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Why your baby's movements are key to their learning & development with Alana Gardini Oct 08, 2019

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Today’s guest is Australian Paediatric physiotherapist Alana Gardini, author of My Strong Little Body - an early intervention therapy resource in eBook format, designed for any parent interested in nurturing their child’s first movement and learning experiences. It is also a perfect guide for parents who want to support their baby with developmental delay, who may not be able to access a physiotherapist face-to-face.In today’s episode we chat about that fascinating link between your baby's movement and their brain development together with tips and tricks on how to support your baby through these important milestones - including loving tummy time!
For 20% OFF your copy of My Strong Little Body use the code BECOMINGMUM20 at the checkout.
https://www.mystronglittlebody.com.au/https://www.instagram.com/my.strong.little.body/

The truth about Sleep Training with Michelle Jackson (Part 2) Sep 30, 2019

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Some call this week’s guest ‘The Baby Whisperer’ and I couldn’t agree more. Hand over heart, my transition into motherhood would not have been the same if it weren’t for Michelle Jackson. She has been such a constant source of knowledge, wisdom, love and light (with a few f bombs thrown in for good measure!) Michelle is a Registered Nurse, Registered Midwife, Childbirth Educator & Infant Sleep Specialist with over 20 years experience, having worked extensively in both private and public practice in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast.
She pretty much knows everything there is to know about babies, so much so that this is Part 2 of the interview, with Part 1 released last week, which was about Michelle’s first birth and how it couldn’t have been further from what she had envisioned as a midwife. She talked about the difficulties of having a baby in the NICU and her struggle to breastfeed.
This week we will give you the low down on what sleep training actually is, because there is a lot of negative misconceptions out there. As always and as Michelle said last week, it’s about writing your own story – so you do whatever is right for you and your family. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!
You can follow Michelle on Facebook here:facebook.com/Parents2bAnd on Instagram here: instagram.com/parents2b

Birth & Breastfeeding - when a midwife's plan doesn't go to plan with Michelle Jackson (Part 1) Sep 23, 2019

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Some call this week’s guest ‘The Baby Whisperer’ and I couldn’t agree more. Hand over heart, my transition into motherhood would not have been the same if it weren’t for Michelle Jackson. She has been such a constant source of knowledge, wisdom, love and light (with a few f bombs thrown in for good measure!) Michelle is a Registered Nurse, Registered Midwife, Childbirth Educator & Infant Sleep Specialist with over 20 years experience, having worked extensively in both private and public practice in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast.
She pretty much knows everything there is to know about babies, so much so that this is Part 1 of the interview, with part 2 coming next week, which will give you the low down on what sleep training is all about. This week is all about Michelle’s first birth and now it couldn’t have been further from what she had envisioned as a midwife. She talks about the difficulties of having a baby in the NICU and her struggle to breastfeed. She is also a mother of 3, which is part of the reason why Parents 2 B, her business, was founded, and covers all aspects of pregnancy including antenatal classes, breastfeeding & early parenting support and sleep & settling consultations both in home & online.
You can follow Michelle on Facebook here:facebook.com/Parents2bAnd on Instagram here: instagram.com/parents2b

Prolapses and Pelvic Floors - What you need to know with Alison Hanrahan Sep 16, 2019

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On today’s episode I chat with Alison Hanrahan, the Principal Physiotherapist of Chevron Island Physio here on the Gold Coast. Alison isn’t your normal run-of-the-mill physio that just deals with musculoskeletal issues in her patients. She has undergone extensive postgraduate training in the areas of pelvic floor rehabilitation for urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, exercise during pregnancy and the post-natal period, and management of pregnancy-related pelvic pain and pelvic floor pain – all the things very relevant to pregnant mamas and new mamas out there listening to this podcast!
If you have pelvic floor issues, then you’re definitely going to want to listen to this and if you’ve yet to have your bub I think it’s really important to be across what can potentially happen and things you can do to minimize your risk. This is not to scare anyone out of having a vaginal birth, it’s to give you all the information so you can be the most informed you can be.
30% off you initial consult If you are on the Gold Coast, simply mention that you are a listener of the Becoming Mum podcast for 30% off your initial consultation.Chevron Island Physio - 07 5504 7000

Giving your baby the best start to good gut health with Georgia Nike Sep 09, 2019

