Mum's The Word! With Georgia Jones & Kelsey Parker

Sleep is sacred for both parents and babies, but don't fear The Sleep Mum's are here! Between them they have over 30 years professional experience and hands on practice with babies and sleep. - They really are baby whisperers!We discuss the best practice for naps, why children are so active at night and whether or not we should invest in comforters...Find the Sleep Mums at https://www.sarahcarpentersleep.com/the-sleep-mums Or on Instagram @thesleepmumsAre you struggling with sleep? Get in touch with us at [email protected] OR on whatsapp on 07599927537.---A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It can be hard to know how to help or react when your child expresses they are part of the LGBTQ+ community and want to transition, we want to ensure that our children can be who they want to be, but this can come with a lot of judgement from outsiders. Jake Graf joins us this week to tell us about his own transgender journey and how he froze his eggs and underwent a process of surrogacy to have his two children. Find Jake at @jake_graf5 Get in touch with us at [email protected] or on whatsapp on 07599927537,---A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kelsey Parker steps in as our guest host this week to speak to DJ and now AUTHOR Lliana Bird. Both are self-proclaimed messy mums and so.. have messy children! We chat about challenging gender stereotpyes in children, encouraging them that its ok to be different and to always expect the unexpected. You can get Lliana's new book, Baboo the Unusual Bee from all good book shops from the 14th September. Get in touch with us at [email protected] or on whatsapp on 07599927537.---A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can't think straight when your burnt out, and our amazing guest Anna Mathur reminds us this week that we NEED to fill up our own cup before anyone elses. In order to support our childs mental health - we need to support our own! It's ok that you are feeling like this, and its ok if you are BORED! There is no right way to parent, and we need to put any judgement or pressure we feel on ourselves to the back of our mind - if you are feeling down and in the need for a pep talk - THIS IS THE EPISODE FOR YOU!Get in touch with us at [email protected] or on whatsapp on 07599927537.---A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feeling Outnumbered? Unprepared? Guest host Christine McGuinness sits down with influencer Grace Victory to discuss her traumatic journey into motherhood and how she is embracing all aspects of motherhood from identity and body changes to mum guilt. Find Grace online @gracefvictorySend us your dilemmas and experiences to [email protected] or on whatsapp at 07599927537---A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you find it hard to get through to your child during tantrums? What exactly IS our childs behaviour communicating to us? Marie Gentles joins us this week to show us how changing our perspective on behaviour, and connecting with our child can help us understand them and their behaviour further, as well as stopping the cycles of tantrums we can find ourselves in.Have you struggled with this? Get in touch at [email protected] Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OUR SAVIOR Nigel Clarke joins us this week to tell us all about the amazing work he is doing for parents not only in the Baby Club but also as the founder of Dadvengers. We hear some top parenting tips from him from night feeds to changing your perspective on babies to change your parenting style for the better. Get in touch with your experiences over at [email protected] can find Nigel @nigelclarketv---A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When pregnant, women go through an incredible change that isn't just physical, but emotional, psychological and physiological, across the world with a new baby there is also the celebration of a new mother, so why in Western Society is so much of this change not talked about and hidden. Journalist and author of Matrescence : On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood, Lucy Jones joins us this week to teach us about the changes women undergo during pregnancy and after birth, how we can care for new women and her own experience into this new area of life. Get in touch with your birth experiences over at [email protected] Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you feel like you are non stop cooking? Struggling to find variety in your childrens diet - bestselling author and nutritionist Charloltte Stirling Reed joins us this week to discuss how we can get the most out of our meals, stopping food waste and adapting recipes for all needs. Get in touch with your questions over at [email protected] Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Empowering our children to love who they are with Pam Luk. It’s so important to teach our children to love their body and who they are, one of the biggest parts of this is being mindful about the language we use about our own bodies around them. This week founder of Ember and Ace, athletic wear brand for plus size kids, Pam Luk joins us. We have a fantastic conversation around her own childhood, talking about body diversity and teaching children body positivity. Get in touch with your stories and questions over at askmumsthewordpod.co.uk or on our WhatsApp, that's 07599927537.