Parent Pod

This episode is with Kelly Bruce from Caci Clinic. Kelly is a skin therapist and trainer at Caci in Otautahi. We are sure you have all heard of or have visited one of the Caci Clinics across Aotearoa. They were first started in Auckland in 1994 specialising in skin care and treatment and now have over 50 locations across NZ, offering appearance medicine, skin rejuvenation, laser hair removal and body shaping. They are passionate about ensuring everyone feels confident in their own skin, something that we can all struggle with when pregnant or breastfeeding, so Kelly is here today to talk to us about skin care, laser hair removal and injectables during these times.Also, as you can hear the intro was recorded a couple of weeks ago and incase you missed it, Kathryn has welcomed her third son Bertie to her family. Plus, we have a big update for you all xxx

This episode is with Dr Sophie Mace from Aotearoa Baby Clinic. Sophie is a Consultant GP and lactation consultant in Nelson/Tasman who specializes in perinatal and infant health, in particular breastfeeding, sleep and mental health. We were fortunate enough to record an episode with Sophie at the end of last year on ‘The First 1000 days' and this has been one of our most listened to episodes so if you haven't already, be sure to go back and have a listen. Today, Sophie is going to be chatting with us about Neuro-diversity and parenting, in particular ADHD. We talk about:What is ADHD?How does ADHD appear differently in adults compared to children?Common misconceptions around ADHD in adultsHow ADHD could affect parentingAnd lots more!

Join us this week when we have a chat with Logan, the Kiwi Dad himself! He talks about preparing to become a parent, their fertility journey, his perception of being a Dad vs reality and budgeting. Logan has some awesome tips for how to save money during the cost of living crisis, so make sure you check this episode out!

This episode is with Bronwen, the founder of Beautiful Beginnings (@beautifulbeginningsantenatal). Bronwen is a midwife, teacher and mum to Benny. Bronwen decided to put her two skills of midwifery and teaching together to create an antenatal course in Christchurch called Beautiful Beginnings.We speak to Bronwen about all things birth. We cover:Birth plans/preferencesBirthing in the hospital vs birth careCesarean birthVaginal birthInductionForceps deliveryVentouse (kiwi cup) delivery

We're back for 2023...we hope you've had a lovely Christmas and New Year period with your whānau.In this ep we give you a bit of a life update and fill you in on what's been happening with us and the kids over the last month.Enjoy xx

In this episode we speak to Dr Sophie Mace, a Consultant GP and lactation consultant in Nelson/Tasman who specializes in perinatal and infant health, in particular breastfeeding, sleep and mental health. Sophie also has a keen interest in ADHD and supporting neurodiverse parents, particularly in those first 1000 days.You may also know Sophie as the founder of Aotearoa Baby Clinic, an awesome GP clinic in Nelson focussed on the perinatal period who also have incredible information and resources online at @aotearoa.baby.clinic on instagram. On top of all of this, Sophie also has her own two gorgeous children!

We asked you, our lovely listeners what you considered 'essentials' and what was just a 'nice to have' for your hospital bag. So, here we are, we tallied up the votes and popped together the top items, as voted by you for the all-important hospital bag. Whoever said champagne was an 'essential'...we feel seen.

In this episode we have the incredible Rebecca Barnard from Nourish Feeding Therapy on the poddy. Rebecca is an Occupational Therapist specializing in Paediatric feeding challenges, such as fussy eating, struggling to get going with solids, disruptive mealtimes....the list goes on! You, our lovely listeners sent in lots of great questions for Rebecca, which she very kindly answered for us in this ep. It is well worth a listen for anyone with children aged 0-5 and beyond!

In this episode we have a chat with the incredible Grace from Four Physio in Christchurch. Grace is an experienced Women's Health Physio who answers all of our many, many questions about what happens to our body in pregnancy, the all-important pelvic floor and how we can look after ourselves postpartum. It's a corker of an interview, with many great tips packed in for all of those mum and mum-to-be out there. Enjoy!

This week we are talking to Jaimee and Nicole from Home Sweet Home Birth in Canterbury. They are two mums from North Canterbury, who have an incredible six children under five between them, four of whom have been born at home! They created Home Sweet Home Birth to make home birth prep that little bit easier for those interested. They can put together birth kits, which are available to hire as well as offering support to mums considering home birth, this support comes in the form of answering any questions, offering home birth planning sessions, doula support, or if needed sibling doula support too. Jaimee and Nicole want to help take the fear out of birth for māmās and make home birth more widely accepted as the most 'normal' option.

This week our very own Georgia is answering your sleep questions! Georgia has recently completed her training and has started her own business, GM Sleep Consultant.In this episode she covers early morning wakes, moving from a cot to a big bed, bed time routines, new born tips and tricks and so much more!!Also, Kathryn has found out the sex of their baby so shares that with us all!!!

