Beyond the Bump

How does one return back to work after baby? - with Naomi, writer & postpartum doula

In our 172nd episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Naomi. Naomi is a postpartum doula and she talks to us all about returning to work after having bub and how to make the transition that little bit easier. We hope you enjoy!!!
How can we be motivated to go back to work when over half our salary is going to go straight towards childcare? 
Currently what are parents entitled to in terms of maternity and paternity leave after having a baby?
If you were working full time before you went on maternity leave but after 12 months you decide to go back part time, is the employer obliged to accept that or not?
What are ways to make a workplace more flexible? What are some examples of things we can request?
How to have those discussions and set those boundaries so that part time is actually part time?
Returning to work and being ignored for promotions while others that are less qualified and experienced are moving up the ranks! What to do?
What happens if you’re returning to work but want to have another baby soon?
If we are in the position to choose when to go back to work, how do we know when is the right time?
How do we find passion in our work when all we want to do is be home with our kid/s?
How do we juggle the mental load when returning to work?
Tips for getting out of the house in the mornings?
How to deal with mum guilt when returning to work?
How do we navigate pumping and/or feeding when returning to work? 
How on earth can we get a job done when we’re constantly having to pick up our sick kid/s from daycare?
If we feel like we have baby brain/brain fog, how on earth do we return to work?
And so MUCH MORE?
 
Resource links:
Follow Naomi on IG: @cocoonbynaomi
‘Returning to work without losing your mind’ course
Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less by Tiffany Dufu
Esther Perel: Your Guide to Relational Intelligence
Fair Work Commission | Australia
 
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people.  
Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes. 
 
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So what do I actually have to avoid when pregnant?? Pregnancy myths vs. facts - with Dr Timmy, obstetrician, gynaecologist and fertility specialist

In our 171st episode of Beyond the Bump, Dr Timmy is back in the poddy pod!! And he’s here to talk about pregnancy myths versus facts. We hope you enjoy!!!
When I’m pregnant, I can’t:
Drink coffee
Eat soft serves
Eat sushi? And I can’t eat seafood because of the mercury
Eat deli meats and soft cheese
Eat runny eggs and/or eggs in general
Pineapples can cause miscarriages so I should avoid them in pregnancy
Avoiding foods during pregnancy leads to a greater risk of bub being allergic to that food
I can have tiny bits of alcohol when I’m pregnant
If I take Ondansetron or Zofran during pregnancy it increases the risk of my child being born with a cleft lip/palate
Ultrasounds are bad for the baby
I have to sleep on my side, not on my back during pregnancy
Your baby’s gender is impacted by the time in the cycle that you have sex
Nausea is worse if you’re having a girl
There are different cravings during pregnancy based on gender? Sweet it’s a girl. Savoury if it’s a boy
Carrying low means you’re having a boy
A faster heart rate is likely to be a girl and a slower one a boy
Heartburn means your bub has lots of hair
It’s a good sign if I have nausea at the start of my pregnancy
I should not do high intensity exercise during my pregnancy
Hot baths, saunas and spas are dangerous when I’m pregnant
I should be weighted at every antenatal appointment
Can I do laser hair removal when pregnant? What about Botox and/or other cosmetic procedures?
Can I dye or bleach my hair?
Can I smoke/vape during pregnancy?
 
Resource links
Quit Centre - Pregnancy and Maternal Health
 
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people.  
Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes. 
 
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Is sibling fighting normal & when do we step in? - with child psychologist Emily from the Playful Psychologist

In our 170th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat to Emily from the Playful Psychologist all about sibling rivalry and sibling fighting. Our listeners have been asking for this topic for a while now and we ourselves feel like we could do with some tips and tricks too! We hope you enjoy!
If we have an only child, how do we ensure we teach our kids the same social developmental skills as those kids with siblings? 
If you have more than one child, what is considered a ‘normal’ amount of fighting?
Are there any kinds of behaviours to look out for that may indicate this has gone too far? How far is too far? 
What do you do in the situations when one of your children is always dobbing on the other?
Is there a certain age gap where fighting and rivalry is worse? Or is it pretty much going to happen with all siblings?
When should we intervene? And how do we intervene so that it doesn’t come across as us favouring one child over the other?
At what age are children expected to be able to share?  
Does it matter whose fault it is?
How do we teach our kids that not everything is a competition?
What to do if the older kid is a little too forceful towards the younger sibling?
How do we respond to our older child if they’re saying they, 'Hate their brother or sister!' or 'Can my brother and sister go back now!’
And SO MUCH MORE!!!
 
