Cass: Miscarriage, 16m Age Gap, Pregnancy through Grief, Fake Labour, Homebirth in Water
05/15/25 • 61 min
This episode of Kiwi Birth Tales is proudly brought to you by Your Birth Project, if you are pregnant you need YBP in your life!
In this episode of Kiwi Birth Tales, I speak to Cass. Some of the topics we cover:
- Miscarriage when 4 months postpartum with her son
- Starting a marketing agency with Fiance Nic
- Cass's Dad passed away during her pregnancy
- Pregnancy and grief
- Homebirth Midwife
- Didn't do any testing - only 12 + 20 weeks scan
- Your Birth Project in first pregnancy
- Challenging breastfeeding journey first time
- Inverted nipples
- Fake labour
- 16 month age gap
- Waters leaking
- Anticipating labour to be different, didn't think she was close to the end
- Homebirth in the pool
- Midwife hands off and encouraged her to trust her body
- No stitches, some grazing
- Positive breastfeeding journey (painful cracked nipples)
- Partner mental health
- Communciation and working as a team with your partner
Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course
https://www.fertilityassociates.co.nz/book-a-free-nurse-consult
Please seek support for any mental health concerns, some helpful links are below:
Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Aotearoa
Little Shadow - Private Counselling NZ
Find me @kiwibirthtales and @yourbirthproject
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This episode of Kiwi Birth Tales is proudly brought to you by Your Birth Project, if you are pregnant you need YBP in your life!
In this episode of Kiwi Birth Tales, I speak to Cass. Some of the topics we cover:
- Miscarriage when 4 months postpartum with her son
- Starting a marketing agency with Fiance Nic
- Cass's Dad passed away during her pregnancy
- Pregnancy and grief
- Homebirth Midwife
- Didn't do any testing - only 12 + 20 weeks scan
- Your Birth Project in first pregnancy
- Challenging breastfeeding journey first time
- Inverted nipples
- Fake labour
- 16 month age gap
- Waters leaking
- Anticipating labour to be different, didn't think she was close to the end
- Homebirth in the pool
- Midwife hands off and encouraged her to trust her body
- No stitches, some grazing
- Positive breastfeeding journey (painful cracked nipples)
- Partner mental health
- Communciation and working as a team with your partner
Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course
https://www.fertilityassociates.co.nz/book-a-free-nurse-consult
Please seek support for any mental health concerns, some helpful links are below:
Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Aotearoa
Little Shadow - Private Counselling NZ
Find me @kiwibirthtales and @yourbirthproject
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Charlotte, Allie + Ardie: Teen Pregnancy, 2 Miscarriages, Endometriosis, 2 x Emergency CSections
This episode of Kiwi Birth Tales is proudly brought to you by Your Birth Project, if you are pregnant you need YBP in your life!
In this episode of Kiwi Birth Tales, I speak to Charlotte. Some of the topics we cover:
- Falling pregnant at 16
- Miscarriage and not telling family
- Endometriosis and surgery
- Miscarriage, suspected Ectopic pregnancy (but was not)
- Pregnant with Allie
- LGA baby
- Waters leaking
- Induction
- Emergency CSection
- Disappointed about birth
- Pregnant with Ardie
- Wanted a VBAC
- Marginal cord insertion
- Polyhydramnious
- Very short cord
- Dilated to 8cm
- Emergency Csection
- Positive Breastfeeding journeys
Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course
https://www.fertilityassociates.co.nz/book-a-free-nurse-consult
Please seek support for any mental health concerns, some helpful links are below:
Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Aotearoa
Little Shadow - Private Counselling NZ
Find me @kiwibirthtales and @yourbirthproject
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Alexis, Skylar + Saskia: Birth Trauma, Postnatal Depression, Positive Healing Birth, Your Birth Project
This episode of Kiwi Birth Tales is proudly brought to you by Your Birth Project, if you are pregnant you need YBP in your life!
In this episode of Kiwi Birth Tales, I speak to Alexis. Some of the topics we cover:
- Surprise pregnancy
- Challenges finding a midwife
- Positive family birth stories
- Induction
- Language use from care providers not supportive
- Induction
- Large postpartum haemorrhage + 3B Tear
- Birth Trauma
- Baby born 6.5lbs
- Postpartum Depression and mental health challenges
- Support from Plunket for referrals
- Therapist validation of birth trauma
- Move to Tauranga
- Hyperemesis in 2nd pregnancy
- Your Birth Project in person course to work through Birth Trauma
- Feeling positive about 2nd birth
- Supportive Midwife
- Spontaneous labour
- Hospital birth drug free
- Positive birth experience
- 2nd degree tear
- Bethlehem Birth Centre
- Completely different postpartum experience
- Advice to let people in when you're struggling and lean on whatever village you can find
Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course
https://www.fertilityassociates.co.nz/book-a-free-nurse-consult
Please seek support for any mental health concerns, some helpful links are below:
Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Aotearoa
Little Shadow - Private Counselling NZ
Find me @kiwibirthtales and @yourbirthproject
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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