Don't wake the baby! – Details, episodes & analysis

What's your ideal party? This is the one where Emma and Elliot chat about birthdays, from babies to toddlers—a fun topic fresh on their minds with Lilly just turning 4. They discuss games, party bags, cakes, different approaches, cost, presents, and what we did at ages 1, 2, 3, and 4. Plus, we share a poo fail story, birthday anecdotes from our childhoods, Disney trips, and 30th birthday plans. Many of our episodes focus on parenting struggles, but this episode is a relaxed journey through some highlights of parenthood - with lots of laughs and interruptions from baby Lola.

If you prefer to watch along on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/@dontwakethebaby_podcast

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Find resources, info, links and more on our website:
www.kairosmovement.org.uk/dontwakethebaby/

For Elliot's creative faith projects, such as Disney Church, see here: www.kairosmovement.org.uk/digital-revolution/

Unwind on sleepless nights to a wholesome mix of parenting stories, quirky humour, and cosy crafting. We’re not here to provide answers but to share our experiences, explore how parenting has changed, and build an online community of parents for mutual support.

A fun, honest and unscripted conversation between Emma and Elliot on non-judgemental parenting and millennial-based topics, as we relax on an evening attempting an artistic or creative activity. 

We are a project in partnership with The Kairos Movement and supported by The Methodist Church, of which The Kairos Movement is a part

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Getting through the first 6 months with a baby - we made it! This is the one where Emma and Elliot look back at how daily life has been in this phase of parenthood... How it is different this time around with a second child: sleep, feeding, mental health, schedules, funny stories, messy house, challenges, teething, relationships, work/life balance. And our top tips for getting through it. What are our recommended baby items in the first 6 months? Plus, probably some other stuff I forgot about! A mega-packed and super silly episode, with lots of tangents.

Previous episodes mentioned in the conversation:
Newborns | Parents discuss surviving the first week with a baby
Medical Drama | Parents share their struggles with a poorly baby (Cow's Milk Protein Allergy episode)
Postpartum | Parents discuss first weeks with a newborn and toddler
Sore Gums | Parents discuss teething babies and toddlers

If you prefer to watch along on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/@dontwakethebaby_podcast

Engage with us on Instagram
Facebook Group Chat Community

Find resources, Elliot's faith & spirituality projects, and more on our website:
www.kairosmovement.org.uk/dontwakethebaby/

Unwind on sleepless nights to a wholesome mix of parenting stories, quirky humour, and cosy crafting. We’re not here to provide answers but to share our experiences, explore how parenting has changed, and build an online community of parents for mutual support.

A fun, honest and unscripted conversation between Emma and Elliot on non-judgemental parenting and millennial-based topics, as we relax on an evening attempting an artistic or creative activity. 

We are a project in partnership with The Kairos Movement and supported by The Methodist Church, of which The Kairos Movement is a part

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Pros and Cons of our mixed feeding experience with our babies... The BOOBS episode! This is the one where Emma and Elliot chat about  their feeding journey, the positives and the challenges - now having experience with our two daughters of all possible options: breastfeeding, formula, expressing milk, bottle feeding, and mixed feeding! We rant about poor advice we were given first time around, nipple shields, how Emma's finding breastfeeding, routines, and how attitudes have changed.

PLUS give updates on how life is going with a newborn and toddler since our last episode.

If you prefer to watch along on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/@dontwakethebaby_podcast

Engage with us on Instagram
Facebook Group Chat Community

Find parenting resources, Elliot's faith & spirituality projects and more on our website:
www.kairosmovement.org.uk/dontwakethebaby/

Unwind on sleepless nights to a wholesome mix of parenting stories, quirky humour, and cosy crafting. We’re not here to provide answers but to share our experiences, explore how parenting has changed, and build an online community of parents for mutual support.

A fun, honest and unscripted conversation between Emma and Elliot on non-judgemental parenting and millennial-based topics, as we relax on an evening attempting an artistic or creative activity. 

We are a project in partnership with The Kairos Movement and supported by The Methodist Church, of which The Kairos Movement is a part

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How are we coping with our second baby? This is the one where Emma and Elliot share some updates on how things are going two weeks into having a new baby and how our 3 year old is managing the transition. Full of funny stories, parenting fails, and general ramblings interrupted now and then by a crying newborn! Topics include: birth overview, becoming a big sister, sleep, Emma's recovery, things that are going well and things that aren't! Along with updates on our relationship, actual achievements, and more. 

