Kiwi Birth Tales

This episode of Kiwi Birth Tales is proudly brought to you by Huggies NZ.

In this episode of Kiwi Birth Tales, I speak to Courtney. Some of the topics we cover:

• Coming off the pill
• Changing midwife at 10 weeks
• Local Antenatal course
• Cholestasis of Pregnancy (itchy hands and feet first symptoms)
• Gestational Diabetes
• Stretch and Sweep
• Induction after spontaneous waters breaking
• Epidural
• Quick Pushing
• Positive Induction stories
• Cystic Fibrosis diagnosis after newborn checks with Luca

Please seek support for any mental health concerns, some helpful links are below:

Mental Health in Pregnancy

Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Aotearoa

Plunket - Dads Mental Health

Little Shadow - Private Counselling NZ

Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course

Find me @kiwibirthtales and @yourbirthproject

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This episode of Kiwi Birth Tales is proudly brought to you by Your Birth Project, create your best birth here.

In this episode of Kiwi Birth Tales, I speak to Lauren. Some of the topics we cover:

• Tracking Cycles
• Early Pregnancy Losses
• Low HCG on blood tests
• NIPT
• Early pregnancy symptoms
• Acupunture
• Birth Plans
• Ina May Gaskin - A Guide to Childbirth
• Your Birth Project Hypnobirthing Course
• Hatched Antenatal in-person course
• Spontaneous water breaking - 38 weeks (PROM)
• Misoprostol induction due to labour not progressing
• Mindset in labour
• Quick progression after no progression
• Positive birth story
• Silverette cups
• Relationship adjustments with newborn
• Birth Centre stay

Please seek support for any mental health concerns, some helpful links are below:

Mental Health in Pregnancy

Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Aotearoa

Plunket - Dads Mental Health

Little Shadow - Private Counselling NZ

Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course

Find me @kiwibirthtales and @yourbirthproject

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In todays episode of Kiwi Birth Tales I speak with Natalie and we discuss all things pregnancy and birth with her 3 boys, as well as her surrogacy experience with Mark, Christian and Lulu.
In the episode we cover:
- pregnancy
- emergency and elective csections
- bleeding during pregnancy
- surrogacy
- pregnancy and birth in surrogacy
- postpartum experiences
The episode is sponsored by She Moves, She Moves pre and postnatal exercise specialists Ren & Jen are passionate about supporting NZ mums to exercise throughout pregnancy and return safely postpartum.

Their online programme is delivered via Facebook and can be done from home without equipment. For just $10 per month members have access to pre/postnatal yoga, strength workouts and pelvic floor, core restore sessions designed to help mums rebuild from the inside out.

She Moves cater for all mums including those with postnatal injuries such as abdominal separation and prolapse, they were 2-time award winners at the 2021 NZ Industry Exercise Awards for their service to Kiwi mums and have been endorsed by multiple women's health physios.

Ren & Jen share 5 children between them and know exercising after birth can be overwhelming, their mission is to break it down, make it simple and achievable

She Moves have a special offer to get listeners moving, use the code kiwibirthtales and get your first month free! Head to www.she-moves.co.nz and follow the She Moves @shemovesnz on Instagram.

Thanks for listening!
@Kiwibirthtales
@Yourbirthproject

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In Episode 50 of Kiwi Birth Tales I interview Lauren about her journey to Motherhood, Lauren takes us through her long fertility journey as she was diagnosed with PCOS and Endometriosis. Lauren tried for years to get pregnant before seeking help where she was put on Clomophine unsuccessfully, after suffering a miscarriage Lauren was referred to Fertility Associates Christchurch and during this time they decided to work with Oranga Tamariki on the possibility of becoming parents that way. After a short time a 6 month old baby girl was brought into their care and they were now parents to Abigail.
Lauren takes us through going ahead with fertility treatments while adjusting to being parents of a 6 month old, falling pregnant after the first round of embryo implantation with their son Patrick.
Lauren was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes at 34 weeks and discusses the problems this caused her with eating and managing her levels at home. At 37 weeks Lauren went into labour with her waters breaking at home, eventually heading to the hospital where labour slowed down. After an induction and epidural Lauren made it to 9cm when the Epidural began to wear off, the Midwife could see a Cervical Lip that meant Patrick was not able to fully descend down the birth canal and after trying to assist the call was made to move to an Emergency C Section.
Lauren takes us through her experience with the C-Section, recovering after birth and also her breastfeeding journey which she is still on at 19 months with Patrick.
This episode is packed with a lot of information and Lauren shares her experience so openly with us all which I am so grateful for. Thanks again for joining me on the Podcast Lauren.

Thanks for listening!
@Kiwibirthtales
@Yourbirthproject

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This weeks episode is sponsored by The Sleep Scout - owned by Lucy Burns, a certified infant and child sleep consultant and registered nurse who is dedicated in supporting parents through the journey of teaching their little one the very important skill of sleep. If you're struggling with early morning wake ups, routines, nap refusal, excessive night wakeups then look no further! Simply contact Lucy via Instagram @thesleepscout or thesleepscout.co.nz with the promo code “Kiwi” for 10% off a sleep package.
In Episode 38 of Kiwi Birth Tales I talk with Jessica Britten about the birth of her beautiful baby girl Stevie. Jess takes us through her struggles with conception due to the removal of a cyst and part of her ovary at 27 and low AMH levels which lead to freezing her eggs through IVF. Jess falls pregnant with Stevie after around 8 months of trying, and talks about her pregnancy journey, her new body as a pregnant woman and some methods she used to try and prepare for labour and birth.
Jess talks about her hypnobirthing classes as well as the book she read which she highly recommends - Birth Skills by Juju Sundin, which combined gave Jess the skills she needed to use during her labour and birth.
Stevie was born after a 6 hour active labour, in the Water at Parnell Birth Centre in Auckland. This was such a positive and empowering experience for Jess, which she does such a great job of sharing with us all. Jess also talks through her breastfeeding journey and adjusting to life with a newborn.
Thanks so much for joining me this week on the Podcast Jess - if you want to check out Jess and her family on instagram you can do so @hallweneed.

Thanks for listening!
@Kiwibirthtales
@Yourbirthproject

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