Today Zoe talks to Cat Strawbridge, trying to conceive community advocate and fellow podcaster, about her personal experiences in becoming a mum; starting right from the beginning, through some very difficult times to where she is now. Listen in today for both an emotional and humorous insight to Cat’s journey to motherhood.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS
‘It’s something people don’t speak about enough…it’s a massive event, it’s huge and it hurts, it hurts physically and emotionally”
“Slowly but surely I rebuilt myself”
“I loved being pregnant and I made the most of it as much as I could”
“It’s ‘AND’ not OR’. You can love them AND you can be really pi**ed off because they are not sleeping…there are a lot of emotions that come with having a baby it is really bloody hard”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Eggsnsoldiers.com Eco-aware and sustainable baby shop in Dubai. Use ZOECM10 for discount.
ABOUT THE GUEST
Cat Strawbridge
IG @tryingyears
IG @itscatandalice
Podcast Finally Pregnant
Cat is a leading advocate of the trying to conceive community after her own experience of infertility. She talks about her journey to motherhood and the birth of her little girl Wren.
ABOUT THE HOST
Zoe Cresswell
Devoted mother of two (and a big hairy dog), UK trained midwife, doula and personal trainer, specialising in pre and postnatal fitness.
Zoe was born in the UK and before moving to Dubai in 2013 and worked as a midwife in central London, both in a birth centre and a very busy NHS hospital.
Although late to the scene, Zoe is an aspiring athlete having won numerous triathlons and representing Great Britain where she placed within the top 10 on the world stage.
With her husband James, the couple will soon be launching their cloth nappy company, Bop & Bee, where they hope to inspire families to swap a few disposable nappies a day for the more planet friendly option of cloth.
Zoe’s goal is to share her knowledge and experience, tell real life stories, manage expectations and open up those often difficult conversations.
Zoe’s own motherhood journey has been full of twists and turns as she put everything on hold and went through numerous miscarriages and rounds of IVF.
CONTACT DETAILS
Instagram : @zoecresswell_me
Facebook: Zoe Cresswell
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/zoe-cresswell