We refer back to these previous episodes, as we discuss how things have changed or are different from what we expected or prepared for:
Newborns | Parents discuss surviving the first week with a baby
Second-Time Parents | Parents discuss preparing to go from one to two

And briefly talk at the end about potty training, past conversation here:
Potty Training for Babies | Parents discuss elimination communication

Watch some of our baby home video for this episode on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/@dontwakethebaby_podcast

Engage with us on Instagram
Facebook Group Chat Community
Discord Listeners Community 

Looking for something else? Want to know more about us or our faith?
Find everything explained and more links on our website:
www.kairosmovement.org.uk/dontwakethebaby/

Unwind on sleepless nights to a wholesome mix of parenting stories, quirky humour, and cosy crafting. We’re not here to provide answers but to share our experiences, explore how parenting has changed, and build an online community of parents for mutual support.

A fun, honest and unscripted conversation between Emma and Elliot on non-judgemental parenting and millennial-based topics, as we relax on an evening attempting an artistic or creative activity. 

We are a project in partnership with The Kairos Movement and supported by The Methodist Church, of which The Kairos Movement is a part

Send us a text

How to say no; Gentle parenting tips; Language with children; Navigating challenging behaviour, tantrums & boundaries; Understanding the brain... Find out how to preempt squabbles with simple techniques that don't use demands, shame or punishment, but lay the foundation for good mental health. Embedding a whole way of being that encourages participation and emotional safety in little ones.

Listen to our wonderful guests who have lots of experience fostering under 5s and dealing with challenging behaviour - and through working in alternative teaching provision, supporting children with special educational needs. This is the one where Emma and Elliot host an interview with husband & wife, Nigel & Sue, who share their amazing wisdom about approaches to behaviour, discipline, talking to toddlers, managing emotions, and helpful strategies for all sorts of scenarios! Including hearing about their experience of fostering.

Suggested follow-up resources from our guests:
Book: There's no such thing as naughty (by Kate Silverton)
Family Systems Theory

Watch along with our craft for this episode on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/@dontwakethebaby_podcast

Engage with us on Instagram
Facebook Group Chat Community
Discord Listeners Community 

Looking for something else? Want to know more about us or our faith?
Find everything explained and more links on our website:
www.kairosmovement.org.uk/dontwakethebaby/

Unwind on sleepless nights to a wholesome mix of parenting stories, quirky humour, and cosy crafting. We’re not here to provide answers but to share our experiences, explore how parenting has changed, and build an online community of parents for mutual support.

A fun, honest and unscripted conversation between Emma and Elliot on non-judgemental parenting and millennial-based topics, as we relax on an evening attempting an artistic or creative activity. 

We are a project in partnership with The Kairos Movement and supported by The Methodist Church, of which The Kairos Movement is a part.

Send us a text

How did we meet? How has our relationship changed since having children? This is the one where Emma and Elliot share some of their joint story and have lots of laughs looking back and reminiscing about the past, before we start on this next stage of our parenting journey with a new baby and toddler. We chat about what we first thought of each other, dating, awkward conversations, university, getting engaged, our lockdown wedding, and the strains on our relationship once we had a daughter. Funny arguments we had, the challenges to romance, communicating well and much more.

If you'd like to watch our full pandemic wedding vlog (mentioned in the episode)
Our story of getting married on YouTube

Watch along with our craft for this episode on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/@dontwakethebaby_podcast

Engage with us on Instagram
Facebook Group Chat Community
Discord Listeners Community 

Looking for something else? Want to know more about us or our faith?
Find everything explained and more links on our website:
www.kairosmovement.org.uk/dontwakethebaby/

Unwind on sleepless nights to a wholesome mix of parenting stories, quirky humour, and cosy crafting. We’re not here to provide answers but to share our experiences, explore how parenting has changed, and build an online community of parents for mutual support.

A fun, honest and unscripted conversation between Emma and Elliot on non-judgemental parenting and millennial-based topics, as we relax on an evening attempting an artistic or creative activity. 

We are a project in partnership with The Kairos Movement and supported by The Methodist Church, of which The Kairos Movement is a part.

Send us a text

Making a home your own when you have a baby or toddler? This is the one where Emma and Elliot chat about their story, renting experience, and struggles with buying a house. Not a topic directly about parenting, but something that is affecting us right now (with positives and challenges) - and whether it's more unique to us, or very commonplace - either way, we thought it might be an interesting discussion starter... We did get a bit distracted chatting away about our struggles personally, and didn't end up covering much about the context of renting/buying with children! But I hope you enjoy learning more about us in the process. Are you renting, or have you ever rented, while raising little ones? Let us know your thoughts!
 
