KICBump

You guys sent us sooo many good questions for our postpartum Q&A that we had to spread them over two episodes.
This week Laura answers: would you choose a C-section again? How are Bill & Ben going with Atlas? How was your first day alone with Atlas? Must-have postpartum items, and lots more!!
You can send questions any time via our DMs on Instagram (we’re @kicpod) or email us at [email protected]
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The episode about intrusive thoughts is called ‘You don’t need to be ashamed of your intrusive thoughts – KICBUMP with Julie Borninkhof PANDA CEO’ and you can listen to it here: https://pod.fo/e/393168
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Jess Rae King is a curve model, a writer and body confidence advocate. Nine months after Jess shared publicly about not feeling ready to have kids…Jess was pregnant! And nine months after that, Jess gave birth to her son Kit.
In this episode Jess sits down with Steph to share about her pregnancy, birth story and how she’s going 8 weeks postpartum.
Jess also speaks about how surprising it was that she felt pregnant in the first place, her epidural not working, learning how to breastfeed, and how she’s dealing with her body changing during pregnancy and postpartum.
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Join our virtual mothers' group in the the KICBUMP Facebook group. Search 'KICBUMP Community'
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This week we pick things up from where we left off at the end of Laura’s birth story episode. Laura & Dalton spent five days in hospital after Laura gave birth to Atlas in early December and this week we talk about what happened next.
Are you healing better or worse than you expected? How’s your cesarean scar? Are you doing anything to try and get rid of it? How is breastfeeding journey going? Was it painful at first? And more!
If you have any questions for Laura, please DM us on Instagram @kicpod and we’ll answer them in a future episode!
Also! We share our highs & lows of parenting for the week 💩
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We love Dr Kavita for breastfeeding info & support! Follow her on Instagram @dr.kavita.t and TikTok at @dr.kavita.t
We’ve had her on KICBump too. The episodes are called…
‘Busting breastfeeding myths - KICBUMP with Dr Kavita’ https://pod.fo/e/38871b
‘Is pumping for everyone? KICBUMP with Lactation Consultant Dr Kavita’ https://pod.fo/e/3868ca
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Join our virtual mothers' group in the the KICBUMP Facebook group. Search 'KICBUMP Community'
Kic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store
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Hello again! When we posted Laura’s birth story episode earlier this week, a lot of you commented asking why Laura decided to have an elective cesarean. Laura spoke about how she made her decision on our other podcast, KICPod, last year and so we decided to share it here too in case you were curious.
We’ll be back on Tuesday with a Q&A on Laura’s postpartum experience!
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The episode where Laura originally shared her birth plan is called ‘Laura shares her birth preference’. It’s in the KICPod feed and you can listen here: https://pod.fo/e/344b73
In case you missed Laura’s birth story, you can listen here: https://pod.fo/e/3868c6
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Laura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on Tiktok
Steph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram, @steph_claire_smith on TikTok
Join our virtual mothers' group in the the KICBUMP Facebook group. Search 'KICBUMP Community'
Kic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store
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It’s finally here!! Laura gave birth to baby Atlas on December 3rd, 2025. In this episode, Laura sits down with Steph to share her birth story - from what she & Dalton did the night before, to all the nitty gritty of her planned cesarean, and the first five days of Atlas’ life.
Also! KICBump is now its own podcast!! We’ll be publishing new KICBump episodes every Tuesday so subscribe or follow in whichever podcast app you use to stay up to date <3
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Laura mentioned that her sister baked her lactation cookies. This is the recipe if you want to try making them yourself: https://www.howsweeteats.com/2015/02/lactation-cookies/
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Steph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram, @steph_claire_smith on TikTok
Laura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on Tiktok
Join our virtual mothers' group in the the KICBUMP Facebook group. Search 'KICBUMP Community'
Kic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.