In this episode we speak to Gabi who walks us through her pregnancy and birth journey with daughter Satsuki.  Satsuki was born prematurely in Tokyo during the pandemic which meant a solo labour for Gabi and then having to deal with the hospital's policies around NICU visits, limiting her abilities to be next to her daughter for the first two weeks.

She also found out about a liver issue during her pregnancy, discusses the language barrier at her hospital and takes us through her breastfeeding journey with a prem baby. Satsuki was born August 2022 at 35 weeks and weighing 2028g.

Care facilities:

+ Sho Hospital, Kita ku, Tokyo

+ Nihon University Itabashi Hospital

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Show notes: Brazil, Brazilian couple, Tokyo, symptoms of yellow eyes, liver health issue, hospitalisation, asthma, weight loss, early water breaks, PROM, 31 hours labour, IV drip induction, Ferguson reflex, premature, NICU, COVID restrictions, breastfeeding journey-------------------------------------------------  

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Opening

01:49 - Intro

02:57  - Journey to Pregnancy

06:03 - Pregnancy

15:54 - Birth Story

25:56 - Postpartum recovery

33:17 - Costs

33:54 - Bottle time

36:17 - Outro