E182. Navigating Parenthood with Twins

Understanding allergies in babies With - Dr Helen HowellsEvans   Allergies in babies and children seem more common than ever, but what’s the truth behind them and what do we need to know and do as parents to keep our little ones safe?   This week I am joined by Dr Helen, a specialist doctor in the field of allergies. Helen became interested in allergy due to her own experiences of managing a child with milk and nut allergies and now educates internationally on this important topic. Extra Stuff: Midwife Pips Guide to a Positive Birth: https://www.midwifepip.com/midwife-pip-books Check out Midwife Pip’s Exclusive Membership - http://www.midwifepip.com/ Get in Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midwife_pip Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/midwifepip Email: https://www.midwifepip.com/contact-us Enjoy Listening... and don't forget to subscribe!  Midwife Pip x  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What nobody tells you about the postpartum  With Kelsey Parker The world can paint an idealistic, unrealistic picture of the postpartum and many motherhood experiences when, for most, it is raw, a messy kind of beautiful and for me with a side plate of bribery, conflicting emotions and endless learning.   This week I am joined by Kelsey Parker @being_kelsey. Kelsey is co-founder and owner of K2K Performing Arts School in Orpington and the wife of the late Tom Parker from boyband The Wanted. Kelsey found herself an unexpected grief expert and spokesperson after she was widowed at just 32 years old. You may also have heard Kelsey on her podcast Mums The Word, today we are chatting about what surprised us the most about becoming mothers in a conversation of expectations vs reality so grab a cuppa and join us for some real talk.  Extra Stuff: Midwife Pips Guide to a Positive Birth: https://www.midwifepip.com/midwife-pip-books Check out Midwife Pip’s Exclusive Membership - http://www.midwifepip.com/ Get in Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midwife_pip Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/midwifepip Email: https://www.midwifepip.com/contact-us Enjoy Listening... and don't forget to subscribe!  Midwife Pip x  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Top Tips You Need to Transition From 1 to 2 Children With Midwife Pip I get it, the thought of 2 little people to care for around the clock, splitting yourself in 2, helping your first born adapt, allowing yourself to thrive in the centre of it all it is a big worry. I was there and I felt it all too, this week I am sharing some of our experience, tips and ideas to navigating the big transition from 1 to 2 children.  Extra Stuff: Midwife Pips Guide to a Positive Birth: https://www.midwifepip.com/midwife-pip-books Check out Midwife Pip’s Exclusive Membership - http://www.midwifepip.com/ Get in Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midwife_pip Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/midwifepip Email: https://www.midwifepip.com/contact-us Enjoy Listening... and don't forget to subscribe!  Midwife Pip x  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simplifying what you actually need to buy for your baby With Hannah Fox from Which? Positive test and then bammm you’re hit with a never-ending overwhelming list of products your baby seems to need… but do they really? And how to do choose the right products for you that they actually do need?    This week I am joined by Hannah Fox @hannahmrfox from Which? @whichuk  Hannah Fox is a parenting and health journalist with more than 17 years experience in the industry. She’s the author of Mother&Baby Pregnancy Milestones (Hamlyn, 2016) and spent four years as a writer at Mother & Baby Magazine and website. She joined Which? in 2017, where she's a Principal Researcher and Writer, looking after the testing and content for a range of baby and child product areas including car seats and pushchairs. We are going to break through the overwhelm and noise to actually work out what a baby does need and how to choose the right items for you and your baby.  Extra Stuff: Midwife Pips Guide to a Positive Birth: https://www.midwifepip.com/midwife-pip-books Check out Midwife Pip’s Exclusive Membership - http://www.midwifepip.com/ Get in Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midwife_pip Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/midwifepip Email: https://www.midwifepip.com/contact-us Enjoy Listening... and don't forget to subscribe!  Midwife Pip x  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to choose the right carrier for you and your baby With Tatum from Ergobaby Carriers have honestly been lifesaving for me on my motherhood journey and are hands down a non-negotiable essential in my life. But I know when you start looking into a carrier to purchase it can lead you down a path of overwhelming confusion because there are so many different types to choose from.   This week I am joined by Tatum from Ergobaby. Mum of two wild boys, Content & Community Lead at Ergobaby UK & Europe, trained babywearing peer supporter, passionate about empowering parents. We are going to break through the baby carrier noise and simplify the different types and important features to consider when choosing the right carrier for you and your little one.  Extra Stuff: Midwife Pips Guide to a Positive Birth: https://www.midwifepip.com/midwife-pip-books Check out Midwife Pip’s Exclusive Membership - http://www.midwifepip.com/ Get in Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midwife_pip Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/midwifepip Email: https://www.midwifepip.com/contact-us Enjoy Listening... and don't forget to subscribe!  Midwife Pip x  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The truth about baby’s developmental milestones With Ciara McClarey As a mum I completely understand the constant niggling worry about your baby’s developmental milestones and I drove myself mad with my first son who didn’t seem to do the physical things as fast as his peers so this week’s episode is here so you don’t fall into the trap I did.    