NearlyParents Podcast Summary

Episode: Would Jamie and Sophie be SWINGERS?
Date: September 14, 2025
Hosts: Jamie Laing & Sophie Habboo

Episode Overview

In this lively and candid episode of NearlyParents, Jamie and Sophie—in their typical blend of humor, honesty, and chaotic charm—navigate the realities of late-stage pregnancy, changes in their relationship, and, amusingly, imagine what life would be like if they became swingers. Expect their trademark unfiltered overshares as they discuss body changes, couple dynamics, pregnancy mishaps, dealing with “baby brain,” listener stories, whether swinging would ever be on the table, and a hilarious round of "Would You Rather?" with a parenting twist.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Name Anxiety and Pregnancy Dynamics

[02:46–04:00]

• Jamie and Sophie riff on the anxiety of forgetting names, with Sophie admitting her intrusive thoughts about misnaming guests, e.g., Leona Lewis.
• Jamie dons a “fake pregnancy tummy” to experience what Sophie is going through, declaring, “I can hardly breathe!” and Sophie snappily retorting that Jamie’s got it easy compared to the real thing.
  • Sophie: “None of your organs or insides are getting crushed. It’s literally like you are hugging a teddy bear.” [04:25]
• Sophie humorously laments wanting to retreat into silence due to breathlessness: “I just want to sleep on rocks where it’s cold and hard… and just be left in silence for 20 hours a day.” [05:05]

2. Bodily Changes, Bra Size, and Baby Bumps

[06:59–10:34]

• Sophie details what it’s really like to experience her body expanding ("I have no room for nothing...I am the Hulk!"), bra sizing confusion, and the unyielding growth of her back and feet.
• Jamie jokes about Sophie’s new “booty”—cue a comical, slightly awkward exchange:
  • Jamie: “I would eat it up. Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum.” [07:53]
  • Sophie: “That is SO, SO disgusting.” [07:56]

3. Pelvic Floor, Kegels, and Taboos

[11:12–13:09]

• Sophie admits to newfound awareness about pelvic floor exercises after being prompted by her midwife, and they unpack what “kegels” are for the uninitiated.
• Sophie: “I obviously do it occasionally, but I don’t consciously go, oh, time for my Kegels!” [12:41]
• Jamie, baffled but supportive, realizes how little men can ever fully understand the physical journey of pregnancy.

4. Pregnancy Worries – Braxton Hicks, Symptom Panic & Partner Roles

[14:10–18:37]

• Jamie reflects on the challenge of supporting Sophie through symptoms he doesn’t understand (“I don’t understand the pain, the lack of breath, the hormones.” [14:10]).
• Sophie lovingly but brutally role-plays Jamie’s typically hectic panic when she mentions anything wrong:
  • “You’re NEVER calm. You call every doctor or friend with any medical history the moment I say something hurts.” [15:28]
• The couple demonstrates (with laughs) how partners might gently respond to "false labor" or Braxton Hicks scares:
  • Sophie (ideal partner): “Let’s just get you home and lie down. I’ll make you a hot chocolate and rub your back.” [18:19]
  • Jamie (real self): “I don’t really want you to rub my back. My feet are so wide now!” [18:32]

5. Listener Stories: Hilarious and Raw Overshares

[33:00–37:13]

• Lucy’s Pregnancy Shaving Fiasco [33:00]
  • Lucy called her midwife in panic after noticing blood, only to discover she’d nicked herself shaving her labia because she couldn’t see below her bump:
    • “I just cut my van while shaving because I could barely reach it around my huge belly. We’ve all been there.” [34:04] —Sophie
• Katie’s Mucus Plug/Dog Mishap [35:03]
  • Katie details how she treasured a mucus plug to show her husband…but the family dog ate it:
    • “Piccolo had eaten my mucus plug.” [36:47]
    • Jamie: “If I didn’t feel sick enough today, these have really took me over the edge.” [36:47]
• Charlotte’s Emotional Story [37:20]
  • Charlotte shares losing her father to cancer, naming her son after him, and how her partner’s “big kid” ADHD energy shapes their parenting.

