Welcome to Baby Brain Mini's!

We're serving you some of the best clips from our favourite episodes.

Check out these bite sized conversations, and if you like what you're hearing, click through to the full episode here:

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Welcome to the ep with spicy spicy questions and hot juicy goss! If you don't want to hear about sex drugs and rock and roll (pre babies of course) then maybe give this one a miss. 🤣

In this week's episode we're doing a bit of a "get to know us better" exercise by playing a round of quick fire questions. Emma and Hannah answer 20 questions each (that they haven't heard before) and have 1 minute to answer each question on the spot.

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Welcome to Baby Brain Mini's!

We're serving you some of the best clips from our favourite episodes.

Check out these bite sized conversations, and if you like what you're hearing, click through to the full episode here:

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/6dZLwlSaWvb

We are chatting with the beautiful Sneza Jovanovic from @mums_style_diary about all things fashion and styling during pregnancy, postpartum and beyond. Sneza gives us some incredible tips on looks that are on trend, flattering and quick to throw on when you've rolled out of bed with no sleep!

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Welcome to Baby Brain Mini's!

We're serving you some of the best clips from our favourite episodes.

Check out these bite sized conversations, and if you like what you're hearing, click through to the full episode here:

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/aWFMUOYaWvb

Beth Ryan is back, baby!! We had the best chat with Beth (better known as @birthwithbeth_) a Midwife and Mama about what you can expect in the first 6 weeks postpartum.

We often discuss what to expect with our newborns in the first few weeks and months, but what can we expect with our bodies after such a huge physical change?

In this episode we discuss some important topics such as; why this period of recovery is so important, what physical changes to expect from a vaginal and c section birth, bleeding post birth, milk coming in, hormonal changes, the first poo and recovery tips for c section scars, episiotomy and tears.

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Welcome to Baby Brain Mini's!

We're serving you some of the best clips from our favourite episodes.

Check out these bite sized conversations, and if you like what you're hearing, click through to the full episode here:

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/wbBxWHKaWvb

This episode is a little bit saucy, a little bit spicy and just the right amount of naughty! We're chatting all things sex after babies and rediscovering your sexuality as a parent!

We chat to the incredible Naomi Hutchings, (@theaustraliansexologist) a Mum and Sexologist. Naomi answers all of our questions about how to get in the mood after a long day of raising babies, how to get back in touch with your sexual side post kids, and so much more!

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Join us this week for our last episode of 2022!! Omg!! Where did the year go? We're sharing some of our funniest babybrain memories from the year and doing a recap on the year that was.

Hannah has some very hilarious and very embarrassing stories from the Podcast Awards. Not sure if everyone is aware that we won a podcast award this year? Our million instagram stories and posts may have given it away 🤣

We explore the hot topic of swingers and realise just how vanilla we are. But can anyone tell us where we can sell photos of our feet? Or dirty undies? Looking for a quick buck without having to do any work for it, please and thank you.

We also chat about whether ghosts and the afterlife is real, and what about Santa? Are we telling the kids he's real or is that going to damage them psychologically for life? Enter new #mumguilt for things you hadn't even thought about.

We get a little fun surprise from Hannah's resident ghost at the end of the episode telling us that it was time wrap it up. And speaking of wrapping it up, a HUGE thank you to each and every one of you who tunes in and listens to us ramble and rant every week! Thank you to our incredible guests who share their time and knowledge with us. Thank you to all of our sponsors for the year who have trusted us with their beautiful small businesses.

It's been one hell of a year and we're pumped to make 2023 even bigger! So much love to you all, see you next year! WOOOOOOO!!

This week's Sponsor:

This week's episode is sponsored by Lust Minerals, Australia's leading clean beauty brand who are absolutely transforming the beauty industry with their mineral makeup and natural skin care products.

Lust Minerals clean and freshen your skin with their range of natural skin care products that are highly concentrated and formulated including their range of cleansers, serums and moisturisers.

They cover those sleep-deprived-mum eye circles and make you feel like a supermum looking sexy AF for the morning coffee run with their range of full coverage and long lasting mineral makeup that is both sweat and water resistant. Absolutely perfect for a busy mama, especially coming into the summer months.

If you never know what colour to order like me, never fear, Lust Minerals offer a virtual colour matching service and free online skin consultations. Both Emma and I used this service which was so so easy and our products we're perfect for us.

Check out Lust Minerals on instagram @lust__minerals, and head to their website to make your order at lustminerals.com.au and use the code BABYBRAIN for $20 off your order when spending over $50.

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Do you remember seeing a Child and Family Health Nurse after your bub was born? You might have known them as a Community Nurse, who set you up in your Mother's groups and did checks on bubs development.

This is a service we are so incredibly lucky to have access to in Australia, and this week we are joined by Jess Rasho, a Child and Family Health Nurse and Mother of two! Jess tells us all about the role of a CFHN and how they are able to support families in a huge range of ways, ones that we didn't even know about!

This is a must listen for anyone currently pregnant or with young children, it's packed full of information about local support services that could save you money and time if you ever need them.

