Beyond the Bump

Life feels heavy and hectic, so we've decided what everyone needs is a big dose of light and lols. So this week it’s a different kind of Tuesday episode: your motherhood would you rathers, picked from the choices you sent in. 

Along the way we settle the big questions, such as:

Clean up spew or clean up diarrhea?

Morning routine forever or evening routine forever?

Forget the snack bag or forget the nappy bag?

Be sneezed on or have boogers wiped on your shoulder?

Tiny Barbie accessories or the high chair clean-up?

Be sick while your kid bounces off the walls or have your kid sick too?

This episode is proudly sponsored by iL Tutto and their Lola Electric Recliner Glider from the Trend Collection.  20% off using code BUMP20 on full priced items at iltutto.com.au. Valid until November 16 2026. 

Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@jaydecouldwell) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

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This Bumpie Group Chat we’re sharing the Mercury in retrograde energy at home (flooded driveways, dead appliances and a laundromat business idea that someone needs to build), plus some big hormone moods and a hot take on playground etiquette. We discuss…

Life on a flooded farm: mould, bin chickens and a very busy rooster

Perimenopause and the mood diary

How Sophie’s 3 year old coped with mum going away for work, and a very wise 8 year old.

Budgeting for dinner: the $5 meal challenge

Halloween: who loves it, who hates it, Lord Farquaad and Princess Fiona, and why you should keep decorations kid friendly

Playground etiquette: when do you step in if the other parents aren’t parenting?

This episode is proudly sponsored by Bonds. Their new Christmas collection is here, with matching sets for the whole family. Shop now at bonds.com.au or in your local Bonds store, while stocks last!

Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@jaydecouldwell) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

Come say hey over on
Instagram @beyondthebump.podcast
TikTok @beyondthebumppodcast
Facebook - Beyond the Bump Community Chats group 

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If you’d love to partner with the podcast, send us an episode idea or find out more, you can over here. 

We couldn’t do this without you, Bumpies. If you’re liking what you’re hearing, we’d love it if you could send us to a mama mate or leave a 5 star review.

We’re so happy to welcome back psychologist Yara, founder of Life After Birth Psychology, to help us navigate parenting in a tech heavy world, especially with AI on the rise. We discuss…

What a healthy relationship with technology actually looks like for a child

Teaching digital and AI literacy early, and why critical thinking is the real skill

Why connection and secure attachment are your most powerful tools

How to talk to other parents about screen rules, and what to do when you see something concerning

Front loading kids about what they might come across online

Why it’s not about trusting your kids, but about the billion dollar companies behind the apps

Resources mentioned:

Hold On to Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté

Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams

Boy Mum by Ruth Whitman

Good Pictures, Bad Pictures by Kristen Jenson (picture book and older-kids version)

Cozyla: family organiser screen used for routines

Adolescence (Netflix)

This episode is proudly sponsored by Michael Hill. What’s the word that defined your 2026? Use code BEYONDTHEBUMP to save 10% online at michaelhill.com.au

Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@jaydecouldwell) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

Come say hey over on
Instagram @beyondthebump.podcast
TikTok @beyondthebumppodcast
Facebook - Beyond the Bump Community Chats group 

Sign up to our monthly newsletter here for BTS, recommendations, outfits and more.

If you’d love to partner with the podcast, send us an episode idea or find out more, you can over here. 

We couldn’t do this without you, Bumpies. If you’re liking what you’re hearing, we’d love it if you could send us to a mama mate or leave a 5 star review.

This Bumpie Group Chat covers everything from mum guilt to a different kind of toilet manners. We’re getting real about the mental load of going away and a very modern kind of people pleasing. We discuss…

An unexpected visit from “Chris Hemsworth”... Not the one you’re thinking of...

Mum guilt when you’re both away for work, and how to handle separation anxiety

Writing down the week’s mental load, and why seeing it on paper is validating

Apologising to a Japanese toilet: are we extreme empaths or just Australian?

Your confessions: robot vacuums, bruised fruit and not breaking up a bunch of bananas

Victoria’s Secret, a postpartum model on the runway and bounce back culture, and why we don't even know what we actually think 

This episode is proudly sponsored by Michael Hill. What’s the word that defined your 2026? Use code BEYONDTHEBUMP to save 10% online at michaelhill.com.au

Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@jaydecouldwell) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

Come say hey over on
Instagram @beyondthebump.podcast
TikTok @beyondthebumppodcast
Facebook - Beyond the Bump Community Chats group 

Sign up to our monthly newsletter here for BTS, recommendations, outfits and more.

If you’d love to partner with the podcast, send us an episode idea or find out more, you can over here. 

We couldn’t do this without you, Bumpies. If you’re liking what you’re hearing, we’d love it if you could send us to a mama mate or leave a 5 star review.

We’re so excited to welcome back Rachel, founder of Australian sexual wellness brand LBDO, who is now seven weeks postpartum with baby Elijah. This is an honest, shame free chat about intimacy, female pleasure and the reality of the postpartum body. Fair warning, it gets a bit spicy, so listen with headphones if little ears are around. We discuss…

Why there’s still so much stigma around female pleasure, and why Rachel started LBDO

Mismatched libidos, the mental load and why it’s completely normal

Using a vibrator with your partner (it’s not about replacing them) and how to start the conversation outside the bedroom

Why intimacy doesn’t have to mean sex, and bringing back the pash

The six week postpartum “all clear” and why that milestone is so arbitrary

Accepting your postpartum body, bounce back culture and the guilt that comes with body positivity

Building a mini postpartum capsule wardrobe

Talking to our daughters about pleasure and having a shame free household

Please note, providing a child under 16 with sex toys or pornography is a criminal offence. 

This episode is proudly sponsored by Bonds. Their new Christmas collection is here, with matching sets for the whole family. Shop now at bonds.com.au or in your local Bonds store, while stocks last!

Beyond the Bump is hosted by Jayde Couldwell (@jaydecouldwell) and Sophie Pearce (@svpearce)

Come say hey over on
Instagram @beyondthebump.podcast
TikTok @beyondthebumppodcast
Facebook - Beyond the Bump Community Chats group 

Sign up to our monthly newsletter here for BTS, recommendations, outfits and more.

If you’d love to partner with the podcast, send us an episode idea or find out more, you can over here. 

We couldn’t do this without you, Bumpies. If you’re liking what you’re hearing, we’d love it if you could send us to a mama mate or leave a 5 star review.