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From active birth to what your birthing partner needs to know, switching off our adrenaline to let that oxytocin flow, sleep tips to tapping into our souls, breastfeeding realities to regaining confidence through exercise, and of course the impact of the motherload – it’s all talked about here in this episode as we learn more about the upcoming Pregnancy Wellness & Empowering Birth Online Summit from its creator Nurture Mamas Helen Plass.

Helen has brought together 15 maternal global-experts to share their extensive knowledge in free a online summit kicking off on February 3rd 2020. Helen hopes this summit will inform and empower women and arm us as mothers with life long confidence to live happier, and healthier lives.

Here, she tells me more about this passion project, about the incredible expert speakers from around the world and how every mum can register for free to see them speak at https://www.nurturemamas.com/summit2020

Click here more information the Pregnancy Wellness & Empowering Birth Summit 

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Jen Hatton, Irish actor, comedian, one half of the Unpopular Opinion podcast and now mother of baby Bobby joins us on everymum the podcast.

From annoying questions we are all asked while waiting for baby to arrive to c-sections and post natal pre-eclampsia plus unexpected moments of chaos, there is power in seeing the funny side to life as a new mum.

The first 8 weeks of motherhood is a learning curve and in this episode we talk about that post partum doubt and overwhelm, we laugh about the silly overthinking, how the days disappear, how babies know exactly when to interrupt our routines and how difficult it is to simply get out the front door.

We talk about how having an online community has given Jen sound advice but that deep down we need to listen to ourselves and apply common sense.

Becoming a parent is a huge transformation and there are many laugh or cry moments but the love runs deep and we really can all figure it out while seeing the funny side of life with a newborn.

You can find Jen’s hilarious observations of life on her Instagram and youtube

It’s a really special episode that we hope will help every new mum.

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Our little babies are so precious and even a minor illness can make every parent worry.

But when its more serious, sometimes the most obvious sign is our own gut instinct.

In this episode I sit down and talk with Orlaith Donlon as she shares her experience this year of trusting her gut feeling which was telling her that something was wrong with her little baby boy Rua.

After noticing that Rua’s weight wasn’t coming on like her other children, Rua began to have obvious breathing recessions. Although happy and other wise healthy looking Orlaith knew something just was not right and with the support of her GP fought for the specialist attention he needed.

As a mum of 4 and a trained midwife, Orlaith explains so kindly how it doesn’t matter how experienced you might feel, when something happens to your own child the emotional pain and weight of concern especially throughout this cold and flu season can be so heavy.

We talk about out the fear and worst case scenario thinking when it became real, how she grieved for the carefree healthy life she assumed he would have, how so often she needed to release these feelings without being told “everything would be ok” and how she now understands the power of letting people show their love by accepting their help.

We talk about how each and every one of us can protect those vulnerable in society by getting the flu vaccine and by washing our hands properly, about how when he stopped breathing all her CPR training went out the window in panic and how everyone in a community should know it so that we can all step in.

How being honest with your other children about what’s going on can help ease their fears and how resting in that precious post partum days gave her the resilience and power to keep going over the last very difficult months.

The only thing better than talking to Orlaith was seeing her little happy boy in her arms. And you can too by following orlaithdonlon or her hashtag rootingforroo on Instagram.

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Meet Aileen, creator of Baby Led Feeding and Hidden Heroes, author of 2 bestselling cook books, owner of graphic design agency Sweetand a mum of 3.

Like every mum, Aileen cares about what she is feeding her kids. While weaning her 3rd baby Oscar she began taking cute pictures and experimenting with tonnes of delicious recipes perfect for baby led feeding. Her passion grew and grew and she set her sights on developing this into a useful book for all parents. Aileen launched her award winning blog babyledfeeding.com and her social following grew over night as parents devoured her recipes and smart vegetable solutions.

Hungry for more her success has skyrocketed with 2 best selling books, The Baby-Led Feeding Cookbook and The Baby Friendly Family Cookbook and her 100% natural frozen convenient food for kids Aileen is on a mission to help parents everywhere teach kids to love food, to eat more vegetables and to have fun with different tastes, textures and flavours.

In this episode we talk about this incredible journey, the love Aileen has for connecting and growing this community, the challenges of running these exciting businesses and advice for other mums with a business ambition.

Read Aileen’s super helpful feeding articles here:

https://www.everymum.ie/baby/feeding/weaning/10-practical-tips-to-get-started-with-baby-led-feeding/

https://www.everymum.ie/baby/feeding/weaning/5-essential-items-for-baby-led-feeding/

https://www.everymum.ie/kids/fussy-children-not-eating-their-veggies-you-are-not-alone/

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Every woman, pregnancy, birth and baby is unique. But we hope that you feel empowered and informed enough to experience what makes you feel the most supported and safe as possible during birth. 

In this episode we sat down with Aisling Hamill, or Soulfully Aisling as her many Instagram followers know her.

Aisling is an inspiration to many mums as she promotes and shares experts in and experiences of positive birth with the aim of releasing the fear and empowering us all. She’s expecting her 4th baby in a few weeks time and has learned along the way what helps her feel safe, in control and positive about birth.

