**In this episode we discuss suicide and depression - if these are tricky subjects for you then please do look after yourself and maybe skip today's episode or listen when you feel ready.**

This episode with Laura is very emotional and insightful one, with moments of humour - we hope you enjoy it. We spoke with Laura about:

• Her situation now as a single mum with 2 children, sharing their care with her ex-husband.
• What happened when Laura became pregnant with Arthur, the birth (by c-section) and coming home.
• The moment she decided she didn’t want to leave the house and a few days later when she decided the solution would be to end her life.
• How her feelings were towards Arthur and when she told her friend how she felt.
• The series of thoughts that went through her head and how she would live hour by hour.
• How she felt like a fraud when the doctor told her she needed help (and ongoing!).
• The round the clock care she received before being supported by the peri-natal mental health team, suicidal thoughts and then how she agreed to be admitted to a mother and baby unit.
• Laura’s experience of being in the unit (she was there for 3 months).
• The different types of postnatal depression and how dads can have post-natal depression too.
• Why Laura wrote the book and what post-natal depression looks like.
• The ongoing support Laura received.
• Getting pregnant the second time, what that meant and how it felt when she had Willow.
• Routine and how it can help.
• How important a support system is.

You can buy Laura’s book on Amazon here (and in all good bookshops) -

Places to get support - Association for Post-Natal Illness / PANDAS FOUNDATION UK

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This episode is for parents and carers who are thinking about starting weaning. We talked about:

• When you should start weaning and the guidelines for this.
• What weaning is.
• The signs to look for to know if your baby is ready to start weaning.
• The fact that sleep changes and that this is more likely to be a 4 month sleep regression than that they are hungry and need to be weaned.
• What to start children on (baby rice is not necessarily the right answer!) and the different methods that can be followed to start weaning.
• Choking and the associated worries.
• The difference between gagging and choking (do a parent first aid course)- we have a podcast episode on this – First Aid Emergencies with Sian Stephanie
• The best sitting position for babies when weaning and beyond.
• The importance of role modelling.
• Things you need to buy or think about before starting weaning.
• The faces babies make!!
• Allergies and what to be aware of.
• Pouches, homemade food (and porridge!).
• What if you hate certain foods?? (spoiler alert – you need to put a brave face on!!)
• What shouldn’t you feed children under 12 months old?
• Following social media accounts (shout out to Charlotte @SRNurition !)

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We started by speaking to Louise all about her background including extensive experience in E-Commerce and the moment GoHenry came to be (she blames her kids who clicked rather alot on iPod downloads!)!

We also talked about:

• GoHenry’s founding aim to increase confidence to use and understand money in what was an increasingly cashless environment.
• What GoHenry is and how it works.
• How GoHenry helps with financial education with their ‘money missions’ on the App
• Where the name GoHenry came from (such a lovely story!).
• How to help children learn about the concepts of money from a young age.
• Claire and Becks’s own attitudes to money and how it’s spoken about in our households.
• How GoHenry is working hard to get financial education introduced as part of the national curriculum to EVERY child.
• Question from our listener, Jason - should children be educated about the stock market and investing from a young age? Louise’s biggest regret is that noone spoke to her about it!
• The effects of a cashless society and how to help children understand worth. How GoHenry can help with this.
• How Louise’s children are with money now!

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GoHenry website – https://www.gohenry.com/uk/

For information about a Bespoke Family Parent Consultation click here: https://www.bespokefamily.co.uk/parent-consultations

‘Your Guide to...’ (our downloadable webinars including behaviour, toilet training, sleep and more)

This podcast is produced by Decibelle Creative