Today we are joined by the beautiful Madi Rohan. Maddi is bravely sharing her journey of loss and grief with us today. Madi and her husband had what’s known as a missed, miscarriage which we will talk about in depth today. Madi also lost her mother to Huntingtons disease, and has become an incredible advocate and support for others facing this. Today we will chat through:What is a missed miscarriage and how does it happen?What was the process of finding out your baby had passed away?&nbs...

On today’s episode, we have a very exciting guest, and an interview unlike others we have done. I am so excited to be chatting with the incredible Chantelle Otten. Chantelle is a Melbourne-based, world-renowned sexologist and relationship therapist. With a background in scientific research, sexual medicine, and counselling, Chantelle believes that sexuality and self-esteem are an integral part of life, which everyone is entitled to.For this episode, I put the question to my audience on Bumpnb...

Today we are sitting down with the incredible Lauren - mum to @adelinebickley as well as a midwife and nurse. At birth, Adeline suffered a brain injury, resulting in quadriplegia Cerebral palsy. Adeline’s whole body is affected, which also includes impacts to her vision and a developmental delay.Adeline’s phenomenal parents Lauren and Luke, have left no stone unturned in helping their daughter get the best possible treatment and physicians possible and we are honoured that Lauren has shared h...

In today’s episode, we sit down with powerhouse mum Liana. Liana is a Melbourne-based mama of 3 beautiful babies, all of whom are under two years old, including a set of twins. Liana conceived her first son through IVF, and then fell pregnant with her twins spontaneously. In today’s episode, we are going to discuss the juggle of 3 babies, her journey through fertility treatments with her first pregnancy as well as Liana's twin pregnancy.Today’s episode is sponsored by Franjos Kitchen, Austral...

In today's episode, we are sitting down with Amanda Abel. Amanda is a paediatric psychologist, mum, registered SOS feeding therapist, founder of the Northern Centre for Child Development, and co-founder of Toddler Toolkit. In today’s episode, we will be doing more of a Q&A format, largely focused on toddlers which is where a lot of our community is currently at, including myself with an 18-month-old. Some of the many questions we will cover, are below. Tune in for a wonderful discuss...

In todays episode we are joined by the beautiful Elly, who has so courageously offered to share her fertility journey with us. Elly is heading into her 4th year of IVF, with her 3rd fertility specialist. Elly has had 8 embryo transfers, 1 miscarriage at 7 weeks and a chemical pregnancy and yet Elly dedicates much of her own time to offering support to other couples facing fertility hardships. Today we chat through Elly’s history and her hopes for the future.  Today's episode is sponsored by...

Today we are sitting down with Kirstin Tindal. After Kirstin gave birth to her daughter Aurora who was born sleeping at 22 weeks, in her grief, she found a passion in this space and pursued her studies and PHD in the field of reproductive science, now completing a PHD with a focus on stillbirth. Kirstin bravely shares her own journey of loss and describes what it was like being a young mum at just 20, facing this harrowing outcome.  Kirstin's research in her PHD is looking at understanding...

Today's guest is the wonderful Helen Nightingale. Helen is a midwife, researcher and mum to 3 beautiful children, two children here and one in the stars. Helen is very passionate about trauma in relation to fertility, pregnancy and birth. Today we will be talking through Helen’s extensive journey in relation to fertility and loss, genetic conditions and trauma. We will be covering topics such as birth trauma, stillbirth and loss as well as postpartum mental health issues.  Today's episode is...

In todays episode, we are joined by the wonderful Joelleen Winduss Paye. Joelleen is a holistic IBCLC lactation consultant, a midwife and a naturopath, as well as being 34 weeks pregnant and about to become a mama herself. In today's episode, we are chatting in depth about breastfeeding with one of the most qualified health professionals we have come across. We chat through antennal expressing, what women and families should know about breastfeeding ahead of birth, what are the most issues...

Today we are joined by the beautiful Amelia Webbe. Amelia is an incredible Melbourne-based hair and makeup artist, an influencer, and a mum of three. Amelia's second son, Tommy was very sadly born sleeping at 17 weeks, and Amelia so courageously shared some of her journey around the grief of loss online. Today we will be discussing all three of Amelia’s beautiful children and how the loss of Tommy impacted her family, as well as the experience of going on to have their beautiful rainbow...

In today's episode, we sit down with the lovely Erin Rummins. Erin is a first-time mum, to her one-year-old daughter Lucy. Alongside the incredible journey of motherhood, Erin is a full-time content creator and businesswoman, appearing on Mecca storefronts and Nivea advertisements on London taxis. Erin shares such relatable and vulnerable topics around motherhood, business and life struggles, which is so important on social media, especially in the motherhood space.  In today's episode, we...

In today's episode, we sit down with Shelley McKenzie. Shelley is a qualified Naturopath, nutritionist, business owner and mama to 3 littlies. Shelley specialises in women’s hormone health, preconception care, pregnancy nutrition and the postpartum period.  Today we are focusing on pregnancy nutrition, specifically nutrition needs in the third trimester and how these play into a woman's postpartum experience, from physical recovery, but also how it can play into mental health...

