In today's episode I am speaking to Mary Flynn about her postpartum experience with her daughter Sofie, who is nearly 13. Mary had a wonderful pregnancy and gave birth in Austria where she was living at the time. Despite Mary's birth being far from what she had originally hoped and resulting in an unplanned c-section, it was actually the way she was treated in the early period after her birth that was incredibly challenging. Her daughter was taken away from after the birth and placed in a nursery despite no medical necessity, which was common practice at the time post cesarean to let the mother rest. It has taken Mary a long time to accept and come to terms with this early separation and it set her up for a really tricky start to postpartum. Mary was completely unprepared for the reality and intensity of the physical and emotional recovery from birth and she struggled with the isolating environment she found herself in postpartum. Mary felt that she was very slow to get her pink back but that it was feeling physically strong and returning to her yoga practice that really started to see flushes of pink return. She also found building a community and meeting other mums with shared experiences that really supported her pink and that was her big piece of advice for those preparing for postpartum; seek out community. Mary's own birth and postpartum experience, however tricky, has shaped her as an amazing midwife today, giving her a passionate drive to change new mothers experience for the better and if you are in Bristol or the local area I really urge you to check her out - https://www.yogimidwife.com/
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By Lily Canetty-ClarkeIn today's episode I am speaking to Mary Flynn about her postpartum experience with her daughter Sofie, who is nearly 13. Mary had a wonderful pregnancy and gave birth in Austria where she was living at the time. Despite Mary's birth being far from what she had originally hoped and resulting in an unplanned c-section, it was actually the way she was treated in the early period after her birth that was incredibly challenging. Her daughter was taken away from after the birth and placed in a nursery despite no medical necessity, which was common practice at the time post cesarean to let the mother rest. It has taken Mary a long time to accept and come to terms with this early separation and it set her up for a really tricky start to postpartum. Mary was completely unprepared for the reality and intensity of the physical and emotional recovery from birth and she struggled with the isolating environment she found herself in postpartum. Mary felt that she was very slow to get her pink back but that it was feeling physically strong and returning to her yoga practice that really started to see flushes of pink return. She also found building a community and meeting other mums with shared experiences that really supported her pink and that was her big piece of advice for those preparing for postpartum; seek out community. Mary's own birth and postpartum experience, however tricky, has shaped her as an amazing midwife today, giving her a passionate drive to change new mothers experience for the better and if you are in Bristol or the local area I really urge you to check her out - https://www.yogimidwife.com/