Mum Talk Podcast

Welcome back for Episode 2 of Series 5! This week on the podcast I am joined by clinical psychologist and couples therapist Michaela Thomas from The Thomas Connection. 

Today we chat through; Parental mental health, post natal depression, baby blues, perfection, self compassion, self care and parenting, male depression, relationship changes and challenges when baby comes, managing partners expectations and so much more. Michaela shares not only her professional knowledge but also from her experience as a mother and wife. 

If listening to Michaela during this episode you feel like chatting to her more please do get in touch with her HERE. Michaela also offers Skype calls if you are not local to her clinic.

This weeks episode is coming to your ears from France. At the beginning of the episode I share with you our travel experience and use of our @bugaboostrollers #BugabooAnt through an airport and onto the plane! Head to bugaboo.com/mumtalk for more info and the full Bugaboo range.

Please do subscribe, rate and review, it really does help others to find this podcast. I love hearing from you, please feel free to DM me on ‘mumtalkpodcast’ instagram or email at [email protected].

Catch up next week

Emma Xx

Series 5 of Mum Talk is supported by Bugaboo (AD).

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Mum Talk is BACK for series 5, and I have so much to share with you. Firstly a huge thank you for all of your support since the beginning of Mum Talk!

I am super excited to announce that Mum Talk series 5 is supported by Bugaboo. If you’re anything like me you’ll spend months researching for your perfect stroller, head over to bugaboo.com/mumtalk where you will find the perfect one to fit your lifestyle! 

This weeks podcast is a huge Q & A and has been shaped by you and what you all wanted to know! Thank you for your questions and I hope chatting through what we have experienced across the different topics will be helpful.Topics include:

Weaning 

Relationships 

Breastfeeding 

Work/life balance - nursery etc.

Sleep & Naps

Bilingual language 

A’s 10-12month check up

Babes and dogs

1st Birthday pressi ideas - links below to our favourite gifts 

Scandiborn Teepee - kindly sent to A for her birthday! My No.1 go to shop for everything baby.

Baghera Plane

Trihorse Wooden Marble Run

HappyPie swing

Bedtime Story Cushion

Sarah & Bendrix

And as always SO much more! 

Once again a huge huge thank you to YOU for listening and to Bugaboo! 

Tune in next week to go deep into parental mental health and relationships.

Please do subscribe, rate and leave a review if you have time.

I love hearing from you all so please get in touch, either DM me on mumtalkpodcast or email me at [email protected]

Love Emma Xxx

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Firstly a huge thank you to tuning in to series 4 and all your support. This weeks episode concludes series 4 of Mum Talk Podcast. Series 5 will be coming to your ears in September and I cannot wait! 

This week I catch up on all things Amandine and I plus answer as many of your questions as I can within an hour! 

Topics covered: 

Crawling & baby proofing

Routine, sleep and naps

Weaning and my go to insta accounts to follow 

Potty training 

Reusable nappies 

Feeling stuck at home 

Plans for work

My favourite recent purchases (not ad’s or sponsored)

& of course your questions where we cover sleep, weaning, cutting baby nails, baby skin, mattresses, routine and travel, getting used to the cot and much more!

Lastly a huge thank you for all the reviews on the podcast, I so so appreciate it! The winners username of the Ergobaby carrier from the reviews is ’ABBLE#’ please pop me a DM! 

Please keep in touch through @mumtalkpodcast on instagram or feel free to email me at [email protected].

Look forward to catching up in September! 

Emma 

Xxx

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This week on Mum Talk podcast I am sharing with you the incredibly informative chat I had last week with Dr Brooke Vandermolen (@theobgynmum), an obs and gynae doctor and mum. 

Topics covered:

Fertility and breastfeeding

Getting pregnant after birth 

Getting pregnant without first period after birth

Contraception after birth

Recovery after birth

Having sex for the first time after birth

Prolapse 

Lack of sex drive and breastfeeding

Cervical Smear

First poop post birth

Plus answering questions you sent in! 

Do listen right to the end of this podcast for a sneaky little giveaway! 

Next week we close series 4 with a huge Q & A! Head over to @mumtalkpodcast where I’ll be popping up question boxes throughout the week within stories.

So looking forward to catching up with you all next week!

Emma 

Xx

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I am joined by the wonderful Steph Douglas, mum of 3 and founder of Don't buy her flowers.

I connected with Steph through instagram after relating hugely to what she was sharing about her relationship and bringing up 3 children. Steph's sharing totally keeps me sane, whilst we were recording I was constantly nodding along. Steph is incredibly honest and open about her marriage and how bringing 3 children into the world has affected their rhythm.

