Gayanji has finally got around to packing her hospital bag with 5 weeks to go! We discuss hospital bags and baby bags. What did we pack? What was useful? What should we have packed? What has made the cut for Gayanji's bag with baby number 2. Also, discipline! How do you discipline? Lisa and Gayanji talk about what procedures we have in place for ou…

Do you know what all the oily fuss is about? Yeah, me either! That was until I had Renee from Warriors of Wellness on the podcast to chat about doTERRA oils and their oily goodness. Did you know they can be used for cleaning, beauty and even nappy rash? Renee is just amazing and really knows her stuff when it comes to doTERRA and the oils. Have a l…

In this episode, Gayanji and Lisa, discuss the problems that daylight saving poses when you have a toddler some good things too! Gayanji drove interstate with a toddler, what would she do differently next time and what worked really well. Both Gayanji and Lisa a contemplating moving their toddlers from a cot to a bed. What are the options out there…

In this episode, I was so lucky to be joined by Penni from Sleep Sisters - sleep consultants! With baby#2 on the way I feel like I am a First Time Mum again. How did I go about routines and sleep? I can't remember and now I have a toddler too, where will the baby sleep when the toddler is off at music or playgroup or someother activity? Penni talks…

In this episode, we discuss play centre ettiquette - when is it ok to speak to another child about their behaviour? Two year old molars and how our cherubs have been going with the process. As a mum, having a cold is hard enough and then having to look after another littler person. How do you do it? What strategies do you have? Email: firsttimemums…

In this epsidoe we chat with Dr Jen Cohen - the fussy eating doctor. We begin with a background into Jen and how she got to where she is now. Jen gives us 4 tips for fussy eaters, her favourite family dinners and ways in which we can entice our fussy ones. I really enjoyed recording this episode - I learnt so much! Email: firsttimemumsaus@gmail.com…

In this epsiode, we chat about what weeks 17-19 of my pregnancy have brought me, an early GTT test, pelvic girdle pain and a toddler that won't slow down. Lisa travelled to Noosa with her 20 month old and we discuss tips and tricks that she used on the plane and in the preparation for her trip. Finally, we discuss toilet training and the 'I'm ready…

In this episode, I announce my pregnancy, yep that is right, baby number two is on the way - gosh it has been difficult to keep quiet and I have been so sick. I was 15 weeks we we recorded this epsiode, I am not 18 weeks! I share with you all my first trimester trials and tribulations. We come back to the ever popular topic of weaning off breastfee…

In this epsiode, I chat with Rae who quickly debriefed with us about her family trip to the Phillipines. We walk through the whole preparation and travelling, what worked, surprises and things she would have done differently. Email: firsttimemumsaus@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ftmaus/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firsttimem…

We were lucky enough to chat with two beautifully brave ladies who shared their mental health journey with us. From pre pregnancy and beyond, such an eye opening discussion around the real-life scenarios you are faced with and have to deal with when it comes to mental health illnesses and caring for a baby. The biggest piece of advice I have taken …

Angela is a mum of 2 and is studing to be a sleep and lactation consultant. I feel that many of her experiences of being a first time mum has led her to this career change. Listen to our 34th episode to hear all about what Angela went through as a first time mum. From jaundice to reflex, to tongue ties and that is just the beginning. Email: firstti…

In this epsiode, Ani and I get chatting about this network/community that Ani has built, Mumlife Australia. We disucss her very popular and unique event, Beyond Birth, and why her event is now going national. Also, Ani had two water births and we talk water births - so interesting! Email: firsttimemumsaus@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.co…

In this episode, I hear about Holly's traumatic experience as a First Time Mum. Forget that her due date was to be the day after the day she was to marry the man of her dreams. Forget that she had just fully paid for the whole amazingly beautiful wedding. Forget that she had just begun a new role at work and the next week found out she was pregnant…

Lisa, is a lady a met at Mother's group. We were both lucky enough to breastfeed and both our babies were boobie monsters - they loved breastmilk and sometimes loved it more than solids! We both ended up exclusively breastfeeding and are nowing trying to work out how to wean them off. I have weaned Milla off, but Lisa is just beginning the weaning …

We are up to 30 episodes – woo hoo! Wow this adventure has taken me totally out of my comfort zone, but it has been so rewarding and who better to chat to in a milestone episode than, Lisa and Helen from Mama Loves to Share. Lisa and Helen are such relaxed, down to earth and funny ladies. We laughed, got super inappropriate and then laughed some mo…

I was lucky enough to sit down with the energetic, infectious and motivational Rae Willingham. Rae, a mum of 3 beautiful girls and Healthy Mummy Consultant is passionate about helping women live a healthy and happy life with a range of weight loss assissting products to suit any lifestyle. Poor Rae had a challenging time as a new mum, being a very …

To be honest, I was star struck to have Rachelle from The Mummycode IN MY HOUSE!!! Rachelle is super easy to talk to and we discussed her experience as a First Time Mum and what a week in her life looks like. Rachelle is one crazy busy mumma, she is barely keeping her head above water and yet, she is so gracious and poised you wouldn't even be able…

In this episode, I chat with Louise from More to Mum and we discuss the ways in which mums can care for themselves and also the beenfits of mum self care. We really delve into the reasons why mums do not participate in many self care routines and Louise gives us so many tips of ways in which we can make self care part of our day to day life. Also, …

In this episode, I was lucky enough to have a good friend of mine, Melissa, who has just been through the 4th trimester chat to me. We had a chat around the recovery after birth, not only physical but the mental and emotional recovery. One of the most popular topics of discussion during the fourth trimester is the F word - Feeding, how did Melissa …