—A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daniel Betts, aka The Breaking Dad joins us to chat all things coparenting and blended families, including how to navigate coparenting, how to introduce children in blended families and juggling children in full time work. You can find Daniel at www.thebreakingdad.co.ukGet in touch with us over at [email protected] Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's hard to understand our toddlers on a good day, especially with the overwhelming advice out there, so the lovely Gemma and Sophia from ToddlersTeensandBetween are here to chat further on communicating efficiently with our toddlers, emotional literacy and modelling for our kids to copy. Send us your questions and experiences over to [email protected]!You can find Gemma and Sophia https://www.toddlersteensandbetween.com/@toddlersteensandbetween--A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twist and Pulse star Ashley Glazebrook shares his gestational surrogacy journey with his daughter Tilly, discussing what to do if you are thinking of surrogacy, meeting her prematurely, learning fatherhood as he goes and the fight he had with his sexuality. We want to hear your birth stories! Get in touch over at [email protected] or on 07599927537.---A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sometimes motherhood can feel like a competition, we put so much pressure on ourselves during this monumental change in our lives that we don't give ourselves enough credit. Shanice and Brenda founded Orbit when they were going through matresence to create a place for women to talk and share their truths about motherhood and womanhood - as talking about it makes us stronger. Get in touch and share your truth over at [email protected] Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TW// Miscarriage. Endometriosis affects almost 10% of reproductive age people, and can be extremely painful and left untreated can cause infertility issues. Martha Keith has experienced just this and found herself in a cycle of hope and despair through a series of IVF and miscarriages, but on the 7th try became pregnant with her second child. We discuss the lack of conversation around fertility issues and her IVF journey. Have you experienced something similar? Get in touch with us over at askmumsthewordpod.co.uk or on 07599927537.---A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Life really is a rollercoaster, and we can often forget to pump up our own tyres. Happiness is more than a mindset, and so we have happiness activator Steph Peliter joining us to share her happiness tools and what little steps we can take each day to protect our energy and achieve happiness.Get in touch with your birth experiences, or ask a question at [email protected] or on 07599927537.---A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are joined by international DJ Jayli and her partner Barney, also know as @iammrbanks on Tiktok. We discuss the changing priorities as a parent, as well as acceptance, breastfeeding, resentment, feeling like a failure, hypoglycaemia and the changes in relationships. Get in touch with your questions and birth stories at [email protected] Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex Light is an author, entrepreneur, podcaster and all round bringer of body positivity for all! In this episode we work to break down the dieting cycle for new generations, discussing what we are being exposed to and how we can respond to unsolicited comments and work to be true to yourself. In an exclusive she also discusses her recent plans to future-proof her own fertility. TW// Eating DisorderGet in touch with us on your birth stories at [email protected] or on 07599927537----A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's about the dads this week as Olly Huddlestone joins us to chat advice for dads in birth, being a father to daughters and tips for birth partners and the support they can give. We also have some amazing listener advice on C-Sections and how to prepare.You can find Olly online as @dadlifewithriverGet in touch with your questions and birth stories at [email protected] or on 07599927537.---A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can love your kids without loving motherhood! We speak to blogger and author Cat Sims to chat realities of motherhood, prioritising your own health, her birth advice, the importance of communication, the importance of sharing your experiences and the maternal mental load.All whilst Ashley is having contractions!You can find Cat @notsosmugnowAnd her book on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Time-Smiled-Just-Wind/dp/0008526141Send us your experiences, positive or not, to [email protected] or on whatsapp at 07599927537---A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Influencer, blogger and writer Victoria Bye joins us this week to discuss her current pregnancy after loss with 3 children, endometriosis, stepping from one child to two and the mental load. TW/ We will be mentioning miscarriage in this episode. Get in touch with us, like our listener Rebecca did, at [email protected] or send us a voicenote on whatsapp on 07599927537.