This week I am joined by Ciara McClarey, a Clinical Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist. She specialises in the physical development of babies and children and diagnosis and management of conditions that can affect the muscles and joints during childhood. Ciara is passionate about spreading awareness of baby and child development and how parents can help to support their little one’s gross motor development and when to seek support and provides evidence-based information via her online profile IG account @thechildphysio. Get in touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midwife_pip Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/midwifepip Email: https://www.midwifepip.com/contact-us Extra Stuff: Midwife Pips Guide to a Positive Birth: https://www.midwifepip.com/midwife-pip-books Check out Midwife Pip’s Exclusive Membership - http://www.midwifepip.com/ Get in Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midwife_pip Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/midwifepip Email: https://www.midwifepip.com/contact-us Enjoy Listening... and don't forget to subscribe!  Midwife Pip x  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What every parent should know about vaccines for their child. With Lisa Broome As a parent, one of your primary wishes is to keep your child well and healthy, its inbuilt in us as parents to try and achieve this and protect our little ones. That’s perhaps why 57% of parents surveyed by One Poll for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said having a sick child is the most stressful aspect of family life, significantly higher than stressors like welcoming a new baby into the family (15%).   The poll also found that nearly half of parents surveyed (49%) reported having to miss work due to their child being ill. For many, this disruption is also a frequent occurrence. Over 1 in 5 parents (23%) surveyed state their child is unwell once every few months whilst 12% experience their child being ill multiple times in a month. Most common coughs or colds can be mild and difficult to avoid. But more serious infections that can cause serious illness, hospitalisation and lifelong disabilities are rising too, and it’s a good time to be thinking about how we protect babies and young children from these diseases with vaccination.   Health officials from the UK Health Security Agency are urging parents to check their children’s vaccinations are up to date, amid fears of a ‘back to school surge’ of diseases like measles and whooping cough due to falling vaccine uptake rates.   To give your child the best protection from these illnesses, it's important that their vaccines are up to date. Vaccines prevent over 5,000 deaths and over 100,000 hospital admissions each year in England, if your child isn’t vaccinated, they’re not protected. But there is a lot of misinformation and a lack of knowledge for parents around vaccinations.    This week I am joined by a vaccination guru and registered nurse, Lisa Broome. Lisa has joined us to answer some of the most common questions and concerns parents have around vaccinations and the advice/tips she gives to help them navigate child immunisations and sometimes the fear of the unknown for some parents. Extra Stuff: Midwife Pips Guide to a Positive Birth: https://www.midwifepip.com/midwife-pip-books Check out Midwife Pip’s Exclusive Membership - http://www.midwifepip.com/ Get in Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midwife_pip Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/midwifepip Email: https://www.midwifepip.com/contact-us Enjoy Listening... and don't forget to subscribe!  Midwife Pip x  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Is Your Baby Crying Nonstop? The Hidden Signs of Reflux Every Parent Needs to Know!” With Josie Having an uncomfortable baby is hard, it is conflicting, often leaving you second guessing and steeling joy from such a precious time in your lives. Terms like colic, reflux and allergies just lead to more confusion about a topic that can leave parents desperate and babies crying excessively and sleeping minimally. I know how challenging this can be because I have just been there.    This week I am joined by the wonderful, compassionate Josie from Positively Parenthood who scooped myself and Alfie up when we were desperately searching for a solution to our uncomfortable baby.  Extra Stuff: Midwife Pips Guide to a Positive Birth: https://www.midwifepip.com/midwife-pip-books Check out Midwife Pip’s Exclusive Membership - http://www.midwifepip.com/ Get in Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midwife_pip Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/midwifepip Email: https://www.midwifepip.com/contact-us Enjoy Listening... and don't forget to subscribe!  Midwife Pip x  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Em’s experience of life with twins  With Em Honestly having one baby at a time feels more than enough to me, I am in total awe of twin parents and genuinely cannot get my head around how they navigate the newborn period around the clock with 2 small people.  This week I have managed to steal a total super mumma away from life running her business, and caring for her toddler and new twin girls to hear about her experience and tips for other twin mummas. Extra Stuff: Midwife Pips Guide to a Positive Birth: https://www.midwifepip.com/midwife-pip-books Check out Midwife Pip’s Exclusive Membership - http://www.midwifepip.com/ Get in Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midwife_pip Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/midwifepip Email: https://www.midwifepip.com/contact-us Enjoy Listening... and don't forget to subscribe!  Midwife Pip x  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Supporting sleep in the first 6 months With Calm and Bright Sleep Support- Gem and Eve The realities of sleep with a newborn often just don’t quite hit home until your there and if you checked out my most searched terms as a new first time mum they would almost exclusively have been sleep related. So, this episode is here to help save you from some of the pressure and anxiety I put myself under around sleep in first 6 months.   I am really looking forward to speaking today with two amazing women, Gem and Eve- founders of Calm and Bright Sleep Support who I am honestly so grateful to for these ladies who saved us in the depth of sleep deprivation with our first son and it is something I really wish I had more information on before we hit that place of utter exhaustion.    Find the wonderful Eve and Gem here: https://www.calmandbright.co.uk/ @calmandbrightsleepsupport Extra Stuff: Midwife Pips Guide to a Positive Birth: https://www.midwifepip.com/midwife-pip-books Check out Midwife Pip’s Exclusive Membership - http://www.midwifepip.com/ Get in Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midwife_pip Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/midwifepip Email: https://www.midwifepip.com/contact-us Enjoy Listening... and don't forget to subscribe!  Midwife Pip x  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices