Bloom Stories
Amelia Derry & Katie Hallett
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About This Podcast
Welcome to Bloom. The podcast where mums share their unfiltered experiences of pregnancy, birth, the fourth trimester and beyond. We hope these stories help you to feel informed and empowered, wherever you are on your own journey – because every mum is a Blooming superhero.
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S3E29 28. Annabel : Founder of Cutter and Squidge bakery
What happens when your business explodes in popularity, you find out you're pregnant, and you catch COVID—all at the same time? Annabel takes us on a deeply personal and often hilarious journey…
S3E28 PARTNER POV #1 : Simon’s Story
Welcome to our first ever Partner POV from Bloom Stories. Too often, a father’s journey to parenthood is overlooked or trivialised—but dads go through an enormous transformation too, right alongside…
S3E27 27. Lydia : A joyful, unmedicated birth in Canada
If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s possible to have a truly joyful and positive, pregnancy, birth and post partum period, Lydia’s story is for you. I lost track of the number of times we use the…
S3E26 26. Poppy : When your baby is stillborn at 35 weeks
Poppy’s story feels incredibly important to tell and I am really grateful that she has entrusted us with it. In the UK today, it is estimated that 1 in 4 pregnancies end in loss during pregnancy or…
S3E25 25. Emily : Three babies (and c-sections) under five
Emily has had a whirlwind ten years. From relocating her whole life from Hertfordshire to the Midlands in order to live with her partner, to having three babies under five, to being made redundant…
S3E24 24. Megs : Twins and the hidden conflicts of motherhood
The highest highs, the lowest lows. The elation seeing a positive test, followed by the terrible grief of miscarriage. Trying to become pregnant again, yet unable to accept the fact when it happens.…
S3E23 23. Nia : Mother of three, grandmother of three
As a mother to three grown up children and now granny to three grandchildren, Nia has well over thirty years of mothering wisdom, insights and experience to share with us. Ever wondered what it was…
S3E22 22. Izzi : Business owner and mother
To anyone out there who thinks you might want to have kids one day but worry how you might do it whilst successfully running and growing your own business — this episode is for you. No one is saying…
S3E21 21. Jennie : An emergency transfer from homebirth to hospital
In today’s episode, Jennie and I discuss a surprisingly simple conception after some initial infertility fears and three rounds of egg freezing. Jennie talks about her reasons for choosing a home…
S2E20 20. Kelly : How does an IVF procedure really happen?
In today’s episode, Kelly and I discuss how an IVF procedure really happens. Three letters that hold so much weight for so many women, after years of hope and failure. The IVF process comes without a…
S2E19 19. Clare : Five pregnancies, five births, five babies
As one of 12 herself, large families are nothing new to Clare. Maybe it’s no surprise therefore that she takes the rollercoaster of being mother to her own five children, all in her stride. Join us…
S2E17 18. Rachel : The journey from midwife to mother
Rachel talks about her journey from midwife to mother. Rachel had supported hundreds of women through pregnancy and birth before experiencing it for herself. It might be tempting to think of this as…
S2E17 17. Kate : The Dutch experience
Kate felt a real difference between the physical versus the mental pregnancy experience. Physically, she felt amazing. On the other hand, her mental journey ebbed and flowed. Looking back she feels…
S2E16 16. Ieashia : A long struggle with endometriosis
In today’s episode, Ieashia talks about her long struggle with endometriosis. It had a debilitating impact on her life and, she was told, would likely impact her fertility as well.Ieashia would pass…
S2E15 15. Abi : What is newborn life really like with twins?
Abi felt absolute joy at finding out that she was pregnant, but then complete and utter shock a few weeks later on finding out that she was carrying twins. It was truly a self defining moment that…
S2E14 14. Lauren : Gestational diabetes, postnatal hypertension and a postpartum crashlanding
Lauren’s pregnancy, especially the latter stages, was not straightforward: mid-pandemic, with a change of care provider halfway through and a gestational diabetes diagnosis which meant more scans,…
S2E13 13. Kirti : Pregnant in weeks after a breakthrough abroad
Becoming a mum was all Kirti ever wanted, but she knew that getting pregnant would be difficult. As soon as she got married and was financially stable, she and her partner started trying for a baby.…
S2E12 12. Colette : Pregnancy at 16 and three "back-to-back" labours
Colette had her first baby at 16, her second at 23 and her third at 38. Colette’s three pregnancies and births were all very different but had one thing in common - her babies were positioned…
S2E11 11. Laura : A positive home birth, a positive hospital birth
Laura and I discuss home vs hospital births, weirdly wonderful pregnancy cravings, how mentally straining pregnancy is, how empowering birth can be, how hard it feels to go back to work but also how…
S1E10 10. Amelia : Two under two
Amelia’s first pregnancy was a bubble of blissful ignorance. She didn’t try to absorb all the information out there and trusted that her body would know what to do when the time came. In contrast,…
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Bloom Stories has published 30 episodes since October 2022, covering topics in Kids & Family, Parenting.
Bloom Stories is currently dormant with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 1h.
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