On the podcast we chat about the natural ups and downs in relationships, how to survive the stresses of everyday and trying to avoid constantly being on each others back, bringing it back to kindness, love and most importantly communication.

We also chat about overwhelm and how if not managed can lead to full on manic mode!

And of course Pulling up the Drawbridge, if you haven't yet read Stephs blog post, read it HERE. 

Enjoy and as always please do feel free to connect with me @mumtalkpodcast on instagram or email me at [email protected].

Have a lovely rest of your week

Emma Xx

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BONUS EPISODE - Mum Talk X Bugaboo 

I am so excited to bring you this very special bonus episode! Last week I hosted a LIVE Mum Talk panel discussion on travelling with a family as a part of the launch event for  @bugaboostrollers’ brand new ultra compact travel stroller, the #BugabooAnt and I couldn’t have been more honoured to do this.

The panel discussion continued onto this podcast (thank goodness it did as we had so much to share), where I am joined by my wonderful panel guests and mommas Emma and Olivia. We share not only tips for going abroad but also when the word travelling means to just leave the house, especially during the early days. 

Plus I was lucky enough to sneak on the designer of the #BugabooAnt, Aernout Dijkstra-Hellinga , father of two, to tell us all about his inspiration behind the design and key features. Whilst he is chatting click HERE and take a look at the #BugabooAnt. 

The #BugabooAnt is available exclusively for pre-order in-store at John Lewis and Partners and nationwide from September, I highly recommend you check it out! 

Thank you so much for listening. As always please do connect with me, send me your questions by DM’ing me @mumtalkpodcast on Instagram or email me at [email protected].

Love

Emma Xx

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You have me this week and I have loved catching up with you all. Yep its a long one but I cover a lot during this hour!

My chatting includes:

Leaving amandine for the first time

Amandines night crying

Weaning

Relationship/Marriage

Keeping babies cool 

Amandine cuper clingy 

Asking for help - DO IT! 

And SO MUCH MORE! Plus I answer a whole bunch of your questions.

Amandine is 10 months at time of recording (it has been requested I put how old Amandine is in each of these episode descriptions, which is a very good idea!)

As always any questions please message me on @mumtalkpodcast instagram or email me [email protected]

Lots of love 

Emma X

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This week I am chatting with the incredibly knowledgable Tanith Carey all about our childrens relationships. Tanith has two new books recently released, The Friendship maze and What’s my child thinking written with Clinical Psychology - Dr Angharad Rudkin (I have a copy to give away!). 

On todays podcast we chat about Phones, social media, the effects on being on our phones around children and how social media is becoming a health issue in children. 

We discuss celebrating childhood, how play is essential for learning key skills, the importance of growth without imposing, transitioning to secondary school, helping our children understand friendships, why friendships and social hierarchies form in particular ways, bullying and how teachers and parents can help create a culture of upstanding.

We also chat about what we can do with little ones Amandine’s age to start teaching about relationships.

I have one copy of What’s My Child Thinking by Tanith Carey to give away! Head over to ‘mumtalkpodcast’ on instagram to find out how you can get your hands on it! 

Any questions at all please DM me or email me at [email protected].

Have a lovely week

Emma 

Xx

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You have me this week! Catching up with you all and sharing with you some very exciting news and an event that YOU can join me at!

Firstly today on the podcast I chat routine, weaning, poops, travel tips, keeping baby cool in the hot weather and good reference guides online, suggestions for wriggly babies and of course much more...as always! 

Make sure you listen to the end to hear about some mega news with Mum Talk and I invite you to come and join me at an event in Central London NEXT WEEK! I would LOVE to meet you!

As always any questions DM me at 'mumtalkpodcast' instagram page or email me at [email protected], I love connecting with you all. 

Love

Emma Xx

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TRIGGER WARNING: although positive, please be aware this podcast contains birth story content, please read the below before listening.

Listening back to this podcast with my lovely friend Becca, it is full of so much goodness! Our babies are with us during this recording, they made the most of their time on air getting their opinion across.  

Becca is a Pediatric Doctor and Mumma to a little boy who is just a week or so older than Amandine. During this podcast Becca shares with us her birth story and SO much more. We start by chatting about the anxiousness which came with knowing so much through her work and having to reroute her thinking around birth. Becca shares with us her experience of her baby being breech and how you could find her upside down on an ironing board, experimenting with moxibustion and also undergoing an ECV. Becca's little one was back to back, leading to an epidural, hormone drip and emergency caesarean.

We also talk about second births, recovery from a caesarean, pelvic floor recovery and Becca shares advice for mums to be and new mums.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did recording and listening back!

As always any questions, DM me at mumtalkpodcast Instagram or [email protected]

Have a lovely week

Emma 

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