We talk about her 3 previous births, from traumatic to peaceful home births, perineum massage and essential birth preparation and how after a phase of maternal depletion and miscarriage her own wellbeing has become an essential part of her life and how we can all adapt healthy soulful habits to help us to prepare for a more positive and healthy motherhood.

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Síle Seoige joins us in this episode of everymum the podcast. We know her best from over 20 years working on Irish TV and media but behind the screens Síle has learned how to conquer life's challenges. 

At just 32 Síle was diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer, dealt with the end of a relationship and navigated career twists and turns. Since then she's opened up about of her life, health, fertility & personal healing.

And now as a mother to a two year old boy, Síle is more thankful than ever for the path that led her to today. She has learned the power of surrendering to what life has planned for you, for trusting that you are on the right road and that to truly move forward towards happiness that it's so important to let stuff go. 

Yoga, breathing, meditation and journaling are all really powerful tools - but so is the art of getting real and having honest conversations about how we are really feeling. 

With her new podcast Ready to be Real Síle understands the power of these open and honest conversations - like this one with everymum. It really is good to talk. 

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This episode discusses the loss of a baby - a pain that no parent should suffer, but sadly many do.

The 9th to 15th October 2019 is baby loss awareness week where we remember the lives of babies lost in pregnancy or soon after birth. And where we respectfully acknowledge the strength of every parent learning how to heal after baby loss.

In this episode I talk to Sarah Tobin who very sadly lost her first born baby, Alice following birth. Her story, her courage, and her kindness in opening up so as to support anyone else who is experiencing trauma is honestly incredible.

Through her own healing journey, Sarah has discovered a practice called Tapping, or EFT Emotional Freedom Technique which can treat physical pain and emotional distress by restoring balance to your body’s energy by telling your brain that you are safe and can release any stress that you may be carrying – and she now uses this to help heal others through her supportive practice, tappingformums.

*Baby Loss happens to families every single day but so often goes untalked about. Healing starts through knowing that you are not alone, through talking, through keeping memories alive and through asking for help. 

Please consult with the following services to find that support: https://feileacain.ie/ https://alittlelifetime.ie/ http://www.miscarriage.ie/ https://anamcara.ie/

Sarah Tobin has trained in Tapping & Matrix Reimprinting, and also Birth & Life Purpose Reimprinting, so that she can help others suffering from baby loss, birth trauma, miscarriage, infertility, adoption and on-going negative emotions that arise from these, and also just every day mum stuff that gets us down!

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No one can prepare you for this momentous 1st year because nobody’s experience will be exactly like yours.

Every birth, baby and mum is unique with her own sets of insane highs and anxious defeats – especially in that incredible 1st year.

 And while we always celebrate our child’s 1st birthday, we should also take a moment to recognise that when a child is born a mother is too and her 1st year is full of just as many milestones, growth, tears and smiles as a baby's.

In this episode we’ve gathered 3 women from our incredible team, Emma Parkin, Jennifer Roche and Siomha Guiney to chat what we all learned in our 1st year of motherhood and how important it is to connect on and offline with other mums who just get it and are here to support you.

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To go back to work or not to go back to work?

In a world of limitless potential for women having it all is now placing us under pressure to do it all. Careers, family, friendships, fitness, social life, sleep, clean home and a happy relationship - oh and your own self care are now all expected norms. 

In this episode we chat to Shoshannah Wood, a mum of two who realised that her ambition was to be a stay at home mum and raise her children without also having a full time career. 

Yet she discovered that with this new role, also came a new identity, a new tribe, new feelings of loneliness and as we got deeper in to the conversation we uncover something that every mum feels in relation to this decision - anxiety. 

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Not one, not two but three healthy baby boys.

Just three weeks ago, Ali Dee joined a very small club of women in Ireland who have given birth to triplets and in this episode she take us through her extra special pregnancy, unexpected labour and life as a mum with 3 premature babies in the NICU.

From laughing out loud as she heard that there was not 1, not 2 but 3 heartbeats to having her tears dried in theatre by the most incredible team of midwives, Ali has taken each stage in her stride while leaning on family, friends, the staff in Holles Street and most of all her new support group – other triplet mums.

With daughter Georgia now a big sister to Bruce, Lenny and Ted, Ali and Chris having gone from parents of 1 to 4 overnight.

And in this episode we celebrate that it’s ok to be scared, it’s ok to be overwhelmed, it’s ok to cry, rant and worry.

But that at the end of the day, there is a village of support there for every mum and it’s ok to ask for help.

And as learn that the triplets were born on a very special date following a miscarriage late last year, this episode is here to remind us all that sometimes there is very little we can control when it comes to motherhood, except taking care of our own wellbeing, finding new levels of strength we never knew we had and a tribe of support.

Read our article by Liz, Irish Triplet Mum on everymum for more information on raising triplets. 

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Mothercare have the beautiful range of premature clothes perfect for tiny arrivals. From sleepsuits to vests hats and blankets, the premature range at Mothercare is kind on brand new skin. 

Buy the Mothercare Premature Collection here. 

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