The Birth and Postpartum Diaries
Welcome to The Birth and Postpartum Diaries - a place where Mamas share their authentic stories of pregnancy, birth and beyond, and where I interview experts in order to help Mamas, and Mamas to be, navigate this crazy and beautiful season of their lives.
Episodes
34 episodes
Another break!
In this short episode, I explain why the podcast is still on break and why it will stay on break for the foreseeable future. Thank you so much for being a loyal listener, I sincerely hope I am able to bring you more episodes someti...
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32 | Sandra's Postpartum Story
In today's episode of the show, Sandra shares her story of two quite different postpartum experiences. The first, was in lockdown in Victoria, which proved to be quite a lonely and difficult experience. Sandra openly and honestly shares what it...
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31 | Sandra's Birth Stories - Two Caesareans, One Emergency, One Planned, Navigating an Interstate Move & Lockdowns
In today's episode of the show, I speak to Sandra who shares her two birth stories - one unplanned caesarean and one planned. Sandra also discusses what it was like moving back to Melbourne from Sydney in the middle of lockdown and how that aff...
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Episode 31
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Pressing Pause!
Hey there! I'm just letting you know that the show is taking a short break - I'll be back very soon with new stories, special guests and experts! If you would like to request any episodes or if you would like to share your story...
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30 | Vaughne Geary - Postpartum Doula, Naturopath & Business Woman (Mama Goodness)
In today’s special episode of the show, I speak to Vaughne Geary who is a nautropath, postpartum doula and one half of Mama Goodness. For someone who is so young, Vaughne has achieved so much and is someone I find so inspirational! In o...
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Episode 30
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29 | Niki’s Postpartum Story - Home Birth, Navigating Lockdowns & a Mother’s Love and Intuition
In today’s episode I have Niki back to share her postpartum journey so far. Niki describes the immediate postpartum as peaceful, as she birthed at home and was surrounded by people she loved and felt cared for by.Niki speaks about th...
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Episode 29
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28 | Niki's Birth Story - Home Birth, Navigating Lockdowns & Border Closures & Private Midwifery Care
In today’s episode of the show I speak with Niki who shares her pregnancy, labour and birth story. Niki lives in Thailand and after falling pregnant towards the end of 2019 decided she wanted to have a home birth in Australia, which is where he...
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Episode 28
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27 | Emma's Postpartum Story - Solo Mum BC, Sleep Challenges, The Perfect Mother Myth
Today I have Emma back to share her postpartum experience. As you may recall from the last episode, Emma is a solo Mum by choice and shares her experience of parenting with a different style of support system. Emma says she went in...
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Episode 27
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26 | Emma's Birth Story - Solo Mum by Choice, ICSI, Private Care, a Positive Induction
In today’s episode of the show I speak to Emma who shares her preconception, pregnancy and birth story. Emma decided to become a solo Mum by choice, and chose to use ICSI to conceive her son Charlie. The journey was long, and as Emma openly sha...
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Episode 26
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25 | Sammy's Postpartum Story - Going Against the Grain, "Natural Parenting" and Intense, Immersive Mothering
“Western culture pretends our little ones need us less than they do” In today’s episode, I have Sammy back to share her postpartum experience so far. We cover a lot of ground and discuss things such as: ...
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Episode 25
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24 | Sammy's Birth Story - Home Birth and Creating a Safe Haven in Pregnancy and the Birth Space
In today’s episode I speak with Sammy about what she describes as her “magical” home birth experience. We chat about her decision to switch from birthing at a birth centre to birthing at home, the importance of feeling safe throughout pregnancy...
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Episode 24
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23 | Bec's Postpartum Story - Two Premmies, Special Care Unit, Juggling a Newborn and a Toddler & the Power of Positivity
In today’s episode I am joined by Bec who shares her postpartum journey with two premature babies who both had to spend some time in the special care unit. Bec speaks about the challenge of being discharged from hospital without...
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Episode 23
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22 | Bec’s Birth Story - Two Premmie Babies, Private Care, Type 1 Diabetic
In today’s episode I speak to Bec who shares the story of the pregnancy, labour and birth of her two sons Callum and Charlie who were both born premature. Callum was born at 35 weeks and Charlie was born at 32 weeks.Bec is a type 1 diabe...
