Bump with Steph & Laura

It’s time to Ask Aunty Steph!! This week Laura wants Steph’s help on a question that’s been bugging her: how the HECK do you not keep tally with your partner when you’re parenting together?! 

Plus - our parenting highs & lows for the week. And! If you listen to our other podcast you’ll know we share a recommendation (aka a Special Share) every week. Now we’re bringing it to KICBump! It’s Special Share: Parenting Edition.

SPECIAL SHARE 

Steph 

They Bloom Because of You by Jessica Urlichs https://www.penguin.com.au/books/they-bloom-because-of-you-9781761354144 

Laura

Fess Little Noses Spray https://fess.com.au/product/fess-little-noses-spray/ 

Braun Manual Nasal Aspirator https://www.chemistwarehouse.com.au/buy/146640/braun-manual-nasal-aspirator-1? 

KICPod PODCAST

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A few weeks ago we asked for your questions for Laura’s postpartum debrief and some of the questions were SO good that we decided to spend a whole episode answering them. This is one of them!

You asked: what has been easier than you expected and what has been harder? We both take it in turns answering.

Plus - our parenting highs & lows for the week. Shout out to other mums who see us <3 

WE MENTIONED

In case you missed Laura’s postpartum debrief episodes, you can listen to part 1 here: https://pod.fo/e/38bf59

And part 2 here: https://pod.fo/e/3954d9 

KICPod PODCAST

Looking for our other podcast? It’s called KICPod and you can listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. We publish episodes there on Mondays & Wednesdays. 

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KICPOD @kicpod on Instagram - DM us with questions or ideas! Not on Instagram? Email us at [email protected]
Steph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTok
Laura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on Tiktok
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Don't listen to this one with kids around!

Laura got the green light from her pelvic floor physio to have sex again so she & Dalton decided to give it a go with...mixed results.

Plus! Our parenting highs & lows of the week.

KICPod PODCAST

Looking for our other podcast? It’s called KICPod and you can listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. We publish episodes there on Mondays & Wednesdays. 

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KICPOD @kicpod on Instagram - DM us with questions or ideas! Not on Instagram? Email us at [email protected]
Steph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTok
Laura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on Tiktok
Kic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store

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Hello again! If you listened to our episode with Josh yesterday you would’ve heard Josh talking about his & Steph’s decision to stop at two kids. Steph shared her perspective on an episode of KICPod (our other pod!) at the end of last year.

We know a lot of you listening to KICBump haven’t listened to KICPod before, so, ICYMI, we decided to share it here too.

It was originally in an episode called ‘Steph & Josh have made a decision about having more kids’ and you can listen to it here: https://pod.fo/e/361a12 

We’ll be back in your ears on Tuesday! 

KICPod PODCAST

Looking for our other podcast? It’s called KICPod and you can listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. We publish episodes there on Mondays & Wednesdays. 

FOLLOW US & GET INVOLVED 

KICPOD @kicpod on Instagram - DM us with questions or ideas! Not on Instagram? Email us at [email protected]
Steph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTok
Laura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on Tiktok
Kic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store

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It’s been two years since Josh has been on the podcast so we thought it was time to have him back on!

A lot has happened in the past two years - Steph has been diagnosed with ADHD, Steph & Josh have had a second baby, they’ve moved house and started a renovation.

For this episode we asked you for your questions and this is what you wanted to know: how do you feel about stopping at 2 kids? Does Harvey still have parental preference? How do you handle conflict? How has the dynamic changed since adding another bub? Do you think you’ll go back to work? And lots more! 

OTHER EPISODES WITH JOSH

The episode where Steph & Josh talk about ADHD is called ‘How ADHD impacts Steph & Josh's relationship - with Josh Miller & relationship coach Megan Luscombe’. You can listen here: https://pod.fo/e/2c1431 

The last Q&A episode with Josh is called ‘An honest catch up with Josh Miller’. You can listen here: https://pod.fo/e/388715 

KICPod PODCAST

Looking for our other podcast? It’s called KICPod and you can listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. We publish episodes there on Mondays & Wednesdays. 

