S1E11. Kerry, Children's Type 1 Diabetes (Signs and Symptoms)

07/26/21 • 27 min

The Swan Effect Mums Coffee & Chat - A Parenting Podcast for All

This week we welcome Kerry. Kerry is a mother to Jayden who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 5. Kerry talks about how this affects the day to day family life and also clears all misconceptions of the condition and clears up all the myths and provides us with solid facts. Life changed for them all when Jayden was diagnosed and of course it was all a steep learning curve, but Kerry also states that it's not something that has to dictate their family lifestyle. If you have a story that you'd like to share and would like to be a guest on the show then please email Lynne at [email protected].

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S1E10. Lee, The Co-parenting Dad

This week we welcome Lee. Lee is a co-parenting dad who talks openly about how life has been since leaving the family home 5 years ago. There are so many 'part time' dads and The Swan Effect Mum wants to help raise the awareness that there is no such thing as a part time parent. You are their parent all day, every day whether you live with them full time or not. We discuss the complications that can arise with regards to visitation arrangements, childs adjusments to new step parents and a whole load of other issues that can happen when dealing with co-parenting. Lynne, the host has some experience of blended families and together Lee and Lynne put the world to rights. If you are affected by any of the topics in this show then you can contact Lynne and Lee directly for a confidential chat as we both want to help anyone in a similar situation. If you have a story that you'd like to share and would like to be a guest on the show then please email Lynne at [email protected].

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S1E12. Gem, Pregnancy after Baby Loss

This week we welcome Gem. Gem is a mother to 2 year old Scarlett and is now in her third trimester with her second daughter who is due in September 2021. I originally asked Gem if I could have her as a guest to discuss her experiences of being pregnant during the Covid-19 pandemic. Gem quickly agreed and offered to discuss the tough journey she has experienced before getting to this point also. Gem has very kindly opened up about her miscarriages and truly believes that speaking out to family/close friends and to the baby loss community online has helped her mental health and wants to share her story to reach out to other mums in a similar situation. If you have a story that you'd like to share and would like to be a guest on the show then please email Lynne at [email protected]