I am now a solo podcaster - how has this change come about? I discuss the work life balance and how diffictult it is to transition back to work now that you have a little munchkin at home. What are the ways in which you organise yourself to balance work and life and how do you manage the change? Email: firsttimemumsaus@gmail.com Facebook: https://w…

Episode 24 is a mixed bag of topics. We begin discussing out 1 year olds newest sleeping phase and how we are dealing with it. Now that our babies are older we are starting to feel the effects of how our bodies have changed and the help we have sought to help ourselves. Abdominal separation how to test for it and pelvic floor. Finally, we talk abou…

A quick episode to discuss how our beach vacay has gone, what we have been doing, what we packed and what we would do for next time. There is some crackling towards the end of the episode and I can't seem to edit it out. Email: firsttimemumsaus@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ftmaus/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firsttimemumsau…

In episode 22, we dicuss the celebrations of Lucas' 1st birthday (he has two teeth, yay). We talk about Serena Williams and her traumatic delivery as well as after birth and how no one discusses it - she explains it so well and it is so nice to hear celebrities that have money and nice things - they feel the same things too! We wish more celebritie…

HAPPY NEW YEAR! In this epsiode, we share our Christmas mayhem stories, how much we miss routine and now we are on the other end of the festivities we are tired AF. The topic of routine comes up again and now that our babies are older it is interesting to see how different their routines have now become. We talk about meal ideas for our babies and …

In this episode, we discuss rolling and tummy sleeping and implications for boys in particular, hehe. Milla's 1st birthday party and all the shenanigans involved in the setup and the truckload of presents she received. The Meningaococcal vaccine for babies, it isn't included in our babies vaccinations, but it is definitely work considering whether …

In this episode, we discuss vaccinations and the deabte around anti vax and the issues concerning those parents. Who did you request to get the whooping cough injection? We talk about that and who we asked to get vaccinated. Also the journey of transitioning from breast milk to full cream milk of a exclusively breastfed baby.…

In this epsiode, we explored how the friendships we had having a baby has now changed. Our experiences with Mother's groups and care seats. We apologise in advance, this epsiode was a many tangents rolled into one. We had so much fun recording and we hope you enjoy and laugh along with us.By firsttimemumsaus

This episode is heavy in content, emotionally driven and has first hand accounts from FTMs about their expereines with reflux, allergies and miscarriage. We had a guest speaker, Claire, Gayanji's sister-in-law, she was brave enough to share her experience as a first time mum and how she dealt with reflux and allergies and later on how she sadly mis…

In this episode, we dicussed what we are thinking about as gift ideas for Christmas. What do you do? Two out of the three of us are now on one wage, what are some things that we are doing to ease the financial pinch. How has our relationships changed since having a baby? We give a little background information into where we began with our husbands …

In episode 15, we had a really good chat about the experts we got to speak with and the Beyond Birth expo. We discuss unwanted advice and how to deal with it - everyone and there dog has an opinion about how you raise your own child, regardless of their own family status. Oh, separation anxiety, while it is a developmental stage - these are some of…

Wow, what an episode! We had an amazing opportunity to go and interview some experts at the Beyond Birth Expo. We interview sleep consultants, Penni and Ange and Prue, a lactation consultant. This epsiode is heavy with awesome information, but a fabulous epsiode! We had the best time making it. MumLife Australia have given FTM listeners an awesome …

In episode 13, you can hear my daughter protesting before going to sleep and my dogs had a few things to say. We dicussed formula and the girls prepare it and the formula they use. The hobbies we have as mums and what we do to pass those long days at home. We discuss the toys we have for our children and what they enjoy playing with.…

In episode 12, we hear about our hectic week. We are all going through some form of regression include hospital visits, teething and a surprise 30th birthday and you have a roller coaster of a week. We discuss baby number 2, when is a good time, is it ever a good time? What contraceptive measures are you taking? Email: firsttimemumsaus@gmail.com Fa…

In this weeks episode we discuss the dreaded overtired baby and how to avoid it from happening! As FTM's we are almost ready to return to work so we discuss the all important topic of who will look after our little ones when we re enter the workforce! Happy Listening! Remember our affiliate link with Book Depsitory - the world famous online booksto…

In episode 10 we look at how we began our journey of solids, including Baby Led Weaning (BLW). We also gave our reviews on our own baby essentials and discussed the hot topic of 'to dummy or not to dummy?" We are so excited to announce we have partnered with Book Depsitory - the world famous online bookstore! Please use our unique link (below) for …

Enjoy our interview with Monica and Roseline as they share with us their experience of being FTM 30 years ago. We play our first round of enticing pricing and you can hear Carter having a chat and adding his part into our episode too!By First Time Mums Australua

We made episode 8 and we were missing one FTM, poor Tania was sick, but we had a guest on the show. Ingrid, Delphine's sister, helped us talk about self care and what she does to care for herself. Please ignore the white noise in the background.By First Time Mums Australia

Wow, what a roller coaster of an episode! From highs to lows, another royal pregnancy to Connie Johnson, then we sung (yes, you read right) and finally babies being born to PND!By First Time Mums Australia

The 4th Trimester, yes, it is real! What we felt and how we dealt with the 4th trimester and our first taboo topic!By firsttimemumsaus

Join us for our week in review, what we wish we knew, bought or didnt buy before baby came and some handy dinner ideas for a tired mum.By firsttimemumsaus

This is how we try to share the load and accept help. Also, we interview another FTM from Mother's Group, her son has torticollis. You can also hear our babies having a good chat, as we didn't have babysitters!By firsttimemumsaus

We have all had different expereinces, obviously fed is best! But, what did we do and how did we do it?By firsttimemumsaus

The ways in which we implemented routines for our babies, from sleep school to comfortors.By firsttimemumsaus

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