• Your Companion to Motherhood

  • By: Mush
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Your Companion to Motherhood

By: Mush
  • Summary

  • Your complete how-to guide on topics relating to babies and new mums. Brought to you by the top app for mums, Mush, think of it like a conversation with a friend who has done it all before.
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Episodes
  • Ep 21: Siblings with Anita Cleare
    Apr 20 2021
    You do so much preparation for your first baby but what about adding a second? How easy is the transition from a family of three to four or more?
    Siblings were the topic for this session with Anita Cleare, the positive parenting expert and author of the Work/Parent switch. She joined the session to talk about preparing your child for a new baby and covers not only the build-up, but the very real juggle of having more than one child to nurture and keep happy. She had loads of practical advice, touching on sibling rivalry, books to read also touched on change in general for your little people and what goes through their minds.
    Anita Cleare is an author, coach and founder of the positive parenting project. If you’d like to hear more of Anita’s wisdom you can check out her website for details of her books, blog and resources and follow her on twitter too. 
    This is Your Companion To Motherhood. These episodes are designed to provide you with detailed information on the various steps in the first year of motherhood which you can listen to while you're feeding, during naptime or just going about your day to day tasks. Think of it like a conversation with a friend who has been there before.
    Download Mush, the mum friend-making app to connect with other mums (and expectant mums!) Find it on the Play Store or App Store now.   Follow Mush on Instagram or Facebook and for more information, you can also visit letsmush.
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    51 mins
  • Ep 20: Baby Loss with Michelle Tolfrey
    Apr 13 2021
    It’s something we all dread but is way more common than we all think… this week Katie is opening up a conversation about baby loss.
    If you’d like to miss this episode due to the sensitive content, why not listen to another of our 20 episodes providing helpful tips and advice for new and expectant mums.
    Joining Katie is Michelle Tolfrey who candidly talks about the experience she has had with pregnancy, loss and motherhood. In this session, Michelle created a safe and tender space for mothers to share their feelings on baby loss, and Michelle offers caring words to you if you find yourself affected in the same way. 
    Michelle Tolfrey is a clinical psychologist who previously worked for the NHS for over 10 years and is now the founder of Talking Heads which offers private therapy and workplace mental health services. 
    This is Your Companion To Motherhood. These episodes are designed to provide you with detailed information on the various steps in the first year of motherhood which you can listen to while you're feeding, changing, during nap time and just going about your day to day tasks. Think of it like a conversation with a friend who has been there before.
    If you are going through loss please seek out the necessary support to properly look after yourself, you can check out the below links for help.  https://www.bliss.org.uk
    https://babyloss-awareness.org/
    https://www.sands.org.uk/usefullinks
    https://www.lullabytrust.org.uk/bereavement-support/
    https://www.novafoundation.org.uk/findingbabylosssupport

    Download Mush, the mum friend-making app to connect with other mums (and expectant mums!); find it on the Play Store or App Store now.   Follow Mush on Instagram or Facebook and for more information, you can also visit letsmush.
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    49 mins
  • Ep 19: How to get your baby swimming with Lydia Phillips
    Mar 30 2021
    How to take your little one from a bath-time hater to a happy water baby. 
    Lydia Phillips from Water Babies is our expert this week,  in this episode, she dives into how you can start teaching your baby to swim,  the amazing benefits that swimming gives you and your baby aiding their physical and cognitive development as well as tips on how to get cracking straight away (yes even without a pool)!
    And Lydia eases the nerves of mums by answering their questions and giving her invaluable advice on all things swimming. 
    This is Your Companion To Motherhood. These episodes are designed to provide you with detailed information on the various steps in the first year of motherhood which you can listen to while you're feeding, changing, during nap time and just going about your day to day tasks. Think of it like a conversation with a friend who has been there before.   Find out more information on Water Babies and to find your local class click here.   Download Mush, the mum friend-making app to connect with other mums (and expectant mums!); find it on the Play Store or App Store now.   Follow Mush on Instagram or Facebook and for more information, you can also visit letsmush.

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    54 mins

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