Mothers talking podcast

The wonderful Peter Walker is back with us in this enriching episode of mothers talking.  Peter Walker, a leader in his field of developmental baby massage, is so wise, knowledgeable and all heart as he chats with Jenna about the wealth of benefits our babies receive from respectful and loving touch.  It's a reassuring listen because you definitely can't hold your baby too much. Some sensitive topics are discussed so please be mindful when listening. You can hear more from Peter a few episodes back in 'You calm the belly, you calm the baby'. If you would like to email him, his email is walker@thebabieswebsite.com You can find more about Peter's work here www.thebabieswebsite.com @thebabieswebsite on instagram If you would like to get in touch with Jenna & Natalie please email motherstalkingpodcast@gmail.com  

In this soothing episode of mothers talking, Natalie and Jenna explore the sometimes controversial topic of sleep, in babies, toddlers and beyond.  We look at how the decisions we make with sleep have a deep and lasting impact on us and our children and as always how trusting your gut and ignoring the 'shoulds' is always best for you and your baby. This is the blog Jenna mentions during the show. https://www.theminimalistdoula.com/blog/night-time-parenting And if you have any thoughts you would like to share with us please do email us at motherstalkingpodcast@gmail.com We would love to hear from you.  

In this special episode of mothers talking in honour of World Down Syndrome Day, Jenna chats to Susie Baxter whose beautiful son Ziggy has Down syndrome.  Ziggy and Jenna's son Jude met in their speech and language class run by the wonderful Down syndrome charity, 21&co.  Susie shares her journey with Ziggy as well as exploring what Down syndrome means to her.   *We do touch on some very sensitive issues in this episode including baby loss and termination so please be mindful when listening* Useful links: Ziggy's instagram @zigstar21 Positive about Down Syndrome https://positiveaboutdownsyndrome.co.uk/ 21&Co http://www.21andco.org.uk/ Tommy's https://www.tommys.org/baby-loss-support

In this curious episode of mothers talking, Natalie and Jenna chat to mums, Molly Russell and Tahmina Pinnington-Mannan, about their unicorn births, in particular the difficulty they have had in sharing their experiences.  Have you ever heard of a unicorn birth?  Maybe you've had one?  Maybe you want one?  Come and have a listen and find out what it's all about. If you would like to get in touch with us about any of our episodes, please email us at  motherstalkingpodcast@gmail.com  

In this enlightening episode of mothers talking, Jenna is thrilled to chat to the warm and wise Peter Walker, father of five, developmental baby massage expert and author, whose latest book, 'The Resilient Child' is out now. Jenna and Peter discuss a baby's first 1001 critical days from conception to toddlerhood, explore what's important for a child to thrive in those early days, weeks and months, as well as how Peter has helped, Jenna's son Jude, through his incredible developmental delay clinic. If you would like to reach out to Peter, his email address is walker@thebabieswebsite.com And you can learn more about his work and order his books here, thank you. www.thebabieswebsite.com      

In this absorbing episode of mothers talking, Natalie chats to Hannah Rafael, mum to George, about their journey with George's school stress.  George was struggling after the pandemic and as he transitioned to secondary school, the environment only  encouraged his anxiety further which led to his eventual school refusal.  Stressful though it was, Hannah reflects on how it was necessary for her son to take a break from the school system to find himself again.   If there is a topic you'd like to hear us discuss please email us at motherstalkingpodcast@gmail.com

Natalie and Jenna are back together in this episode of mothers talking, chatting all about discomfort.  A thoughtful discussion about why discomfort is important and how we actually need more of it and the gifts it brings.  Is your life getting too comfortable? Is comfort wrapped in convenience actually blocking our sense of self? We now have an email address so please feel free to write to us and let us know your thoughts at motherstalkingpodcast@gmail.com.  

In this informative episode of mothers talking, Jenna chats to her good friend, Dr Natalie Green about her journey with her son Rupert.  As a baby, Rupert had severe allergies and the knee-jerk medical advice was to stop breastfeeding. Natalie wasn't prepared to do that so challenged this concept and with a positive outlook, lots of love and determination, Natalie breastfed Rupert who is now nearly allergy free.  Thank you Natalie for sharing your inspiring story with us.

We are back after the summer break and have our first father talking in this unique episode of mothers talking.  Will Squire openly shares his thoughts and feelings on the births of his two children, Francis and Clara and why they were so different.  Will and his wife Jo, reflect particularly on how the environment for birth was so important to their experience, with their first child being born at hospital and their second being born at home.

Natalie and Jenna are back in this special episode of Mothers talking.  This time having a peek inside Natalie's wonderful book, How to Have a Baby.  So where do you start when preparing for birth?  You begin at the beginning...  

In this informative and empowering episode of mothers talking, mum of three, Laura Whitby chats to Jenna about the journey she took in her third pregnancy with her second VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean) and guides us through her process to a healing and positive experience.

In this insightful episode of Mothers talking, Jenna talks to Lara Vasconcelos, mother of soon to be three and fellow doula, about her journey with her second baby who in her words, was 'stubbornly breech' throughout her pregnancy. Hearing your baby is breech can bring up all kinds of questions and emotions in pregnancy and navigating the maternity system can be even more challenging.  Listen to Lara's story to gain valuable insight into how she handled this.

In this powerful episode of Mothers talking, Natalie chats to not one but two lovely mum guests, Laura Hubbard and Lonne Cannon Brookes, about their birth experiences and how they trusted themselves over and above anything else. Laura trusted her body and her baby even when the maternity system told her not to, 'we weren't two people, it was all me' and Lonne fought for what she believed in, 'I was the last man standing.'    

Natalie and Jenna are back with a conversation about friendship.  What does friendship mean to us?  What makes a good friend?  How do friendships change as you become a Mum?  Join us in this honest chat about our friendship selves.

In this deep dive conversation, Natalie chats to our first ever mum guest, Pippa Nixon.  Mother of soon to be three and actress, Pippa shares her journey through birth using her voice as a powerful tool. 'Your authentic self is being 'on your voice', you cannot lie from that place.' A fascinating conversation where sound in birth takes centre stage.

In our tenth episode, Jenna goes it alone while Natalie is at a birth and talks about the monotony of motherhood, the mental load we carry and shares how meditation is supporting her through this with a soothing relaxation for you to enjoy at the end.

Our conversation around child development concludes in this episode. With so much pressure on mothers these days to be everything for their children, Natalie and Jenna explore how children grow up and what our role is as mothers while they do this.  

Our eighth episode and the second half of our down to birth chat leads us into looking at ourselves as mothers.  We continue to explore the idea of child development and what it means to us.  We reflect on how we mothered first time around to now and we come to realise what it is our babies actually need...

In honour of Down Syndrome Awareness Month, Jenna begins to share her journey with her son, Jude.  This conversation began exploring the theme of child development but in true mothers talking style, it takes on a life of it's own. Please be aware that we discuss some emotional and sensitive topics in this episode including termination. Please check out the new campaign, 'you-can't-put-us-down syndrome' at www.positiveaboutdownsyndrome.co.uk

In the final part of our How to Have a Baby trilogy, Jenna and Natalie discuss second time births.  How they are different, why they are different and how this can help you relax and prepare for your second birth, no matter how your first birth unfolded. This episode was recorded in 2020 as part of our How to Have a Baby series on youtube.  We released it at the height of the pandemic to try and soothe pregnant mums when maternity care was ever changing.