Kiwi Birth Tales

This episode of Kiwi Birth Tales is proudly brought to you by Your Birth Project, if you are pregnant you need YBP in your life!

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

• Unplanned pregnancy at 20 years old
• Induction
• Lack of birth education
• Emergency Csection
• Birth Trauma
• Poor hospital experience
• Breastfeeding challenges
• Postnatal Depression
• Pregnancy loss - Twin Pregnancy
• Covid Pregnancy and Birth
• Anxiety due to loss
• Your Birth Project course
• Posterior Labour
• Hospital Birth
• VBAC
• Fast breathing
• Birth Centre
• SCBU
• 10lb + baby
• Positive and healing second birth (VBAC)

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

Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course

Find me @kiwibirthtales and @yourbirthproject

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My first solo episode in a while! But feels like a good place to start - if you are about to go into your postpartum journey, you're there right now or you know someone who is, this ep is for you!

Some of the items mentioned in this episode:

• Finger Food Nails (Stick on nails you can do at home + they look amazing)
• Pure Mama Belly Oil
• Skin Care (my fave is Emma Lewisham)
• Your Birth Project course breathing techniques
• Beanbags (my faves are from Mooi Living)
• Airpods / Headphones
• Audible or Audiobooks

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This episode of Kiwi Birth Tales is proudly brought to you by Your Birth Project, if you are pregnant you need YBP in your life!

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

• Autoimmune conditions
• AMH Level testing
• Low AMH
• Egg Retrieval
• Spontaneous pregnancy
• Twin Pregnancy
• OBGYN care
• Balloon Catheter Induction
• Epidural
• Twin 2 in distress (Louie)
• Emergency Csection
• Epidural not working so Spinal Block needed
• Recovery in hospital
• Support system after going home
• Inverted nipples and feeding
• Pumping
• Csection recovery

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

Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course

Find me @kiwibirthtales and @yourbirthproject

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of Kiwi Birth Tales is proudly brought to you by the InfaGroup who make my favourite Carseats for children.

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

• SGA babies
• Induction Births
• Your Birth Project Hypnobirthing Course
• PICU
• Breastfeeding challenges
• Postpartum Depression

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

Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course

Find me @kiwibirthtales and @yourbirthproject

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of Kiwi Birth Tales is proudly brought to you by Hotmilk save 20% off full priced items with code kiwibirthtales

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

• Surprise Pregnancy
• NIPT
• Gender reveal
• Inter-cranial Hypertension
• Your Birth Project (online and in person)
• Stretch and sweeps
• 41+6 birth
• Induction using Misoprostol
• Hormone drip, breaking of waters
• Epidural
• No progress
• Csection
• Positive breastfeeding journey

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

Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course

Find me @kiwibirthtales and @yourbirthproject

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Abby. Some of the topics we cover:

• Pregnancy symptoms
• 42 week Induction
• Stretch and sweeps
• Quick Dilation minimal pain
• Long pushing stage
• Cam caught Elsie
• Birth similarities to Abby's Mum
• Retained Placenta
• Blood Loss / Haemorrhage up to 3L
• Breastfeeding challenges
• Postpartum period through grief
• Cam (Husband) diagnosed with Terminal Brain Cancer after Elsies birth
• Tongue and Lip tie
• Loss of Husband
• Depression and grief
• Counselling

Find Abby on Instagram here or Tiktok here

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

Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course

Find me @kiwibirthtales and @yourbirthproject

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Sophie. Some of the topics we cover:

• Pregnancy Loss
• Chemical Pregnancy
• 14 months trying to conceive
• Your Birth Project course
• Hatched Antenatal
• Birth Centre to Hospital transfer
• Epidural
• Episiotomy
• Ventouse
• Jaundice (hospital admission)
• Postpartum Psychosis

Recommended by Sophie for postpartum birth recovery:

• Ural
• Kiwi Crush

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

Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course

Find me @kiwibirthtales and @yourbirthproject

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Kaz. Some of the topics we cover:

• Pregnancy Loss
• PCOS
• IVF
• NIPT
• Hyperemesis Gravidarum
• Advocating for induction
• Induction
• Misoprostol
• Balloon Catheter
• Attempt to break waters
• Csection
• Positive birth story
• Mild Gestational Diabetes

Recommended by Kaz:

• Lactation Consultant - Kaz used Kate from Little Bird Lactation
• Lactamo Breastfeeding Ball
• Muslin Cloths

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

Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course

Find me @kiwibirthtales and @yourbirthproject

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of Kiwi Birth Tales is proudly brought to you by Huggies NZ.

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

• Coming off the pill
• Changing midwife at 10 weeks
• Local Antenatal course
• Cholestasis of Pregnancy (itchy hands and feet first symptoms)
• Gestational Diabetes
• Stretch and Sweep
• Induction after spontaneous waters breaking
• Epidural
• Quick Pushing
• Positive Induction stories
• Cystic Fibrosis diagnosis after newborn checks with Luca

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

Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course

Find me @kiwibirthtales and @yourbirthproject

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of Kiwi Birth Tales is proudly brought to you by Huggies NZ.

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

• Endometriosis
• Mirena
• Morning Sickness
• Ondansetron
• NIPT
• Travelling in first trimester
• Keeping sex of baby a surprise
• Hatched Antenatal
• Your Birth Project course
• Antenatal expressing
• Evening Primrose oil
• 38 weeks High blood pressure + protein in urine
• Preeclampsia
• Induction | Misoprostol, Break waters, Syntocinon
• Long induction
• Epidural
• Short staffed in hospital
• Positive birth experience
• High blood pressure and re-admission to hospital post birth
• Supply drop post birth
• Continued breastfeeding | Lactation consultant support

Things Selena has loved postpartum:

Noody Skincare for Sloane

Viva La Vulva

Pure Mama

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

Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course

Find me @kiwibirthtales and @yourbirthproject

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.