Beyond the Bump

Last time we spoke to Leila from Village for Mama, she surprised us with a pregnancy announcement… little did she know that it would be her second set of twins! Today, she dives into life with 5 kids, pregnancy, birth, a supported postpartum and juggling multiple multiples! We chat about…

How the 20-week scan revealed Leila’s second set of twins and shocked everyone

The different decision making process for round 2

Finding and selecting a live in au pair 

The beauty of a larger age gap between siblings

Guilt around your relationship with your older children when a new baby is born

Leila’s birth story with the second set of twins… in two states… on Christmas Day! 

The importance of temperament 

What Leila set up to help support her going into a slow postpartum with 5 kids

Maternity leave policies for multiples (they’re not great)

Her idea to create a village and helping hand for those who needed it

Is Leila’s family complete?

 

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Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@londonxboston) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

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This is an emotional episode of the Bumpie Group Chat and we’re feeling it. Jayde isn’t in a great place right now and she shares the weight of it all. Sophie wanted her feelings back and is now asking if you should be careful what you wish for. We dive into…

Jayde has a heavy and vulnerable share. Life isn’t in a good place and family life feels hard

Parenting a teen is like postpartum

Does the ‘village’ drop off after kids start school? 

Sophie has been on the verge of tears non-stop since the IUD came out and it led to a panic attack

A guy posting his own thirst trap - confident or ick?

Rude or Fabulous? 3 grown men order a juice box 

Am I The Asshole? When you plan your child’s birthday party and your husband comes in last minute with plans

Communication and validation for the win

 

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Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@londonxboston) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

Come say hey over on
Instagram @beyondthebump.podcast
TikTok @beyondthebumppodcast
Facebook - Beyond the Bump Community Chats group 

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If you’d love to partner with the podcast, send us an episode idea or find out more, you can over here. 

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Can we move past rigid stereotypes in order to better understand and support our autistic children? To dive into this, we speak to Dr Krishna Jadav Carle who explains all the ways in which autism can present in children. She is a developmental paediatrician and Director of ACCESS Paediatric Clinic. In her book, What’s My Colour On The Spectrum?, Dr Krishna introduces the Rainbow Model, a framework to help better understand the huge variety within autism. This is such a valuable episode and we learned so much. We discuss…

The diagnostic criteria and categories Dr Krishna is seeing in clinic

How autistic nervous systems interpret perceived threats

Why are more kids being diagnosed with autism these days? 

What would a world look like if it was completely supportive of autistic people?

The biggest barriers to families getting a diagnosis

The stigma around autism and its stereotypes

Deep diving into each colour of the Rainbow Model to better understand the huge range of needs of autistic kids

Masking and delayed diagnoses

Moving within the framework rather than being limiting

Safety and dysregulation for autistic children (and their families)

Strategies to help deescalate and coregulate

How can we learn more to help our kids?

Seeing your own missed diagnosis within your autistic children

 

Links mentioned in the episode:

ACCESS Paediatric Clinic: https://www.accesspaediatricclinic.com.au

Book: What’s My Colour On The Spectrum?

 

 

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Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@londonxboston) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

Come say hey over on
Instagram @beyondthebump.podcast
TikTok @beyondthebumppodcast
Facebook - Beyond the Bump Community Chats group 

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If you’d love to partner with the podcast, send us an episode idea or find out more, you can over here. 

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This week on the Bumpie Group Chat we dive into the hormonal rollercoaster of being a woman, from Sophie’s IUD removal to Jayde’s period disc recommendations. Our kids are taking us on a walk down memory lane to our old-school Book Fairs. Oh and we need your play date rules, come and share over in our Facebook group!

Pearl has said “I love you!” so Soph is taking the win

Bedtime battles 

The ‘head fluffery’ of play dates and sibling dynamics

Apple Sleeves has a music video

Sophie is off to Harry Styles! And the entire family are tagging along!

Bringing your children into your world 

Sophie’s IUD has been out for a week and she gives us an update

Jayde’s menstrual disc hot tip (learned the hard way)

Scholastic Book Fair nostalgia

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Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@londonxboston) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

Come say hey over on
Instagram @beyondthebump.podcast
TikTok @beyondthebumppodcast
Facebook - Beyond the Bump Community Chats group 

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If you’d love to partner with the podcast, send us an episode idea or find out more, you can over here. 

We couldn’t do this without you, Bumpies. If you’re liking what you’re hearing, we’d love it if you could send us to a mama mate or leave a 5 star review.

Terms like ‘the manosphere’ and ‘toxic masculinity’ are thrown around a lot lately and it has many of us worried. How do we raise boys? What does a good man look like? We speak to Dr Billy Garvey, developmental paediatrician and father of three, about his new book and how to raise emotionally healthy boys. Regardless of whether you have a son or not, this episode is filled with parenting wisdom. After we establish that Dr Billy is the intellectual hall pass of half of the BTB team, we dive into…

What is a good man and what is our aim when raising children?

The data that shows that even from birth, boys are treated differently to girls

Emotional nurturing and social conditioning

Rough and tumble play as a biological need

Scaffolding and teaching social and emotional skills

Role modelling affection and consent

How do men open up to mates if they then don’t have the skills to support each other?

“Your relationship with them trumps everything”

The importance of saying sorry (it doesn’t equal weakness)

Love VS caregiving

Sexualisation and body image in males

Bullying and aggression

Suicide is the leading cause of death in men

How do we protect our sons from being exposed to ‘toxic masculinity’?

Billy’s take on the viral show, ‘Adolescence’

How to spot mental illness in children

“We need to love them more” - the little ways we can make a big impact

 

This episode is proudly sponsored by Babybee. Discover the brand new Alto pram and explore the full Babybee range at babybeeonline.com 

 

Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@londonxboston) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

Come say hey over on
Instagram @beyondthebump.podcast
TikTok @beyondthebumppodcast
Facebook - Beyond the Bump Community Chats group 

Sign up to our monthly newsletter here for BTS, recommendations, outfits and more.

If you’d love to partner with the podcast, send us an episode idea or find out more, you can over here. 

We couldn’t do this without you, Bumpies. If you’re liking what you’re hearing, we’d love it if you could send us to a mama mate or leave a 5 star review.