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This weekend we celebrate the men in our life, affectionately known as "Dad".

And our host Sinéad O'Moore is joined by our first dad on everymum the podcast, Keith Walsh.

Keith is a broadcaster, writer, podcaster, Dad of two and mental health advocate as he shares the very many benefits he has experienced as a man and father since starting therapy.

In this episode Keith shares his own arrival into fatherhood and how it took a while to figure out his new role.

How therapy thought him to show vulnerability and pass on essential life skills to his kids about what to do if you don't feel ok.

And about his own upbringing and experiences of domestic violence as a child and how as Dad's, things we push down can often come back up to the surface once our children come in to our lives.

We talk a lot about how mothers need care and support to allow them be at their best for this demanding role - but its so true also for the dads we love and lean on.

And so we hope this is the first of many conversations with Father's.

If you enjoyed it or found this episode supportive then please rate, leave a review or share by tagging everymum on instagram.

Thanks Keith for being our NO1 Dad.

To get in touch with Keith you can follow him on Insta and twitter

Listen to The Keith Walsh Podcast and don't miss his play "Keith Walsh is Pure Mental" touring later this year.

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WaterWipes the worlds purest baby wipes, are the no1 wipe against nappy rash, proven to be purer than cotton wool and water, they’re ideal for sensitive, newborn and even premature babies’ skin.

As the number wipe in Ireland** WaterWipes are an essential product for every mum from that first nappy change to those messy weaning months. Now 100% biodegradable & compostable and winners of three National Parenting Product Awards 2020, including Best Baby Wipes, they cleanse and instantly hydrate sensitive, newborn and premature babies’ skin. 

WaterWipes are approved by Allergy UK, awarded the National Eczema Association Seal of Acceptance and accredited by the Skin Health Alliance. They’re now 100% biodegradable, plant based and compostable wipes – so you can do what’s best for your baby’s skin and help protect the planet.

*Based on total market, value sales, YTD & L12W. Nielsen read 27th Dec. 

**Within 12 weeks in an industrial setting/plant in accordance with EN13432. Wipe material

No.1 Wipe against Nappy Rash = * Price AD et al., The BaSICS (Baby Skin Integrity Comparison Survey) study. 

No.1 wipe in Ireland - **Based on total market, value sales L12W. Nielsen read 28th March 2021.

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How it feels when pregnancy makes you ill.

In this episode our host Sinead O'Moore is joined by journalist, beauty editor, creator of Private Education podcast and brand new mum Aisling Keenan because after the initial joy of conceiving, hyperemesis kicked in, followed by gestational diabetes and then right at the end, pre-eclampsia for good measure.

Her experience took her so far away from loving the process, from loving her bump.

It denied her the joy of joining in with the excitement, the moments of glow. Of loving pregnancy.

And here she explains how it wasn't just the nausea, vomiting or high blood pressure - it was the grief for the pregnancy she had hoped for, the guilt for not feeling the things pregnant women are supposed to feel, the vulnerability for the first time being so ill. The absolute isolation of growing a baby while so sick within her 4 walls.

And then the relief…. When it was over. 

It’s ok to hate the symptoms of pregnancy. 

Our bodies go through so much - so if you are not ok, take all the help you can, speak to your Gp or hospital team and be cared for.

Don’t suffer and don't be hard on yourself. 

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Share this episode across social and get in touch with us, our host Sinead O'Moore this week’s guest  Aisling Keenan on instagram

everymum the podcast is kindly supported by Waterwipes proven to be purer than cotton wool and water.

WaterWipes the worlds purest baby wipes, are the no1 wipe against nappy rash, proven to be purer than cotton wool and water, they’re ideal for sensitive, newborn and even premature babies’ skin.

As the number wipe in Ireland** WaterWipes are an essential product for every mum from that first nappy change to those messy weaning months. Now 100% biodegradable & compostable and winners of three National Parenting Product Awards 2020, including Best Baby Wipes, they cleanse and instantly hydrate sensitive, newborn and premature babies’ skin. 

WaterWipes are approved by Allergy UK, awarded the National Eczema Association Seal of Acceptance and accredited by the Skin Health Alliance. They’re now 100% biodegradable, plant based and compostable wipes – so you can do what’s best for your baby’s skin and help protect the planet.

*Based on total market, value sales, YTD & L12W. Nielsen read 27th Dec. 

**Within 12 weeks in an industrial setting/plant in accordance with EN13432. Wipe material

No.1 Wipe against Nappy Rash = * Price AD et al., The BaSICS (Baby Skin Integrity Comparison Survey) study. 

