Nutritionist and dietitian Jo Travers is our guest on this episode. She covers everything from weaning and getting toddlers to eat vegetables to grown-up subjects, such as: how much wine is too much wine? (Spoiler: less than the amount that was consumed during the recording of this podcast.)

We find out why Sainsbury's fish fingers are better than Jamie's, and whether sugar really is going to be the death of us all. Plus we play a brand new game, Did They Really Eat That? (Maybe don't listen to that bit while you're having your tea.) And to round it all off, we have some special food-themed Scummy Mummy Confessions. (As above.)

You can find out more about Jo and her work via her website, The London Nutritionist.

The Scummy Mummies live show is coming to the Brighton Fringe! We'll be performing on Sat 10, Sun 11 and Bank Hol Mon 26 May at 1pm, at Upstairs at the Three and Ten. Tickets are £8.50 / £7 concessions and are available now from the Brighton Fringe website. 

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Comedian, mum and Katy Perry impersonator extraordinaire Abigail Burdess is our guest on this episode. She discusses the challenges of balancing parenthood with being hilarious and writing a hit musical.

There's a bit of chat about feminism and that. Then Helen introduces her fabulous new game, Miley or Kylie? (Yes, it involves a recorder.) And we debut our brand new Handbag Surprise spin-off, How Gross is Your Car? (Is your car, how gross is your car, I really need to know, etc.)  

To round it all off, we have some fantastic Scummy Mummy Confessions, including a great one from Abigail. You'll never be able to look Smurfette in the face again. 

Tickets are nearly sold out for our London show on Thursday 27 March, but there are still a few left. We also have tickets for the Wednesday 2 April left. Please visit We Got Tickets for more details.

To find out more about our lovely guest, visit abigailburdess.co.uk. The brilliant baby sketch we mention is on YouTube, and the Katy Perry impression is best enjoyed via Vimeo.

Thanks for listening! 

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Novelist Laura Kemp is our guest on this episode, which was recorded on location in lovely Cardiff. She talks discusses her popular books, Mums Like Us and Mums on Strike, and reveals how she balances writing, motherhood and a serious Lego habit.

We all play Helen's new game, Things That Make You Go Urgh. And Ellie explains why she's not sure honesty is always the best policy. Plus there is a special cameo appearance by Ollie the dog. We round off with Scummy Mummy Confessions and announce the winners of our competition.

Allison Pearson described Laura's first novel as "fantastically funny - debunks the myths of yummy mummydom and is a sanity saver." Her books are now available on Amazon, with the Kindle version of Mums on Strike currently priced at £3.99.

Follow Laura on Twitter - @laurajanekemp - or Facebook.

Please do keep emailing your Scummy Confessions to [email protected]. We're also on Twitter - @scummymummies - and Facebook too.  

And finally, if you want to see the Scummy Mummies LIVE, why not come to our stage show? We're performing in London on 27 March and 2 April - tickets available from We Got Tickets. We'll also be at the Brighton Fringe on 10, 11 and 26 May - visit the Fringe website for more details.

Thanks for listening! 

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In this episode we talk to John Williams, author of the brilliant blog My Son's Not Rainman. He discusses what it's like to be the parent of a child with autism, plus serious issues like the number of cucumbers you can get for a pound down Lewisham market. 

Ellie and John educate Helen about those classic British cultural touchstones, Going for Gold and Fray Bentos pies. Helen reveals her secret recipe for carbonara (spoiler: stock up on Kraft cheese slices). There's some chat about the joys of living in South East London and we round off, as always, with some Scummy Mummy Confessions.  

Do check out John's blog, and you can sponsor him in the London Marathon via his Just Giving page. 

And if you fancy seeing the Scummy Mummies LIVE, tickets are now on sale for our London show on 27 March and 2...

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This episode's special guest is Clemmie Hooper, midwife, mum and author of the hit blog, Gas and Air. Her recent post on 'The Truth About Maternity Leave' went viral, so we chat about that and get some top tips for birth and beyond. 

Helen and Ellie share some of their own labour experiences - tune in to find out why one of them will never again be able to enjoy the music of Bon Jovi. Plus there's advice for dads and we play our brand new game, A Stitch In Time. Let's just say it involves pink felt. 

As always, we round off with Scummy Mummy Confessions - please keep sending yours in to [email protected]. 

We hope you enjoy the episode! And if you do, why not come and see our live stage show? It's on 27 March and 2 April at the Ivy House, London SE15. Tickets now available via wegottickets.com/scummymummies. 

We're on Twitter - @scummymummies. The lovely Clemmie is @midwifeyhooper. Thanks for listening! 

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This episode stars the wonderful Dr Greg Schwager. He talks about being a new dad, a gay dad, a doctor dad and a very tired dad, often all at the same time. 

As a qualified psychiatrist, he also shares his top tips for raising happy, healthy children, without going mental yourself. 

Helen exploits the occasion of having a fellow Australian on the podcast by making Ellie eat some revolting local delicacies, and Ellie nearly throws up. 

We make Dr Greg play our fun new game, Look At My Bits, and there's some chat about our favourite (and least favourite) parenting books. 

Keep listening for those Scummy Mummy Confessions, an exciting announcement about the return of our Live Show, and some singing. Yeah sorry. 

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Get out the glowsticks and the disco biscuits - all right, the breadsticks and the rich tea biscuits - it's a RAVE SPECIAL!

Our special guest is Hannah Saunders, founder of Big Fish, Little Fish. She runs family dance parties where parents can party like it's 1992, and kids can experience all the fun of raving. Well, most of the fun.

We take a trip down Scummory Lane as we reminisce about our dancing days, and Helen explains what a "bushdoofer" is. Then it's time to recreate some classic rave tunes in the Scummy Mummies style - think Guru Josh reimagined for the descant recorder.

As always we have some Scummy Mummies Confessions to share; wee continues to be a popular theme. 

Please have a listen!

To learn more about Big Fish, Little Fish and their upcoming parties, visit www.bigfishlittlefishevents.co.uk 

Tickets can be purchased via http://www.wegottickets.com/bigfishlittlefishproductions

And you can follow them on Twitter: @BFLFevents

Or follow us on Twitter: @scummymummies

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It's the Scummy Mummies New Year Special! Featuring stay-at-home dad Steve Hill as our "special" guest.

We take a look back at the year's top stories, i.e. we pretend to know anything at all about current affairs as an excuse to do horsemeat and Nigella jokes.

Ellie tells an amusing anecdote about being pregnant in Greggs, Helen explains why death can be a positive thing and Steve watches the darts.

There's some hot meat-based debate in Ham Review, while in Things of the Year we reveal our favourite books, games and days out with the kids. Plus of course there's Scummy Mummy Confessions.

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