Beyond the Bump

Sophie Pearce & Jayde Couldwell

Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce. It began in the baby years and has grown right alongside us, because motherhood keeps evolving long after the baby stage ends.

This is a place for real conversations and honest questions, no matter how hard, about the parts of motherhood that often go unspoken. The mental load that changes shape rather than easing. The identity shifts. The stage where life doesn’t suddenly feel simpler. Wherever you are in it, the aim is the same: to leave you feeling lighter, more understood and a little less alone after every listen.

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Sep 16, 2021 · 52 min
BONUS EP: Mum brain - where has my brain gone? - with Sophie and Jayde
Our bonus, 93rd episode of Beyond the Bump is an absolute ripper of an episode – we chat all about MUM BRAIN. We share some of our listeners’ best mum brain stories and we think it's going to leave a lot of women feeling supported and understood! To all the mum's out there feeling like they've lost their brain, this is for you! We hope you absolutely LOVE this episode! Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes.
Sep 13, 2021 · 1 hr 9 min
Would you choose your child’s sex? Sex selection - with Kate & Joff
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 92nd episode of Beyond the Bump, we talk to Kate and Joff, a beautiful couple who decided with their third child to go down the route of sex selection. We know this is a bit of a controversial topic; however, we think that Kate and Joff speak about it very eloquently, openly, and honestly. We totally understand that people are going to have mixed opinions about this episode so we ask that anyone that comments, please keep things respectful. We hope you enjoy! Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes.
Sep 6, 2021 · 1 hr 6 min
Are you suffering from parental burnout? – with psychologist and family coach, Hélène
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 91st episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with award-winning international psychologist, family coach, child educator and nanny, Hélène all about parental burnout. We felt this chat was very timely given the state of Australia and many parents feeling just completely over the whole gig. Just a quick trigger warning that we touch very briefly on suicidal thoughts and child abuse in this episode! We ask Hélène all your questions about burnout: What is the difference between parental burnout and depression? Is it common for parental burnout to come and go? What are the risks involved? Is mum rage a sign of parental burnout? Are stay at home parents more at risk of parental burnout? Tips for parental burnout in lockdown! How can we communicate parental burnout with our partner and to the older generation? Advice to parents who are in parental burnout. When does it end? And SO MUCH MORE! We hope you absolutely LOVE this episode! Goodies mentioned: Schedule a Burnout Test with Helene - https://www.helenegatland.com.au/ To take the Burnout Test - https://en.burnoutparental.com/suis-je-en-burnout Join Hélène’s FaceBook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/925895748143972 Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes.
Aug 30, 2021 · 1 hr 11 min
Will I ever feel like having sex again? Talking post partum sex - with sexologist, Juliet Allen
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 90th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with sexologist, Juliet Allen. We ask her all of your sex questions with a specific focus on past partum sex: What are some tips to keep the spark alive when you are trying for a baby? How can we enjoy sex while pregnant? Will having sex for the first time post partum hurt no matter what? Is it “normal” to have no sex drive post partum and is this greater if the mum is breastfeeding? What is vaginismus? Is it normal for your orgasms to change after having a baby? Should you fake it if you’re not feeling it, but your partner is? Is it bad if you’re needing a vibrator to orgasm? Tips for getting an orgasm through penetrative sex. And so much MORE! We hope you absolutely LOVE this episode! Goodies mentioned: What’s Your Love Language™? Quiz Juliet’s Pleasure School Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes.
Aug 23, 2021 · 56 min
How do I get my toddler to sleep? - with The Sleep Teacher, Kristy
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 89th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Kristy, The Sleep Teacher and ask her all of your toddler sleep questions: How to transition from 2 to 1 naps? How to deal with an early-riser toddler? Do rewards charts work? When do you know it’s the right time to transition from a cot to a big bed? When should you start using blankets at pillows? How to overcome bedtime stalling? Is snoring normal? And MORE! We hope you absolutely LOVE this episode! Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes.
Aug 16, 2021 · 1 hr
Was there a reason you decided to have a planned c-section & opted to bottle feed? Making choices that work for YOU - with Montarna Pitt
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 88th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Montarna Pitt - we chat all about her decision to choose to have a caesarian section and to formula feed her babies as well as everything in between. Montarna is a businesswoman powerhouse, so we also talk a bit about that mum-work juggle. We hope you absolutely LOVE this episode! Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes.
