Madeleine Edwards' birth story, post-birth complications & relationship with her body

Madeleine Edwards is a skincare creator, beauty therapist and first-time mum to baby Carmine.  In this week’s KICBUMP, Madeline sits down with Steph to talk through her pregnancy, birth story and the complications that resulted from her episiotomy. Maddie also shares about how her relationship to her body has changed due to the post-birth complications she experienced and how pregnancy, birth & having a baby girl is shifting her body image. Plus! Living at home with her mum, three sisters, partner and baby under one roof and why it’s the best thing for them. FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram, @steph_claire_smith on TikTokJoin our virtual mothers' group in the the KICBUMP Facebook group. Search 'KICBUMP Community'Kic @kic.app on Instagram, @kic on TikTok and kicapp.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Serena Williams is the latest ambassador for Ro - a telehealth company that sells GLP1 medications - and we need to talk about it. WE MENTIONED This is the hype dad TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@hypegirlbree/video/7542062348291296519?_r=1&_t=ZS-8zBNJVpDc5I This is the video from Alex Light that we played https://www.instagram.com/p/DNv_vZE2Iw3/ And this is the second video from Alex Light we mentioned https://www.instagram.com/p/DN3WFkW2E2G/ This is the Cheek Media Substack we mentioned https://cheekmedia.substack.com/p/serena-williams-ozempic-and-the-push   SPECIAL SHARES Steph: Shrinking https://tv.apple.com/au/show/shrinking/umc.cmc.apzybj6eqf6pzccd97kev7bs  Laura: Hostage https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81696688?source=35&fromWatch=true  FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play StoreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Savannah is back on the podcast!!! We had Savannah on the KICPOD for the first time in 2023 when we were in London and you guys LOVED it so we HAD to have her back on the podcast when she was in Australia to run the Sydney Marathon. In this episode, Savannah sits down to Laura to catch up on her running streak, how she’s prepping for the Sydney Marathon, her non-nuclear family, why she moved out of her house with her partner, and the impact of weight loss medication use on her body image. WE MENTIONED Our last episode with Savannah was called ‘Being open about sex in a conservative family & overcoming social anxiety, with Savannah Sachdev’. You can listen here: https://pod.fo/e/202c1e  Follow Savannah on Instagram @savannahsachdev and @confusedindiangirl on TikTok FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play StoreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we share your tips for what has ACTUALLY helped you get off your phone! A few weeks ago Steph shared that she’s been spending too much time on her phone, and we asked for your tips to try and break our phone addictions. This week we share all of your tips and commit to doing one thing for three weeks. We’ll check back in on Monday September 22 to see how we’re going! Then - we got such a huge response from our segment about hysteria we had to talk about it again.  And Laura had an...interesting massage. WE PLAYED This is the first video we played about hysteria: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMrgrj7pY50/?igsh=MW43dnJ2ZzI1Zm1heg%3D%3D  And this is the second video: ttps://www.tiktok.com/@history_with_amy/video/7504342844413447446?_r=1&_t=ZS-8z9un4rHdeq  SPECIAL SHARES Steph: The Family Next Door (TV SERIES!) https://iview.abc.net.au/show/family-next-door?  Laura: Ted Lasso https://tv.apple.com/au/show/ted-lasso/umc.cmc.vtoh0mn0xn7t3c643xqonfzy  FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play StoreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Saturday! When we were in London in 2023 we had the privilege of sitting down with Savannah Sachdev. You might know Savannah for her impressive 1500+ day run streak! You guys loved this episode the first time around so we decided to put it at the top of your feeds before we have Savannah back on the podcast on Wednesday. In this conversation with Savannah we talk about sex, growing up in a conservative family, social anxiety, and her running streak. Come back on Wednesday to hear our new episode with Savannah where we speak about her prep for the Sydney Marathon (which she is running tomorrow!), her relationship, and celebrating non-traditional life milestones. FOLLOW US Savannah @savannahsachdev on InstagramKICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play StoreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A few months ago we asked for your pregnancy questions for an episode with Laura & Dalton, and we got soooo many questions that we had to do a second episode. This time, with Steph! You asked: how are you feeling about work? Have you experienced “pregnancy brain”? Do you have a birth plan? Have you & Dalton been having sex!? And lots more… FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram, @steph_claire_smith on TikTokJoin our virtual mothers' group in the the KICBUMP Facebook group. Search 'KICBUMP Community'Kic @kic.app on Instagram, @kic on TikTok and kicapp.