All At Once
Avsnitt

Caterina Mete: The Red Wiggle on IVF, Solo Motherhood & Raising Twins

All At Once
Dela

Caterina Mete has spent more than 20 years with The Wiggles, eventually stepping into the iconic role of the Red Wiggle. But behind the tours, performances and red skivvy is a deeply personal journey to becoming a mum.

In this episode, Caterina joins us to share her path to solo motherhood — from freezing her eggs in her 30s and deciding to pursue motherhood on her own, to miscarriage, fertility treatment and the moment she discovered her final embryo had split into identical twin girls, Dolly and Gigi.

We talk about the reality of a high-risk twin pregnancy, pre-eclampsia, a planned C-section and two weeks in NICU, before bringing two babies home as a first-time solo mum.

Caterina also shares what life looks like now: raising toddler twins, building a village around her, taking Dolly and Gigi on tour with The Wiggles and learning to accept support without losing her independence.

We chat about:

  • Caterina’s 23-year journey with The Wiggles and becoming the Red Wiggle
  • Freezing her eggs and choosing solo motherhood
  • Miscarriage, fertility treatment and discovering she was having identical twins
  • Navigating a high-risk twin pregnancy and NICU
  • Bringing two babies home and finding her feet as a solo mum
  • The family, friends and Wiggles team who make up her village
  • What it actually looks like taking toddler twins on tour
  • How becoming a mum has changed the way she performs for children and families
  • Why she believes twins should be raised as two individual people — not constantly compared

It’s an open conversation about motherhood not always arriving in the way you imagined — and creating a family and a life that looks different from the original plan, but is entirely your own. 

Follow along for the raw, unfiltered reality of raising multiples.

Thanks for being here.

If this resonated, sharing, rating or leaving a comment helps more parents of multiples find us.

Rss
Podden och tillhörande omslagsbild på den här sidan tillhör Sinead Finn & Gabi Holdinghausen. Innehållet i podden är skapat av Sinead Finn & Gabi Holdinghausen och inte av, eller tillsammans med, Poddtoppen.