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

The Swan Effect Mum

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

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00:48:43

S2E7. Lucy, Self Employed Mum of Two

The Swan Effect Mums Coffee & Chat - A Parenting... ·

2022/06/13

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 wishing to change careers, how working from home can be difficult when you have a family sometimes and how it's important to ensure

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00:41:33

S2E6. Eddie, Blended Families

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2022/04/27

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 previous relationship and 2 step-daughters and 2 biological daughters with his current partner also. A house of girls!! Go

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00:48:11

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

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2022/04/07

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 experience of having a baby born sleeping. We discuss the symptoms before the experience, the actual experience and the

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00:57:46

S2E4. Claire, The Financially Savvy Mum

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2022/03/20

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 Claire talk about all the ways in which they try to save money in their day to day lives and also discuss the hot topics of

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00:52:11

S2E3. Jamie, Promoting Wellbeing for Dads

The Swan Effect Mums Coffee & Chat - A Parenting... ·

2022/03/06

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 their children, whether dads would like to take more of the parental roles within the family and about the importance of

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01:06:25

S2E2. Louise, My IVF Journey and Pregnancy So Far

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2022/01/31

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 mental strain that the whole IVF process can impact couples. This is by no means a doom and gloom episode. More of a reality

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00:41:39

S2E1. Ellie, My New Life as a Stepmum

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2022/01/17

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 stories and talk about the highs, lows and frustrations that come with being a stepmum. Ellie is a new step mum and is still

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S1E20 - Collette, My Journey with Breastfeeding

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2021/12/07

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, which sees the end of this seasons podcast episodes until 2022. Lynne (The Swan Effect Mum) discusses her story of formula

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00:47:10

S1E19 - Tom, Being a Dad of Girls

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2021/11/15

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 importantly we discuss the importance of making time for yourselves as a couple and as an individual. It's always good to

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00:59:37

S1E18 - James, A Dad with Autism, Having a Child with...

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2021/11/01

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 his twin brother being extremely ill at birth too. We discuss Joshua's health complications and how, as a family they

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00:45:01

S1E17. Catherine, The Active Mum

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2021/10/18

This week we welcome Catherine from Babi Actif (Active Baby). Babi Actif is a 3-year project launched in 2019, funded via the Healthy and Active Fund. The Healthy and Active Fund is jointly supported by Welsh Government, Sport Wales and Public Health Wales and seeks to improve people’s mental and physical health by enabling them to adopt healthy and active lifestyles. Babi Actif aims to create a culture of active families by supporting parents and children to be active during baby’s first 1000

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00:53:16

S1E16. Pam, Postnatal Depression and Becoming a Mum...

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2021/10/03

This week we welcome Pam from Move, Laugh, Learn (https://movelaughlearn.com/) Pam very kindly offered to discuss her personal experiences of post natal depression. Pam, who was living in Australia at the time experienced PND almost instantly after having her first born child and was very lucky to have been diagnosed and treated quickly. In this episode Pam discusses those emotions and feelings she experienced in those first few months, the treatment she received to help her PND and we also talk

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00:47:29

S1E15. Nicola, Being a Mum to a Toddler and a Newborn

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2021/09/22

This week we welcome Nicola aka Instagram's 'play.at.home.mum'. Nicola and Lynne became friends over the social media when they were both pregnant with their second daughters. This is a whole podcast about the highs and lows of juggling parenting a toddler and a new born with Nicola sharing ideas on how to prepare your toddler for the upcoming birth of their brother or sister and how us mums can try and make life that little bit easier once the baby arrives. Toddlers sometimes struggle with the

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00:48:20

S1E14. Tessa aka The Sleepy Mammy, New born sleep advice

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2021/08/23

This week we welcome Tessa aka Instagram's 'The Sleepy Mammy'. Tessa is a sleep consultant, concentrating on birth to 5 years of age and works on gentle, family focussed & personalised approaches. In this episode Lynne and Tessa discuss the most common area that Tessa deals with... New born sleep advice! We've all been there. The sleepless nights, the sleepy fog that parents walk with for the whole of the fourth trimester (and more sometimes) and here we talk about the top tips for new parents to

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00:45:51

S1E13. Kat, Precipitous Labour (Extremely Quick Labour)

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2021/08/09

This week we welcome Kat. Kat's story is incredible! Imagine feeling the first pangs of what feel like labour to then giving birth only 45 minutes later in the hallway of the maternity ward and on a wheelchair!! We talk about the birth itself but also the affect having a precipitous labour had on Kats mental health. Quick doesn't necessarily mean that you will have no traumas. If you have a story that you'd like to share and would like to be a guest on the show then please email Lynne at

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S1E12. Gem, Pregnancy after Baby Loss

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2021/08/03

This week we welcome Gem. Gem is a mother to 2 year old Scarlett and is now in her third trimester with her second daughter who is due in September 2021. I originally asked Gem if I could have her as a guest to discuss her experiences of being pregnant during the Covid-19 pandemic. Gem quickly agreed and offered to discuss the tough journey she has experienced before getting to this point also. Gem has very kindly opened up about her miscarriages and truly believes that speaking out to

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00:27:31

S1E11. Kerry, Children's Type 1 Diabetes (Signs and...

The Swan Effect Mums Coffee & Chat - A Parenting... ·

2021/07/26

This week we welcome Kerry. Kerry is a mother to Jayden who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 5. Kerry talks about how this affects the day to day family life and also clears all misconceptions of the condition and clears up all the myths and provides us with solid facts. Life changed for them all when Jayden was diagnosed and of course it was all a steep learning curve, but Kerry also states that it's not something that has to dictate their family lifestyle. If you have a story

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00:46:16

S1E10. Lee, The Co-parenting Dad

The Swan Effect Mums Coffee & Chat - A Parenting... ·

2021/07/12

This week we welcome Lee. Lee is a co-parenting dad who talks openly about how life has been since leaving the family home 5 years ago. There are so many 'part time' dads and The Swan Effect Mum wants to help raise the awareness that there is no such thing as a part time parent. You are their parent all day, every day whether you live with them full time or not. We discuss the complications that can arise with regards to visitation arrangements, childs adjusments to new step parents and a whole

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00:41:23

S1E9. Patrice, Importance of Self Care and Reducing...

The Swan Effect Mums Coffee & Chat - A Parenting... ·

2021/06/27

This week we welcome Patrice. Patrice is a mum blogger over in the USA and has spent the last year writing about the importance of self care and reducing the stigma of mental health in parenthood. Patrice and Lynne share stories from their experiences of dealing with their mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and Patrice shares her knowledge and advice on how parents can ensure they give themselves time for Self Care. You can check out Patrices blog at https://momlifewithp.com/ If you have a

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00:32:48

S1E8. Kelly, New Mums, How to Manage Stress and Stay...

The Swan Effect Mums Coffee & Chat - A Parenting... ·

2021/06/14

This week we talk to Kelly all the way over in USA! Kelly Magar and Lynne talk about Kelly's book 15 Ways to Manage Stress and Stay Sane: The Actually Useful New Mom Care Package. Lynne asks questions about the importance of mothers taking time for self care, how to stay sane during those foggy days during the fourth trimester and how Kelly has coped with 3 under 5 during the lockdown in America. If you'd like to download or purchase the paperback book written by Kelly then you'll find the Amazon

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