Elyn says she "hit the jackpot" by finding this podcast and the Positive Births resources. She did an amazing job, and she has so much to share with you. In this episode we discuss: -

-Conception while on her OE and having to choose a midwife from overseas

 - Superficial thrombosis on foot lead to practising breathing while getting a needle into her stomach each night

-Spontaneous labour at 40+1, at home until body was pushing

-Having to hold on and fight the urge to push car ride to birthcentre and stuck behind a tractor

-Meconium in waters and how that impacted the pushing stage

-Challenges breastfeeding, triple feeding, postpartum anxiety

-Learnings from the breastfeeding journey, postpartum preparation and discussion of Matrescence

Mentioned is the book Matrescence by Lucy Jones

If you too would like to prepare for your postpartum with some tools and strategies to cope mentally and emotionally (regardless of what plays out) you might like to register for the next online course of the Positive Postpartum workshop.

Book here: www.positivebirths.co.nz/positive-postpartum

To order the Positive Birth in NZ book: www.positivebirths.co.nz/book-positive-birth-in-nz/

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