This episode of Kiwi Birth Tales is proudly brought to you by Your Birth Project.

In this episode of Kiwi Birth Tales, I speak to Jordi. Some of the topics we cover:

• Early miscarriage in first pregnancy
• Anxiety in the second pregnancy about loss
• Medical professional
• All testing available in NZ
• Felt excited about giving birth
• Diagnosed baby with Bilateral Duplex Kidneys at 30 weeks, unsure what this would mean until post birth
• Spontaneous labour
• Epidural
• Brow presentation
• Baby not descending
• Thick meconium in waters
• Emergency CSection
• Reflecting on birth felt disappointed, CHCH Women's Birth Afterthoughts Clinic
• Congenital pneumonia
• NICU
• Surgery for Kidneys
• UTI 4m
• Yearly monitoring
• Exclusive pumping
• Scar massage
• Returning to work at 6m postpartum
• Mum guilt
• Pregnancy 10m postpartum
• Found decision hard between VBAC and Elective Csection
• 5-6cm dilated at stretch and sweep
• Quick spontaneous labour
• Hand at face for birth
• 2nd degree internal tear
• Aspirated meconium - infection
• NICU stay
• 10.6lbs baby (4.8KG)
• 2 under 2

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Please seek support for any mental health concerns, some helpful links are below:

Mental Health in Pregnancy

Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Aotearoa

Plunket - Dads Mental Health

Little Shadow - Private Counselling NZ

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