No.1 wipe in Ireland - **Based on total market, value sales L12W. Nielsen read 28th March 2021.

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In this episode host Sinéad O'Moore talks to Dr. Vanessa Creaven who pre pandemic was living a fast paced international, business building life with the success of Spotlight, the oral care brand she started with her sister Lisa. 

Motherhood was always on the agenda but didn’t seem possible right now. Until the pandemic grounded her like all of us.  

But that wasn't the last of the twists and turns of pregnancy.

High blood pressure impacted her health and then came a covid positive test result at 36 weeks pregnant. With only weeks to go until the birth of her first baby, Vanessa felt isolated, vulnerable and at the time grateful to be unaware of the risks covid during pregnancy can have on your unborn baby. 

What could have been an incredibly stressful event thought Vanessa so much about motherhood and how her body needed her to be kind to it. How her mind needed to stay in touch with her business. And how her baby would be the saving Grace of an incredible year. 

We talk birth, business and the transformation we make as women.

If you enjoyed this conversation subscribe, rate or leave a review. Share this episode across social and get in touch with us, our host Sinead O'Moore this week’s guest on instagram

everymum the podcast is kindly supported by Waterwipes proven to be purer than cotton wool and water.

WaterWipes the worlds purest baby wipes, are the no1 wipe against nappy rash, proven to be purer than cotton wool and water, they’re ideal for sensitive, newborn and even premature babies’ skin.

As the number wipe in Ireland** WaterWipes are an essential product for every mum from that first nappy change to those messy weaning months. Now 100% biodegradable & compostable and winners of three National Parenting Product Awards 2020, including Best Baby Wipes, they cleanse and instantly hydrate sensitive, newborn and premature babies’ skin. 

WaterWipes are approved by Allergy UK, awarded the National Eczema Association Seal of Acceptance and accredited by the Skin Health Alliance. They’re now 100% biodegradable, plant based and compostable wipes – so you can do what’s best for your baby’s skin and help protect the planet.

*Based on total market, value sales, YTD & L12W. Nielsen read 27th Dec. 

**Within 12 weeks in an industrial setting/plant in accordance with EN13432. Wipe material

No.1 Wipe against Nappy Rash = * Price AD et al., The BaSICS (Baby Skin Integrity Comparison Survey) study. 

No.1 wipe in Ireland - **Based on total market, value sales L12W. Nielsen read 28th March 2021.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back for season 5 of everymum the podcast, supported by WaterWipes, the no1 wipe against nappy rash*. 

To kick off this season we have a very special episode with Orla McConnon @theorlacle who recorded with our host Sinead O’Moore just weeks before Orla gave birth and became a mother for the first time. 

We talk about her hopes, fears, excitement and nerves.

We talk about how it’s impossible to know what to expect. 

We talk about her birth plans, self care plans and new life plans. 

And how incredible it is to think that in just a few short weeks, her baby will be here and her world will be forever changed. 

To make this extra special. 

This is only one part of the story as baby Indy arrived into the world one week ago and we will be catching up with Orla later on in this season to hear if her expectations were anything like the reality. 

If you enjoyed this conversation subscribe, rate or leave a review. Share this episode across social and get in touch with us, our host Sinead O'Moore this week’s guest on instagram

everymum the podcast is kindly supported by Waterwipes proven to be purer than cotton wool and water.

WaterWipes the worlds purest baby wipes, are the no1 wipe against nappy rash, proven to be purer than cotton wool and water, they’re ideal for sensitive, newborn and even premature babies’ skin.

As the number wipe in Ireland** WaterWipes are an essential product for every mum from that first nappy change to those messy weaning months. Now 100% biodegradable & compostable and winners of three National Parenting Product Awards 2020, including Best Baby Wipes, they cleanse and instantly hydrate sensitive, newborn and premature babies’ skin. 

WaterWipes are approved by Allergy UK, awarded the National Eczema Association Seal of Acceptance and accredited by the Skin Health Alliance. They’re now 100% biodegradable, plant based and compostable wipes – so you can do what’s best for your baby’s skin and help protect the planet.

*Based on total market, value sales, YTD & L12W. Nielsen read 27th Dec. 

**Within 12 weeks in an industrial setting/plant in accordance with EN13432. Wipe material

No.1 Wipe against Nappy Rash = * Price AD et al., The BaSICS (Baby Skin Integrity Comparison Survey) study. 

