Sleep apnea, co-sleeping, being a midwife and running a business - Mums, Bums & Tums Podcast

Sleep apnea, co-sleeping, being a midwife and running a business - Mums, Bums & Tums Podcast

From The Mums, Bums & Tums Podcast by Amanda Hillis & Andrew Clarke

October 24, 2025 · 1h 2m · Episode 20

About this episode

Emily shares her experiences as a midwife and mother, discussing sleep apnea, co-sleeping, and running her own business.

Emily is a Wirral based mum of two little boys and hospital based midwife.  She also has a little business called Mum Made Woollens where she makes hand embroidered personalised knitwear for little ones.  After 12 years in the hospital and 6 years of mum-life often flying solo as a military wife; she likes to think she's learnt a little along the way and loved sharing her stories with Amanda and answering all things midwifery.  Emily hopes her experiences make other mum’s feel normal in the chaos of motherhood where we’re all just trying to do our best for our babies 🤍 __________________________________ If you'd like to support the channel, please consider buying me a coffee; https://buymeacoffee.com/thembtpodcast I’m Amanda! I am a Level 3 personal trainer and fitness instructor. I am also trained in pre and post natal exercise. I have been qualified for 7 years, working in a wide range of gyms and I have taught a wide variety of classes alongside doing 1-1 and small group sessions. I run mum and baby fitness classes in order to create a safe space for mums to workout, with or without the children as I know how important it can be for both our physical and mental…

People in this episode

Hosts: Amanda Hillis, Andrew Clarke

Guest: Emily

Topics covered

  • sleep apnea
  • co-sleeping
  • midwifery
  • motherhood
  • running a business

Keywords

  • sleep apnea
  • co-sleeping
  • midwife
  • motherhood
  • personalized knitwear
  • Mum Made Woollens
  • fitness
  • mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mum Made Woollens

Places: Wirral

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