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Growing — 158 episodes

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What A Week Folks | Postpartum, PMS and RSV Hits Hard

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No One Gets Sicker Than A Husband | Winter Bugs, Mastitis Remedies And A Dummy Fairy Update

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She's Still In There: Identity shifts, postpartum fatigue and getting out the door with little kids.

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Does The Dummy Fairy Toilet Train?

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Breaking News: This Is Hard

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It's Not Us, It's Them

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Q&A Ask Us Anything: Postpartum Edition

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Beauty Admin, Brazilian Waxes And...The Weather?

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Is The Commune Ready?

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Let’s Hear It for the Mums

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Please not the park, again.

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Beth’s Birth Story: Identical Twin Boys

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The Wheels Simply *Must* Keep Turning: Updates From The Postpartum Trenches

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Lil’s VBAC and Franklin’s Birth Story

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Four Weeks In - With Twins: Beth's Update

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Honey, We’re Home: Our First Postpartum Update

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Pregnancy Confessions: TMI Edition

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Get To Know Us - Your Curious Questions Answered

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Our Baby Must-Haves

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Officially On Baby Watch 👀

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Is Parental Leave Possible When You Run A Business?? Beth Shares Her Plan

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Postpartum Princess Priorities

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Toddlers Swearing - Cute Or Concerning?

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E122: VBAC Prep - Lil's Experience Preparing For Birth No. 2

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E121: HEYYY MAMMA - What Not To Say To Pregnant Women

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E120: A Twin Pregnancy Deep Dive with Beth

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E119: Just You Wait...Bingo!

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E118: Hot, (Pregnant & Anaemic) Girls Summer

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E117: New year, same us! ✨

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E116: What was *actually* in and out for us in 2025

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E115: All is calm.. all is sore

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E114: A Peek Inside Our Santa Sacks - Your Last Minute Gift Guide

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E113: Where the hell is my husband?!

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E112: Burnt out but laughing because, December.

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E111: Motherhood - Easier Said Than Done

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E110: Grandparents taking annual leave?! Access Denied

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E109: Two Hot Mess Mums

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E108: Itchy boobs, pelvic pain and sleep dilemmas

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E107: Rituals, Rhythms & The Family Home with Courtney Adamo

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E106: First Trimester Survival Kit

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E105: Twins - Twice! With Leila from Village for Mama

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E104: Beth's Having Twins! First Trimester Recap

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E103: Bodywork - The Ultimate Labour Hack With Gab Lorri

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E102: Pregnancy Insights: Lil on VBAC, Pregnancy Plans & Growing Again

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E101: Life with Two Kids - One Year On

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E100: Big News & Holiday Chaos

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E99: Pregnancy & Postpartum Nutrition with Dietitian Niki

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EP98: Lil’s Gentle Journey To Weaning

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Baby Wearing 101: Safety, Benefits & Keeping Your Baby Close

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E96: Feeding The Family: Our Grocery Budgets, Hacks And Go-To Meals

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E95: Realistic Recovery After Birth

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E94: VBAC: A Conversation with Dr Hazel Keedle

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E93: Unpacking our latest motherhood dilemmas (aka our 'Growing Pains')

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E92: Can we talk about trying to conceive?

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E91: Meeting Mum in Matrescence: A Practical Guide for Dads

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☎️ Call the Midwife - Ask us Anything

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E90: An Honest Look At Sleep - What's Working For Us

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☎️ Call the Midwife: Safe Exercise in Pregnancy

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E89: No one told me!? Motherhood edition

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E88: What Your Midwife Wishes You Knew

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E83: How to Make Mother’s Day Feel Like Yours

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☎️ Call the Midwife: Understanding Your Baby’s Movements in Pregnancy

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☎️ Call the Midwife: Routine Pregnancy Tests & Screenings

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E87: Vaginal Birth Non-Negotiables + Catch Up With Beth And Lilly!

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☎️ Call the Midwife: Pregnancy Aches & Pains

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E86: Weaning Feels: The Ups, Downs and Practical Tips

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☎️ Call the Midwife: Safe Sleep in Pregnancy

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E85: All the Ways to Nourish Your Baby - with Dr. Eliza Hannam

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☎️ Call the Midwife: Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy

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E84: Glowing - Postpartum Style That Actually Works, with Kel King

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☎️ Call the Midwife: Common Red Flags in Pregnancy

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E83: Systems that Serve: Simplifying Mum Life

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☎️ Call the Midwife: Public Vs Private Care

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☎️ Call the Midwife: I’m Pregnant – What Next?

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E82: BONUS EP: Easter Break Chaos, Confessions & Car Trips

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E81: Twins, NICU & Finding the Magic in the Mess — Roisin’s Real Motherhood Story

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E80: But where Did My Libido Go? Sex, Intimacy & Motherhood with Jo Robertson

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E79: Breech Babies, Pelvic Floor Truths & Changing Relationships — You Asked, We Answered

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E78: Should we be commenting on pregnant bodies?!