No.1 wipe in Ireland - **Based on total market, value sales L12W. Nielsen read 28th March 2021.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

everymum the podcast is back this Saturday May 29th 2021 with Season 5 hosted by Sinead O'Moore and kindly supported by WaterWipes, the No1 wipe against nappy rash.

Join us each Saturday for 10 weeks as we share 10 incredible episodes with 10 incredible women, each sharing their own unique experiences of motherhood.

If you need a laugh, a cry, a reminder of what's important or to just know you're not alone - press play on each episode, each week.

We hope you enjoy this season - get in touch with us on Instagram @everymum_ie

And don't forget to register for your FREE GIFT BAG on everymum.ie packed full of products including WaterWipes

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In this final episode of Season 4 of everymum the podcast supported by WaterWipes, our host Sinead O'Moore is joined by Anna Daly mum of 3 boys, host of Ireland AM and now entrepreneur for an inspiring career, family, life ambition conversation and to hear how she was afraid but ready to step forward and launch her own business  An ethical lifestyle clothing brand Little Bliss

We can see the cracks of hope on the horizon, and for many that might mean figuring out how to step forward and unravel a year where career, home, parenting and everything in between blurred into one. 

We talk about the things that hold us back, the things that drain our battery.

How to switch off and to switch on. 

Working flexibly, the juggle & level of responsibility. 

Confidence, self care and ambition.

How to manage overwhelm with reference to Mind Mommy Coaching.

And how ultimately if we are to find that coveted bliss, we have to push past the voice in our heads that holds us back - and just go for it. What ever “it” may be.

If you enjoyed this conversation subscribe, rate or leave a review. Share this episode across social and get in touch with us, our host Sinead O'Moore this week’s guest on instagram

everymum the podcast is kindly supported by Waterwipes proven to be purer than cotton wool and water.

This season is supported by one of the most essential products for every mum from that first nappy change to those messy weaning months, WaterWipes, the worlds purest baby wipes. Made here in Ireland, WaterWipes are NOW 100% biodegradable and compostable wipes while being suitable for sensitive newborn and even premature skin. As the number one wipe in Ireland* together we are committed to providing more support for parents with trusted products and this podcast.

Subscribe now to join our everymum community of over 225,000 mums in Ireland to receive your FREE GIFT BAG and a the support every mum needs.

*Based on total market, value sales, YTD & L12W. Nielsen read 27th Dec. 

**Within 12 weeks in an industrial setting/plant in accordance with EN13432. Wipe material

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This is an episode about a daughter, who loves her mother.  

3 years ago, Nikki Whelan and her family lost their mum Tina Fitzpatrick to luekemia.

Tina was a young woman, still in her 50’s, and was lost all too soon. 

And after a listener asked everymum to cover the topic of mothering without your mother everymum asked Nikki a mum of 3, and owner of Little Bow Pip & Backstreet Dance Studio Dublin to be our guest and share her experience of losing her mam, the grief, the strength and the impact it’s had on Nikki as a mother herself. 

Nikki was a mum of 2 when Tina passed away in 2018 but has since had baby Sonny.

She explains the incredible special relationship Tina had with Nikki’s two children and how different the experience of a new baby is without her, how special yet poignant Sonny’s birth was and how while on a family wedding in Portugal, Nikki needed her mam like never before. 

We will never stop loving our children and our mothers will never stop loving us. 

Even if they are gone too soon. 

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If you enjoyed this conversation subscribe, rate or leave a review. Share this episode across social and get in touch with us, our host Sinead O'Moore this week’s guest  @nikki_whelan_  on instagram

everymum the podcast is kindly supported by Waterwipes proven to be purer than cotton wool and water.

This season is supported by one of the most essential products for every mum from that first nappy change to those messy weaning months, WaterWipes, the worlds purest baby wipes. Made here in Ireland, WaterWipes are NOW 100% biodegradable and compostable wipes while being suitable for sensitive newborn and even premature skin. As the number one wipe in Ireland* together we are committed to providing more support for parents with trusted products and this podcast.

Subscribe now to join our everymum community of over 225,000 mums in Ireland to receive your FREE GIFT BAG and a the support every mum needs.

*Based on total market, value sales, YTD & L12W. Nielsen read 27th Dec. 

**Within 12 weeks in an industrial setting/plant in accordance with EN13432. Wipe material

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

MATRESCENCE

Becoming a mother is not just about the birth of a baby. It is also about the rebirth of you. Your Matrescence.

A radical identity shift that is so powerful that it can also knock us off balance if we don't understand what’s happening within us. 

