Welcome to the Parentals podcast. Parentals is a community platform built to help people navigate the challenges of parenthood. You can find us on social media @parentals.app or www.parentals.app for more info.

Every couple of weeks we're going to be bringing you new episodes where we speak to different people about the challenges they've faced having a baby. I'm an expecting parent, with our first baby due 19th April, so I'm on this journey to learn more about what to expect to help me best prepare for my new job of becoming a Dad.

In this episode I'm speaking to Ellie, a start up founder of Stink, a refillable reed defuser subscription business which she started after she had her son, Ray.

Ellie had Ray during lockdown, which despite the extra pressures, gave her the freedom to pursue her entrepreneurial goals. As a family they love to travel and when at home they love to explore the culinary delights of Peckham, proving that life is still possible after having a baby.

We chat about what it's like to first bring your baby home, the best way to prepare for your baby's arrival, second-guessing yourself as a parent and much more.

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