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E77: Our Caesarean Birth Non-Negotiables

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E76: 6 months in with 2, what Beth's learned (so far)

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E75: 5 tips for breastfeeding success

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E74: I don’t want to sleep train but I do want *some* sleep’

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E73: How to spend your postpartum budget

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E72: Postnatal hospital stay *without your partner*

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E71: Newborn Care 101

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E70: Bonus Episode: Beth & Lilly’s Ins and Outs for 2025

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E69: Lil’s Birth Story: Debrief

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E68: Beth’s Journey: Transitioning from 1 to 2 Kids

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E67: Lilly’s Birth Story - Beautiful, Complex And Everything In Between

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E66: Preparing For Your Second Birth, Beth’s Experience

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E65: Get to Know Your Hosts!

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Welcome (back) to Growing!

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E64: Overseas travel with a toddler - Here’s what I’ve learnt

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E63: Being a Twin Mama with Kate Bloom

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E62: What’s it like to give birth in the US? How does the maternity system differ from here in Australia? A chat with Labour & Delivery Nurse, Liesel

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E61: Single Motherhood By Choice With Alexandra Collier

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E60: Birthing with confidence: shifting mindsets to be the best birth partner

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E59: Navigating conflicting advice in the newborn period

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E58: Making a seachange - Community questions answered!

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E57: Choosing a pram - with pram safety expert Emily Stone

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E56: Fostering a positive relationship with food with peadiatric dietician Dr. Kyla

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E55: Addressing birth trauma, with perinatal psychologist Erin Bowe

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E54: A chat with mum of two and cancer survivor Emily McCarthy

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E53: A quick life update

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E52: How to maintain breastfeeding when you return to paid work with Courtney Garland

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E51: Taking care of your little one’s teeth, with dentist and educator Dr. Bethany Fisher

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E50: What does life *actually* look like with a newborn?

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BONUS: Dreaming of owning a business that gives you freedom, flexibility and purpose? Listen to this!

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E49: Motherhood, career pivots and life with Sophie Pearce

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E48: What should I expect in the 48 hours after I give birth?

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E47: Behind the scenes of the biz! The transition from midwife to business owner

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E46: Practical strategies for a positive postpartum with biochemist, mum and doula Dr. Renee White

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E45: Playkits, parenting and paid work with Lovevery Co-Founder and CEO Jessica Rolph

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E44: Breastfeeding in the newborn stage with lactation consultant Susie Prout

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E43: Millie's birth story part 2

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EP42: Millie’s birth story part 1

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E41: Birth trauma and becoming an advocate for change with midwife, mum and author Sharon Stoliar

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E40: It’s playtime! Simple baby and toddler play with Erica Carew

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E39: Navigating Relationships After Kids with Relationship and Parenting Coach Leonie Akhidenor

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E38: Pumping 101 with Kate from Little Bird Lactation

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E37: 3 things to that will help you remain calm and confident in labour

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E36: Episiotomy: What is it? Should it be done routinely??

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E35: All things IRON with Melanie from The Natal Naturopath

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E34: Toddler activities (that aren’t the park)

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E33: The jump from one to two kids with Nikolina Kharoufeh

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E32: Stretch and sweeps: What to consider

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E31: Birth story! Eliza, Ben and Baby Sullivan - Part 2

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E30: Birth story! Eliza, Ben and Baby Sullivan - Part 1

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E29: How can non-birthing parents help in the postpartum period?

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E28: Flying solo: How to thrive when your partner is away

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E27: Breast engorgement…Ouch!

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E26: Is this labour???

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E25: Bye-bye boob - Our experience with weaning

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E24: The newborn hearing screen with Crystal from Early Ears Education

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E23: What happens at a routine pregnancy check up?

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E22: A product to make breast pumps more comfy - yay! With Alex founder of Milkdrop

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E21: Permission to feed your baby…however you want to!

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E20: Why monitoring your baby’s movements during pregnancy is SO important

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E19: What can I actually do to prepare for birth?

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E18: A snapshot of ‘natural’ ways to bring on labour…do they actually work?

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E17: The whooping cough vaccine in pregnancy

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E16: Naturopathy, doula life & knowing when to pivot! - with Vaughne Geary

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E15: Daycare questions asked and answered!

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E14: Baby’s first Christmas! With Claire Andrews

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E13: Dropping to 1 nap: How we navigated this change to sleep!

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E12: 5 birth space essentials that CAN’T fit in your suitcase

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E11: Sleep safety in pregnancy: What’s recommended?

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EP10: Conversations to have with your partner BEFORE bub arrives

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EP09: Here’s something I wish I had during pregnancy (and no, you can’t buy it at Baby Bunting)

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EP08: Get to know me a little better

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EP07: Your first appointment with a midwife or OB

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EP06: What if I miscarry? I’m so nervous all the time

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EP05: Story time! My first trimester

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EP04: Help! I feel soooo sick!!

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EP03: Your incredible body during the first trimester

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EP02: Early pregnancy ultrasound: The who, the what, the why

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EP01: What happens after a positive pregnancy test?