Watch along with our Pumpkin Decorating for this episode on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/@dontwakethebaby_podcast

Engage with us on Instagram
Facebook Group Chat Community
Discord Listeners Community 

Looking for something else? Want to know more about us or our faith?
Find everything explained and more links on our website:
www.kairosmovement.org.uk/dontwakethebaby/

Unwind on sleepless nights to a wholesome mix of parenting stories, quirky humour, and cosy crafting. We’re not here to provide answers but to share our experiences, explore how parenting has changed, and build an online community of parents for mutual support.

A fun, honest and unscripted conversation between Emma and Elliot on non-judgemental parenting and millennial-based topics, as we relax on an evening attempting an artistic or creative activity. 

We are a project in partnership with The Kairos Movement and supported by The Methodist Church, of which The Kairos Movement is a part.

Send us a text

BONUS baby & toddler experiences and anecdotes - Join Emma and Elliot in the editing room of the PodCraft for this unabridged, authentic & silly episode: a compilation of all the bits and bobs that got cut out of the past 8 conversations. Plus interesting tangents, ramblings, and all the quirky humour and bloopers you've come to expect from us! :) These outtake compilations are always a highlight! Very popular and entertaining - highly recommended by our parent community.

Thank you so much to all our listeners and for joining the conversation over the summer. We really appreciate your support, and hope you've enjoyed it! This isn't the end of series 3, but with a new baby approaching, we will be dropping down to once a fortnight through autumn and winter 2024.

Watch along with all our arts and crafts on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/@dontwakethebaby_podcast

Share with us your parenting tips, stories and experiences:
www.instagram.com/dontwakethebaby_podcast

Connect and discuss with us and other parents over in our Listeners Community:
www.facebook.com/groups/dontwakethebaby

Learn more about us and find resources for parents on our website:
www.kairosmovement.org.uk/dontwakethebaby/

Unwind on sleepless nights to a wholesome mix of parenting, humour, and crafting. We’re not here to provide answers but to share our experiences, explore how parenting has changed, and build an online community of parents for mutual support.

A fun, honest and unscripted conversation between Emma and Elliot on non-judgemental parenting and millennial-based topics, as we relax on an evening doing a craft or creative activity.

We are a project in partnership with The Kairos Movement and supported by The Methodist Church, of which The Kairos Movement is a part.

Send us a text

Top tips for making new friends as a parent? This is the one where Emma and Elliot have a fun chat about the challenges, struggles and reality of maintaining adult friendships when you have a baby or toddler. Including being busy and the parent guilt of not finding time to meet up. An entertaining episode with lots of laughs as we joke about how poor Elliot is at this, as a typical man. Looking at the perspective of both mums and dads. Does age matter? Can you have friends who don't have children? Who organises the playdates? Are there other millennials at your workplace?

Watch along with our Harry Potter cross stitch on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/@dontwakethebaby_podcast

Engage with us on Instagram
Facebook Group Chat Community
Discord Listeners Community 

Looking for something else? Want to know more about us or our faith?
Find everything explained and more links on our website:
www.kairosmovement.org.uk/dontwakethebaby/

Unwind on sleepless nights to a wholesome mix of parenting stories, quirky humour, and cosy crafting. We’re not here to provide answers but to share our experiences, explore how parenting has changed, and build an online community of parents for mutual support.

A fun, honest and unscripted conversation between Emma and Elliot on non-judgemental parenting and millennial-based topics, as we relax on an evening attempting an artistic or creative activity. 

We are a project in partnership with The Kairos Movement and supported by The Methodist Church, of which The Kairos Movement is a part.

Send us a text

Why we're hoping to part-time homeschool! This is the one where Emma and Elliot chat about what Flexi-Schooling in the UK is, why it appeals to us, and how, as toddler parents, we're aiming to make it work in the future. A light-hearted conversation touching on what other countries do, 'part-time before CSA' (Compulsory School Age), deferred starting, our school experience, and generally having a moan about the UK education system! (including fines for absences, the curriculum, defending teachers, school uniforms...) So much in this episode! 

Watch along with our Spiderman artwork activity on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/@dontwakethebaby_podcast

Engage with us on Instagram
Facebook Group Chat Community
Discord Listeners Community 

Looking for something else? Want to know more about us or our faith?
Find everything explained and more links on our website:
www.kairosmovement.org.uk/dontwakethebaby/

Unwind on sleepless nights to a wholesome mix of parenting stories, quirky humour, and cosy crafting. We’re not here to provide answers but to share our experiences, explore how parenting has changed, and build an online community of parents for mutual support.

A fun, honest and unscripted conversation between Emma and Elliot on non-judgemental parenting and millennial-based topics, as we relax on an evening attempting an artistic or creative activity. 

We are a project in partnership with The Kairos Movement and supported by The Methodist Church, of which The Kairos Movement is a part.

Send us a text