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people.  
Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes. 
 
This episode of Beyond the Bump is brought to you by Tommee Tippee:
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How was your THIRD birth?!? Pearl’s birth story - with Sophie

In our 169th episode of Beyond the Bump, Sophie FINALLY tells us about her birth with baby Pearl! We hope you enjoy!!
You can listen to Sophie's previous two birth stories: EP12: Sophie's two rapid births and the jump from one to two, on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people.  
Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes. 
 
This episode of Beyond the Bump is brought to you by Tommee Tippee:
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What does pleasure mean to a mother? - with Regan Figg

In our 168th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat to Regan Figg all about finding pleasure in parenthood!
What is a Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner?
Why does pleasure not always equate to sexuality?
How did Regan get into the domain of pleasure? And why did she feel it was important enough to write a book about it?
How important is it to create awareness around what our thoughts are actually saying and consciously changing those narratives?
What are some examples of pleasurable things we can do around our kids, but not for our kids?
How can we prioritise pleasure when when we have that to-do list at the back of our minds?
And SO MUCH MORE!!!
We hope you enjoy!!
 
Resource links:
A Mother’s Pleasure by Regan Figg
Link to the BTB Newsletter
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people.  
Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes. 
 
This episode of Beyond the Bump is brought to you by MILK Books:
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What are the steps in freezing your embryos? Are you living your back-up career? & so much more! - with Lola Berry

In our 167th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat to the incredible Lola Berry all about her experience with freezing her eggs! As always, when we have personal stories on the pod we do not want them to be treated as medical advice. We are also aware that everyone’s experience with freezing their eggs is going to be unique to them — so please take this as Lola’s story!
We hope you enjoy!!
 
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people.  
Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes. 
 
This episode of Beyond the Bump is brought to you by MILK Books:
To start creating head to www.milkbooks.com or visit their Instagram @milkbooks for inspiration. For all completed MILK projects, you can use code BTB25 at checkout to receive 25% off your order!

What have we been up to? Well, Sophie had a baby and Jayde had a colonic…

In our 166th episode of Beyond the Bump, we thought that because we’ve been gone for a while – there’s new listeners, there’s a new member of the podcast family – we would get acquainted with things. We asked you guys to send in your questions about our life updates, and we answer them!! We hope you enjoy!!
Your questions:
I’m a new listener, can you please give a brief get to know you!
How is the transition from two to three kids?
I definitely want a third child, but my husband definitely does not. What should we do?
When did the nausea ease up for Soph during her pregnancy?
Soph, did you have much sex during your pregnancy?
The people want to know about your Bali trip, Jayde! How did it go? And how did you overcome mum guilt?
How is the juggle with bedtime going, Soph?
Give us the details on your colonic, Jayde? What was involved? And how do you feel?
Did you end up tidying up the vag before Pearl was born, Soph?
And SO MUCH MORE!!
 
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people.  
 
Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes. 
 
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How did you start a podcast? And so much more - with Australian Birth Stories host, Sophie Walker!

In our 165th episode of Beyond the Bump, we have Sophie Walker on the pod. Sophie is a fellow podcast host, @australianbithstories, and we chat to her a little bit about podcasting, a little bit about birth and most excitingly her NEW book!!!
What is Australian Birth Stories all about? What led to it? And how long has it been around for?
How many applications has Sophie received for Australian Birth Stories? And how does she choose which story to air?
How have people’s openness to talking about their birth stories changed over the years?
How does Sophie find talking about birth all the time? Given that birth stories can be quite a controversial topic at times.
Has Sophie ever recorded an episode that she then decided not to publish?
Pros and cons of having a co-host versus working solo. How does Sophie juggle it all?
Sophie has spoken to 100s of women about their births – what are the top three things that she recommends someone should do while they’re pregnant to prepare for birth?
Did Sophie ever experience gender disappointment having birthed three boys?
Now that Sophie has spoken to so many women on Australian Birth Stories, would she go back and do things differently for her births?
What can listeners expect from Sophie’s new book, The Complete Australian Guide to Pregnancy and Birth?
And SO MUCH MORE!!!
 