In this episode we chat to the amazing Dr. Caitlin Northern about postnatal depression and anxiety, as well as some other postnatal conditions that affects the mental health of lots of parents out there.

In this week's episode we are chatting all thing postpartum; how we both found it with our first two, any tips and tricks we have been given along the way and how to survive. We would love to hear any of your postpartum stories, tips and advice so be sure to message us at @parentpod.nz on instagram!

We are very excited to welcome Zazi on to the podcast. You may know Zazi from her instagram page @zaziplays. Zazi is a speech and language therapist who has over nine years experience working with children and their caregivers. She has so many fantastic ideas for parents about how to develop your child's language through play and best of all....it's very little work for us!

This episode is with Kate from Little Bird Lactation. Kate is a registered nurse and lactation consultant from Christchurch. Kate is also a mum to two girls Isla-Belle and Mabel. As a nurse, Kate worked in community pediatrics and neonatal nursing for 8 years so she is well and truly experienced in working with babies and children. Kate shares a lot of valuable and relatable content on her instagram @littlebirdlaction so we definitely recommend checking this out if you haven't seen her page already.

In this episode we speak to Britt about her upbringing, becoming a young mum, navigating coparenting and life as a blended family.

In this episode we are chatting to the gorgeous Rebecca Power, a Deputy Principal and very experienced Years 0-2 teacher and team leader. Rebecca chats to us about all things related to starting school; how to choose a school for your child, when they should start, how you can prepare them and how to make the first day as successful as possible. This is a must-listen to episode for anyone who has a little one in their life starting school in the next few years!

To celebrate Father's day this week, we thought it was about time that the men in our lives made an appearance on the poddy! So here you have it...Tomo and Matt talking all things Fatherhood!

We have had lots of chats between our friend groups, with each other and you, the listeners, in our DMs about the Motherload. Trying to explain to someone who is not a mum, what the motherload means or is, feels impossible! How can we put into words everything that goes on inside our brains and the weight that we feel everyday? We actually looked up the definition of Motherload when preparing for this episode. The definition we found wasn't talking about being a mum but we thought it summed up what the Motherload is pretty brilliantly anyway. It said “A very large amount of something, especially something valuable”. We promise that this isn't a total whinge fest...well maybe a little.

This episode is with Claudia from Fertility Nutrition Dieticians. Claudia is a leading certified Fertility and pregnancy dietician, with a special interest in unexplained infertility, miscarrriage and microbiome nutrition. Whether you are struggling to conceive, are already pregnant, or you are battling reproductive health conditions such as PCOS or endometriosis, Claudia and her team are there to help. Her mission is to help people improve their fertility, have healthy pregnancies and give their babies a head start in life.

Louise Tanguay and her husband own The Sleep Store and also happen to be absolute gurus when it comes to baby wearing and all thing carriers! Louise is a twice certified babywearing consultant from schools in the UK and New York, passionate about educating families on safe carrier use. She also recently launched Babywearing Aotearoa, a not for profit focused on babywearing safety and making carriers accessible to families without the funds to purchase one. We are so grateful that Louise was able to talk to use about babywearing and share some key tips and tricks to make it as safe, comfortable and enjoyable as possible from newborn to 5 years old!

Hiiiii! It feels like an age since we've had a catch up and there's been a bit going on with us. One of us is pregnant (surprise!!!) and the other has nearly finished their study and is starting their own business (wooo!!!)Enjoy the episode xxx

This week we speak to Anna Mowat from Real Parents. Real Parents are a group of professionals who bring their diverse range of skills and knowledge in psychology, communications, social work, parenting and teaching to support parents through seminars, private coaching and parenting programmes.Anna is the lead for an incredible resource, called ‘Sparklers' as part of the ‘All Right?' campaign - something both of us have used many times in our classrooms!She is also working on the Kakano app project, supporting parents to help their kids work out those big tricky emotions, a trainer at the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing and Resilience and a facilitator of Incredible Years. On top of all of this, Anna is also Mum to two children, aged 17 and aged 7.

In this episode, Georgia and Kathryn are sharing all the tips and tricks they have picked up for travelling with children. We chat about car journeys, planes, long-haul travel and holidaying away from home. How hard can it be with a baby and toddler?!

Our episode this week is with Marya. Marya is 29 years old and is originally from Pakistan. She moved to NZ with her family when she was 10 years old and has been living in Auckland since then. She has a beautiful baby girl called Noor who is 18 months old. Marya speaks to us today about raising children in NZ with different cultural expectations from family.

Ask us Anything! For our 25th episode, we put the questions to our listeners and they certainly delivered. We hope you enjoy listening to our answers and please do not hesitate to contact us on Instagram @parentpod.nz with any questions you would like us to answer in our 50th episode!

