Gabrielle, Nellie & Maeve
The Australian Mothers Group
Gabrielle is Mum to a 3 year old girl, Nellie and 9 month old girl, Maeve. Gabby fell pregnant unexpectedly when she was 25, which made that first pregnancy a huge life changer for both herself and her partner, Rhett. Isolation and anxiety led to Gabby struggling to find her confidence in her role as Mum. We talk about intrusive thoughts and the importance of having a community of support around you. Luckily she had another new mum, Emily, show up with a coffee and help her get out of the house and meet with her mother’s group! On a side note, Emily has also shared her incredible...
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Jacqui & Collins
The Australian Mothers Group
On todays episode I speak to Jacqui who is Mum to 6 month old, Collins. With both Jacqui and her husband, Reece being semi-pro athletes, Jacqui shares how they balanced their commitment to sport and returning to the hockey scene post baby. We talk about the dynamics of establishing feeding and the great balance that they achieved with mixed feeding, which also allowed her husband to bond with baby. We discuss the hot topic of sleep! and the information overload when it comes to what to do and how to do it, alon with the unwanted comments and advice that is hard to ignore. Jacqui shares about...
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Hannah & Tessa
The Australian Mothers Group
On todays episode I speak to Hannah, who is Mum to 19 month old Tessa. Hannah's pregnancy was cut short when she was air lifted to Melbourne for an emergency c-section at 28 weeks due to severe pre-eclampsia which developed into HELLP syndrome - a rare but life threatening condition in pregnancy. It causes red cells in the blood to break down. It also causes problems with the liver, bleeding, and blood pressure. When Tessa was born at a tiny 829grams, she spent the next 2 months in NICU before moving into Special Care closer to home. Once Hannah and Ryan could take their little girl...
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Kirsty, Linley & Asha
The Australian Mothers Group
On todays episode I speak to Kirsty, who is Mum to 2 beautiful little girls named Linley who is 15months and Asha who is 3 months old. We talk about Kirsty having pain and difficultly establishing breastfeeding with Linley but also how she is an absolute legend of a sleeper. Kirsty shares how she felt a massive sense of Loss of her identity - which is something I can really relate to. We then go on to talk about Kirsty falling pregnant again when Linley was only 3 months old and the concerning diagnosis of an umbilical cord valve failure resulting in too much blood being pumped to her unborn...
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Cassandra & Sire
The Australian Mothers Group
On todays episode I speak to Cassandra, who is mum to 20 month old, Sire. Cassandra shares her difficult birth experience, which included a lot of interventions across 5 painful days and resulted in significant birth trauma that has taken a long time to process. Her birth experience set Cassandra up for big hurdles for establishing breastfeeding, and with Sire being allergic to Dairy and Goats milk forumla, this put increased pressure on Mum. Cassandra also mentions she experienced D-MER (Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex) which presented as waves of anxiety when feeding. Cassandra shares...
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Emily, Daisy & Polly
The Australian Mothers Group
On today’s episode, I speak to Emily who is Mum to 3 1/2 year old Daisy, and almost 2 year old, Polly. Emily shares how her relationship broke down shortly after the birth of Daisy so she had to come to terms with being a solo parent. Not long after Daisy was born, Emily felt so passionately about giving Daisy a sibling, she successfully found a sperm donor resulting in her second daughter being brought into the world. We talk about the challenges Emily establishing breastfeeding and the struggle of the two girls not being fantastic sleepers. Emily shares how overwhelming the mental load can...
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Fiona + 3
The Australian Mothers Group
On todays episode I talk with Fiona who is mum to a 16 year old, 11 year old and an almost 9 year old. Fiona shares how her first birth experience left her disconnected from her baby and set her up for a really challenging feeding journey and first year of motherhood. After multiple pregnancy losses, she went on to have a much more positive birth experience with her second and third. The journey Fiona went on to find healing for herself and her marriage was so significant, she has since become a specialist councillor in perinatal and trauma, and started her own successful practice where...
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Maddi, Alby & William
The Australian Mothers Group
On todays episode I speak to Maddi who is Mum to Alby (almost 2!) and William (2 months). We talk in depth about losing control of decision making during her first pregancy and birth, as it became micromanaged by the medical system. This ended in an emergency cesarean and birth trauma for both herself and her husband. Maddi then tried to have a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) with her second but that didn't work out, resulting in another c-section. Maddi speaks about having to acknowledge her feelings of gender disappointment when she realised her second baby was a boy, and not the girl...
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Beth, Belle & Issac
The Australian Mothers Group
On todays episode I speak to Beth, who is Mum to Belle (2.5) and Issac (5 months old). We speak about our positive birth experiences, including Beth's life-changing homebirth with Issac. Beth shares the difficulty she faced with managing her firstborns emotions when it came to introducing her to the new baby. We speak about postpartum rage, intrusive thoughts and the anxiety that occurs with motherhood, along with the different sleeping needs of her children and how she adapted her approach.
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Kat & Bodhi
The Australian Mothers Group
On todays episode I speak to Kat, who is a gorgeous first time Mum to 1 year old, Bodhi. Kat shares the story of her home birth which was a beautiful experience and fairly uncomplicated for both her and baby. Kat is a Naturopath who specialises in sleep and anxiety, so we talk about Bodhi's sleeping journey and the challenges they have faced. Kat shares about her increased levels of anxiety and the importance of self care during postpartum life.
info_outlineOn todays episode I speak to Beth, who is Mum to Belle (2.5) and Issac (5 months old).
We speak about our positive birth experiences, including Beth's life-changing homebirth with Issac. Beth shares the difficulty she faced with managing her firstborns emotions when it came to introducing her to the new baby.
We speak about postpartum rage, intrusive thoughts and the anxiety that occurs with motherhood, along with the different sleeping needs of her children and how she adapted her approach.
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