Bump with Steph & Laura21 Okt 2025

Conceiving with endo, 27-hour posterior birth & balancing motherhood with business - KICBUMP with Rachel Vasicek

Rachel Vasicek is the Co-Founder of Francesca Jewellery with her sister Hannah. Rachel and Hannah have both been on the KICPOD before and now Rachel is back for KICBUMP! For this episode Rachel sat down with Steph to share about conceiving in spite of having endometriosis and being warned she might struggle to fall pregnant, her spontaneous labour, her 27 hour posterior birth, and life with baby Raph and her partner Dave. Rachel also shares about how she’s navigating motherhood with her first baby (her business). FIND OUT MORE Check out Francesca Jewellery https://www.francesca.com.au/ Hannah Vasicek was on KICBUMP in May 2023. The episode was called ‘Raising your child to be empowered by their disability - KICBUMP with Hannah Vasicek’. You can listen here: https://pod.fo/e/222882 Rachel was on KICPOD in June 2022. The episode was called ‘Staying safe when travelling: how two sisters escaped attempted human trafficking’. You can listen here: https://pod.fo/e/2240a3 FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram, @steph_claire_smith on TikTokJoin our virtual mothers' group in the the KICBUMP Facebook group. Search 'KICBUMP Community'Kic @kic.app on Instagram, @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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