Bump with Steph & Laura

'The accident that turned my pregnancy upside down' with Freya Bleathman

Today, we sit down with children's doctor and The Room Podcast co-host, Freya Bleathman, to talk about her birth story. Freya was 35 weeks pregnant and on her way to a

The best-kept secret of Steph's birth

This week, we’re unpacking a viral article in The Cut asking, “Would you hire a male doula?” We put the question to our community and debate whether we’d feel comfortable

Why Laura has a problem with these motherhood rules

Laura’s algorithm has been serving her a lot of parenting advice lately, and some of it is making her question decisions she already feels good about. Today, we’re unpack

Our pettiest parenting moments

What's the pettiest thing you've ever done as a parent? We came across a hilarious TikTok from @kristenbright sharing some very petty parenting moments, and naturally, we

Tis' the season of overwhelm

It feels like everyone around us is overwhelmed right now, so today we’re getting into why everything suddenly feels like a lot. We’re coming out of winter, the weather i

Michelle Andrews tells her birth story

Today, we're so lucky to be sitting down with Shameless Media co-founder, Michelle Andrews. Mich was around 25 weeks pregnant when she found out her beautiful mum, Vick

Welcome to Bump with Steph & Laura!

A new era of the podcast! Your hosts are Steph Claire Smith (⁠@stephclairesmith⁠) and Laura Henshaw (⁠@laura.henshaw⁠). We’re on Instagram ⁠⁠@stephandlaura⁠⁠. Have a qu

Billy Garvey is back!! Parental preference & raising boys

He’s our most regular KICBump guest and he’s back for his 5th time!  Billy Garvey is a dad of 3, a developmental pediatrician, a senior specialist at one of Australia’s

Mum rage - with Estelle Griepink

Estelle Griepink is a news journalist, mum to a two-year-old and almost one-year-old, and host of the podcast Mum Brain. In this episode, Estelle opens up to Steph about

How can a pharmacist support you in pregnancy & postpartum? We find out!

Caroline Ficca is a pharmacist and a mum of two young girls. Caroline is committed to making health information practical & accessible through her work in community pharm

Why your kids need boundaries - with Gen Muir

Gen Muir is a parent educator, an obstetric social worker, and mum to 4 boys. Her latest book ‘Why Kids Need Boundaries: A parent’s guide to reducing the overwhelm and in

What to pack when travelling with a baby

Laura is loving the stage that Atlas is at…even if that stage involves a nugget in the bed. Steph opens up about some of the challenges that she & Josh are navigating at

Steph’s honest experience of emotional dysregulation

It’s a big week of updates! Steph shares about Harvey’s recent surgery and Billie’s growing personality, as well as a big night of broken sleep and emotional dysregulatio

This will change the way you think about mental load - with Professor Leah Ruppanner

Professor Leah Ruppanner is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Melbourne and author of the book ‘Drained: Reduce Your Mental Load to Do Less and Be More’. You

Our baby product recs! Must buy vs never used & new vs second-hand

We’re bringing you something a little different this week!! We’ve had a few messages from you guys asking us for the baby products we recommend buying and the ones that a

Laura’s Euro trip with 7-month-old Atlas

We’ve both been on holidays and now we’re back and ready to recap!! Steph shares about her family’s daytrip to Movie World, what she learned about baby seat laws in diffe

Having a 2nd bub after post-natal depression - with Mathew Carter

Mathew Carter hosts the podcast ‘The Secret Life of Dads’ alongside his co-host Lawrence. Earlier this year, they launched their event ‘Pints & Ponytails’ where they invi

Alice Bleathman on sleep, daycare, and criticism online

Alice Bleathman is a dietitian and creator based near Byron Bay. Alice gave birth to her bub Tide over a year ago - only a few weeks before Steph gave birth to Billie. 

Laura’s first night away from Atlas

Hi!!! This week Laura shares how she went spending two nights away from Atlas for the first time, including an interstate breastfeeding debacle.  Plus - a parental prefe

The differences between a C-section and vaginal birth with leading Obstetrician Dr Amanda Ward

It’s our OB Dr Amanda Ward! Long time listeners will know that she was the Obstetrician for both Steph when she had Harvey & Billie, and Laura with Atlas. We love Amanda