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we answer one of your DMs about navigating your body changing during pregnancy. Sending love to anyone currently navigating this too <3  Plus! We loved this list of micro ways to practice feminism and we wanted to share it with y’all. SPECIAL SHARES Steph: New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce - Taylor Swift on Reclaiming Her Masters, Wrapping The Eras Tour, and The Life of a Showgirl | NHTV https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/taylor-swift-on-reclaiming-her-masters-wrapping-the/id1643745036?i=1000721865340  Laura: Big Small Talk - Sydney Sweeney Ad, Ghislaine Maxwell Requests Pardon & Palestine Protests https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/sydney-sweeney-ad-ghislaine-maxwell-requests-pardon/id1701358863?i=1000720690448  Kic UPDATE We've dropped BRAND NEW programs and on-demand gym sessions with Tori! Find two NEW 6-week gym programs and 12 new on-demand sessions with Tori in-app today. Whether you're a beginner, hitting the gym often or you only have 20 minutes for a sweat-sesh, there's more ways to gain with Tori. FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play StoreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We know we need it…but how many of us are actually getting enough sleep? Turns out - not a lot! This week Laura speaks with sleep expert Elina Winell about the fundamentals of good sleep - how much of each stage we need, if we can really “catch up” on sleep, what’s worth putting into your sleep routine and what’s not, and the importance of calming our nervous system throughout the day and not just before bed.  FIND OUT MORE Learn more about Elina and work with her here: https://thesleepexpert.com/  Follow Elina on Instagram @the.sleep.expert FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play StoreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steph’s been on her phone more than she’d like but she has a plan to try and quit it! But we want to know from you - what have you done that’s actually worked!? Tell us on Instagram @kicpod. Plus! One of our team members had her AirPods turn up somewhere she wasn’t expecting, which inspired us to ask you…what’s your wild AirPods story? And! Laura finally got fitted for a new maternity bra 🙌 SPECIAL SHARES Steph: The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth https://www.sallyhepworthauthor.com/the-family-next-door  Laura: And Just Like That https://www.hbomax.com/au/en/shows/and-just-like-that/b9c27771-247a-459d-b751-85460d3fd5a2?  FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play StoreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s KICBUMP fave - Dr Billy Garvey! Billy is back this week to talk about our favourite topic…sleep. This time it’s a little different as Steph & Billy are both in the newborn phase with babies Billie and Heidi. In this episode, Billy and Steph both share what sleep is looking like in their homes right now, the things they’re proud of, and the things they’re less proud of, how Billy transitioned his two older kids to share a room, parental preference, and lots more. This episode of KICBUMP is with thanks to Bonds. There’s so much to think about when it comes to sleep, and Bonds is here to take one thing off your plate, with the only baby clothing approved by Red Nose for safer sleep. ABOUT BILLY Billy is a developmental paediatrician and senior specialist at one of Australia’s largest tertiary paediatric hospitals with over 20 years experience working with families and children, and is the father of a three-year-old and one-year-old. Billy has been on the KICBUMP to talk about sleep twice before. This is part one of our sleep episode with Billy from February. It’s called 'Is sleep training the answer? How Steph is planning for baby no.2 - KICBUMP with Dr Billy Garvey': https://pod.fo/e/2d18e7  Part two was 'Your sleep questions answered - KICBUMP with Dr Billy' Garvey: https://pod.fo/e/2a87ea  FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on Instagram Steph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram, @steph_claire_smith on TikTokJoin our virtual mothers' group in the the KICBUMP Facebook group. Search 'KICBUMP Community KIC @kic.app on Instagram, @kic on TikTok and kicapp.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.