Whilst at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Pippa went to see Good Luck, Cathrine Frost - a brilliant show about pregnancy, miscarriage and motherhood which somehow manages to talk about all these things with a lightness and a seriousness, whilst ...

Content Warning: Difficult birthPippa talks to Sophie about a tricky birth, body autonomy and uncovering health issues later in life that may have impacted those first six months.

TW: MiscarriageIn this episode, Pippa talks to Gemma about having a baby in a different country, sleep deprivation and the fear that comes when you have experienced multiple losses; how it can feel impossible to believe this pregnancy i...

CONTENT WARNING: Attempted suicideIn this episode, Pippa is talking to Carrie Carlisle about her First Six Months. Carrie’s husband tried to take his own life when she was six months pregnant, which meant her first six months was  ...

Pippa talks to Clare Bourne (@clarebournephysio), a pelvic health specialist and full time mum. She loved her first six months but her second six months was disrupted by covid, meaning her husband couldn’t come home as a GP in the NHS. Clare ta...

Michelle talks to Pippa about her relatively easy pregnancy and birth experience (amazing what we count as easy, that's all I'll say), having a Lockdown Baby and many tales of trying to express milk. #mum #newmum #firstsixmonths #m...

"If you've waited so long for this, are you allowed not to enjoy it sometimes?"In this episode, Pippa speaks with Prachi, a mother and sexual health doctor based in Edinburgh about her experiences of the first six months. After a dif...

Two weeks late, double mastitis and a 27 hour labour. Anything else you want to throw at me?Pippa talks to the delightful Cariad Lloyd about her first Six Months and how she managed to navigate the unbelievable number of challenges sent...

Pippa talks to the delightful Roddie about becoming a dad for the first time and how he navigated supporting his partner, Natalie, through a difficult birth, in Covid conditions. Content Warning: We discuss the fear of cot death qu...

Being a mum in the 80s. Has anything really changed?I got the unusual privilege of interviewing my own mother, Trish Evans, about her four (yes, four) births. It was really lovely to talk about that experience with her and I had no idea...

Last episode in this series. Athena talks to Pippa about suspected PTSD,  moving in with her mum and how Capitalism is telling us we need things we don't. Had to mark this one EXPLICIT but only for a couple of swears. 

Lara talks to Pippa about becoming a mother at 20, buying everything the books tell you to and then regretting it and how hard it can be to maintain friendships when you are the first one of your group to have a baby.

Jen talks to Pippa about being a solo IVF mum, horrific mastitis and an obsession with Bourbon biscuits.

Pippa talks to Victoria about the joys of losing all bodily autonomy, the impact of her child arriving prematurely, particularly on her mental health and now looking back longingly at the excuse to simply enjoy the sofa and watch all those box ...

Pippa talks to Siva about her memories of the first six months which include drinking garlic milk, an obsession with breastfeeding and perhaps the best way to look at unsolicited advice ever proffered. 

Sarah talks about adopting her daughter and the joys of juggling bureaucracy with all the usual first six months. And there's another vote for Tommy Tippee's formula maker. 

Pippa talks to Jo about having a generally rosy memory of her first six months and what it's like for your contractions to start during a lovely pub roast. 

Tess and Maria talk about their comparative experiences during the first six months and what is is like to navigate the world of new motherhood as a same sex couple. 

Lucy talks to Pippa about the loneliness she felt during her first six months and the frustrations of trying to pump in a disabled toilet.