Breeder's Digest Podcast

Put the kids down for a nap or shove them in front of the telly and spend your Me Time with us! High on birthday cake and party vibes, this week’s Breeder’s Digest is a hot mess of loot bag etiquette, normal names spelt youneek ways and a new advice segment where we help a listener figure out how to maintain a friendship with another mum despite the kids not getting on.  If you want to chat, head to our Instagram page to get in touch. Spread the word! Please share the Breeder’s Digest parenting podcast with your mates and make sure you subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Podbean – or use the player below to listen in your browser right now!  

The wheels are falling off under the strain of All The Things. This week Bec and Jane are jaded, smelly and barely able to form a sentence let alone present a well-structured podcast. This week's Breeder's Digest is an intriguing look into the minds of two mothers on the edge. Join them as they garble their way through: A harrowing tale of a child and husband abandoned in a supermarket carpark The cute/weird nicknames we give our little humans while they're still in utero Bec's attempt to shove an entire* easter egg into her gob The secret behind the mystery siren George keeps activating on Bec's phone If you want to chat, head to our Instagram page to get in touch. Spread the word! Please share the Breeder’s Digest parenting podcast with your mates and make sure you subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Podbean – or use the player below to listen in your browser right now!   * actually just half an egg, but that doesn't sound as impressive

We're shaking things up on Breeder's Digest this week! We're not beholden to anyone so we're going rogue, ditching the stale segment format and flying where the wind takes us! This week on the pod: - Is burning essential oils in schools really essential? - Are the Wiggles low-key racist, and which Wiggle reigns supreme? - In fear of ball pits: will our kids catch their death or are we Paranoid Paulas? - Plus we reveal some deep dark secrets that we definitely didn't intend to reveal live-on-pod Spread the word! Please share this podcast with your mates and be sure to subscribe. If you want to chat, head to our Instagram page to get in touch  

This week on Breeder’s Digest, Jane returns from a blissful child-free honeymoon and Bec survives Sadie’s first birthday. The pair regroup to have some very important and totally unimportant chats about parenting. This week on the podcast: On yer face: Is the new viral thread of throwing cheese at your baby’s face funny or cruel? Skin tags: Weird ways our bodies change after pregnancy that no one warned us about Breaking up with insta: When insta-parenting is more complication than connection Top 5: Worst things you can do to another parent Spread the word! Please share this podcast with your mates and be sure to subscribe. If you want to chat, head to our Instagram page to get in touch

The rubbish truck is doing the rounds, the dishwasher is halfway through a cycle, and this week we're sitting at Bec's dining table to talk about the fortnight that was along with other pressing parenting issues like... - What's that smell?: When is it okay to change a stinky nappy in public? - I can never use Schwarzkopf again: How pregnancy screws up your senses - Playing favourites: We all do it, whether we admit it or not - Top 5: Things we said we'd never do as parents (but totally do) Spread the word! Please share this podcast with your mates and be sure to subscribe. If you want to chat, head to our Facebook page to get in touch

Here's an early Valentine's gift from us to you, dear listener. Spoiler alert, it's a podcast. This week we're on the energy drinks because #mumlife, so take a sip of taurine and dive into pod where we discuss... - Here comes the tickle monster: Is Russell Brand right when he says we shouldn't tickle kids? - "You should've seen my brother-in-law's face": Hilarious labour tales - Are you gonna die Mum?: Talking to kids about death  - Top 5: Best things about being pregnant Spread the word! Please share this podcast with your mates and be sure to subscribe. If you want to chat, head to our Facebook page to get in touch

We haven't perspired this much since we last installed carseats, but despite the heat we're back to bring you more chats about that #parentgrind. This week... - Family planning: Things to consider before deciding if you want more kids - Lifecycle of Pinworms: Weird stuff parents google  - What's wrong with me?: When you love your child but hate parenting  - Top 5: Worst places for a kid in undies to have a code brown Spread the word! Please share this podcast with your mates and be sure to subscribe. If you want to chat, head to our Facebook page to get in touch