Here are some additional support services you might not have known a CFHN can provide:

- Setting you up with discreet support in domestic violence situations

- Organising migrant resources for families who speak little or no English

- Linking up with services to provide goods for baby if you are under financial hardship

- Some child and family health centres have qualified IBCLC's who can give you breastfeeding support and advice for free

Jess also shared with us her birth stories, including her vaginal delivery of her 4.8kg son!! Who doesn't love a good birth story?? And wow! This one deserves a gold medal.

Jess has a beautiful business @prettylittleblock.co offering hand cut and hand painted custom wooden block names. The business is currently on hold, but go and give her a follow and stay tuned for when she is back open!

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Did you hit all the main food groups for dinner tonight? Have the kids had too much screen time? What are you doing on the weekend? Did you remember your best friend's kid's birthday? Have you bought them a gift? What about bookweek costumes have you sorted them? Do you have enough nappies? What's for dinner tomorrow? What have you done for yourself today? What's the next step in your career? How does being a parent and the responsibilities it comes along with fit into the hopes and dreams you had for yourself? AND THE LIST GOES ON

Hello, and welcome to a little insight into our frazzled Mum brains.

The mental load we take on when becoming parents is next level! This week we're chatting with the incredible Psychologist Johanna Badenhorst who talks us through what the mental load is, what kind of psychological impacts pregnancy, birth and parenting have on us and a few tips and tricks to manage your mental load better and ask for support when you need it.

This was a highly requested episode and we know why! We think everyone will get so much out of this, and a huge thank you to Johanna for taking the time to talk with us while pregnant with a toddler!

Johanna is an Education and Developmental Psychologist specialising in women's health and wellbeing with an interest in perinatal mental health. You can find Johanna on instagram @johanna_psychologist or via the website www.themindfulcollective.co

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Panda - https://panda.org.au/

Beyond Blue - https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

Tresilian - https://www.tresillian.org.au/

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Did you feel that going back to work after kids was a huge adjustment? Had the workforce changed? Had YOU changed? Because feels! We often speak about the huge transition that having children is, but what about the transition we make when we leave our kids at home or in care to head back into our jobs?

This week we're joined by the beautiful Maika, Founder of Mumma's Beans coffee. Maika shares her own personal journey with us after having her son which included applying for jobs, landing a high paid job that didn't have the flexibility she was after, then restructuring her life and working arrangements to be able to follow her passion and spend more time with her family.

There are so many things to consider when thinking about going back to work, like who will look after the kids, does the pay cover childcare, does your role still fulfil you, and is it even worth it? We chat about all of these questions and share our own personal experiences in this week's episode.

Maika has created a beautiful coffee brand that caters perfectly to Mum's in all seasons offering low and no caffeine options. To find out more about Maika and her business, head to www.mummasbeans.com.au or follow her on instagram @mummas_beans

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In this week's beautiful episode we are joined by the amazing Amy, a Birth Mentor and Trauma Specialist to discuss moving through birth trauma. Amy tells us a bit about what birth trauma could be and how that might impact your parenting journey and your state of mind.

We discuss some ways to move through birth trauma, to accept the experience and take lessons from it. We also discuss how to get in touch with your sense of self and your inner strength and how others might be able to hold space for women who have experienced birth trauma to assist with their healing.

Statistics tell us that one in three Mothers experience their birth as traumatic (panda.org.au) which is why we feel conversations like these need to happen more often. We all have a role to play in healing ourselves and others after birth trauma, holding space for women to vocalise their experiences and change the perception of birth as being a powerful experience rather than a scary one.

To find out more about Amy and her amazing offerings, head to www.thesacredwoman.com.au or follow her on instagram @_thesacredwoman_

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This episode has been a long time coming!!! We're so excited to share this super informative chat with the lovely Harriet from @the.brest.help. Harriet provides breastfeeding support as a Child and Family Health Nurse, and is also a Midwife.

We know good bottle feeding resources can be hard to come by, which is why we've packed this episode with so much useful information for all parents in different circumstances. This episode is your guide to bottle feeding breastmilk or formula whether that be on the rare occasion so you can have a drink or time to yourself, mix feeding, top ups, or using formula for every feed.

In this episode we discuss:

- How to introduce a bottle 

- Pumping and expressing

- What kind of bottles, teats and breast pumps are best

- Bottle hygiene and correct formula + breastmilk storage

- Reasons why families may bottle feed

- How to decide what formula works best for your bub

- The best way to introduce formula, whether from birth or later

And we also have a bit of a general rant about the judgement mother's cop for feeding their babies in whatever way works best for them. It's your body, your breasts and your choice Mama and you do whatever suits you and your baby best!

To learn more about Harriet, you can follow her on instagram @the.breast.help Harriet offers Syke consults, and you can also book a face to face appointment with her through the Motherhood Matters Clinic in Sydney www.motherhoodmatters.com.au.

Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

ABA List of where to hire breast pumps:

https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/hire-breast-pump

Milky Business Lactation flange inserts and breastfeeding pump measuring tools:

https://www.milkybusiness.com/shop

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