FOLLOW US & GET INVOLVED 

KICPOD @kicpod on Instagram - DM us with questions or ideas! Not on Instagram? Email us at [email protected]
Steph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTok
Laura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on Tiktok
Kic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store

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You guys sent us sooo many good questions for our postpartum Q&A that we had to spread them over two episodes. 

This week Laura answers: would you choose a C-section again? How are Bill & Ben going with Atlas? How was your first day alone with Atlas? Must-have postpartum items, and lots more!!

You can send questions any time via our DMs on Instagram (we’re @kicpod) or email us at [email protected] 

WE MENTIONED

The episode about intrusive thoughts is called ‘You don’t need to be ashamed of your intrusive thoughts – KICBUMP with Julie Borninkhof PANDA CEO’ and you can listen to it here: https://pod.fo/e/393168 

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Jess Rae King is a curve model, a writer and body confidence advocate. Nine months after Jess shared publicly about not feeling ready to have kids…Jess was pregnant! And nine months after that, Jess gave birth to her son Kit. 

In this episode Jess sits down with Steph to share about her pregnancy, birth story and how she’s going 8 weeks postpartum. 

Jess also speaks about how surprising it was that she felt pregnant in the first place, her epidural not working, learning how to breastfeed, and how she’s dealing with her body changing during pregnancy and postpartum. 

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This week we pick things up from where we left off at the end of Laura’s birth story episode. Laura & Dalton spent five days in hospital after Laura gave birth to Atlas in early December and this week we talk about what happened next. 

Are you healing better or worse than you expected? How’s your cesarean scar? Are you doing anything to try and get rid of it? How is breastfeeding journey going? Was it painful at first? And more!

If you have any questions for Laura, please DM us on Instagram @kicpod and we’ll answer them in a future episode! 

Also! We share our highs & lows of parenting for the week 💩 

WE MENTIONED

We love Dr Kavita for breastfeeding info & support! Follow her on Instagram @dr.kavita.t and TikTok at @dr.kavita.t

We’ve had her on KICBump too. The episodes are called…

‘Busting breastfeeding myths - KICBUMP with Dr Kavita’ https://pod.fo/e/38871b 

‘Is pumping for everyone? KICBUMP with Lactation Consultant Dr Kavita’ https://pod.fo/e/3868ca

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Hello again! When we posted Laura’s birth story episode earlier this week, a lot of you commented asking why Laura decided to have an elective cesarean. Laura spoke about how she made her decision on our other podcast, KICPod, last year and so we decided to share it here too in case you were curious. 

We’ll be back on Tuesday with a Q&A on Laura’s postpartum experience!

WE MENTIONED

The episode where Laura originally shared her birth plan is called ‘Laura shares her birth preference’. It’s in the KICPod feed and you can listen here: https://pod.fo/e/344b73 

In case you missed Laura’s birth story, you can listen here: https://pod.fo/e/3868c6 

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Laura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on Tiktok
Steph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram, @steph_claire_smith on TikTok
Join our virtual mothers' group in the the KICBUMP Facebook group. Search 'KICBUMP Community'
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It’s finally here!! Laura gave birth to baby Atlas on December 3rd, 2025. In this episode, Laura sits down with Steph to share her birth story - from what she & Dalton did the night before, to all the nitty gritty of her planned cesarean, and the first five days of Atlas’ life.

Also! KICBump is now its own podcast!! We’ll be publishing new KICBump episodes every Tuesday so subscribe or follow in whichever podcast app you use to stay up to date <3 

WE MENTIONED

Laura mentioned that her sister baked her lactation cookies. This is the recipe if you want to try making them yourself: https://www.howsweeteats.com/2015/02/lactation-cookies/

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Join our virtual mothers' group in the the KICBUMP Facebook group. Search 'KICBUMP Community'
Kic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store

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