New year, same old us. Fresh from the seaside with our cars full of sand and our shoulders emblazoned with tan lines, this week we're talking: - Fighting in front of kids: Forever damaging or an opportunity to model positive conflict resolution? - Craft-free Zone: Games and activities we dread doing with our kids - I love you I hate you: Learning to deal with our post baby bodies - Top 5: Reasons why going to the beach with kids SUCKS Spread the word! Please share this podcast with your mates and be sure to subscribe. If you want to chat, head to our Facebook page to get in touch 

This week on Breeder's Digest we gather round the Christmas tree to contemplate life, love, laughter and parenting. Actually, just parenting. Join us as we babble about: - Xmas Lies: What happens when the Santa story turns into deceit and betrayal - Friendship after kids: Can we afford to be fussy? - Hey! That's my kid: Parental milestones robbed from us by friends and family - Top 5: Things we cry about since having kids Spread the word! Please share this podcast with your mates and be sure to subscribe. If you want to chat, head to our Facebook page to get in touch 

This week on Breeder's Digest, we're diving into the washing pile to bring you crucial chat from the other side of the delivery  suite, including: - Haughty Hairdresser: An Auckland hair salon turns away one of its young clients - School Prizegiving: How do they affect the confidence of our kids? - Hospital Bag Lols: What did you pack for labour that now make you laugh? - Top 5: Things we dread doing with our children We welcome your feedback. Please head to our Facebook page to get in touch 

We're back! Finally the Breeder's Digest parenting podcast returns after a lengthy hiatus. This week we welcome new co-host Bec Whitley and gather around the porridge-encrusted dining table to discuss: - Toy weapons: A bit of harmless fun or a gateway to violence? - Sharenting: Are we disrespecting our kids' privacy by sharing our lives online?  - Washing Woes: You tell us the weird things you've accidentally run through the washing machine - Top 5: Reasons to have kids We welcome your feedback. Please head to our Facebook page to get in touch   

This month on Breeder’s Digest we bow down to our new Breeder Leader Jacinda Ardern, we discuss the little white lies we tell our kids, share our triumphs and trials since the last episode and we open up about our experiences with miscarriage.

’Tis the season to be stressed out! This month we’re talking road trip tips and the top 5 toys kiwi kids are harassing Santa for this Christmas. Jane talks to vagina physio Caitlin Day about the importance of pelvic health and we confess our parenting sins, which may or may not include chocolate for breakfast. With huge thanks to Inflatable World and a merry Christmas to all!

This month we chat about how being a parent can make you super emotional about pretty much everything, but especially TV commercials. We also discuss how crazy pregnancy is for both your mind and your poor, poor body. The festive season is looming so we yarn about how having kids changes Christmas, plus we’ve got the top five actually useful gifts to bestow on new parents.

This month Nicola’s in gastro hell so Duncan Greive, father of three and editor of The Spinoff, is stepping up to the mic. We’re talking about stuff you thought you needed to survive life with kids but you totally didn’t, how do you know you’re done having kids and Duncan’s going to enlighten us about some of the things that keep him awake at night as a dad. Plus we step into the confessional to unburden ourselves of our darkest parenting secrets of the month.

This week Jane and Nicola are discussing terrible parenting advice, what happens when the grandparents don’t like the name you’ve chosen for your kid and they have an honest conversation with a not-yet-parent about what to expect when you’re not even expecting.

Brought to you by Inflatable World, Breeder’s Digest is your monthly coffee group in a podcast. Hosted by mum of three Jane Yee and Virgin Mum Nicola Winslade, Breeder’s Digest is a casual chat with your mates about all the rubbish bits of parenting and all the really good bits as well. Have your say using the hashtag #breederpod on Twitter or email breedersdigest@thespinoff.co.nz. This week on Breeder’s Digest, Jane and Nicola navigate the awkwardness of their debut podcast to discuss their maternity leave experiences, teething that lasts for fifteen years, children screwing up holiday plans, leaky nappies and noisy kids in cafes.