First Time Parents Podcast

If you want to know how to turn your side hustle or baby invention idea into a FULL BLOWN business, then this is a must-listen.

A hugely inspirational episode with Mum, Amanda Rowe.

She struggled with breastfeeding & found feeding in public made her very anxious & she was super uncomfortable. She sent hubby out to get her a breastfeeding pillow but found they were ALL big bulky...so she decided to invent her own & that's how Feeding Friend was born.

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Diary entry part 2, after the specialist - the diagnosis & the debrief.

How did Mum handle what was happening with her son?

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A diary entry of the anxieties that FIRST TIME Mum Heidi feels before going to the Ear, Nose & throat specialist to find out what is happening with her son's health.

All the feels in this one as a Mum, the guilt, stress & worry.

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Starting a baby on solids is stressful & overwhelming, we had no idea where to start...So we called in the guru, a paediatric dietitian, Dr Kyla.

This ep is HUGELY informative, covering everything you need to know about starting a baby on solids.

Signs of when to start a baby, what to feed them & how, food allergies & habits, meal times & when...AND then the big question, what is BABY LEAD WEANING & is it a good idea?

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Are you getting very little sleep? Has your baby been really unsettled & waking all through the night or cat napping?

Do you need help? But too afraid to ask?

We feel you! This has been going on for us for just over two months, so we decided to ask for help, from a baby sleep expert.

In this episode, we talk to our sleep consultant about EVERYTHING to do with babies & sleep. We debrief sleep tips, routines, teaching them how to sleep, settle, daytime naps & awake times.

Baby sleep consultant - Donna http://bub2sleep.com.au/baby-sleep-consultant-perth/

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Something we forget to talk about when the new baby arrives is how the father feels. We check-in with Mum & then we goo & gah over the baby, but what about Dad?

They can sometimes be forgotten about when the new baby arrives.

Heidi & Griffo sit down to chat about the helplessness Griffo feels at times being a first-time Dad.

He finds parenting a real struggle, feeling  helpless, unable to comfort his baby boy Memphis & this can bring up feelings of frustration & anger.

In this ep, they talk about the helplessness from the man's perspective, jealously, the shift in the bloke's identity & the love for his child. 

 A MASSIVE shoutout to our sponsors www.feedingfriend.com.au LOVE their breast or bottle self-inflatable feeding pillow - to buy use code HEIDI30 to get 30% off.

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Deciding who stays home to be with the baby can be one of the toughest decisions you’ll ever make. 

Who gives up their career & for how long? 

Who makes more money? 

Can we afford it...Or do we both have to go back to work? 

Who wants to be at home with the baby 24/7? 

All the questions you need to discuss. 

AND there is the whole pressure of what everyone else thinks you should be doing. Society always says the Dad should go to work & the Mum should stay at home. 

I know right, wtf? Such a crock of shit! 

Currently, both parents are staying at home AND unemployed, they dive into why & how whilst splashing the family savings on a road trip holiday, because YOLO! 

We go deep about how these decisions affected our relationship, strain babies can have on you & how money can trigger you as a person. 

A MASSIVE shoutout to our sponsors www.feedingfriend.com.au LOVE their breast & bottle self inflatable feeding pillow - to buy use code HEIDI30 to get 30% off! 

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Three years ago, Heidi was a really shitty friend.

One of her good friends had a baby, Heidi didn't go & meet the baby when she was home to visit. Instead, she got drunk & sent her a text saying, "I'll see them both next time."

In this episode, Heidi apologies to Sarah & they dive deep into how this made them both feel, how priorities change & the realisations Heidi has had since having her own baby.

Has this happened to you?

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Our first flight with Baby Memphis is done & dusted.

The anxiety in the lead up to flying was next level, and we were very fearful of travelling with the baby. Will he cry the whole way?

In this ep, we speak about our first flight experience, the anxiety of travelling with a baby & give some tips.

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Heidi sits down with her best friend of 28 years Mel, who is also a first-time Mum, to chat everything about single Mum life.

In the first few weeks of her son's life, Mel faced a few challenges. She moved house, broke up with her partner & got mastitis.

They chat about her new role as a single mum, how she juggles & how far she has come. (Mel only told Heidi a few weeks before she found out she was pregnant, that she didn't want kids.)

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