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October is Infant Loss Awareness Month. This week we are delighted to have a guest with us, Anne Marie Gillooley, whose son Max was stillborn in 2015. She is a mother of three to Max, his brother Flynn and their little Bump who is due to make their appearance in a matter of weeks. Anne Marie talks to us about Max, his life and death, and her experience of going through something that many people can't even bring themselves to think about.  We talk about what are the right or wrong things to say - or not say - to someone going through such grief, and the impact that experience has on subsequent pregnancies. We are so grateful to Anne Marie for taking the time to come and share her story. For Max. You can get in touch with us via Instagram @UnderTheMotherhood Please consider rating this podcast on iTunes and/or leaving a review Until next time! Jen & Joanne

We're back! After more than a year, Jen and Joanne are back for more, coming from Center Parcs AKA a forest in Longford! We chat about lockdown life, things starting to get back to normal and more! We hope you enjoy it, let us know! Jen & Joanne (and guest edited by Andy!) https://underthemotherhood.com/ Instagram @underthemotherhood

This week we're back for a meet up in our car with a cup of tea and some chocolate to record episode thirty three where we navigate through some of the questions inquisitive little minds want to know about - and how stupid they make you feel when they ask things like 'How do spiders not fall off the walls?' ! We also chat about Playdate Etiquette - if there is such a thing! As always the time flies by with the chats and laughs, pull up a chair, throw on the headphones and stick the kettle on and join us for some more navigation through the fun of motherhood. Please consider rating us on the Apple Podcast app, we would be so grateful! Until next week - stay safe! Jen & Joanne

We are BACK! At long last, we slowly emerge from lockdown life, slightly dazed and confused! We finally had our lovely reunion, even if it was in a car park with our mics perched in our handbags each clutching our trusty coffee cups in the other hand. It was great to finally press 'record' again, and off we went, wondering what just happened but ultimately realising that we managed some pretty epic parenting through a very weird situation nobody saw coming. We hope everyone stayed safe and well - we missed our little corner of the internet but hopefully the worst is over and normal chaotic service can resume! As always, thanks for listening!  Until next week - although we doubt any of us will ever take that assumption for granted ever again! Stay safe! Jen & Joanne

As we all find ourselves in extraordinary times, we meet up in Kilashee on a Friday night, one day after the government announced closures of schools and colleges. We chat about the strange times we're in and how we are coping with it, the worry and anxiety it creates, and how we can do our best to stay focused and calm, to help each other as much as possible. Join us for a cuppa and a chat, as we wonder, just WHO pissed off 2020 and can we have 2019 back please??! Hopefully we will be back soon, safe and healthy for episode 32 but in the meantime, stay safe, be kind and together we can get through Covid-19 Jen & Joanne

Episode 30 is here! This week we decided to share our best tips around child safety, from teaching them our phone numbers, to best tips for when a child might disappear in a split second as has happened to us all at one time or another.Have you thought about these things, and how to best prepare your children without scaring them in the process? From how using the phrase 'tricky people' might be a better way to describe someone they don't know rather than a 'stranger'... to teaching kids how to access the emergency call option on your mobile, and more in between. Join us for a coffee and some chats, and let us know what you think? Have you got any good tips to share with us? We would love to hear from you!

Whatever Happened to Barry?! Don't worry all will become clear but yes we'd love to know where Barry ended up :) We are back after yet another break (thank you, Gastro) in the lovely peaceful kid-free Kilashee Hotel. This week it's a long one but we figure we've two weeks to catch up on! So we have a little catch up and discuss what's happening in our lives and wonder yet again why kids can't just come with a manual?! Not that it would make much difference no doubt! We also share our birth stories - one is warm and glowy and the other... not so much..! Thank you for listening! Get in touch, we would love to hear from you, and if you have a second, please do take a moment to leave us a review - we would really appreciate it! Until next time Jen & Joanne

If this podcast has taught us anything, it's that we are absolute masterminds at multi-tasking! Welcome back to episode twenty-eight where we have the tea and chats flowing! We catch up and congratulate Joanne for her contribution to a newspaper piece on cloth nappies, and then we answer the questions some of you sent to us about what exactly your Public Health Nurse is for - well, when I say 'we', I of course mean Joanne who is a PHN and a wealth of knowledge.  Thank you to those who sent us some questions! We hope you enjoy it and find it useful - and please spare a thought for Jen who had another epic edit job this week - we're sure you're all well used to some episodes being of a choppy nature... we're nothing if not realistic! As always thank you for listening - please do give us a rating and leave a comment if you like what you hear!  You can get in touch with any feedback or questions through our Instagram page - instagram.co/underthemotherhood or by email at [email protected] Until next week! Jen & Joanne

Nap-taking, muffin- eating husbands is just one way our other halves cause us to feel all the rage! But don’t worry we don’t spend too long giving out , and this week we discuss a bit about car seat safety after Joanne was accidentally hit by someone (everyone is ok!) , we mention the Check It Fits service by the RSA which is well worth checking out to see when it’s in your area. Just go to their site - rsa.ie - to see when they’ll be near you.  We also chat about ‘embarrassing’ problems - more specifically, aspects of parenting you’re not completely comfortable looking for help with. We discuss our own experiences with this and would love to know we’re not alone!  Get in touch, we would love to hear from you! Find us on Instagram or email and please do subscribe and give us a rating if you enjoy listening! Until next week!  Jen & Jo 

(ah haaaa!) Welcome to Episode 26! We are back this week with two kids and a puppy thrown into the mix. Let's just say it's definitely not as relaxing as our Sunday evening recording sessions but it was fun nonetheless!  This week we bribe the kids and dog heavily so as to get half an hour of peace and quiet to record, Joanne provides the tea and scones and we settle back for a chat about the week we had, plus we discuss the article Jen wrote that was in the Irish Times, which leads us nicely to our thoughts on judgement. We all do it, and we've all felt judged at one time or another. Why do we do it? We hope you enjoy this week's episode, the editing definitely required a lot more effort this week! Get in touch, we would love to hear from you! instagram.com/underthemotherhood [email protected] Until next time,  Jo & Jen 

Happy New Year! Welcome to our first episode of a new year, and a new decade. This week we are back at the peace and quiet of Killashee hotel,  with some lovely coffee and chocolate to keep us company. New Year, Same Selfie.... we are not really into new years resolutions so there'll be none of them in this podcast.  We chat a bit about how we don't make resolutions but what we'll be doing instead, and what we've learned so far! We chat a bit about acceptance, and social media, and the role one plays in the other. Hope you enjoy and thank you for listening! As always you can get in touch about anything we discuss in today's episode by email on [email protected] or through Instagram at instagram.com/underthemotherhood.

Episode twenty four is here and yes, huge excitement is in the air because there are just three sleeps to Christmas! This week we have a little catchup after yet another unintended break (thank you, winter viruses!) and chat about how we feel about Christmas and the approach to it. We also have a little review of our years, things we have learned and what we hope to do for next year, a whole new year and a new decade to boot. So we'd love if you joined us, grab a cuppa, or settle in for a drive and let us keep you company! Huge huge thank you to everyone who listens and we of course want to wish everyone a happy, healthy, safe and peaceful Christmas wherever you may be. Jen & Joanne