The Swan Effect Mums Coffee & Chat - A Parenting Podcast for All

Jun 13 2022

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Swan Mum: The mum who appears to glide through life effortlessly, but really she's paddling her heart out ensuring all the daily duties are done before the days end! We are all swan mums! Doing the best we can! This podcast will cover all things fertility, pregnancy, mental health, birth to parenting. Lynne, will be chatting with mums, dads, step parents, guardians and specialists to get their honest accounts on their life experiences!! If you'd like to share your story, please get in touch via my social media platforms or you can show your love by buying me a coffee (link attached) Thanks

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S2E7. Lucy, Self Employed Mum of Two

Jun 13 2022 48 mins

This week we welcome Lucy. Lucy left her 16 year career as a probation officer to start a new life as an Instagram marketing mentor. Why? Covid, that's why. The pandemic turned all our lives around and for Lucy, it gave her opportunity to re-evaluate her work/life balance and retrain in social media marketing. In this episode we talk about the worries parents have when wishin

S2E6. Eddie, Blended Families

Apr 26 2022 41 mins

This week we welcome Eddie. You may remember Eddie from the First season of the show, where we talked about his experiences of being a stay at home dad. In that episode Eddie explained the dynamics of his family and I asked him straight away if he would be kind enough to record another episode about blended families and now, here we are! Eddie has a biological daughter from a previ

S2E5. Clare. Ethan, My baby who was born sleeping

Apr 07 2022 48 mins

Trigger Warning : This episode contains descriptions of baby loss, some swearing and also some other details that listeners may feel uncomfortable listening to. This week is a little bit different. This week I talk to my big sister Clare about her experience of losing her son Ethan to stillbirth 18 years ago. This is a true and honest episode, where Clare talks candidly about her e

S2E4. Claire, The Financially Savvy Mum

Mar 19 2022 57 mins

This week we welcome Claire to the podcast. Claire is a mum to 3 year old Arthur. Claire works part time, but also runs a number of successful blogs. One being the https://staposthriftylifehacks.co.uk/, where she helps you to make and save money. She helps others to manage their mental health around your finances too (expect friendly finance tips!) In this episode Lynne and C

S2E3. Jamie, Promoting Wellbeing for Dads

Mar 05 2022 52 mins

This week we welcome fellow podcaster Jamie. Jamie is the host of the Talking Dad UK podcast. Talking Dad UK is a podcast where men discuss all things dad. Fatherhood, mental/physical health and lifestyle chats. The whole aim of Jamie's podcast is to encourage men and dads to talk more. Lynne asks Jamie his opinions on what more could be offered to new dads after the birth of

S2E2. Louise, My IVF Journey and Pregnancy So Far

Jan 31 2022 66 mins

This week we welcome Louise, who very kindly agreed to talk about her IVF journey and her pregnancy so far. In this episode Louise talks openly about the whole IVF process from her own personal experiences. IVF is a very personal and individual process and Louise talks openly about the numerous medical appointments, the numerous injections, the numerous scans and of course the ment

S2E1. Ellie, My New Life as a Stepmum

Jan 16 2022 41 mins

Happy New Year and welcome to the second series of The Swan Effect Mums Coffee and Chat podcast! This week we welcome Ellie. Ellie's life in the last 2 years has been a whirlwind to say the least!! She has gone from being a single lady and cat mum to now living with the man of her dreams, her cat and her 2 stepsons. In this episode Ellie and Lynne discuss their step parenting stori

S1E20 - Collette, My Journey with Breastfeeding

Dec 07 2021 61 mins

This week we welcome Collette to the Coffee and Chat podcast. Collette is an advocate for breastfeeding and in this episode she shares her struggles to breastfeed both her boys and she overcame the many obstacles that were put in her way. Collette breast fed her youngest son Jesse for 2 months, 1 month and 19 days! We discuss the two sides of the coin in this hour long episode, whi

S1E19 - Tom, Being a Dad of Girls

Nov 14 2021 47 mins

This week we welcome Tom from the https://thedoubtingthomas.co.uk/ blog. We discuss what it's like being the only male in a house full of females (including the family cat!), how his role as a disciplinarian is different to his wife and how they make that work between them both, preparing for the teenage years, worries that dads face when bringing up daughters in 2021 and most impo

S1E18 - James, A Dad with Autism, Having a Child with Additional Needs and Coping with Child Loss

Oct 31 2021 59 mins

This week we welcome James from the www.myherojoshua.co.uk blog. This is one of my lengthier podcast episodes but it's needed, as James discusses the many obstacles that he has experienced in his life. From meeting his wife, to celebrating their first pregnancy, to having to face a premature birth of their twin boys, to losing their son but having to also deal with the heartache of