Growing
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Growing
Growing is your handbook for birth, babies and beyond brought to you by midwives and mums Beth Ryan and Lilly Claxton. Join us every Wednesday for a solid dose of solidarity as we explore all things motherhood.
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No One Gets Sicker Than A Husband | Winter Bugs, Mastitis Remedies And A Dummy Fairy Update
This week on Growing, Beth has unfortunately had the house guest nobody asked for… mastitis. We chat about just how hard breastfeeding can be, and why...
She's Still In There: Identity shifts, postpartum fatigue and getting out the door with little kids.
This week on Growing we’re wondering where our inner girls have disappeared to. We chat about the all-consuming season of motherhood, how many layers...
Does The Dummy Fairy Toilet Train?
This week on Growing we’re (as usual) deep in the beautiful chaos of motherhood. Lil is currently negotiating with the dummy fairy and wondering if, w...
Breaking News: This Is Hard
This week on Growing we’re discussing a fairly groundbreaking revelation: motherhood is amazing and also, very hard. Possibly the biggest slice of hum...
It's Not Us, It's Them
This week Beth is feeling the full speed rush of motherhood as her eldest seems to be growing at an offensively fast pace, leaving us asking: how exac...
Q&A Ask Us Anything: Postpartum Edition
We’re back in your ears answering your questions and sharing where we’re currently at in our postpartum hazy daze.
This week we’re chatting abo...
Beauty Admin, Brazilian Waxes And...The Weather?
This week we're checking in from the beautiful chaos of postpartum life, where our husbands have returned to work and we’re all getting into the swing...
Is The Commune Ready?
Beth has climbed the mountain that is mastitis and is happily - finally - on the other side. She shares the feeding plan she’s landed on for her twinn...
Let’s Hear It for the Mums
This week we’re back in your ears feeling wildly grateful for the women around us because honestly… the girls ARE the glimmers.
Beth is trying...
Please not the park, again.
Another glimpse inside the utter chaos that is our deeply postpartum lives right now. Beth and Lilly unpack the glimmers and growing pains of life at...
Beth’s Birth Story: Identical Twin Boys
This week Beth shares the birth story of her identical twin boys, a story that holds both careful planning and a last-minute pivot.
After a high...
The Wheels Simply *Must* Keep Turning: Updates From The Postpartum Trenches
This week we are coming to you live from the trenches — where time is meaningless, snacks are essential, and the witching hour feels like a personal a...
Lil’s VBAC and Franklin’s Birth Story
We are so happy to be sharing Lilly’s birth story of her second baby boy, Franklin 🤍
If you haven’t listened to Lil’s first birth experience wi...
Four Weeks In - With Twins: Beth's Update
This week’s record is beautifully busy - Beth is in the thick of it, juggling both twins while we chat, and it’s just the reality of where we are at. ...
Honey, We’re Home: Our First Postpartum Update
Our Numbers Have Doubled & We’ve Been Humbled — but we’re very happily back in your ears with our first little postpartum catch-up 🤍
Lilly and...
Pregnancy Confessions: TMI Edition
These are our confessions. Two heavily pregnant (and slightly cranky) midwives jump on the mic and… really bare all.
This one is unhinged in the...
Get To Know Us - Your Curious Questions Answered
Before life shifts into a whole new (and very baby-filled) season, we’re sitting down for a Q&A — a chance to pull back the curtain and let you get to...
Our Baby Must-Haves
Our Baby Must-Haves
This week the girls get granular — sharing their favourite products from their previous newborn experiences. It’s practical,...
Officially On Baby Watch 👀
Welcome back to Growing!
This week Lil and Beth share life updates as they play the baby waiting game in the later stages of their pregnancies:...
Is Parental Leave Possible When You Run A Business?? Beth Shares Her Plan
This week we’re diving into the ins and outs of how Beth has thoughtfully mapped out her plans and intentions to take maternity leave from her busines...
Postpartum Princess Priorities
This week Beth and Lil dip their toes into the planning of their postpartum era keeping our Glimmer Girls front of mind — it’s postpartum princess pri...
Toddlers Swearing - Cute Or Concerning?
This week the girls are deep in the nesting and fluffing era - preparing their homes (and hearts) for the big and little changes ahead as their famili...
VBAC Prep - Lil's Experience Preparing For Birth No. 2
This week on Growing, Beth interviews our very own Lil, chatting all about her choices and plans in preparation for her upcoming VBAC (vaginal birth a...
HEYYY MAMMA - What Not To Say To Pregnant Women
This week on Growing Beth has been affronted by a few too many unsolicited and (quite frankly rude) comments about her beautiful and growing body (car...
A Twin Pregnancy Deep Dive with Beth
Expecting Twinnies… This week Beth takes us inside her twin pregnancy experience and answers some common questions about what it's like to grow TWO ba...
Just You Wait...Bingo!
The girls are back - and you heard it here first, Growing's first-ever on-air snort. You're welcome.
Lil’s growing pain this week? Her poor preg...
Hot, (Pregnant & Anaemic) Girls Summer
This week on Growing, we’re keeping it hot n heavy — but this time it’s the breathing that’s heavy.
Beth’s waving the anaemia flag (yep, Lil pas...
New year, same us! ✨
New year, same us - and honestly, we’re just happy to be here with the glimmer girls.
We’re not launching into 2026 with bold resolutions or a...
What was *actually* in and out for us in 2025
It’s our last episode of the year, and we’re wrapping it all up with a giggle, a bit of nostalgia, and some honest reflections.
Join us as we re...
All is calm.. all is sore
It’s Christmas Eve! Merry Christmas!
Our bodies are feeling a little cranky, a little sore, and carrying babies through this hot, hot summer is...
A Peek Inside Our Santa Sacks - Your Last Minute Gift Guide
This week on Growing, we’re donning our Mrs Claus hats and chatting all things Christmas giving. We dive into what’s going into the Santa sacks for ou...
Where the hell is my husband?!
This week Beth poses the important question: how many Airtaskers does it take to build an IKEA cupboard? As it turns out… quite a few. And it’s still...
Burnt out but laughing because, December.
This week we’re diving deeper into an ongoing growing pain with Beth - one sparked by a quote she stumbled across on Emma Morris Instagram about how b...
Motherhood - Easier Said Than Done
Motherhood: Easier Said Than Done.
This week, Beth is feeling the weight of motherhood - and the never-ending list of shoulds.
You know th...
Grandparents taking annual leave?! Access Denied
This week’s episode is full of feelings, fears, laughter and the kind of friendship that carries you through the chaos of motherhood.
Lil’s grow...
E109: Two Hot Mess Mums
Don’t mind Lil’s dulcet, slightly sultry tones this week — she’s sick as a dog and tries not to complain about it *too* much.
Beth’s throwing he...
E108: Itchy boobs, pelvic pain and sleep dilemmas
The girls are sharing their glimmers - from Beth’s pregnancy fatigue finally lifting to Lil being back teaching some scrummy, nurturing classes for mu...
Rituals, Rhythms & The Family Home with Courtney Adamo
This week, we sit down with the wonderful and wise Courtney Adamo — mother of five, writer, and creative who has beautifully navigated motherhood from...
E106: First Trimester Survival Kit
This week, we put out the call — “What are your growing pains right now?” — and the response was loud and clear: first trimester survival.
From...
Twins - Twice! With Leila from Village for Mama
This week the girls chat with the gorgeous Leila from Village for Mama, who shares the wild, journey that has shaped her motherhood so far.
From...