6. Sex, Intimacy, and The Swingers Conversation

[38:58–41:49]

• Jamie, in typical fashion, raises if they’d make good swingers.
  • “Do you think we’d make good swingers? Sophie Charlotte Herbu Lang, born 1994…” [39:28]
  • Sophie: “Absolutely not.” [39:37]
  • Jamie: “If I just approached you and said let’s open up our relationship…?” [39:52]
  • Sophie: “No. Okay, I’ll file for divorce.” [40:01]
• Both agree they're curious but ultimately could never watch the other with someone else (“I’d kill you,”—Sophie [39:51]; “I don’t understand how that works… the thought of me watching you with some other bloke bones you…”—Jamie [40:18]).
• Sophie imagines if they did attend a party, she’d just dress up and people-watch (“I would watch and just voyeur everyone and find out who's doing what.” [41:41]), Jamie spins out into nervous laughter.

7. Would You Rather? Parenting & Relationship Edition

[42:19–45:20] A rapid, raucous round of would-you-rather questions:

• “Would you rather have amazing sex once a year or mediocre sex three times a week?”
  • Jamie: “I would have mediocre sex three times a week.” [44:55]
  • Sophie: “Amazing once, yeah.” [44:27]
• “Would you rather only have sex if your mum watches or my mum?”
  • Sophie: “Your mum over my mum, for sure. I don’t think Penny would care. She’d probably give us some critique, like some pointers.” [45:09]

8. Weird Pregnancy Tip of the Week

[45:27–46:05]

• From listener Willow: “Charge your bump under the full moon to align the baby’s chakras.”
  • Jamie: “Let’s do that tonight.”
  • Sophie: “It’s not a full moon, babes.” [45:59]

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Jamie stepping into Sophie's shoes (literally):

  • “I can hardly breathe.” [04:25]
  • Sophie: “None of your organs or insides are getting crushed. It’s literally like a teddy bear.” [04:25]

• On intimacy and those wild pregnancy body changes:

  • Jamie: “You basically got this sweet butt that is like a ledge.” [08:03]
  • Sophie: “No, everything’s just a booty.” [07:52]

• Role-playing pregnancy panic:

  • Sophie (on Jamie): “You call every doctor or friend with any medical history the moment I say something hurts.” [15:28]

• Launching into the swingers debate:

  • Jamie: “Do you think we’d make good swingers?” [39:28]
  • Sophie: “Absolutely not...I’ll file for divorce.” [40:01]
  • Jamie: “The thought of me watching you with some other bloke bones you… I just couldn’t do it.” [40:18]
  • Sophie: “I’d just dress up as Ariel the mermaid and voyeur everyone.” [41:38]

Important Timestamps by Segment

• Name Anxiety & Intrusive Thoughts – 02:46–04:00
• Jamie’s Fake Pregnancy Tummy & Body Chat – 04:00–10:34
• Pelvic Floor, Kegels, and Braxton Hicks – 11:12–18:37
• Listener Overshare: Razor Mishap & Lost Mucus Plug – 33:00–37:13
• Sex, Intimacy & Swinger Scenarios – 38:58–41:49
• Would You Rather Game – 42:19–45:20
• Weird Pregnancy Tip of the Week – 45:27–46:05

Tone & Style

The episode is unvarnished, raw, and riotously funny, characterized by the pair’s natural chemistry and willingness to laugh at themselves and the messiness of impending parenthood. Sophie’s wry, self-deprecating humor matches Jamie’s energetic and often inappropriate jokes, grounding the conversation in realness that’s both relatable and endearing.

For New Listeners

You don’t need to be pregnant—or even a parent—to enjoy Jamie and Sophie’s mix of overshare, honesty, and banter. Whether it’s battling strange pregnancy symptoms, fumbling through relationship blunders, or wondering about the wild world of swingers, this episode has moments that will make you laugh, cringe, and maybe even learn a thing or two about what it means to be “nearly parents.”