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Episode 22
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21 | Amy Feroz's Postpartum Story - "Breastfeeding is the Hardest Thing I've Ever Done in my Life"
In today's episode I have Amy back to share her postpartum story. Amy shares how panicked, stressed and out of her depth she felt in the immediate postpartum phase as everything was new and unfamiliar. She speaks about the monumenta...
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Episode 21
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20 | Amy Feroz’s Birth Story - Premature Baby, NHS, Public Care, Quick Vaginal Birth
In today’s episode of the show I speak to Amy who shares her pregnancy, labour and birth story. Amy explains what life was like pre-baby - lots of travel, a strong focus on herself, her career and her training - and how things changed when she ...
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19 | Ash Dickinson's Postpartum Story - Breastfeeding Challenges, Parenting as a Team & Getting Back into Work
In today’s episode I have Ash back to share her postpartum experience so far. We both had a bit of “mum brain” and go on a few tangents, but we did cover some key topics including: The importance of setting boundaries with gues...
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Episode 19
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18 | Bronte’s Postpartum Story - Recovering from a Third Degree Tear, PP Hemorrhage, Boundaries and Sex in PP
In today’s episode I have Bronte back to share her postpartum experience so far. She openly shares all the details of her third degree tear recovery, including how it affected her sex life, speaks about her postpartum hemorrhage, h...
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Episode 18
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17 | Bronte’s Birth Story - Public Care, Episiotomy, Forceps Birth and a Third Degree Tear
In today’s episode I speak to Bronte about her pregnancy, labour and the birth of her son Leo. Bronte conceived quite quickly and opted for public care at her local hospital in Bendigo. She speaks about her experience of the typical...
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Episode 17
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16 | Ash Dickinson’s Birth Story - Prenatal Anxiety, Nausea, PGP, a Marathon Labour and a Positive Birth
On today’s episode of the show I speak to my dear friend Ash about her pregnancy, super-long labour and birth. Ash admits that pregnancy wasn’t what she had expected and openly shares her struggles with nausea, pelvic girdle pain, s...
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Episode 7
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15 | Elly McLean's Postpartum Story - Breastfeeding, Mastitis Scare, Sleep Deprivation & The Importance of Support Systems
In today's episode Elly is back to share her postpartum journey so far. Elly shares her experience with breastfeeding, including a mastitis scare, how she's navigated sleep deprivation, what support systems she had in place for the four...
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Episode 15
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14 | Elly McLean Birth Story - Nutritionist, Emergency Cesarean
In today's episode I speak to Elly McLean who is a nutritionist and Mama to baby Bella. Elly shares her story of preconception, pregnancy, labour and birth and discusses: - the importance of preconception testing and what testing she ch...
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Episode 14
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13 | Things I wish I knew about postpartum & things I implemented that helped in the postpartum phase
Today is a solo episode where I share things that I wish I knew about postpartum, along with things that I did know (and implemented) that really helped. I discuss things such as: - meal prep and having ALL THE FOOD ready!...
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Episode 13
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12 | Amy Carmody's Postpartum Story - Cesarean Recovery, Finding your own Parenting Groove and the Intense Love and Adoration of her babies
In today's episode, Amy Carmody is back to discuss her two postpartum experiences. Like her two births, she explains how wildly different the second postpartum period was and what systems she put in place in order to recover from her c-section,...
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Episode 12
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11 | Amy Carmody's Birth Story - Emergency Cesarean & Planned Cesarean + The Importance of Educating Yourself & Staying Active in Pregnancy
In today's episode I speak to Amy Carmody about the birth of her two sons who are four years apart. Although they were both born via cesarean, Amy explains how incredibly different the births were and how the birth of her first son heavily infl...
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Episode 11
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10 | Jenny Maxwell's Birth and Postpartum Story - GP, Three Vaginal Births, Shared Care, TENS machine & Acupuncture
On today's episode of the show I speak to Jenny Maxwell who is a mother of three and is a GP who has a special interest in working with women in preconception, pregnancy and postnatally. Jenny shares her experience of both midwifery-led...
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Episode 10
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