In this episode of Kiwi Birth Tales, I interview Claudia, in the episode we discuss:

• Twin Pregnancy + Miscarriage
• DNC
• Anxiety in early pregnancy
• Planned birth centre birth
• Positive birth experience
• Grazing but no tears
• Flat nipples + nipple shields, low supply
• Infected lymph node that required surgery at 3m for Elsie
• Family Centre support in Hamilton

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In this episode of Kiwi Birth Tales, I interview mama Ashleigh about her pregnancies and births with her daughters Anakiwa and Kānoa. In the episode we discuss:

• Pre-eclampsia
• Induction
• C-Section birth (calm, positive experience)
• Positive breastfeeding journey
• Mental Health / Postnatal Depression
• Planning for a home-birth
• Not finding out the sex of either baby before birth
• Positive home-birth experience
• Knot in intestine post birth
• Startship transfer (9 day stay)
• Surgery at 2 days old
• NICU \ SCBU
• Introduction of siblings (2 year age gap)
• Meaning behind the names Anakiwi and Kānoa

If you want to connect with Ashleigh you can find her on Instagram @ashleighkristan_ or on Tiktok @ashleighkristan

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In today's bonus episode, I talk about the products I would be using for postpartum recovery if I was giving birth again soon, these are mostly vaginal birth specific however a few are relevant for C-section births as well!

Find these and more on the Your Birth Project store https://www.yourbirthproject.com/store

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Thanks for listening! x

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In episode 182 of Kiwi Birth Tales I speak with Jess about her pregnancy, birth and postpartum journey with son Bohdi.

In this episode we cover:

• Crohn's disease, including surgery, medications and any complications in pregnancy / postpartum
• Spontaneous pregnancy
• Your Birth Project Hypnobirthing course
• Scan at 41wks showing 10.4lb baby
• Induction with oral misoprostol
• Gas and Air
• Epidural
• Long pushing stage
• Episiotomy and Forcep delivery
• 10.4lb baby
• Warkworth Birth Centre transfer
• Positive breastfeeding journey
• Positive recovery from birth
• Mental health
• Relationship changes

Thanks so much for joining me this week Jess!

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Welcome to another bonus episode of Kiwi Birth Tales, this is a listener submission about baby sleep. In the episode I discuss:

• mental health + lack of sleep
• relationship sharing the load
• sleep training
• gentle sleep techniques
• sleep environment
• doing what works best for you and your family
• two professional resources that have been useful for me in this space (listed below)

@thesleepscout - Lucy

@cradlednz - Dr Heather Johnston

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Thanks for listening!

@Kiwibirthtales
@Yourbirthproject

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In this bonus episode, I answer a question from a listener about navigating grief and loss with a toddler. I am not an expert in this space but having recently gone through similar I thought it was a timely topic to discuss. 

If you are not in the space to hear about the loss or grief then skip over this episode x

Thanks for listening!

@Kiwibirthtales
@Yourbirthproject

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- Pregnancy and Birth Education
- Antenatal classes
- Birth plans
- Spontaneous Labour
- Posterior Labour
- Emergency C-section
- Postpartum recovery 
- First 40 days 

Thanks for listening!

@Kiwibirthtales
@Yourbirthproject

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In this episode of Kiwi Birth Tales I speak with Lara about her pregnancy and birth stories with babies Levi + Harper. 

We discuss:
- initial pregnancy loss
- changing midwife
- single umbilical cord artery 
- spontaneous waters breaking
- epidural
- ventouse delivery 
- mental health postpartum
- hypnobirthing
- positive vaginal birth 
- foetal maternal haemorrhage 
- NICU

Thanks so much to Lara from @puremama for coming and sharing her story with us all!

Thanks for listening!

@Kiwibirthtales
@Yourbirthproject

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