Practical parenting support, warmly explained.
MyBump2Baby Expert Podcast pairs Carla Lett with people who support expectant and new parents across the UK. The tone is friendly and direct, moving from everyday worries into concrete advice on sleep, birth, weaning, baby development, photography, and postnatal wellbeing.
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MyBump2Baby Expert Podcast is a parenting interview show focused on pregnancy, birth, babies, and the early years of family life. It has a warm UK community feel. Carla Lett speaks with guests who support parents in practical, often very personal areas of family life. The conversations are relaxed, but the subject matter is concrete. One episode treats sleep deprivation as a serious family wellbeing issue, not just a normal rite of passage. Another looks at flat head syndrome, tummy time, and how parents can help babies through gentle positioning and home resources. Birth-focused episodes discuss independent midwifery, doulas, birth plans, partner advocacy, and informed choices before labour begins. The show returns often to the idea that parents need options, not pressure. That matters in topics such as weaning, where family advice, fear, and personal beliefs can collide. It also comes through in discussions about taking family photographs, where the emphasis is on future memory rather than present-day self-criticism. The tone is encouraging and plain-spoken. Guests are invited to explain what they do, who they help, and how a parent might begin. The show is especially useful for listeners who like professional guidance delivered through ordinary conversation. It does not feel like a seminar. It sounds more like a supportive call with someone who knows the territory. Alongside parenting advice, there is a recurring business thread around mums who serve families through services, courses, memberships, and local support. That gives the show a dual identity: part parent resource, part showcase for family-focused businesses. Its strongest episodes make room for vulnerability while still ending with next steps. Parents who feel overwhelmed by conflicting advice may find the show’s flexible, non-judgmental framing especially useful.
Made for: This show is for expectant parents, new parents, and mums running family-focused businesses who want approachable guidance from people working around birth, babies, and early parenting. It especially suits listeners in the UK looking for practical reassurance rather than rigid rules.
What sets it apart: The show blends parenting advice with conversations about the small businesses that support families, so episodes often explain both the care approach and the person behind it. Its strength is translating specialist knowledge into everyday choices parents can actually use.
The MyBump2Baby Expert Podcast is your go-to place for honest chats, inspiring stories, and practical tips. Each week, I sit down with business owners who support new and expectant parents. We talk about their journeys, the challenges of balancing business with family life, and how they serve their clients. You’ll find plenty of juicy tips, heartfelt advice, and relatable mum/parent conversations along the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A grounded conversation about exhaustion, safer functioning, and the pressure parents face around infant sleep.
Sleep deprivation is treated here less as a private parenting struggle than as a family safety issue that can show up in everyday routines. Carla Lett recalls driving to her parents' house without remembering the journey, while Flick Tyra, owner of Creating Dreams Sleep…
Accessible parent guidance on baby head-shape concerns, preferred head-turning, and practical physiotherapy support.
This single-episode review looks at practical, parent-facing support for babies who have head-shape concerns or a strong habit of turning one way.
A grounded conversation about tailored naturopathy, postnatal doula care, and steady follow-through for family wellbeing.
Carla Lett's conversation with Katie frames naturopathy as careful, personal work rather than a promise of instant change. Katie, a science degree qualified naturopath and postnatal doula, talks through how she supports parents and families, with each client treated on their own…
A grounded look at independent midwifery, word of mouth, and the practical work of becoming visible.
Laura Spencer of Gentle Midwifery Norfolk brings a practical, local lens to the question of how expectant parents find independent midwifery. The episode follows the routes that can lead families toward this kind of care, including word of mouth among midwives and other…
Parenthood and bodies, told one honest story at a time.
Flick Tyra says she became a sleep consultant because of the link between sleep deprivation and depression, and Carla Lett keeps the conversation tied to real family life on the My Bumped Baby Expert podcast.
Carla Lett interviews Lisa Rogers-Sargent of Physio Baby on the My Bumped Baby Expert Podcast about flat head syndrome, brachycephaly, plagiocephaly, and baby development.
Julie Clark says the hardest part of family photography is not the camera but parents worrying about weight, clothes, and whether they are ready to be seen.
["Carla Lett interviews Katie, a science-degree-qualified naturopath and postnatal doula, on the My Bumped Baby Expert podcast about support from preconception through postpartum.", "Katie says she was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia at 22 while studying history of art at Edinburgh University, after a Friday blood test led to an urgent hospital call.", "She connects eczema to gut health and C-section birth, and reflux to immature digestion, tongue tie, feeding mechanics, and cow's milk allergy or intolerance.", "The episode also covers newborn sleep, safe co-sleeping, maternal recovery after birth, and fertility work that Katie says improved one client\u2019s egg collection numbers."]
Carla Lett's My Bumped Baby Expert podcast episode "Birth On Your Terms" centers on Laura Spencer of gentle midwifery Norfolk and the case for independent midwifery.
Rachel, a doula with more than 15 years of experience, traces her work to her own fear of giving birth and a confidence-building hypnobirthing course.
Suzanne recommends seeking support when children have no words by 18 months, without waiting for a scheduled health visitor check.
Charlotte describes how a traumatic first birth led her to question maternity evidence and research her choices before a second birth.
Parent coach Giulia Galli discusses why good intentions are not enough in parenting and how to become an intentional parent.
Carla Lett interviews weaning expert Lisa Wallace about the challenges and fears parents face when starting their baby's weaning journey.
Carla Lett introduces the My Bumped Baby Expert podcast and its mission to support new and expectant parents in the UK, then previews a discussion on financial planning with Tom Ilslip and Chris McGarvey.
Carla Lett interviews Jo Jingles franchisee about music classes for children and the business opportunities available.
Carla Lett interviews Emma Bennion about creating positive morning routines for busy mums.