In today's episode, we are joined by Leonie Akhidenor. Leonie wears many hats, including mum of two toddlers, property developer by day, podcaster by night, hosting her own show the Parenthood Podcast. Leonie is also a relationship coach and part-time model, so she is undoubtedly well well-versed in juggling it all.  In today’s episode, we dive into relationships and how they change once a baby enters the picture. We chat about topics like parental burnout, lack of intimacy and exhaustion,...

In today's episode we sit down with the beautiful Maddy and Rochelle. These incredible women are a same-sex couple and new parents to their little girl, Macklyn. Rochelle and Maddy went through reciprocal IVF to get their little girl, and so beautifully share the journey online to normalise and remove the stigma around life as a same-sex couple, with children. We discuss their decision around who would carry their baby, sperm donation and the process, the IVF journey and everything in...

In this week's episode, we are sitting down with Monika Rad. Monika is Mama to Luka, and pregnant with her second little babe. She is a psychology graduate and former Miss Universe Australia. In today's episode, we discuss Monika’s upbringing, which involved fleeing from war-torn Bosnia and landing in Australia as a refugee. Monika and her family spoke no English and came to Australia with no money or belongings in search of a better life. We discuss Monika's pregnancy and birth, which is an...

In this weeks episode we sit down with mum of three, speech pathologist and Hypnobirthing practitioner, Tina Pullen.  Through Tina's three pregnancies she went through a different model of care for each pregnancy - the public sector, a private obstetrician and recently, a private midwife for a homebirth. In this episode we discuss how being a hypnobirthing practitioner fed into Tina's labour and birth with her beautiful homebirth.  We go through what a homebirth entails, the practicalities of...

In todays episode, we sit down with birth and postpartum doula, Vanessa Salerno. Vanessa and Dr. Joseph Sgroi work hand in hand for many births, supporting and empowering families together. In the episode we chat through many topics relating to becoming a doula, the why and the how, as well as the unique combination of a doula and obstetrician working closely together to better outcomes for mothers and families.  Todays episode is sponsored by the incredible Goldmiilk, a stylish, and...

In todays episode, you will hear from hosts midwife Aliza Carr and obstetrician, fertility specialist and gynaecologist Dr Joseph Sgroi on how and why they entered the professions they did.  We chat through what inspired us to get into the medical profession,  births that have left an impact on us forever and some funny stories and anecdotes along the way. A great listen for any student midwifery or medical students!  Please note that the information provided in this podcast is for...

Today’s episode is one of the most incredibly inspiring listens, with a woman who has amazed not just us - but Australia. We are honoured to be sitting down with Jana Pittman. Jana is a mum of 6 children, including a set of beautiful twins born last year, a junior doctor, a published author and an athlete, winning gold for Australia in the Olympics.  In today we discuss a multitude of topics including: Having 6 children and the juggle of being a doctor and a motherHow Jana broke stereotypes...

In today’s episode we are sitting down with Stefanie Valakas, a dietician and nutritionist who specialises in reproductive health, fertility and pregnancy. Stef owns the incredible virtual nutritionist practice, The Dietologist, where her and her team guide, empower and educate families through their journey to parenthood. Stef also talks us through her own recent journey where she chose to freeze her eggs at just 27 years old.  Topics we cover are: Can we impact our egg and sperm quality...

Today’s episode is with the magnificent Dr. Kristyn Sommer chatting about all things child development. Dr. Kristyn has a PHD in this area and, quite literally, researches children as her day job.  We cover topics such as: Are milestones really important? What do you do if your child isn’t hitting them on time? Sleep training - does it work? Is it harmful? What does the research say? Do we ned to ‘prepare children to be resilient?’ Or is this harmful?Is screen time safe for babies / children?...

In todays episode, it’s a solo episode with Aliza and Dr. Joe answering your questions. We chat through all of the below questions in detail, with statistics and as always, plenty of personal anecdotes: - What are the risks/benefits of a VBAC? - Aliza, would you have a VBAC or repeat C-section? - Why don't all OBs offer maternal-assisted C-sections? - Would you work with / hire a doula? Is a doula worth having? - Do you think having a baby brings you closer in a relationship? - Genetic...

In todays episode we sit down with the Rebecca, an incredibly brave and beautifully spoken mother who walks us through her journey with mental health during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Rebecca was admitted to a mother baby psychiatric unit shortly after giving birth. Rebecca openly shares about this incredibly vulnerable, scary journey that her and her family went through. She has incredibly insightful knowledge about not only her own experience, but the process and services...

Today's episode is one for the history books - we are sitting down with the incredible Kirsty Bryant, who is the first person in Australia to undergo a uterus transplant and in an even more phenomenal turn of events, the uterus that Kirsty received, is from her own mother. Kirsty had a life saving hysterectomy, with the birth of her first child and this incredible transplant gives her the opportunity to have more children. This story is an incredibly inspirational story of modern medicine...