The Room

The must-hear advice for every new mum

The Room

Show Notes

In today's episode: What’s the best piece of parenting advice you’ve received? We asked our hosts and listeners to share their advice for new mums to make the transition to parenthood that little bit easier.

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The Room is produced by Dimity Kirkwood, video produced by Scott Walton, and executive-produced by Lucy Hunt. Our social media team consists of Naima Fatema, Erin Taylor and Divya Simmie, and our partnerships managers are Tabitha Rachmat and Tahnee Malina.

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