There comes a time in most parents lives where they ask the question... should we have another kid?

If the answer is yes, you can't always guarantee you know, or get, what you've signed up for.

That's exactly what happened when ABC Journalist and Podcast Host Matt Bevan and his wife Rachel looked to expand their family... they got a lot more than they bargained for.

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CREDITS

Hosts: Clare Stephens & Jessie Stephens
Producer: Taylah Strano
Audio Producer: Tegan Sadler

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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Okay, so international travel is stressful at the best of times. Got your passport? packed all your medication? do you have enough underware?

Now image throwing a tiny human into the mix...

From strategic seat selection, to the realisation of just how inaccessible some major tourist city's are, Sami Shah has been there and done that.

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CREDITS

Hosts: Clare Stephens & Jessie Stephens
Producer: Taylah Strano
Audio Producer: Tegan Sadler

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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Can you imagine if men had to give birth? There would be a national day of rest. rioting in the streets. maybe even a senate inquiry...

Podcaster, author & father of two Ash Wicks joins us in the baby bubble for a painful conversation.

Yep, this doting dad walks us through the time he got a vasectomy, and other fatherhood-related stories.

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Check out Ashs' podcast Two Doting Dads here and grab his new book here

CREDITS

Hosts: Clare Stephens & Jessie Stephens
Producer: Taylah Strano
Audio Producer: Tegan Sadler

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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If you hadn't heard, babies generate a lot of waste. Like, more waste than we care to admit.

So naturally swinging from one extreme (environmental disaster) to another (zero waste) should be a seamless, obvious choice, right?

WRONG. This week Veronica Milsom reminds us about the time she tried to raise her second baby... waste free.

Warning: this episode contains something called elimination communication (look, idk...)

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Check out Veronica's podcast Zero Waste Baby here

CREDITS

Hosts: Clare Stephens & Jessie Stephens
Producer: Taylah Strano
Audio Producer: Tegan Sadler

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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Last season Clare regaled us with a story about her husband's standing ovation at a cafe for... *checks notes* being a dad? (you can hear that here)

And we fear today, Jordan Watson is about to do something similar.

Known for his highly entertaining instructional videos on how to dad Jordan wants to tell us about the times he's "solo dadded".

We looked it up, not a real verb.

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CREDITS

Hosts: Clare Stephens & Jessie Stephens
Producer: Taylah Strano
Audio Producer: Tegan Sadler

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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Asking for a friend... when did children's books go so, rouge?

Our mate Jess Harris agrees there's something fishy happening between the pages of your kids fave reads.

From existential crises to social anxiety, are these characters ok??

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Or click here to listen to the hosts of Mamamia Out Loud open up about creativity and how they stay inspired.

CREDITS

Hosts: Clare Stephens & Jessie Stephens
Producer: Taylah Strano
Audio Producer: Tegan Sadler

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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It's no surprise how unpredictable a baby's sleep schedule may be.

What never ceases to amaze us though, is just how someone else's sleep cycle can totally throw off another persons brain function.

Like, forget what day of the week it is, or drive off with your phone on top of the car because you're so tired kind of brain function.

Just ask today's special guest Claire Hooper; she's thrown a sleep deprivation tantrum or two in her time.

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CREDITS

Hosts: Clare Stephens & Jessie Stephens
Producer: Taylah Strano
Audio Producer: Tegan Sadler

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/

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We're back baby!

After putting ourselves down for a much needed nap, we're ready to jump back into The Baby Bubble for another season.

This time though, we're bringing a bunch of comedians along for the ride to swap stories about the funniest thing they've ever done... parenting.

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CREDITS

Hosts: Clare Stephens & Jessie Stephens
Producer: Taylah Strano
Audio Producer: Tegan Sadler

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/

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