In this episode, the amazing Dr Caitlin Northern talks to us about contraception. This may seem a strange choice of topic on a baby and parenting podcast(!) but we can tell you first-hand that our bodies cannot handle any more back-to-back pregnancies! Caitlin is a GP and partner in a practice in Napier with a postgraduate certificate in women's health. Caitlin previously shared her knowledge with us on periods and how these can change after pregnancy, so be sure to have a listen to that episode if you haven't already. Thank you so much for agreeing to chat with us again, Caitlin!

We are very excited to have Rebecca Barnard from Nourish Feeding Therapy in this episode. Rebecca is an occupational therapist and the director of the private practice service that specializes in supporting children from aged 18 months to 14 years with a range of feeding challenges.We chat about all things feeding, how to manage those tricky mealtime behaviors and how to know when your child may need additional support around feeding.

In this episode, Kathryn shares her birth stories with us. Kathryn had two fairly similar pregnancies and births, which included going overdue, meconium in the waters, forceps and a NICU stay.

In this episode we are chatting with the wonderful Jen Parkes from @backyardtravelfamily.Jen used to work in sports management before moving into, as she so wonderfully puts it “chaos management” looking after her three gorgeous children, Nathan, Kipton and Emilia. Jen and her husband, Ash travelled a lot before having kids and really ticked off the pre-parenting bucket list before settling down in the South Island and teaching the rest of us about all of the incredible places we have right here on our doorstep in New Zealand.Jen and her family can usually be found tramping and exploring everything New Zealand has to offer, sharing all of their knowledge about traveling and hiking with kids, as well as revealing many hidden gems. On top of everything else, right now they are also taking part in the Summit Challenge!

In this episode, we chat about our experience of being working parents; the highs, low and any tips we picked up along the way to make it that little bit easier.

Trigger Warning: This episode discusses still birth, miscarriage and baby loss. If you ever need any help or support relating to any of these topics, we suggest visiting www.sands.org.nz or reaching out to a loved one or health professional. In this episode we are chatting with the incredible, inspirational and just all-round lovely, Han Romano! Han started her online business during her first pregnancy, which unfortunately ended in a stillbirth at 37 weeks. Han agreed to talk to us about baby loss awareness and what to do if this happens to you or a friend.

In this episode we speak to Han Romano. Han is a qualified personal trainer, with over 15 years experience. She has coached coaches, managed gyms and even ended up training the Crusaders over lockdown! Han owns and runs an online training programme, is a mum of two gorgeous boys - Cooper and Jonty, and wife to Luke.

In this episode we share all of our Newborn Tips and Tricks! We are definitely not experts but after having 6 babies between us we thought we were as good as anyone to share a few things that we found useful during the Newborn phase.

In this episode, we are so lucky to have an amazing paediatric nurse on the podcast today…Shanae! Shanae has been a paediatric nurse for 7 years, in the Child Assessment unit and the NICU.She is also mum to three gorgeous boys - Cooper, who is 8, Carter who is 2 and Casper who is 1. She very kindly agreed to talk to us about all things health related…coughs, colds, fevers and those inevitable bumps and bruises - all the things that we worry so much about as parents.

This week we are chatting to Dr Caitlin Northern about all things Periods. Caitlin is a GP and partner in a practice in Napier. She studied at Otago University in Dunedin, did her clinical years in Christchurch hospital before moving to Hawkes Bay. Caitlin then spent three years working at Hastings Hospital after graduating, and completed a postgraduate certificate in women's health during a six month placement in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. We chat about our cycles, what is a 'normal' period, PCOS, how to manage heavy and painful periods and what you can expect when your period returns postpartum.

In this episode we chat to Megan McNeill about all things pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, teenage pregnancy and lots more! Megan is trained in Hypno Birthing and is a Healing Birth Practitioner, working with those who have experienced birth trauma. Check out her Instagram page @thebirthglow as she offers incredible resources, workshops and is always there to offer guidance and support.

Some say it's a circus, others a breeze...this week we talk about our experiences transitioning from one to two children. Enjoy!

In this episode we have the lovely Libby Cain on the show from @libbyandco on Instagram. Libby is a nurse, midwife, lactation consultant and childbirth educator. As we mentioned last week, we have tried every type of feeding between the three of us…breast, expressed bottle fed, formula fed, tube fed, specialized formula, and one thing that we can all agree on is that fed is best. We are very excited to be learning about all things breastfeeding, from how to prepare in pregnancy, those first few days and weeks of feeding as well as some tips and tricks to help you along the way! Libby is an absolute wealth of knowledge when it comes to all things lactation and we can't wait to learn from the guru herself!

