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Drummer Mamas is a podcast aimed at bringing drumming mothers together. Ciara Chinniah and Gemma Hill have been friends since they met studying the drums at music college. Since then they have both had children and wanted to share their experiences in the drumming world whilst also juggling everything that comes with motherhood.

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A Spotlight on…parenting advice books

May 12, 2025 • Ciara Chinniah and Gemma Hill • Season 2 • Episode 18

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While Ciara is and always has been a self-help book fan, Gemma has a habit of buying parenting advice books and hoping their wisdom will reach her through osmosis without actually reading them.
The Drummer Mamas discuss the parenting books that they have (and haven’t) read, what books provided the best advice during pregnancy, and whether we really need them or if we should just listen to and trust in our own intuition as parents.

Trigger warning: Emetophobia sufferers, we talk about what we experienced during the birthing process.

The books that Gemma referenced in this episode but couldn’t remember the titles of:
‘Bump: how to make, grow and birth a baby’ and ‘The food of love – your formula for
successful breastfeeding’ both by Kate Evans

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