MamaBetes

By Ashleigh Ricardo, Rachel Hicks, Carleigh Eastlake

MamaBetes is a podcast created by 3 Australian women with type 1 diabetes for other women with type 1 diabetes. Mamabetes brings lived experiences backed by evidenced based practice on what it’s like ... more

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The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.

MamaBetes episodes:

July 31, 2022 54 | Shoshanna's Story
Listeners are advised that this episode contains themes of domestic and family violence. If you are impacted by any of the content we discuss today, please reach out to 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732), or another trusted individual.

We are joined this week by Shoshanna, who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes while raising her family. We listen to Shoshanna share her story about how she and her children adjusted to this diagnosis, and any challenges she faced and overcame along the way, to how she is doing now , 7 years later. Shoshanna also shares her personal insights into surviving domestic and family violence, including the impact on her diabetes diagnosis and management, and thriving after gaining independence from her perpetrator.
Shoshanna is a freelance journalist, author and public speaker who provides a voice for women of colour and survivors/victims of domestic and family violence. you can read her blog or follow her on social media on both her Facebook or Instagram pages. Shoshanna co-authored the book, 'Shattered to Shining', available on the Broken to Brilliant charity website.

You can learn about the Power and Control Wheel for Domestic and Family Violence here. Understanding this wheel can help you identify relationships where power imbalances may exist that can lead to domestic and family violence.

Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Please jump over and find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. The MamaBetes team love connecting with you on these platforms! To reach out, please email us at [email protected].

If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours.

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June 25, 2022 53 | Dealing with Sleep Changes
Rachel, Carleigh and Ash sit down this week to discuss the sleep of our children in the early years. We share how we coped with changing sleep after our babies' were born, the progression of their sleep, the effect on our relationships with our partners and ourselves, and the impact it had on our diabetes and overall health.

Our babies all slept so differently but one thing was universal amongst us - that none of us appreciated our CGM alarms during the middle of the night when we were already tired from waking babies.

For General advice on sleep for children up to 5 years of age, you can call Pregnancy, Birth and Baby on 1800 882 436 or video call them from 7am to midnight, 7 days a week (including public holidays). Your GP can also refer you to local sleep support specialists or clinics.

Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Please jump over and find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. The MamaBetes team love connecting with you on these platforms! To reach out, please email us at [email protected].

If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours.
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1h 11min
June 16, 2022 52 | Recovering From Birth Trauma
This week, we sat down with Maddy, to talk about her two birth stories. Maddy openly talks about birth trauma after her first baby, a fourth degree tear, making the decision to have another child, having a new healthcare team, and being empowered to have a beautiful, healing birth - all while having type 1.
For support related to birth trauma, please reach out to the Australasian Birth Trauma Association.

In this episode, Maddy discussed a support group for fourth degree tears. This group can be found here.

Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Please jump over and find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. The MamaBetes team love connecting with you on these platforms! To reach out, please email us at [email protected].

If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours.

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1h 5min
June 10, 2022 51 | Welcome Back to Season Three
Welcome back to MamaBetes! In this short introduction episode we let listeners know what we have been up to and set the scene for this season.

Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Please jump over and find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. The MamaBetes team love connecting with you on these platforms! To reach out, please email us at [email protected].

If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours.
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33min
September 09, 2021 50 | What is ENDIA?
On this weeks’ episode of MamaBetes, we are very excited to be chatting about ENDIA - The Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) Study. The ENDIA study aims to find the cause(s) of type 1 diabetes to inform ways to prevent it. Joining us for this episode is Kelly McGorm, who is the Engagement Coordinator of ENDIA.

If you wish to find out some more about ENDIA, such as more about what they do or more information for participants, you can do so by clicking HERE.

Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Please jump over and find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. The MamaBetes team love connecting with you on these platforms! To reach out, please email us at [email protected].

If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours.
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58min
August 31, 2021 49 | Assisted Births
On this weeks’ episode of MamaBetes, we are discussing assisted deliveries. Belinda Moore, trusted Midwife and Diabetes Educator joins us again to talk about what an assisted delivery involves, why you might need one, how common they are, and the benefits and risks. Our lived experience guest Isabelle Smith shares her induction experience and resulting ventouse, episiotomy and forceps delivery.

Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Remember to follow us on facebook - just search mamabetes, Twitter @ MamaBetes or on Instagram @mamabetes_podcast. To reach out, please email us at [email protected].
If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours.

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1h 17min
August 06, 2021 48 | When Sofie met Darcy and Audrey
Today we are privileged to be bringing you the two birth stories of Sofie, for her son Darcy In 2016, and her daughter Audrey in 2019. Sofie had the experience of one spontaneous labour and one induced labour, choosing to birth privately both times

Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Remember to follow us on facebook - just search mamabetes, Twitter @ MamaBetes or on Instagram @mamabetes_podcast. To reach out, please email us at [email protected].
If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours.

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50min
July 15, 2021 47 | PapaBetes after birth
Hugh, Drew and Ray talked so much in their season 2 episode that we had to split the podcast into two parts. In Part 2 of this season's discussion, they talk about the immediate post partum period and what it was like to become a new dad.
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1h
July 08, 2021 46 | When Mikaela Met Jasper
This week on MamaBetes, Carleigh is bringing you another amazing birth story from our community. For this episode, they are joined by Mikaela, who shares the birth story of her son Jasper. Jasper was born in October 2019 and is the first baby for Mikaela and her partner Sam.

Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Please jump over and find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. The MamaBetes team love connecting with you on these platforms! To reach out, please email us at [email protected].

If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours.
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39min
June 25, 2021 45 | The Postpartum Experience
Today we are talking about the post partum experience with type 1 diabetes - how our bodies were impacted, what we did to care for ourselves and our babies whilst juggling our diabetes, any challenges we faced, and our recovery after birth.

Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Remember to follow us on facebook - just search mamabetes, Twitter @ MamaBetes or on Instagram @mamabetes_podcast. To reach out, please email us at [email protected].
If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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1h 6min

FAQs about MamaBetes:

How many episodes does MamaBetes have?

The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.