In this episode we talk about all things feeding, whether it be breast, formula, expressed milk, tube fed, donor milk, goat's, cow….you name it, I am sure we have tried it!Feeding is something that we have all had both amazing and not-so-great experiences with and we know first hand how hard it can be to establish good feeding with your gorgeous baby. One thing we all agree on though, is fed is best!To help out all of you parents out there who are feeding bubbas right now, we have an awesome lactation consultant on the show next week, the lovely Libby from Libby & Co. But this week, we wanted to share with you some of our experiences with feeding and what we have taken away from it.

In this episode we are so lucky to have Sarah Horne, an incredible Doula on the show. Sarah is better known as ‘Routachment' on instagram, which describes her approach of combining ‘routine' and ‘attachment' through her work as a Doula. Sarah is also a mum, partner, educator and a Newborn Mums Postpartum Professional. She is a wealth of knowledge and we cannot wait to learn from you!

This week we hear from the last of the three of us to join motherhood, Georgia! At the end of both of her pregnancies NZ entered a level 4 lockdown which provided some uncertainty around what giving birth would look like for her. Georgia had two quick births and a really positive induction experience!

This week's guest is the lovely Jas Emerton, a twin mama to the delicious Noa and Marlee (by the way, love the name choice). Noa and Marlee were born premature at 28 weeks and have spent the first few months of their little lives in the NICU. In this episode, Jas tells us about her experience so far being a first time mum to twins, the challenges she has faced being in NICU and what life is like at home now!If you would like to follow Noa and Marlee's journey, you can find them on instagram at @thepaultwins_nz. They are absolutely delicious and are sure to brighten up your feed!Jas also mentioned two products she loved in this weeks episode; the Twin Z pillow and the Dr. Brown's formula pitcher. Great twin tips, thanks Jas!

In this episode of Parent Pod, we have a chat with the lovely Jordyn, who you may know from the Kiwi Birth Tales podcast. Jordyn is a mum of 2 to the gorgeous Jai (2) and Ali (4 months). As well as hosting a super successful podcast, Jordyn also created the Your Birth Project course. She has also just recently opened up the Your Birth Project store which is absolutely jam packed with everything a new mum or mum-to-be needs. Thank you so much Jordyn, we really appreciate everything you do in this space!Note: Jordyn mentions one of her favorite 'Kiwi BIrth Tales' with Jess and Stevie. The episode is number 38 and can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all major streaming platforms.

This episode, we have the incredible Lisa from Sleep Eazzzy to answer all our sleep related questions. Lisa is from Brighton, Dunedin and has 3 daughters ages 14, 7 and 2. Originally an early childhood teacher, she made the switch to being a sleep consultant after reaching out for help around ditching the dummy for her third daughter. She is trained in baby and toddler sleep and the real science behind it all, age-appropriate settling methods and best sleep practices for 0-5 year olds.

In this episode we talk about the thing that you are asked about more than anything else as a parent…sleep! It has become apparent to us over the past couple of years that the phrase “sleep like a baby” is quite frankly, bullshit. So we share with you our experiences of baby and toddler sleep; our plans, what we did, any top tips we picked up along the way and the support that we received. And…we actually have a wonderful sleep consultant who will be joining us next week to answer all of our questions. Enjoy, lovely listeners!

We are so excited to have the wonderful Simone Forsyth (you may know her as Simone Anderson on the gram) on the podcast. Simone has a huge online following, is a published author, motivational speaker, MC, co-founder of embrace active which is an activewear label, wife to Trent and mum to the absolutely gorgeous Asher. We speak to Simone about the expectations of motherhood versus the reality, how she found having a young baby during Auckland's lockdown and managing mum life with work life.

We all absolutely love a birth story especially now we have been through it twice each so we thought we would share our own birth stories with you all! As she was the first of us to fall pregnant and paved the way for Kathryn and myself, Marlee is going to share her birth stories with us. She had two very different births with her two girls, Mila and Layla and is very excited to delve deeper into how she felt about two such different births with you all.

Our guests for today are the wonderful Carly and Georgina from Life of a Kiwi Midwife. Carly and Georgina started their Instagram page in 2021 as a place to share Kiwi midwifery and the maternity journey. They want to share the good, bad and challenges of life as a midwife, as well as educating people about everything they need to know when birthing in NZ.

Welcome to Episode 1 of Parent Pod! Here you have a chance to get to know the three of us a little better, hear 'what's on top' for us and discover our newborn must-haves!

We are three Kiwi Mums having real, honest chats about navigating parenthood.Like many others, we felt pretty lost at the beginning and really leant on each other during this crazy time!We are all avid podcast listeners (particularly during those night feeds and long pram walks) and felt that it would be awesome to have a space where we could find out all we needed to know about parenting as well as just having a bit of a chat!So we aim to bring you an expert or professional every other week to answer all of your parenting questions, from a paediatrician to sleep consultants, midwives to someone for all your toddler tantrum advice as well as some of your favourite mums to chat about all things parenting too! We want to share all the highs, lows and everything in between and if some of our lovely experts can help you out along the way, then all the better!