Emma Collins / breastfeeding through pregnancy, tandem & extended feeding, panic disorder

02/23/21 • 90 min

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Content warning: this episode discusses depression, anxiety, panic attacks, self-harm and suicidal thoughts. There’s also a mention about sexual abuse in the context of extended breastfeeding. If any of these themes are triggering for you, please take care while you’re listening. If you’re concerned about your own mental health or that of someone you love, call 0800 LIFELINE to seek support. Additional help services are also listed in the show notes.

In this episode, I interview mum of three Emma Collins about her feeding journeys with each of her daughters. Through traumatic birth, mental illness, exclusive pumping, mixed feeding, formula feeding, oversupply, tongue tie, feeding through pregnancy, dry nursing, tandem feeding, extended feeding and natural term weaning, there’s more she can talk to when it comes to feeding than not. Now working as a breastfeeding peer supporter and as an administrator for Mother’s Milk NZ Charitable Trust, breastfeeding has become Emma’s superpower.
Mental health support services:

Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Aotearoa
depression.org.nz or 0800 111 757
Mental Health Foundation
Parent Help - 0800 568 856
Anxiety Phone Line - 0800 269 4389
PlunketLine - 0800 933 922
For a referral to Maternal Mental Health please contact your midwife or GP
Mental Health Crisis services (for emergencies only)

Breastfeeding support services:

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Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Aotearoa
depression.org.nz or 0800 111 757
Mental Health Foundation
Parent Help - 0800 568 856
Anxiety Phone Line - 0800 269 4389
PlunketLine - 0800 933 922
For a referral to Maternal Mental Health please contact your midwife or GP
Mental Health Crisis services (for emergencies only)

Breastfeeding support services:

Follow Emma Collins on Instagram.

Follow Skye Ross on Instagram.

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Gemma Sanders / unexplained secondary infertility, miscarriages, IVF

Today's episode is with mum of two, Gemma Sanders. she takes us through what it was like to have no complications naturally conceiving her first son, Max, but then she and her husband, Ev experienced unexplained secondary infertility, they had two miscarriages, and eventually chose to undergo IVF to have their second son, Jasper.
This episode is a reminder that you just don’t know – no one knows - how quickly or how long it could take to conceive, whether it’s your first pregnancy or a subsequent one. I have no doubt that in Gemma bravely sharing her very personal story with you today, this episode will shift perspectives on what we think we know infertility to be.
For miscarriage and pregnancy loss support, visit miscarriagesupport.org.nz.
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Rachel Hawke / 8 years of TTC, 4 rounds of IVF, mosaic embryo, miracle baby

This week's episode of Motherness is proudly sponsored by Little Bambinos, a lovingly curated online store for minis and their mamas. Little Bambinos is offering all Motherness listeners 10% off storewide - enter the code MOTHERNESS at checkout to receive your discount.
Content warning: this episode discusses pregnancy loss and infertility. If either of these themes are triggering for you, please take care while you’re listening. Just a reminder that this episode is a personal story and any information shared in this podcast should not be used as a replacement or substitute for professional medical advice.

Today’s guest is my beautiful friend Rachel, a mum to Winnie and wife to Dre. She and Dre lived through 8 years of trying to conceive before they had their perfect little girl six months ago so if you’re looking for a happy ending kind of fertility story – this one of the most joyous ones I know. Rachel takes us through their entire journey with fertility treatment, their two miscarriages, and all the feelings and emotions that come with trying to conceive. I hope this episode is the kind of conversation about infertility that many of you feel is needed – a true, raw and completely honest account about life on the other side of deeply longing for a child and doing whatever it takes to conceive and carry a pregnancy to term.

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