Lizz is mumma to two gorgeous bubbas – 2 year old Tilly and 9 month old Bailey (15 month age gap between the two). Lizz and her husband felt very lucky to conceive quite easily both times, and had two quite similar pregnancies.

Lizz opted for a scheduled C section with Tilly, she felt really big and just wanted to meet her baby girl after a long 9 months! Her recovery from her C section wasn’t too bad, though some things were more difficult than others after having the surgery.

She felt really grateful to be living with her parents when they had Tilly for extra support, but wasn’t completely aware of babies sleep routines (or lack thereof!). She enlisted the help of a sleep consultant online based in Adelaide, which revolutionised Tilly's sleep and now she's an amazing sleeper!

Lizz and her husband took the same approach to getting pregnant the second time round – stop trying not to fall pregnant, and lo and behold, they felt pregnant straight away. She opted for a scheduled c section again with Bailey considering the risks associated with having another baby relatively close in time to having Tilly. The obstetrician told Lizz after Bailey was born that there were two knots in his umbilical cord, meaning had she have gone into labour, she might have lost him.

Lizz struggled at times having two under two and felt exhausted when her husband went back to work. Now they're in a good routine now Bailey is a bit older and they can juggle the two of them better.

Lizz and her husband had a bit of a scare with Bailey when he was three months old; he was vomiting and starting to lose weight so after a few initial consultations with no answers, they went straight to the children's hospital. They were then admitted and spent the next 12 days at the hospital with Bailey. When in hospital, they advised Lizz to stop breastfeed as it might have been an allergy, which weighed heavily on her emotions.

Lizz says for any new mum to trust your gut; and don’t listen to everybody because you know deep down what kind of mum you want to be!

Join me for this story of two under two and the trials and tribulations that has along the way. Huge thank you to Lizz for sharing her heartfelt story.

And remember you are not alone; it's OK to not be OK. We're in this together and Mumma, YOU got this!

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Beth and her husband decided they were ready to start a family after they got married, so after getting her Implanon (4cm contraceptive stick in the arm) removed, they conceived relatively quickly having fun over the festive season of 2016 (hello, September baby!).

Her pregnancy was pretty smooth sailing with no issues, but unbeknownst to Beth she was carrying quite a big baby. She had quite a tough, long labour with Oscar, and after soldiering on for a while asked for the epidural. When it was time to push, Oscars heart rate kept dropping, and so they tried forceps to try and get him out. Again, the forceps were unsuccessful so they had to do an emergency C-section. When Oscar came into the world, he wasn’t breathing, and was whisked away for special care. They said he swallowed meconium on his way out which was why. Oscar's face was bruised across his eye for a few days as a result of the forceps, but luckily went away without any trace.

Beth and her husband were in two minds about having another baby due to covid and the unknowns, but of course fell pregnant before deciding they definitely wanted to. She was nauseous throughout the first trimester with her second, kept active and was too preoccupied with Oscar to feel sorry for herself!

She had a completely polar opposite experience of birth with Reggie. She had a scheduled c-section, meaning she checked into hospital, knew when he would be arriving, and ultimately didn’t experience the same trauma as last time. The obstetrician cut out her existing scar, delivered the baby, and made a new small scar.

Beth was delighted her second was a boy because her first said he would cry every day if it was a girl! He took on the big brother role really well, with a lot of thanks to the 'gift' Reggie got Oscar when he was born.

Beth is English and so her family are in the UK, her husbands a few hours away, and thankfully was told about a community organisation that helps support new mothers by having volunteers come to your home and help with daily chores.

Join me for this story of two opposite births, the struggles of having a family away from your own family and much, much more! Huge thank you to Beth for sharing her incredible story.

And remember you are not alone; it's OK to not be OK. We're in this together and Mumma, YOU got this!

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Community organisation for support: https://3bridges.org.au/

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Please note this podcast depicts personal accounts of pregnancy, birth and motherhood. The views expressed are my own and are those of my guests, as such should not be relied upon for educational or medical advice purposes. The content included is not a substitute for health advice by a professional.

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Patrice and her partner had planned an Italy holiday as the 'last holiday' before hopefully starting a family. Sadly, their trip was cancelled due to COVID, and so they began trying for a family. They had a few anxieties around trying, due to an earlier agreed termination at the very start of their relationship and all the misconceptions around termination affecting future chances to conceive. Patrice and her partner were delighted to have fallen pregnant straight away, so that theory did not prove true certainly in their case!

Being a triplet, Patrice heard alarm bells when her doctor told her she had quite high levels of the pregnancy hormone Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), thinking she might be carrying multiples. It was in fact just the one, and after a relatively easy 9 month pregnancy Teddy made his way into the world.

…but not as Patrice had 'planned'. After doing the Calm Birth course (hypnobirthing), Patrice and her partner were set on having a natural vaginal delivery. She successfully laboured at home and went in at almost 6cms dilated. All was going well until the babies heart rate kept dropping and Patrice was rushed in for an emergency C-section to get him out safely.

Though Patrice felt initially like having a C-section was a failure, and felt failed by some of the midwives during her post birth care, she was relieved he was here safely and that once home she got to enjoy the newborn bubble of love. She also realised having a C-section was the first lesson of many that you cannot plan with a baby!

Patrice SWORE BY her TENS machine during labour, and would highly recommend getting one.

We speak about how anything with a new baby is such a steep learning curve, and just when you feel like you're getting the swing of things, you hit another milestone that needs some adaptation.

Patrice talks about her return to work and really looking forward to getting that part of her life back, but again recognises there will be some changes to get used to. She also mentions her concern about the infamous 'baby brain', not to be confused with early onset dementia, and also the annoying post birth hair loss… the joys!  

Join me for this fantastic story filled with the inevitable ups and downs of pregnancy, birth and becoming a new Mumma, and a huge thank you to Patrice for opening up about her journey!

And remember you are not alone; it's OK to not be OK. We're in this together and Mumma, YOU got this!

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Calm Birth: https://calmbirth.com.au/

TENS machine: https://tensmachinesaustralia.com.au/

DISCLAIMER:

Please note this podcast depicts personal accounts of pregnancy, birth and motherhood. The views expressed are my own and are those of my guests, as such should not be relied upon for educational or medical advice purposes. The content included is not a substitute for health advice by a professional.

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