Mother Tongue are joined by Dubai's leading Lactation specialist, Dru Campbell. Dru is a trained nurse, midwife and lactation consultant and is registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council in the UK and the Dubai Health Authority (DHA). 

Dru shares her wealth of knowledge on breastfeeding, from how to know if your baby’s getting enough milk, the support her clinic offers to families and the benefits of breastfeeding for both mum and baby.

The Mother Tongue mama's share snippets from their breastfeeding journeys, the highs and the lows and what they wish they had known at the time.

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In this episode of Mother Tongue, the ladies discuss the fourth trimester with Acting Editor of Harpers Bazaar Arabia, contributing Fashion Director of Grazia Middle East, columnist of A Mama Less Ordinary for Grazia and mama of two, Jade Chilton.  

Jade chats through what the fourth trimester means to her, drowning out the noise, trusting your own instincts, her experiences of the fourth trimester during a pandemic and the mum juggle, now that she is a mama of two.

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In the third episode of Mother Tongue, the MT team discuss their fitness journey’s both during and after pregnancy. 

They are joined by the amazing Nikki, aka The Fit Midwife. As well as being a UK licensed midwife, Nikki is also a qualified pre/postnatal personal trainer. Nikki chats us through the benefits of keeping fit during pregnancy, the advantages both pre and postpartum, busts myths and outlines how she ensures the safety of her clients throughout her sessions.

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Welcome to the first episode of Mother Tongue. In this episode, three expat mama's Ellis, Jess and Maryanne who make up the Mother Tongue team, discuss their birthing experiences. 

Maryanne talks us through her 27-hour labour and the advantages of using a tens machine. Ellis provides an insight into the benefits of hypnobirthing and having her husband, Mr H, as her Doula. Whilst Jess shares her desire to have a natural birth, the moment her waters were broken and losing her mucus plug.

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In the second episode of Mother Tongue, the MT mama's chat about finding out they were pregnant, their pregnancy experiences and preparing for their babies' arrival.

Discover how Ellis told her husband she was pregnant on UAE Father’s Day, how Jess enjoyed dressing her bump throughout pregnancy and how Maryanne suffered from swelling symptoms in the third trimester.

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