Birth

Today’s guest is someone I’ve been really looking forward to having on the podcast - especially because she brings so much clarity to a space that can feel noisy, confusing, and very trend-led.Grainne Sullivan is the founder of Glazed Aesthetics, and she’s known for her thoughtfu ...  Show more

Travelling with kids isn’t quite the relaxing escape it once was - but it can still be one of the most rewarding, memorable things you do as a family.In this episode, I’m sharing an honest take on what travel really looks like with three children and some of my favourite spots to ...  Show more

Welcome to the first episode of Mother Tongue. In this episode, three expat mama's Ellis, Jess and Maryanne who make up the Mother Tongue team, discuss their birthing experiences. Maryanne talks us through her 27-hour labour and the advantages of using a tens machine. Ellis ...  Show more

I’ve heard and been a part of a LOT of birth stories but I have never heard a birth story quite like this one. Vincia’s second birth was the epitome of precipitous labor. Baby number one arrived two days past his due date after 36 hours of labor - eight hours medicated with Pitoc ...  Show more

In the second episode of Mother Tongue, the MT mama's chat about finding out they were pregnant, their pregnancy experiences and preparing for their babies' arrival.Discover how Ellis told her husband she was pregnant on UAE Father’s Day, how Jess enjoyed dressing her b ...  Show more

Stephanie shares her two birth stories, both of which took place in a hospital staffed only by midwives, in rural Australia.

Her first birth experience cracked her intuition wide open, and she says that it initiated her into the person she was mean ...