Important links:
Head to australianbirthstories.com to pre-order Sophie’s new book, The Complete Australian Guide to Pregnancy and Birth
Memorable episodes on Australian Birth Stories:
Episode 180: Natalia Baechtold
Episode 163: Jodi Wilson  
 
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people.  
Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes. 
 
This episode of Beyond the Bump is brought to you by Australian Birth Stories:
Let's talk podcasts!
Aren’t we currently doing one?
Yes, but believe it or not there is always room for other podcasts for our listeners to enjoy other than ours and that's why we are going to let our listeners know (if they don’t already) about Australian birth stories!
Yes, Australian Birth stories is hosted by the beautiful Sophie Walker and we have been fans since the start. It’s a podcast that shares a series honest stories from women navigating their journey into motherhood.
From the heartache to infertility, the joy and overwhelm of pregnancy, the challenge and elation of birth and the tentative first weeks of postpartum Sophie interviews women Australia wide so we can better understand that every mother’s journey is different and no two birth stories are the same.
And if you are wanting a little more, Sophie along with Jodi Wilson have recently launched their incredible new book which shares the wisdom of women and their birth stories, so that you can make informed and empowered decisions.
The complete Australian guide to pregnancy and birth also draws on the expertise of dozens of doctors, midwives and other health specialists to offer the most comprehensive and up-to-date information about pregnancy, labour, birth and early postpartum in Australia.
The perfect gift for a mother to be!
Sophie also has created educational programs for pregnancy and motherhood, and mother to 3 boys under 8 and so much more.
If you would like to Listen to the Australian Birth stories podcast you can find it available on all podcast apps.
For everything else you can head to www.australianbirthstories.com
We thank you Sophie for what you are doing and hope everyone enjoys!

Did things get better for you in the third trimester? - Third trimester diaries with Sophie

We’re back!!! And happy 2023 to our Beyond the Bump community!!!
We have so much in store for you this year and we cannot wait to dive right into your ear holes and overshare absolutely everything with you. 
We’re gonna kick off this year with an episode we've been working on for the last 10 or so weeks – we slipped up a little bit along the way but this is Sophie’s third trimester diary. 
 
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people.  
Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes. 
 
This episode of Beyond the Bump is brought to you by Youfoodz:
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Who's there?
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Did we answer your Christmas pickle!? (Not for little ears) - with Jayde and Sophie

In our 163rd and final episode of Beyond the Bump for 2022 we answer all your Christmas related questions and pickles!!
Questions:
What are your Christmas day routines?
How do you go about Santa? Any close calls? 
How do you do gifting in the house? Does Santa give the big gifts or the small ones?
Can you tell a family member what to buy/what not to buy your kids for Christmas?
Did your kids ever do swimming lessons as babies and/or toddlers?
What does 2023 have in store for you both and Beyond the bump?
Pickles:
Gifts for parents and in-laws who “don’t want you to spend money”? 
What to get a mother-in-law who has it all?
We have a big religious family and we’re the only ones that do Santa. How do I respond to my kids when their cousins spill the beans about Santa?
Every year my parent’s family play the ‘Gran is getting old card’, so we have to have Christmas with them. What would you do?
Kids with big age gaps, do you spend the same amount of money on the gift or the same number of gifts?
My mum is a bad drunk on Christmas, do I keep her as sober as I can? Or let her have fun but then everyone else suffers?
First Christmas with a baby, how do I juggle naps?
And SO MUCH MORE!!
 
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people.  
Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes. 
 
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Okay… 
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