---A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hyperemesis Gravidarum is a sickness that causes excessive nausea and vomiting, so much that it often needs hospital treatment. Around 1-3 in every 100 women are said to have HG during pregnancy, Amy Neville from Amy Nev's fashion diaries joins us this week to tell us more about this sickness, her own experiences with it and her struggles with matrescence. You can find Amy @amynevfashiondiariesGet in touch with us at [email protected] or on 07599927537---A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The cost of childcare is at an all time high, but how can we rely less on the dysfunctional childcare system? Joeli Brearley, founder of Pregnant Then Screwed to chat childcare, judgement and discrimination towards mothers as well as the laws around this.Need help? Call the Pregnant Then Screwed Helpline on 0161 2229879.You can find Joeli at @pregnantthenscrewedGet in touch with your experiences at [email protected] Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eimear Varian Barry discusses the judgement of mums, coparenting, getting out of the cycle of comparing yourself with other mums and the identity struggle this week.Get in touch with your experiences at [email protected] Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We tackle sustainability this week and how we can teach our children about the environment. Jeroo Doodhmal, founder of Pip & Henry tells us her story and journey becoming an entrepreneur as well as the juggle alongside this.You can find Pip & Henry here: https://pipandhenry.com/Get in touch with us with your questions and birth stories at [email protected] or on whatsapp on 07599927537---A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There is a huge pressure on mums to bounce back and look like they never even had a baby - thankfully people like Melissa Suffield (aka TheConfidentMama) exist to fight back against this bounceback culture. We chat about raising body confident kids, about her relationship with her body, and how she exclusively pumped for a year.Get in touch with us on emaill at [email protected] or on our whatsapp on 07599927537. ---A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The hilarious, honest and inspirational Louise Boyce, also known on socials as Mama Still Got It joins us this week to chat about getting back to feeling like yourself again, baby names, and some of her best tips surviving motherhood. You can find Louise @mamastillgotitGet in touch with us! Contact us on [email protected] or on our whatsapp on 07599927537.---A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Award winning designer Sara Miller join us this week to chat about the timeline pressure put onto women, her experience and tips for the juggle, having a second and mum guilt.We love to hear from you! Share your experiences with us at [email protected] can find Sara @saramillerlondon---A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Ashley and Tommy as they celebrate Alf's second birthday and the second anniversary of their step into parenthood. We answer your questions, tell their story so far including their changing relationship and the highs and lows they have faced. Do you have a question for Ashley? Get in touch at [email protected] Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Influencer, author, comedian, podcaster and mum to 3 girls - 2 being twins! Tova Leigh joins us this week to discuss raising girls, explaining sexism, sexuality after birth, and not feeling bad about asking for help. Follow Tova @tova_leigh Send in your questions to [email protected] Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trainer Felicity Rosina joins us this with with advice on the changes in your body after birth and the pressure to bounce back, as well as how you can ease yourself back into exercise. We also have a newborn baby interruption too! You can find Felicity @felicityrosinaGet in touch with your questions and voicenotes to 07599927537 and at [email protected] Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emily from the Fox and the Moon Holistic Sleep joins us this week to discuss ways in which we can get our child to sleep, tongue tie and the connection between antibiotics and sleep on your child. You can find Emily on Instagram @foxandthemoon_sleep or on her website www.foxandthemoon.co.ukGet in touch with your questions and experiences at [email protected] or on Whatsapp at 07599927537---A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TW// Mention of Eating DisordersThis week we sit down with Megan Rose Lane to chat about unsolicited advice, finding love for your body, eating disorders, changing relationships, co parenting and becoming the person you want your child to become.Get in touch with your birth stories, questions and topic suggestions at [email protected] or on whatsapp at 07599927537---A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Penelope Leach joins us this week to answer some of our burning questions on sleep, screen time and toddler tantrums as we discuss the vast amount of information for the modern mum and how to know what is really normal. Send in your experiences, questions and episode suggestions to [email protected] Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk money with Gemma Bird, aka @moneymumoffical - we get into the stigmas with talking about money, tips for christmas and free activities, as well as her journey as a mum and her inspirations for getting people open and honestly talking about money. You can follow Gemma @moneymumofficial on Instagram. Send in your voicenotes, experiences and questions to [email protected] or on our whatsapp at 07599927537. ---A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TW // This episode touches on Birth Trauma.Mixing Up Motherhood, aka Illy Morrison joins us this week to chat about her birth experience, changes in relationships and the importance of all birth stories as well as doing what is right for YOU.Follow Illy on Instagram @mixing.up.motherhoodGet in touch with your birth stories, questions and topic suggestions at [email protected] or on our whatsapp - 