231: Cat Bateman on singing, swimming, and coping with diabetes

The Scummy Mummies Podcast

Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn

Kids & Family, Self-improvement, Parenting, Education

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2022

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Our guest for this episode is the awesome Cat Bateman from Little Folk Nursery Rhymes! She tells us what it's like being the least annoying baby music group singer of all time, and what she secretly thinks of some of the parents.

Cat also shares her experience of having a son with type 1 diabetes. She reveals how she coped with the initial diagnosis, why things are easier now, and the surprising thing her son has to say regarding how he feels about his condition.

We chat about Cat's other son, who was recently hospitalised with post-covid inflammatory syndrome. As we say in the episode, it's extremely rare, but still worth knowing about. You can find out more info via the NHS.

Then things get a bit more lighthearted as Cat tries to convince Ellie that cold water swimming is a good idea, and we discuss the difference between an apron and a gunt. There are some top Scummy Mummy Confessions involving chickpeas and injections, and in a podcast first, our guest plays us a song she wrote just for us.

You can find Cat on YouTube, Instagram, iTunes, and Spotify. Have a look at littlefolknurseryrhymes.com for more on her live classes - and you can sign up for both the IRL and Zoom sessions via happity.

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0:00.0	Imagine sweeping through green fields, floating five feet above ground, sun on your face as you slide by on track to your destination, not a car in the world, as you simply lean back.
0:17.0	And before you know it, you're there.
0:20.0	This is how travel should feel, and on our trains, it does.
0:25.0	Avanti West Coast, feel good travel.
0:32.0	Hey Ellie, do you like money and women?
0:34.0	Hell yeah, I love money and women.
0:37.0	Me too, but what sucks is that in the UK there is a gender investment gap of 1.65 trillion pounds,
0:44.0	many women on average are poor of the men with less in their pensions, savings and investments.
0:50.0	That is crazy man, we all need to talk about this.
0:54.0	I know right, can you believe that on average women have less than half the levels of savings and investments than men?
1:01.0	Outrageous, somebody needs to do something about this.
1:05.0	Well my friend, we are in luck because there is a fabulous podcast called Money Matters by those brilliant people at AJ Bell.
1:12.0	It has all the news, information and inspiring interviews you need to take control of your financial future.
1:20.0	Brilliant, thank you AJ Bell, finally somebody is doing something about this.
1:25.0	Too right, and they also offer a range of educational material, including in-person events, articles and a fast growing social presence.
1:34.0	Well this sounds awesome, where can people find them?
1:37.0	Well Ellie, just go to AJ Bell Money Matters.co.uk and listen to the AJ Bell Money Matters podcast,
1:44.0	which is helping women to feel good investing.
1:47.0	I'm going right now, try to stop me if you can't.
1:50.0	No, go on, I've gone, I've left, I'm back, bye.
1:59.0	Hello scumbags, this is the scummy mammy's podcast.
2:04.0	With your hosts, Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorne.
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