S1E15. Nicola, Being a Mum to a Toddler and a Newborn

09/22/21 • 47 min

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

This week we welcome Nicola aka Instagram's 'play.at.home.mum'. Nicola and Lynne became friends over the social media when they were both pregnant with their second daughters. This is a whole podcast about the highs and lows of juggling parenting a toddler and a new born with Nicola sharing ideas on how to prepare your toddler for the upcoming birth of their brother or sister and how us mums can try and make life that little bit easier once the baby arrives. Toddlers sometimes struggle with the transformation in the family and Nicola and Lynne share honest accounts on how the new edition to the family affected their eldest children and how they tried to ensure the transition was as smooth as possible. 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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S1E14. Tessa aka The Sleepy Mammy, New born sleep advice

This week we welcome Tessa aka Instagram's 'The Sleepy Mammy'. Tessa is a sleep consultant, concentrating on birth to 5 years of age and works on gentle, family focussed & personalised approaches. In this episode Lynne and Tessa discuss the most common area that Tessa deals with... New born sleep advice! We've all been there. The sleepless nights, the sleepy fog that parents walk with for the whole of the fourth trimester (and more sometimes) and here we talk about the top tips for new parents to help ease their new born babies to help soothe them into sleeping through the night. Of course, each baby is different but we hope these tips help you in some way. You can contact Tessa directly by email: [email protected] 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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S1E16. Pam, Postnatal Depression and Becoming a Mum for the Second Time

This week we welcome Pam from Move, Laugh, Learn (https://movelaughlearn.com/) Pam very kindly offered to discuss her personal experiences of post natal depression. Pam, who was living in Australia at the time experienced PND almost instantly after having her first born child and was very lucky to have been diagnosed and treated quickly. In this episode Pam discusses those emotions and feelings she experienced in those first few months, the treatment she received to help her PND and we also talk about the discussions Pam and her husband hand when wishing to extend their family. PND is more common than you think, so please reach out if you feel you may be experiencing any of the signs as soon as you can. You are never alone and if you would like to reach out to Pam, she is happy to speak to you and you can contact her via the https://movelaughlearn.com/ website. 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]