Ever wondered if having a baby on your own would leave you with enough brain power to string a sentence together? Well, press play and find out as solo mum by ...
Let me preface this episode by saying this is MY experience and NONE of this is advice.Sleep is a very sensitive topic for parents, mostly because we're getting bugger all of it but I wanted to share my experience so you can take from it what you need and ignore what you don't.Every baby is different so it's likely that none of the stuff that worked for me will work for you and vice versa. Welcome to the punish of teaching your kid to sleep!!In this episode I chat about my experience with sleep training, the Snoo, co-sleeping and the phrase that will haunt you in your dreams: "Drowsy but awake."If I had a list of priorities when I became a parent, sleep was top of the list.Mostly because I had no one else to hand this little person off to so if I was getting no sleep I knew that was a recipe for disaster.So, I did everything I could to create an environment where my daughter had the best possible chance of learning how to do it because that's really all you can do.The rest is up to them and you have no idea how they're going to take to it.But I knew I didn't want to take short cuts early (even though it would have been SO MUCH easier at the time) because I didn't want to be fixing bigger problems later. I wanted to try and tough it out as best I could in the hopes that we could get the hard stuff out of the way early and then course correct later.So this is what worked for me.This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: Lize Ratliff LINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Click here to submit a question to the showEmail me: [email protected] me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok or check out the website.
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Why I'm not putting my kid on social media
Today, I'm answering a question from Anthea:"I notice you don't really put your daughter on social media and I was interested in the thinking behind that and what you feel about other parents who do it?"Brave is the person who genuinely admits what they think of other parents 😂 But in this instance, even though I can't get myself comfy with posting my kid on social media, I'd happily watch videos of your kids all day!Tiny humans are excellent content so I understand why people post about them but my lack of social media content is really just my way of ensuring I'll have a legitimate rebuttal for when my daughter eventually asks me for Instagram (or whatever platform is around when she's older).That's right. My approach to putting my kid social media is about planning for a conversation that's potentially ten years away.Nothing weird about that, right?This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: Lize RatliffLINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Click here to submit a question to the showEmail me: [email protected] me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok or check out the website.
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What's the day to day really like?
Today I'm answering this question from Annabelle: "What would you say your life is like the majority of time...enjoyable, manageable or overwhelming?"What's the answer? You'll have to listen to find out!If you'd like to submit an question to the show you can do it here.This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: Josh NewthLINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Click here to submit a question to the showEmail me: [email protected] me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube or check out the website.
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The first six weeks
After this episode I promise we'll move onto sunnier pastures because once I got through the first six weeks on my own, things started to improve.Not to the point where I was actually enjoying myself (that hit around the 8 month mark) but there are some things I learned from my experience in the first six weeks I wanted to share if you're thinking of rolling solo.This is probably the time, apart from in the hospital, when you need the most help and support so don't be afraid to ask for it (says the person who did NOT ask for it enough).This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: Josh NewthLINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Just a head up that some of the links below are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you purchase these items. This is at absolutely no extra cost to you and I only ever recommend products or services I personally use or truly believe in. Thanks for supporting the show!The carrier I loved - Marsupi CarrierThe parenting book that features my interview and the interviews of other mums doing the career/business/baby juggle - The Juggle by Genevieve DayThe device that rocks the pram while it's stationary (this helped me get a bit of extra nap time) - Rockit Pram RockerThe thing that saved me more hours of sleep than I could count - The SnooClick here to submit a question to the showEmail me: [email protected] me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube or check out the website.
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The hospital stay and why it SUCKED
In this episode I'm unpacking one of the periods I found the hardest of this whole experience - the post-baby hospital stay.I (naively) thought being in a hospital would mean I'd be surrounded by support, but that wasn't the case and I ended up in a pretty dark place by the end of it.And if I had my time again, I would have put my hand up for help way more and hired someone to be there with me so I wasn't alone, but I honestly didn't have any idea I would struggle so much (because I've never done anything like this before). If you're thinking "This sounds depressing!" Don't worry! Tragedy plus time equals comedy! And there's a great story about a situation with some hospital shoe covers I'm still dining out on.This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: Josh NewthLINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Click here to submit a question to the showEmail me: [email protected] me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube or check out the website.
Ever wondered if having a baby on your own would leave you with enough brain power to string a sentence together? Well, press play and find out as solo mum by choice, Rachel Corbett shares the highs, the lows and the "How the hell am I actually managing to do this?" reality of solo parenting.
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