The First Year

The First Year

By Annika KnightParentingKids & Family
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The First Year episodes

  • Lucy and Lewin

    In today's episode I speak with Lucy about her baby Lewin and her older son Theo. She shares her thoughts about adding Lewin to their family and why they decided to have a larger age gap between her children. 
    We speak about Lewin's NICU journey, her success with breast feeding despite their limitations, how she coped through Lewin's traumatic pregnancy and how she managed and improved Lewin's sleep while still feeding / rocking to sleep! 
    Lucy was wonderful to speak with and I hope you enjoy this episode.

    Lucy's sleep program: The Intuitive Baby - http://intuitive.baby - use code THEFIRSTYEAR for 15% off the program and support package 

    Lewin's favourite toy: Grapat Nins Carla or Seasons set (also a big hit with Theo and Lucy) 

    After recording Lucy remembered that she struggled with blocked milk ducts (isn't it amazing how you forget things that were such a big deal?!) - if you are struggling with this too then she recommended Sunflower Lecithin supplements which decreased the viscosity of her milk so it didn't get stuck!

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    1 hr 20 min
  • Kirsty and Byron (with a guest appearance from Daisy)

    In this episode I speak with Kirsty about the first year of parenting her second bub, Byron. We speak about her prenatal anxiety and how that impacted her birth choices. Kirsty speaks about going from one baby to two and the benefits she found from following routine. She also talks about the interesting way that intolerance presented themselves for her bubs.
    I hope you enjoy this episode and don't forget to rate, review and subscribe! 

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    36 min
  • Hayley and Beau

    In this episode of The First Year I chat with Hayley all about her first year with Beau. Hayley discusses the difficulties around trying to conceive, her unenjoyable experience with pregnancy and the positives of having a large age gap! 
    Hayley returned to work at about 5 months PP, and discusses the impact this had on her breastfeeding journey, as well as some exciting news that they got at the 5 month mark!

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    35 min
  • Christina and Maeve

    In this episode we discuss parenting with Christina, who is mum to 10 month old Maeve. Christina discusses Maeve’s very quick entrance into the world, followed by unexplained seizures which resulted in an intense stay in the NICU. As a result of being apart from Maeve, Christina wasn't able to establish breastfeeding, which is something she was really hoping to do. 
    Christina speaks candidly about the issues sleep deprivation were having on her and her partner Ash, and how they used sleep training to overcome that. 
    Enjoy the amazing story that is the first year of Maeve! 

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    50 min
  • Annika and Emily
    This week we are airing our first podcast in which Annika (the host of The First Year) will discuss parenting her daughter Emily who is now 9 months old. Please rate, review and subscribe and follow us on our Instagram the_first_year_podcast 💕Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thefirstyear1)
    53 min

About The First Year

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A virtual parent’s group discussing the first year of parenting in a raw and honest way. Each week we will be chatting the first year with a different parent, getting to see all perspectives, wins,…