07599927537---A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rich and Lew from TwoDadsInLondon join us today to chat all things adoption, parenting as a same sex couple and the journey they have been on with their two children so far!You can follow Rich and Lew on instagram @twodadsinlondonAnd their book is titled My Family and Other Families - you can get this from all good book shops! Get in touch with your questions at [email protected] A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TW / Miscarriage and SuicideLaura Guckian, founder of MindMommyCoaching shares her struggles as a first time mum and how she overcame these and put her needs first for her children. We discuss how you aren't the only one feeling this way, and how to stop feeling guilty for putting yourself first. --- A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Radio 1's Charlie Hedges joins us this week to chat about her journey as a first time mum, the impact it had on her career, and feeling empowered to just do you! Get in touch with your questions, experiences and advice at [email protected] A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Actress Sarah Jayne Dunn joins us this week to chat about her move to onlyfans and the response this had, owning your own body and escaping the hypersexualisation of the female body as a mum.Get in touch with us at [email protected] Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Teacher, Doula, Founder & CEO of The Mindful Birth Group, Emiliana joins us today to chat about all of the different birth options from abdominal to vagina as well as the options of Doula's to make your birth as comfortable as possible. The Mindful Birth Group Website www.themindfulbirthgroup.com Find out your birth rights here https://www.birthrights.org.uk/factsheets/----------A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Actress and model Sophie Porley joins us this week to chat about her experience freezing her eggs and guides us through the process and her reasons for undertaking the freezing process. Get in touch with us on whatsapp at 07599927537 or at [email protected] Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chef and author Rebecca Wilson joins us to give us some tips to making cooking easy with new ideas and inspiration for cooking for yourself and your little one. We discuss cooking things that are already in your kitchen, dealing with fussy eaters and looking at the controversial topic of pouches. Get in touch with us at [email protected] Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author and fellow podcaster Laura Dockrill joins Ashley to talk about what she faced after giving birth including how she woke up on her first Mother’s Day in a psychiatric ward, without a clue where she was, separated from her newborn, with a diagnosis of postpartum psychosis.This episode comes with a trigger warning as we will be discussing postnatal mental health, postpartum psychosis, suicidal ideation and traumatic birth.Laura's book is called "What Have I Done? Motherhood, Mental Illness and Me" - buy it now online or from all good publishers. Her podcast is called Zombiemum and can be found wherever you got this podcast!Get in touch with your questions and experiences at [email protected] Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With a second baby on the way, Ashley chats to actress Kara Tointon about the decision to have a second child, mum guilt and judgement, the power of your own voice and how we can get out of the people pleasing cycle. Get in touch with your questions and experiences at [email protected] Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We start this new season with a very special announcement from Ashley on what to expect in the coming months!Get in touch at [email protected] Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ashley chats about her experience requesting a birth debrief and the steps you can take to get your own, as well as touching on her birth trauma and how this has affected her. We answer your questions, on battling loneliness, finding your tribe and whether parenting releationships can be equal.Get in touch with your experiences, questions and topic suggestions by emailing [email protected] Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pre and postnatal health expert, fitness expert, track athlete and founder of StrongLikeMum Shakira Akabusi joins Ashley to talk about the changes the body goes through pre and post natally, finding time for herself and how best to approach exercise after birth. Her book 'The Strong Like Mum Method' is available in paperback in all good bookshops. If you want to ask Ashley a question, get in touch at [email protected] Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalist, presenter, author, campaigner and columnist Anna Whitehouse aka Mother Pukka joins Ashley to talk about the Flex Appeal campaign to fully implement flexible working nationwide, the spiralling costs of childcare, and the importance of flexible working in promoting inclusivity. If you want to ask Ashley a question, get in touch at [email protected] Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Mum's The Word, Ashley is joined by lactation consultant, founder of Feed Eat Speak and speech and language therapist Stacey Zimmels! Stacey busts some myths around breast and bottle feeding, shares her experience of working with Ashley and also tells us how she ended up breastfeeding for longer than she expected.If you want to ask Ashley a question, get in touch at [email protected] Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.