From experiencing her own transformation after 3 births, fertility challenges, an ectopic pregnancy, early onset of labour and months of bed rest to get to due date, Layla began to process it all.

Here with host Sinead O'Moore Layla shares the impact of her first 2 births in Germany with incredible postpartum support followed by a third here in Ireland with little to no support led her to study what happens to us in postpartum and how we’ve forgotten to nurture and support women after birth through genuine rest, healing, talking, nourishing and restoring. 

And nuanua was born, where Layla can now be that support for women. 

Layla now provides therapies and guiding supports to help women prepare for postpartum, to understand whats ahead, to nurture them through this transition with the ambition to feel happy again in their own skin.

Find out more about nuanua here

Want to know more? Watch Sinead and Layla's IGTV on Postnatal Depletion here.

everymum the podcast is kindly supported by Waterwipes proven to be purer than cotton wool and water.

This season is supported by one of the most essential products for every mum from that first nappy change to those messy weaning months, WaterWipes, the worlds purest baby wipes. Made here in Ireland, WaterWipes are NOW 100% biodegradable and compostable wipes while being suitable for sensitive newborn and even premature skin. As the number one wipe in Ireland* together we are committed to providing more support for parents with trusted products and this podcast.

Subscribe now to join our everymum community of over 225,000 mums in Ireland to receive your FREE GIFT BAG and a the support every mum needs.

*Based on total market, value sales, YTD & L12W. Nielsen read 27th Dec. 

**Within 12 weeks in an industrial setting/plant in accordance with EN13432. Wipe material

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is an epic conversation with heavily pregnant drama, a race to A+E, an emergency birth and a journey to diagnosing silent reflux and cows milk protein allergy. This is Nessa Hurley and baby Florence’s story - full of resilience and love from start to finish. 

The first half of this episode talks about Florence’s birth in September and could easily be turned into a movie,

The second is a much needed honest account of Florence’s digestive issues and the lengths parents will go to find a solution. 

Here host Sinead O'Moore and Nessa talk about Cows Milk Protein Allergy, Wind and Silent Reflux.

How resilient parents are.

How all that matters is the health of our babies. 

And how yet again, we need to always trust our gut.

everymum the podcast is kindly supported by Waterwipes proven to be purer than cotton wool and water.

This season is supported by one of the most essential products for every mum from that first nappy change to those messy weaning months, WaterWipes, the worlds purest baby wipes. Made here in Ireland, WaterWipes are NOW 100% biodegradable and compostable wipes while being suitable for sensitive newborn and even premature skin. As the number one wipe in Ireland* together we are committed to providing more support for parents with trusted products and this podcast.

Subscribe now to join our everymum community of over 225,000 mums in Ireland to receive your FREE GIFT BAG and a the support every mum needs.

*Based on total market, value sales, YTD & L12W. Nielsen read 27th Dec. 

**Within 12 weeks in an industrial setting/plant in accordance with EN13432. Wipe material

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every single one of our children is different, they each have different talents, different growth spurts, different hair colour.. And they thrive when we focus and celebrate their different abilities instead of seeing the dis-abilities. 

To mark World Downs Syndrome Day I’m joined in this very special episode by Melissah Mullins, The Mind of a Mammy - a mum of 3 girls, Evie, Daisy and Ruby to talk about how she is raising them to be strong, capable and confident.

At 25, Melissah became a mum for the first time to Evie, who just happened to have an extra chromosome.

What was a shock at the time and something that sounded bad - in fact is what makes Evie incredibly special with boundless love - she spreads joy everywhere she goes. 

And now, Melissah is doing incredible work with her page The Mind of a Mammy to help us all see the ability and change what we think about Down Syndrome and to raise money for Down Syndrome Ireland - DONATE LINK

everymum the podcast is kindly supported by Waterwipes proven to be purer than cotton wool and water.

This season is supported by one of the most essential products for every mum from that first nappy change to those messy weaning months, WaterWipes, the worlds purest baby wipes. Made here in Ireland, WaterWipes are NOW 100% biodegradable and compostable wipes while being suitable for sensitive newborn and even premature skin. As the number one wipe in Ireland* together we are committed to providing more support for parents with trusted products and this podcast.

Subscribe now to join our everymum community of over 225,000 mums in Ireland to receive your FREE GIFT BAG and a the support every mum needs.

*Based on total market, value sales, YTD & L12W. Nielsen read 27th Dec. 

**Within 12 weeks in an industrial setting/plant in accordance with EN13432. Wipe material

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.