Kiwi Birth Tales

Hannah, Billy + Maeve - Journey with Infertility / Pregnancy Loss after first Pregnancy

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This episode of Kiwi Birth Tales is proudly brought to you by Your Birth Project.


In this episode of Kiwi Birth Tales, I speak to Hannah. Some of the topics we cover:


  • First birth in Australia under Hospital midwifery system
  • Raspberry leaf tea
  • Spontaneous labour 38 weeks
  • Episiotomy and Ventouse delivery
  • Baby Blues
  • Audio Hallucinations
  • Pumping for 5 months / Breastfeeding challenges
  • Started trying for next baby at 14m Postpartum
  • Pregnancy loss
  • Severe bleeding post pregnancy loss
  • Infection in Womb
  • Retained tissue \ D&C
  • Blighted Ovum pregnancy loss
  • D&C
  • Chemical Pregnancy / Pregnancy loss
  • APS - Antiphospholipid syndrome
  • Clexane and Aspirin
  • 10 week pregnancy loss
  • D&C
  • Fertility Associates
  • IVF - PGTA testing
  • Egg retrieval and embryo testing
  • Embryo transfer
  • Spotting and bleeding in pregnancy
  • Subchoronic Haematoma
  • Vasa Previa
  • Scheduled CSection at 35 weeks
  • Gestational Diabetes
  • SCBU


Please seek support for any mental health concerns, some helpful links are below:

Mental Health in Pregnancy

Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Aotearoa

Plunket - Dads Mental Health

Little Shadow - Private Counselling NZ


Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course


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