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Today’s guest is Georgia Nike, a qualified nutritionist and Pilates instructor from the Sunshine Coast in QLD. She is known as @The_Gut_Fix_Mummy on Instagram and this amazing lady reached out to me when I started sharing my breastfeeding struggles. Her message to me was exactly what I needed to hear at a time where I felt like I was failing my daughter. Today's episode talks about Georgia's breastfeeding experience (which includes breastmilk, donor milk and formula) and what to do if your baby does need extra supplementation due to missing out on vital probiotics (hint: it's super easy!) We also chat about some of the best ways to introduce healthy foods to your babies when it's time for them to start on solids.
Georgia's book recommendations are below:Nourishing Beginnings by Renee Kohley
Baby it’s only natural by Talita Sheedy
Bubba yum yum - The paleo way for babies and toddlers by Charlotte Gregg, Helen Padarin, and Pete Evans
SPECIAL OFFERGeorgia is offering a short 30 minute Zoom consultation (just $60!) for any new mums wanting to dive a little deeper in their health and bub's health after birth. Let her know you are a listener of this podcast!

What I learnt from a 16 hr labour and struggling to breast feed Sep 02, 2019

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Woah! To be ever-so-cliche, what a freaking journey the last few months have been! We welcomed our little princess, Lucia Skye to the world on June 15th and let me say, nothing happened the way that I thought it would! This episodes dives deep into how it all happened and the lessons that I have learnt along the way. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did recounting it for you! Below are some of the resources/people I have mentioned that you might find helpful:
Eggplant Babies Belly 2 Birth Hypnobirthing Placenta EncapsulationMichelle Jackson from Parents2b Jen Butler Early Parenting Georgia Nike aka The Gut Fix Mummy
Follow me over on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/nicolejoyinspire/

Reclaiming your WILD with Dr Michelle Peris Aug 12, 2019

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Dr. Michelle Peris has over 10 years experience as a naturopathic doctor, and is the Founder of The Poppy Clinic in Oakville Ontario, where, through teaching women of all ages and life stages how to listen to their bodies and tune into the wisdom inside, Dr Michelle helps them create a life that feels good to live, with energy and passion that had been long forgotten. She is also the host of the Rebel Talk Podcast and lady behind the #rebeltribe where she inspires women to lean in and trust the potential of their feminine power. She also believes birth is a powerful experience that transforms a woman into a confident, deeply intuitive, powerful being and wants to change the way we speak about labour and birth.
Find out more about Dr Michelle here: https://poppyclinic.com/our-practitioners/Follow on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/drmichelleperis/and here: https://www.instagram.com/the_poppy_clinic/The books mentioned in this episode were Women Who Run with the Wolves and Wild Power

#realmumtalk Surrogacy in Australia with Melonie Wells Aug 05, 2019

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Melonie Wells is a 35 year old single mum, who is also a Gestational Surrogate living in Tasmania, Australia. Together with an egg donor in Victoria, two intended parents in NSW and the fertility clinic in QLD her first adventure as a surrogate was a nationwide effort! Today we’ll chat about surrogacy in Australia, the process, the legalities and considerations future parents to be might need to make on their path to becoming parents.
For more information on Surrogacy in Australia, see the below links:
Australian Surrogacy Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/ftsaustSarah Jefford – www.sarahjefford.comFertility Connections – www.fertilityconnections.com.auFamilies Through Surrogacy - https://www.familiesthrusurrogacy.comSurrogacy Australia – www.surrogacyaustralia.org

Accepting you are enough without a baby with Anna Victoria Jul 29, 2019

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Anna Victoria is a fitness professional based in California. She is the creator of Fit Body with Anna Victoria App and has a community of over 1 million strong on social media. She is one of 7 children, has always wanted a family of her own and like many struggling to conceive, never expected it to be so hard – particularly when she leads such a quote, unquote “healthy” lifestyle. This is her story of trying to conceive for the last year and a half with husband Luca, and how they came to accept that they were enough, and that their lives were enough, with or without a baby.

Excruciating periods & almost dying to falling pregnant naturally with Shannele Newberry Jul 22, 2019

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Shannele Newberry, a former professional Hair Stylist, is now a certified Health Coach specialising in Women and Pregnancy. After a dramatic health scare in South America, Shannele began to make health and wellbeing her number one priority and made a choice to remove chemicals and toxins from her home and live a conscious, healthy, and intentional life. She is deeply intuitive and very passionate and today we’re going to hear about this remarkable women went from a teenager in excruciating pain with endometriosis and PCOS, to falling pregnant naturally with her two boys after being told she would never have children at all.
Find out more about Shannele here: www.shannelenewbery.com
This is the Dalai Lama Quote that was mentioned:Man surprises me most about humanity. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.

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