shoulds’. We discuss…

• Every baby is totally unique
• Milestone expectations are spread across a large time period, not a set date
• Early intervention leads to better outcomes
• Crawling, bum-shuffling and the wide variety of physical skills
• Do walkers and jumpers actually help babies learn to walk?
• Should babies show a dominant hand?
• The noise around “shoulds” of milestones
• Play! The importance of play
• Temperament, security and exploring learning opportunities
• Plastic toys vs wooden toys - is one better than the other?
• Connection before correction

Links mentioned:

• Learn more with Nicole at http://nicolekidsphysio.com
• Get Nicole’s book, Purposeful Play, here
• See the first episode of The First 365, ‘What does a lactation consultant want all new parents to know?’

This episode and The First 365 Newborn Mini Series is proudly sponsored by Bonds, the brand that's been dressing little ones for generations.

Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@londonxboston) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

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*This episode contains mention of child sexual abuse, so please consider whether this episode is right for you at this time. See the list below for linked support services or head to http://childsafety.gov.au for more.*

Teaching our children about body safety is proven to help prevent sexual abuse and open up communication with our kids. For our second episode in partnership with One Talk at a Time, we dive into a heavy topic but one that is so vital to empower and protect our children. We speak with Jayneen Sanders (aka Jay Dale) to give us some practical strategies and how we can teach the 5 Body Safety Rules. An author, teacher, mum of 3 and an advocate for Body Safety Education, Jayneed provides us with reassurance and practical advice from the perspective of a parent and educator. We discuss…

• When do we start teaching body safety?
• How to weave body safety language and rules into your parenting from birth
• The 5 Body Safety Rules
• The power of modelling consent and body boundaries
• Getting comfortable with uncomfortable conversations
• Empowering our children and their different personalities
• Praising efforts over achievements
• No secrets, surprises only
• Keeping kids safe online
• The importance of believing survivors
• Empowering anxious children when they’re already fearful
• Sleepovers, play dates and code words
• Identifying our bodies early warning signs that they feel unsafe
• Connection encourages communication

Support Services:

Call or visit 1800RESPECT

Call or visit Lifeline on 131 144

See Raising Children for a full list of services and supports

Additional links:

• Child Safety online resources to teach body safety
• When to begin body safety
• The 5 Body Safety rules and cards
• Respect My Body, Respect My Boundaries by Jay Dale

This episode is brought to you by The Australian Government’s One Talk at a Time campaign, which is all about the little conversations that help keep our kids safe.

Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@londonxboston) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

Come say hey over on
Instagram @beyondthebump.podcastTikTok @beyondthebumppodcastFacebook - Beyond the Bump Community Chats group

Sign up to our monthly newsletter here for BTS, recommendations, outfits and more.

If you’d love to partner with the podcast, send us an episode idea or find out more, you can over here.

We couldn’t do this without you, Bumpies. If you’re liking what you’re hearing, we’d love it if you could send us to a mama mate or leave a 5 star review.