Aug 9, 2021 · 1 hr 11 min
What is the process of adopting or fostering a child!? - with Jonica
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our e87th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Jonica, the beautiful lady behind @the.wandertwins. Jonica talks about her journey with having biological children, adopted children and foster children -- is the love any different between children? What is the adoption process in Vanuatu vs. Australia? Adoption vs. fostering and more! Jonica is such an inspiration and we hope you absolutely love this episode! Follow Jonica on Instagram @the.wandertwins Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes.
Aug 2, 2021 · 59 min
Any tips for getting your family ready for another little member? - Alex Emms of Kids Flourish
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 86th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with parent coach, Alex Emms from Kids Flourish all about getting your family ready for a new little member! We talk all about what can we do to get a toddler or child ready before a newborn arrives? Expectations about how our toddlers ‘should’ react when meeting a newborn for the first time. What is a somewhat manageable age gap between kids? How to deal with jealousy? Tips on your child having parent preferences and SO MUCH MORE! We hope you absolutely love this episode! Follow Alex on Instagram @kidsflourish Goodies mentioned: To learn more about Alex’s workshops head to kidsflourish.net/workshops Alex’s Freebie – Managing Behaviours Respectfully Script Baby on the Way Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes.
Jul 30, 2021 · 1 hr 5 min
BONUS EP - Are we really gonna post this? Unfiltered Q&A with Jayde and Sophie
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our BONUS, 85th episode of Beyond the Bump, we are coming to you with an unfiltered Q + A that we have been promising for such a long time. You guys sent in your questions and we answered them - some were a bit more get to know us and others were a bit juicier! We even play a round of Never Have I Ever (Mum Edition!) So, pour yourself some bubbles or a cup of tea and ENJOY! Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes.
Jul 26, 2021 · 53 min
How does she do it!? Conceiving, parenting and caring for three daughters (including a set of twins) when your partner has a spinal cord injury - with Teigan McKinnon
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 84th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with the beautiful Teigan McKinnon. She is the wife of Alex McKinnon and the mama of toddler, Harriet, and fresh newborn twins. We talk all about what it's like to have a partner who has a spinal cord injury and the challenges that arise because of that. We also chat about the realities of having twins, which is a whole other topic in itself. We absolutely loved chatting with Tiegan and we hope you guys enjoy it as much as we did. Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes.
Jul 19, 2021 · 51 min
Can I have a VBAC? - with Midwife Mandz
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 83rd episode of Beyond the Bump, we have midwife Mandz back on the poddy. We are talking all about VBACs -- there's a little bit of evidence, a little bit of anecdote, a little bit of birth story, a little bit of questioning and we hope you enjoy it! Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes.
Jul 12, 2021 · 1 hr 45 min
Why does this keep happening? Recurrent miscarriages with Laksmi
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 82nd episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with a friend of Jayde's, Lakshmi. She takes us on her journey behind motherhood which involved several miscarriages. She also touches on her separation with one of her partners. We genuinely feel like this is one of our biggest, most powerful episodes we've had so far, and we really hope everyone enjoy! We do want to say that we speak about miscarriage and infant loss in this episode; we also semi touch on themes of self-harm. So, trigger warning if you would like to continue listening or not. Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes.
Jul 5, 2021 · 1 hr 16 min
How can a dad/partner be helpful? - with Kyle Graham
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 81st episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with a mate of Sophie’s, Kyle. We thought it was time to get a dad back on the podcast, but we were bored of our own husbands and whatever they had to say. So, we've brought in some fresh dad meat. We ask Kyle your questions -- things that maybe you want your partner to hear, how a dad/partner can be helpful, or ways to communicate things to your partner. We hope you absolutely LOVE this episode! Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes.
Jun 28, 2021 · 1 hr 22 min
What’s the “norm” with a newborn - with paediatrician Dr Golly
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 80th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with paediatrician Dr Golly - he answers all your newborn questions. Should everyone have a pediatrician? Colic versus reflux? What is the most common cause of witching hour? What are tongue and lip ties and should you cut them? What’s the go with circumcisions? What’s the deal with height and weight charts? Dr Golly’s professional opinion of breastfeeding vs formula feeding, vaccinations, poop and SO MUCH MORE! To learn more about Dr Golly’s program click HERE. PLUS, Beyond the Bump listeners can access an exclusive discount. Use promocode: BTB20 to get $20 off any of the 6 aged based programs. Expires 30/6/21. We hope you absolutely LOVE this episode! Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes.
