In this episode of First Time Mum's Chat, I'm re-visiting the area of baby/toddler sleep. I'm chatting with mum of 3, Occupational Therapist, certified Family and Infant Sleep Specialist, Heather Boyd who talks about her journey and how she helps families with sleep. Check out the show notes here at https://www.mybabymassage.net/podcast/160. If you'd like to reach out and say hi, you can find @firsttimemumschat on Instagram.

Katie Ferraro commenced her parenting journey with 7 children aged less than 3 years of age to feed and look after. Katie wondered how she was going to cope with feeding them all and you'll hear her discuss how she came across baby-led weaning and developed her hundred first foods approach. Check out the show notes here at https://www.mybabymassage.net/podcast/159

In this episode I'm chatting with birth healing specialist and pelvic health physical therapist, Lynn Schulte. Lynn is on a mission to improve postpartum care worldwide and in this episode she shares tips to help mums experience smoother births and faster recoveries from her more than 30 years of experience. Check out the show notes here at https://www.mybabymassage.net/podcast/158.

In this episode I'm chatting with Dr. Emily Guarnotta, a licensed clinical psychologist specialising in maternal mental health who will shortly be launching an online practice aiming to reduce the barriers that mums often face when looking for support and therapy in areas such as postpartum anxiety or depression. You'll hear us talk about the challenges of returning to work after maternity leave, which is often a hard time of readjustment for mums. Check out the show notes here at...

In this episode I'm chatting with mother of one, Thetahealer, Emily Miotto. Emily helps moms work on themselves to release any limiting beliefs around motherhood and to connect with their inner selves to trust their intuition and heal both themselves and their little ones. Check out the show notes at https://www.mybabymassage.net/podcast/156.

In this episode, I'm chatting with Tessia Watson, the author of the international bestselling book, Rejuvenated Mums Make Happy Kids who shares her journey into parenthood. Tessia is a big advocate for mums to create their support system to ensure they are well supported and to appreciate that "it takes a village to raise a child". Check out the show notes at https://www.mybabymassage.net/podcast/155.

In this episode of First Time Mum Chat, I'm chatting with holistic sleep coach Kim Hawley. Kim helps families optimise their daily routine, daily rhythms and environment to help improve sleep for all members of your household, so her focus isn't just on helping your little one. Visit me here at https://www.mybabymassage.net/podcast.

Imagine being pregnant and being sick up to 15 - 20 times per day at times, with what you thought was morning sickness. This was the day to day struggle that physiotherapist and holistic health practitioner Jes Reynolds endured for the first 5 months of her pregnancy! During our chat you'll hear Jes talk about her frustrations with the medical system and how in desperation, she took matters into her own hands and worked out how to deal with the root cause of these stubborn symptoms. Visit me...

I've always been a big believer in getting into a regular routine of reading to children as soon as possible after they are born. In this episode I'm chatting with Nanny Miss Monique who shares her many years of expertise reading to infants aged 0 - 6 months. Visit me here at https://www.mybabymassage.net/podcast.

This week on First Time Mum's Chat I'm chatting further with lactation consultant and volunteer breastfeeding counsellor Kelly Durbin who shares more of her expertise. We will be talking specifically about how breastfeeding can enhance or protect a mother's health after giving birth.

This week, I am thrilled to be bringing you the 150th episode of First Time Mum's Chat. I am proud of my track record over almost 3 years and looking back over the podcast, I've interviewed many wonderful women and let's not forget the handful of gents who have shared their expertise in a wide range of areas.

Routine labor interventions are commonly used and can lead to problems with breastfeeding. In this week's episode I'm chatting with lactation consultant, childbirth educator, author and volunteer breastfeeding counselor, Kelly Durbin about how routine labor interventions can cause problems for breastfeeding.

There are not a lot of resources for mums looking for help with what they're going to experience in the first couple of days, weeks or months postpartum. Jessica Dawson wants to help bridge this gap and last month published her book 'Postpartum: The Expectations & Reality of the Fourth Trimester', which focuses on the often-overlooked fourth trimester and she talks about it in this episode.

Jill Wright has just finished writing her book, Happy Healthy Wealthy and Wise which is geared towards anyone who wants to create a better life for themselves and is willing to do some work to get there. Jill talks about her book, her motivations for writing it and her exciting journey getting there in this episode.

In this week's episode of First Time Mum's Chat, I'm talking with certified Academic Language Practitioner, Sarah Scheldt about why it is important to talk to your baby as early as possible, even when they are still in the womb.

In this week's episode, I'm discussing the topic of postnatal depression with Lisa Quinney, a perinatal counsellor located in Melbourne, Australia who talks about her journey. Lisa faced postnatal depression when her second child was born and supports families so they do not have to go through what she did.

This week on First Time Mum's Chat, I'm chatting with childbirth attorney and mother of 3, Gina Mundy about her new book. Gina wants to share mistakes with the world that are made during labor and delivery and has drawn on her knowledge to help parents prevent these mistakes and have a healthy baby.

In this week's episode of First Time Mum's Chat, I'm talking about the importance of sleep to you as a parent. During the episode I'll be sharing tips and ideas to support yourself to ensure you do not succumb to sleep exhaustion and/or sleep deprivation.

In this week's episode of First Time Mum's Chat, I'm chatting with sleep coach, mom-mentor, podcast host and mother of 5, Meredith Brough who shares her expertise on holistic sleep methods. Meredith has taken the best things out of the sleep training world and then totally meshed them in with the holistic world and has been referred to by her clients as the "Baby Sleep Whisperer".

Your journey as a mum is often a stressful one so imagine discovering that one of your children has Celiac disease to add to the stress and overwhelm. This was Laura Tate's journey and in this episode she talks about how she structured a family life to accommodate these challenges.

When it comes to building a bond with your little one, then a great way for you to do this is by introducing them to the water early on. In this week's episode I'm chatting with Jo Wilson, the founder of the child-development program in water; Aqua Sensory about how infant swimming can help build that special bond with your little one.

In this episode of First Time Mum's Chat I'm talking with paediatric occupational therapist, Munira Adenwalla. Munira talks about how she helps babies to be able to get in and out of positions, so they are comfortable with their bodies and explains how she contributes to their development.

This week on First Time Mum's Chat I'm talking about comfort and pain relief during chidbirth with birth/postpartum doula, Janet Purcell. Janet shares some excellent tips from her wealth of experience, so if you are pregnant or in the family planning stages you won't want to miss this interview .

In this week's episode, I'll be focusing on the topics of healthy eating and raising your children in a healthy nurturing environment and focusing on why these are so important to you and your family.