Beyond the Bump – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Welcome to the debut episode of Beyond the Balls! 

In this episode of Beyond the Balls, hosts Jayde Couldwell and Chi Lo, together with guest Sophie Pearce (co-host of Beyond the Bump), dive into what this podcast is all about—creating a space for dads, dads-to-be, and their partners to have real, open, and honest conversations. 

They chat about the lack of resources for dads and how this podcast aims to fill that gap by combining education, humour, and heartfelt discussions. The trio highlights the importance of supporting each other through the challenges of fatherhood, covering topics like mental load, postpartum life, and the evolving role of dads today. 

Tune in for a refreshing take on fatherhood that’s relatable, fun, and genuinely supportive!

Resource links:

Beyond the Bump episode with Chi, SAHD - Is it the same as being a SAHM?! - with Chi Shurn Lo

Beyond the Balls is a fatherhood podcast brought to you by Jayde Couldwell and Chi Lo, a Beyond The Bump production. This podcast is targeted at dads, dads to be, their partners and anyone interested in the journey of fatherhood. 

We believe that every dad wants to be the best they can be so our purpose is to entertain, educate and empower our audience. We promise to have open and honest discussions in the hope to leave you feeling more supported after every listen. Join us in celebrating the ups and downs of fatherhood today!

Yeah the dads!

This episode of Beyond the Balls is proudly sponsored by our Besties at Betty's Burgers!

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Welcome to Episode 248 of Beyond the Bump! Today, we’re joined by the incredible Bianca and Kritz from The Big Sister Experience. We're chatting about how to help our kids recognize what healthy connections and relationships look like—whether it’s spotting signs of jealousy or possessiveness, or trusting their gut when it comes to friendships. There’s so much packed into this episode, and we’re excited to share it with you!

As always, we hope you love it!

Resource Links:

The Big Sister Experience

Beyond Blue

1800 RESPECT 

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Welcome to Episode 239 of Beyond the Bump! This week, we’re thrilled to chat with the amazing Erica, a psychologist, HR expert, and career coach. Join us as we delve into the complexities of balancing work and parenting. Can we truly excel at both, or does one inevitably suffer? Erica shares her professional insights and practical tips on how to manage these dual roles effectively. 

As always, we hope you enjoy!!!

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. 

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In our 149th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Susie Prout. Susan is an international lactation consultant as well as a registered midwife and nurse, and we chat to her all about how to wean our bubs – both from the breast and the bottle!

• Tips if you’re wanting to wean but your bub will just not take the bottle. 
• If a baby’s had a dummy, are they more likely to take a bottle?
• When is it realistic to think a child can night wean and some tips on this.
• Is there an optimal time to consider weaning our bubs?
• How can we minimise the guilt when we’re completely touched out but bub still wants to feed on the boob?
• Is there anything we can do in the lead up to weaning to minimise post-weaning anxiety and depression?
• Practical tips for women who would like to wean an older child?
• If our bub is over 12 months, is it necessary to replace a feed with a bottle?
• Let’s talk about bottle weaning!!!
• If we’ve recently weaned our little one and we have another one on the way, do we need to prep our child that we are going to be breastfeeding another baby?
• And SO MUCH MORE!

Goodies mentioned:

Susie's FREE Breastfeeding Success Masterclass

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. 

In our 148th BONUS episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat all things Fiji!!!

We want to preface this episode with, we understand the world is very expensive right now and travel is a luxury, but we both had a blast on our trips – we THRIVED and we think Fiji is the perfect family-friendly holiday.

• Why we didn’t just survive our Fiji trips… we THRIVED!!!
• Things to consider when planning and researching your trip to Fiji?
• Staying on the mainland versus staying on one of the islands?
• Packing essentials!!! What to pack and what not to pack (for you and the kids!)
• Thoughts on going to Fiji whilst being pregnant.
• Can you drink the tap water? And why you should bring a water bottle for each of your family members.
• What PJs do you bring? Summer or winter?
• What kind of swimmers to pack for the kids?
• What could Jayde have done at the airport to make her life a little easier? (hint: ensure your name on your passport and vaccination certificate match!!!)
• What kind of Covid tests do you need when you arrive in Fiji?
• How long is the flight to Fiji? And some tips on flying with kids.
• Transfer options from the airport to the island or mainland resorts.
• Nannies and the kids club when on vacation in Fiji.   
• Things we would do differently next time.
• And SO MUCH MORE!

