Mum Will Know

This episode in honour of Birth Trauma Awareness week, Claire speaks with the Gidget Foundation's clinical team leader Chris Barnes about birth trauma. Chris talks through the many causes of birth trauma, symptoms and how trauma can effect a woman's life and relationships. Chris also shares tips on how to recover from a traumatic birth experience as well as steps to take if preparing/planning another baby.
To find the links to resources Chris mentions in the episode check out the episode show notes

What is labour really like? How long does it go for? What do the stages of labour mean? Listen in to hear answers to these questions and get some insiders tips on what to expect for labour and childbirth.
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What effect does the way we parent have on our children? Is there a correlation between our parenting, discipline, teaching of our kids and their learning? In this episode Hannah Alexander explains how important the way we parent our young kids is in their development, their mental health, the way they see themselves and the world.
She talks about parenting styles and in particular focusses on positive, reflective, responsive parenting. She shares practical tips on discipline and the language we use with our kids. Hannah also shares a huge list of resources for further reading on this subject.
To get links to these resources and to connect with Hannah head to the show notes

Have you ever thought about this idea that we as parents are our children’s first teachers? And what does that mean for the time we have with our kids early on, especially before they start school? And then, when thinking about schooling... do words like Montessori and Steiner make you anxious and worried you haven’t really thought through all the options available for your child’s education? In this episode, teacher and mum of three Hannah Alexander answers these questions and more.
To access the show notes & all the resources and recommendations Hannah shares, head to mumwillknow.com

Researcher & midwife Hazel Keedle unpacks her latest research on women’s experiences of planning a VBAC in Australia. She shares her own VBAC experience and passionately promotes the benefits of such an experience. Hazel also shares advice for women planning a VBAC including addressing and revisiting the ‘scary stuff’ in order to emotionally prepare for your next birth.
To read the full show notes and find the link to Hazel's facebook page for further research, head to www.mumwillknow.com