You’re having twins… again?! - with Leila from Village For Mama, post partum doula and mum of 5 kids (2 sets of twins)
6/8/202658 min
Last time we spoke to Leila from Village for Mama, she surprised us with a pregnancy announcement… little did she know that it would be her second set of twins! Today, she dives into life with 5 kids, pregnancy, birth, a supported postpartum and juggling multiple multiples! We chat about…
- How the 20-week scan revealed Leila’s second set of twins and shocked everyone
- The different decision making process for round 2
- Finding and selecting a live in au pair
- The beauty of a larger age gap between siblings
- Guilt around your relationship with your older children when a new baby is born
- Leila’s birth story with the second set of twins… in two states… on Christmas Day!
- The importance of temperament
- What Leila set up to help support her going into a slow postpartum with 5 kids
- Maternity leave policies for multiples (they’re not great)
- Her idea to create a village and helping hand for those who needed it
- Is Leila’s family complete?
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First 90 secondsSophie Pearce· Host0:00
This episode is brought to you by WaterWipes, the only baby wipe certified skin microbiome friendly by my microbiome.
Layla· Guest0:09
We would like to acknowledge the Bundjalung people, traditional custodians of this land where we record this podcast, and we pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging.
Sophie Pearce· Host0:18
[upbeat music] Hello, yummy mummies.
Layla· Guest0:26
Hello, yummy mummies. Welcome to Beyond the Bump, a podcast brought to you by Jade Caldwell and Sophie Pearce. This podcast is targeted at moms, moms-to-be, and women in general.
Sophie Pearce· Host0:36
And gents, feel free to have a listen too.
Layla· Guest0:38
It's a place to have real discussions and ask real questions, no matter how hard, with honest and authentic people. The aim is to have you feeling lighter, more supported, and more understood after every listen.
Sophie Pearce· Host0:51
Now, we can't promise that it will always be kept PG, so please be mindful around little ears. Here we go.
Layla· Guest0:58
Here we go.
Sophie Pearce· Host0:59
Hello, Layla- [laughs] ... and welcome back to Beyond the Bump podcast. We're not gonna start how we normally start, 'cause I feel like if I tell you to introduce yourself, there's gonna be some spoilers, and we are just assuming that all of bump is listening, even though this is not true. Don't know who you are- [laughs] ... don't know your story. But the last time you were on the podcast, you gave us a Beyond the Bump exclusive, which i- we didn't even ask for. We certainly didn't pay for. There was no contract. [laughs] But you dropped the bomb that you were pregnant. It was your