Having a baby during a pandemic - with Rebecca, Lizzy and Emmie

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 special Mother’s Day edition of Beyond The Bump, we chat to three mums who have given birth during this pandemic. We wanted to get insight into the emotions around being heavily pregnant during such an unsettling time, any changes to their birth or hospitalisation and how it feel having a newborn during isolation. 

First up we speak to Rebecca Burrows, a now mother of two who lives in WA. 

Then we chat to Lizzie, an Aussie first time mum living in NYC. 

And finally we speak with Emmie Van Dyke a doctor who was previously working in the emergency department before going on maternity leave to give birth to her second child. 

We have two sponosrs for this episode of BTB, Big little things and ECO modern essentials 

biglitlethings: 

biglittlethings is a beautifully curated online store for mums & babies. Whether it’s preparing for the arrival of a new baby or a gift for a mum in your life. biglittlethings is a mama run business with products & brands chosen consciously, some of which are our favourites. Some of Sophie's favourites are the snuggle me organic and the chekoh baby wrap carriers while Jayde loves anything from The Lullaby Club and the Charlie Crane Rocker. 

It’s the perfect place to create your baby gift registry, so you get gifts that you ACTUALLY will use! or to send a gift to a mama or celebrate the arrival of a new baby & its all beautifully packaged for you.

5% of all profits are donated to Hyperemesis Gravidarum Australia & they currently have a limited edition gift collection called “Hey Mama” that donates 10% of sales to HG Australia in line with HG Awareness Day. (whcih is the 15th of May) 

Use BTB15 for 15% off at www.biglittlethings.store until the 31st of May. 
Note this discount excludes the Charlie Crane Paris.

ECO Modern Essentials: 

ECO. Modern Essentials is a Gold Coast based wellness brand specialising in 100% pure essential oils and blends to support overall health and wellbeing. Their mission is to simplify aromatherapy by sourcing and delivering pure essential oils and blends that are easy to use and incorporate into daily life. 

Their range is Vegan, Cruelty free, Paraben free and SLS free with all ingredients harvested from ethical sources ensuring social and environmental integrity. 

 They recently launched a Kid-Friendly range called “ECO. Little”. The range includes 6 essential oils blends to help with different purposes such as sleep, congestion, immunity, concentration, energy and stress. 

It can be as simple as diffusing a few drops of Lullaby blend before bedtime to help with sleep, or apply a little Peaceful rollerball to the wrists when your little one is feeling upset.

Use the code BTB20 to get 20% off site wide until the 10th of June at ecomodernessentials.com.au. 

Goodies mentioned in this episode: 

Ina May Baskin "Guide to Childbirth" book: here 

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