Jun 21, 2021 · 1 hr 23 min
Wait, does everyone have Botox? Plus your questions answered on a personal experience with peri menopause! - with cosmetic RN Brooke
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. Our 79th episode of Beyond the Bump is a bit different - the main portion of it we are actually talking about Botox, which isn't particularly conception, birth, pregnancy, postpartum related. We chat with Brooke, a cosmetic RN. She answers all your questions about Botox, is Botox safe during pregnancy and breastfeeding? Should you use Botox as a prevention or a cure? Who should you go to get Botox? Are there any long-term side effects of Botox? Does it hurt? And sooo much more! In no way shape or form are we trying to pressure you into having Botox or thinking that you need to get it. We just like our listeners to be informed and we thought that this chat was extremely informative. Brooke has a lot of knowledge in the industry, but the main reason we actually had her on the show was to talk about perimenopause. We just want to say that Botox and perimenopause are not related! It just so happened that Brooke has a personal experience of perimenopause, and she knows a shitload about Botox. We hope you absolutely LOVE this episode! Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes.
Jun 14, 2021 · 1 hr 19 min
So what actually happens in an induction? – with Dr Timmy
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 78TH episode of Beyond the Bump, we're talking to Dr Timmy, obstetrician, gynecologist, fertility specialist and most importantly Sophie’s Dad. Dr Timmy answers all your questions about inductions -- what are they and what do they include? What are the different induction methods? Is one way of inducing better than another? Common reasons why a woman would be induced AND MORE!! We hope you absolutely LOVE this episode! Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes.
Jun 7, 2021 · 1 hr 23 min
Raising five boys - with Eliza Jackson
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 77th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat to the incredible Eliza Jackson, mama of five boys. She talks to us about raising a house full of boys and how she divides her time for each of her children’s different needs. She also tells us a bit about her free birth with her fifth son, which was really interesting AND how she and her hubby find the time to have sex with five children! We hope you absolutely LOVE this episode! Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes.
May 31, 2021 · 1 hr 6 min
So let’s talk screen time - with Brad, Child Psychologist of Unplugged Psychologist
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 76th episode of Beyond the Bump, we speak to Brad, a child psychologist from the Unplugged Psychologist team. You guys sent in so many questions about screen time and we got Brad to answer them. We hope this episode is informative. It is in no way meant to guilt anyone for using screens at all, but just to give people a little bit more knowledge around what is a happy limit! We hope you absolutely LOVE this episode! Goodies mentioned in the episode: Brad’s book, The Tech Diet for your Child & Teen Deco M5 Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes.
May 24, 2021 · 1 hr 9 min
Mama of preemie twins - with Rana
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 75th episode of Beyond the Bump, we speak to Rana. She is the mum of near two-year-old twins - they were micro preemies when they were born. Rana goes into her experience in having a high-risk pregnancy, having micro prem babies and the reality of having twins as well. We must admit we feel so bad that it has taken us 70-something episodes to speak to the mum of preemie bubs because it is just such an all-consuming experience. So, if you're a mum out there who did have preemie bubs, sorry it's taken us this long, but we hope you really resonate with so much with what Rana said in this episode. Also, if you are a mum of twins or preemies, Rana has recommended these amazing Facebook groups you can join for support: Mums of Multiples Australia Premature babies Group Australia Goodies mentioned in the episode: Feeding pillows Hugabub Twin Weego Valcrobaby Snap Ultra Duo stroller Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes.
May 17, 2021 · 1 hr 20 min
Newborn Sleep with Kristy @thesleepteacher
Beyond the Bump is a podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce! A podcast targeted at mums, just like you! A place to have real conversations with honest and authentic people. In our 74th episode of Beyond the Bump, Kristy @thesleepteacher is back and this time we chat all about newborn sleep! We chat about what’s “normal” when it comes to newborn sleep, sleep deprivation, should you use dummies/comforters, tips for getting your newborn to sleep during the day and SO SO much more! We hope this episode helps everyone feel a little bit like the sleep, or lack thereof, that they're getting is completely normal. We hope you absolutely LOVE this episode! Goodies mentioned in the episode: Calm App – The #1 App for Meditation and Sleep Sleepy Sounds SwaddleMe Snoo Love To Dream suites To view Kristy’s sleep programs, click HERE. Follow us on Instagram at @beyondthebump.podcast to stay up to date with behind the scenes and future episodes.