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. 

In our 147th episode of Beyond the Bump, Dr Timmy is back!!! We’re chatting all about blood pressure issues in pregnancy and Dr Timmy is here to tell us everything we need to know!

Even if blood pressure issues aren’t something that you have experienced for yourself, this is still a super educational episode about something that can be super common in pregnancy!

• Is it common for women to experience low blood pressure during pregnancy and if so, why?
• Is the change in blood volume in pregnancy that what leads to shortness of breath, even early in the pregnancy?
• How can you tell if someone has high blood pressure in pregnancy versus hypertension caused by anxiety/stress?
• What is hypertension?
• What is considered high blood pressure?
• Is there anything that can be done to keep blood pressure down during pregnancy?
• Is bed rest still something that is recommended for high blood pressure during pregnancy?
• What causes the increase of blood pressure during the end of pregnancy? And can this be a sign that you’re about to go into labour?
• What is preeclampsia? How common is it? And what are the most common symptoms?
• How much does preeclampsia affect the unborn child?
• What is HELLP syndrome?
• If someone has preeclampsia, are they more likely to have a cesarian?
• And SO MUCH MORE!

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. 

In our 146th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Dr Sophie Brock. Sophie is a sociologist and we talk all about why being a 'good enough' mother is good enough or better than striving to be the 'perfect' mother!!!

• What is the ‘perfect mother myth’?
• Why is it NOT beneficial to our kids if we are the so-called ‘perfect mother’?
• Do you think social media highlights the pressures of being the perfect mother more so than in the past?
• The importance of having conversations about what it means to be a mother in today’s day and age.
• How much attention/one-on-one time do our kids actually need each day?
• Sophie speaks to the anger-guilt trap!
• What does self-care actually look like? And how can we self-care in a way that actually feels good and doesn’t just lead to greater stress and expectations?
• And SO MUCH MORE!

If you want to follow Dr Sophie Brock on instagram, you can find her (and all her wisdom) at @drsophiebrock . She also has a podcast that you can listen to here and if you want to know more about anger-guilt trap, she has a free training here. 

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. 

In our 145th episode of Beyond the Bump, Nick and Sophie answer all of your relationship and baby #3 pregnancy questions. This is part 2 of a two-part series.

• How did Sophie know she was ready for another hyperemesis pregnancy, without the fear of missing out on Poppy and Goldie's life?
• How can you get your partner to understand that you’re struggling and hormonal and not just a raging bitch?
• How does Sophie feel about her changing body?
• What were Nick’s 'sex-pectations' during Soph’s pregnancy?
• What did Sophie eat on her worse days versus what she can eat now?
• Has Soph had any cravings during this pregnancy?
• What were some helpful things that Nick did to help Soph feel better?
• Does Soph feel jealous seeing other women ‘swim’ through pregnancy?
• What model of care have Sophie and Nick chosen? Is it Dr Timmy????
• Does Sophie think she’ll have an induction again?
• Will Poppy and Goldie be at the birth?
• Will Sophie take maternity leave? Will you still be releasing poddy episodes during the post partum period?
• What's the baby’s name?
• And SO MUCH MORE! 

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. 

In our 144th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Emily from Playful Psychologist. Emily is a child psychologist, and we chat to her all about the buzz phrase at the moment, ‘emotional regulation’.

• What is classed as ‘normal’ behaviour versus behaviour we need to look a little more into?
• At what age can we teach emotional self-regulation techniques to a child?
• If our child is having a melt-down and they’re not listening, they’re shouting, you can’t talk to them, you can’t reason with them, what do we do?
• Are we to blame if our child is experiencing explosive behaviour?
• If our kids are saying things like, ‘I hate you’ or ‘you’re not my best friend anymore’, how should we react?
• Should we be putting our kids in timeout?
• How to manage the situation is your child is having a violent tantrum?
• What to do when your kids are harming themselves during a tantrum (e.g. headbutting the floor!)
• Do we need a diagnosis before seeing a child psychologist?
• And SO MUCH MORE!

Goodies mentioned:

Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child

Listen to The Imperfects episode, Lael Stone - Creating Emotionally Intelligent Humans

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. 

In our 143rd episode of Beyond the Bump, we share some of your bloody great period stories - there is an absolute mixed bag in this episode, from first periods, relationship awkies, hectic hookups, all the way down to what our kids say about our periods!!!

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.