Kiwi Birth Tales

In Episode 9 I talk with Anna Reeve about her journey to pregnancy with 'The Nuggets' as they are well known. Anna and Jay had trouble getting pregnant with the boys, with IVF treatments being unsuccessful they moved to ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection), with implantation of one embryo, which then split into two. Anna had extreme Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) through out her pregnancy and was a lower weight when giving birth to the boys than she was before falling pregnant. She went into early labour at 34 weeks, Twin A was breach and a C-Section had been planned as a result, so Anna went into hospital for the emergency C-Section. Anna talks about her experiences with twin premature babies in the NICU, putting on a brave face and bringing the boys home, which resulted in post partum anxiety and depression which Anna hid for a long period before her plunket nurse was able to offer her support. This is a great episode where Anna speaks openly about PND, the reality of babies in the NICU and growing a bond with her boys, all in which are topics I think we should be talking more about. I hope you enjoy this episode, if you'd like to check out Anna and the Nuggets on Instagram you can do so @annareeve_ or her blog www.annareeve.co.nzThanks for listening!@Kiwibirthtales@Yourbirthproject Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 8 of Kiwi Birth Tales I speak with Emma about her two Vaginal births with Rylan and Cian. Emma discusses her 1st birth in the hospital where she feels as though she lost control resulting in an epidural, eventually she was able to reach down and assist in pulling Rylan out. In her 2nd birth Emma was determined to birth in the birthing centre, drug free if possible. Emmas pregnancy was initially triplets, which meant she would need to birth in the hospital, but after losing 2 of the babies, Emma was able to still give birth in the birthing centre. After a long labour, Emma and her partner tried the Rebozo method to move the baby which was successful, Cian was born in a bath in the birthing centre, with Emmas partner assisting him out. Emma has two different vaginal birthing experiences and this is a great episode. If you'd like to check out Emma and her family on Instagram you can do so @pickle.me.paishThanks for listening!@Kiwibirthtales@Yourbirthproject Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 7 we hear from Moira who gave birth to baby Niamh Vaginally. Moira takes us through her long labour to vaginal birth with vaginal tearing, she also talks about her experience with Placenta Encapsulation and how this may have helped her post birth. Thanks for listening!@Kiwibirthtales@Yourbirthproject Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 6 you will hear from Ngawai Baker, Ngawai has a beautiful baby girl Aria. Aria was born Vaginally but after a long labour it was discovered she was stuck face up and needed an episiotomy and ventouse extraction to assist in getting her out. Ngawai talks about her experiences with isolation after giving birth and her experiences with breastfeeding. I hope you enjoy todays episode. Thanks for listening!@Kiwibirthtales@Yourbirthproject Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 5 I talk with Heidi Rawstorn, she takes us through her 3 births in Hospital and a Birthing Centre. Heidi used a Tens Machine for pain relief and has 3 positive birth experiences that I know you will enjoy hearing about. Thanks for listening!@Kiwibirthtales@Yourbirthproject Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Alannah takes us through her two Vaginal births, one in the bath and one standing (both in Hospital). Alannah has a foreign antibody in her blood which meant she needed to be monitored, more so in her second pregnancy. After both births Alannah suffered from Mastitis which ended up being a contributing factor in suffering from post baby blues and struggling to bond with her second baby. Alannah does an amazing job discussing both her births, her struggles with breastfeeding and connecting with her babies. This is a great episode and I know you're going to get a lot out of it. Thanks for listening!@Kiwibirthtales@Yourbirthproject Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode of Kiwi Birth Tales you will hear from Arie. Arie is Dad to Ruby and George, Husband to Tash who you heard from earlier in the week. Arie talks us through the births of his two beautiful children from his perspective and offers some advice to other dads that he has learnt from his experiences so far. Arie does a great job of detailing both births and their differences, while reminding us how it feels for Dads going through pregnancy and birth with their partner. I hope you enjoy this episode, leave a review or comment in the app or head to the @Kiwibirthtales instagram to send me a message. Thanks for listening!@Kiwibirthtales@Yourbirthproject Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Kiwi Birth Tales Alice discusses the birth story of little Thomas. Alice was very keen to have as much of a natural birth as possible, with little to no interference. When Alices waters broke she noticed meconium and went immediately to hospital. Alice also discusses her experience with pain relief and hypnobirthing techniques. Head to @Kiwibirthtales on Instagram or www.kiwibirthtales.com to see pictures of Alice and Thomas. Thanks for listening!@Kiwibirthtales@Yourbirthproject Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Kiwi Birth Tales, Tash discusses her two birth stories that are very different from one another. Tash has a serious complication in her first birth with Ruby, which is life threatening. She then goes on to give birth to George in an environment where she felt she was in control, which is a beautiful contrast. Head to @Kiwibirthtales on Instagram or www.kiwibirthtales.com to see pictures of Tash, Ruby and George. Thanks for listening!@Kiwibirthtales@Yourbirthproject Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.