Missta Mums

Trigger Warning - Miscarriage 

We sat down with Madi Rohan, a local Geelong mum-to-be who is pregnant with her first bubba however went through a 'missed miscarriage' initially. Madi talks about how she had zero knowledge on the topic and wish she had of been more knowledgeable on how common miscarriages actually are (1 in 4 women) as she said she's never felt so alone.

Madi went through a missed miscarriage which both Demi and Melinda had never heard about before, Madi spoke in depth about what happened and was very vulnerable throughout the entire chat. We also touch on how Madi is feeling about becoming a mum without her mum as her Mum passed away when Madi was just 19 years old from Huntington's disease.

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Huntington's Disease

HERE WE ARE - Back recording with Mitch which we didn't think we would be so quickly but there's only really ONE reason we'd get him back.... The Duncan's are having another baby! Baby #4 is on the way, due in April 2024 - YAY!!!!!

We hear about the day Demi found out she was pregnant and then her telling Mitch (it was all recorded 😆) and the emotions from complete shock to "WTF" to "ok we're doing this" to "we're so excited"!! We get the in's & out's of it all so be prepared!!

********TRIGGER WARNING********

If you are struggling with infertility, we advise not listening to this episode as there are a lot of details on how it happened which can be quite traumatic and triggering for someone listening who is struggling to fall pregnant 💛

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Wow the weeks really to fly around so quickly, here we are again with a new guest!

Local Geelong gal, Renee Enright; arguably the coolest mum ever... describes herself as curious with a large thirst for knowledge about so many things to do with the earth, spirits, healing & trauma and so many other aspects of life.

We dive into the big change it was for her and her kids from having her hubby be 15 minutes up the road for work for 21 years to changing jobs, commuting to the other side of Melbourne almost daily. We also chat about why Renee makes the time to do the things she loves, making the effort to fulfil her cup when she can as that helps her be the best version of herself.

She shares some her techniques to being more present in life and stresses the importance of trying to work towards a balance in life.

We also touch on one of Renee’s best friends, who tragically died from Breast Cancer last year, and how that impacted Renee’s life!

A chat we took lots from and hope that you can too!

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In today's episode, we sat down with Demi's good friend Brit Selwood to talk openly, for the first time about her infertility journey and the struggles she went through before finally falling pregnant and giving birth to darling Joey in Feb 2023.

It was a very raw ep, Brit gave us her honest thoughts on her own experiences and talked in depth about why she doesn't like to share much about it all online.  We also learnt about who Brit was before she was 'Brit Selwood' and how passionate she was and still is about her job as a Special Needs Teacher. 

Joel Selwood, Brit's husband, has recently released a book called "All In" which is an open story about his career at the Geelong Cats with a chapter dedicated to their IVF journey. 

Brit describes herself as a private person who usually refrains from emotion and surprised herself as she became emotional during our chat.

We know you will love this episode!

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Our last Ep for the term and yes, we decided to work in school terms, it makes sense to us and also make it easier for us with mum life! 

Today's mini Ep is another life and business update - there is always so much to chat about.

We recap our first ever hosting gig, Catwalk for Cancer. Nerves were sky high and we spoke SO fast to begin with however it eased as we went back on stage more and more... we are so glad its under our belt now. It was a great night and we raised the $48,000 goal we were aiming for which goes towards a new endoscope video tower for the radiotherapy department at the Andrew Love Centre here in Geelong.

We also dive into how devastated we are to sell out of our famous Missta Bottle and how we feel like we have let parents who need us, down. It was something we tried to avoid but unfortunately it has happened and there's literally NOTHING we can do about it - which is just beyond frustrating.

Demi discusses her youngest two kids new fighting phase which she didn’t experience with her older two kids, not that anyone has any answers for this stage but it's relevant to our Mum life and we love to share what's going on behind closed doors. This catch up resulted in a bit of a vent about what grinds our gears at the moment with our children... there's always something haha

Enjoy - and if you could please leave a Rating or a Review, that would be greatly appreciated.

Love Demi and Mel x 

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Our guest today Daisy Pearce, once a midwife, now a Channel 7 media football commentator and also in the coach's box at Geelong Cats but best known for her stella AFLW career, chats to us about how she had to navigate her own way through a high risk pregnancy with twins in the height of her AFLW career.

During pregnancy her and her partner Ben, discovered that one twin had heart issues, making her pregnancy in the public eye incredibly difficult, not knowing the fate of one of one twins. 

Daisy describes herself as an “open book” as she talks us through her “fast paced” relationship with Ben and chats how they found out they were having twins!

Daisy had no predecessors to get advice on about returning to work as a professional athlete and looks forward to hopefully streamlining a path for women wanting to have a baby in AFLW and other codes on this difficult transition! 

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Our guest today is (another) friend of Demi’s, Hannah Jenkins who Demi knows through the Geelong Cats.

Hannah talks to us about her high risk pregnancy with her twin girls and how her waters ruptured at 23 weeks resulting in weeks of bed rest in a Melbourne hospital, while her toddler and husband were up and down the highway to and from Geelong almost everyday. Her twin girlies Piper and Willa were born at 30 weeks and spent a period of time in NICU before being able to move back to the Epworth Geelong Maternity Ward for another period of time.

Speaking in depth publicly for the first time, Hannah goes into detail on how she noticed differences with the twins' progression and followed her gut to ultimately discover one twin has Cerebral palsy. 

Hannah explains the challenges they face on a daily basis and how their life has changed. She gave us an insight into her hardest days and darkest thoughts and we know our listeners will appreciate the honesty. 

Beautiful Piper is so lucky to be born into such a loving family that would go to every length imaginable for her.

We cant thank Hannah enough for the vulnerable chat! 

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Annual Fundraiser STEPtember

Kids Plus Foundation here in Geelong (allied health professionals all in one) providing support for not only kids but familes and carers too.

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Our co-host (Demi’s) bestie, Emma Hawkins is in the hot seat today and no stone was left unturned in this honest chat! Emma is a Mum of 3 and married to Geelong Cats player Tom Hawkins, a business owner, content creator and marketing genius who has years of experience behind her.

She dives into her three pregnancies in which she suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum and talks us through how isolating it really is with this diagnosis. From “bum sweat” to haemorrhoids, you will get to see a glimpse of Emma that we don’t get to see on her social media!

We are confident you will love this episode as much as we do... Expect a few good belly laughs along the way! 

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For anyone suffering from Hypermemsis, this is the Instagram Page that Emma recommends following: @hyperemesisaustralia

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You asked and we listened!!

By popular request, Demi and Melinda dive headfirst into their birth stories and feeding journeys and there's no holding back to ensure they describe every last detail for you!!

Demi explains her feelings towards her 3 'elective' caesareans and you will be surprised to find out what happened to Demi the night before her caesar was booked for her second baby, Ollie. And also the fact her body went into natural labour with her 3rd baby 10 days early.

Mel explains what it was like finding out her baby had a cyst on his lung at her 21 week scan for her firstborn, Leo which lead to a long series of events PLUS how she nearly didn't make it to the hospital for her daughter Penelope's birth.

Missta Mums discuss in depth their feeding journeys for all 6 babies and give encouragement for you to “do what’s best for you and your family”.

Mel had a "don't care" factor for any external opinions about her introducing formula and Demi chats about the poo diaries she kept for her son Ollie as he had a cows milk allergy.

You wont want to miss this ep!! 

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