Kiwi Birth Tales19 Mai 2025

Alexis, Skylar + Saskia: Birth Trauma, Postnatal Depression, Positive Healing Birth, Your Birth Project

This episode of Kiwi Birth Tales is proudly brought to you by Your Birth Project, if you are pregnant you need YBP in your life!

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

Surprise pregnancy
Challenges finding a midwife
Positive family birth stories
Induction
Language use from care providers not supportive
Induction
Large postpartum haemorrhage + 3B Tear
Birth Trauma
Baby born 6.5lbs
Postpartum Depression and mental health challenges
Support from Plunket for referrals
Therapist validation of birth trauma
Move to Tauranga
Hyperemesis in 2nd pregnancy
Your Birth Project in person course to work through Birth Trauma
Feeling positive about 2nd birth
Supportive Midwife
Spontaneous labour
Hospital birth drug free
Positive birth experience
2nd degree tear
Bethlehem Birth Centre
Completely different postpartum experience
Advice to let people in when you're struggling and lean on whatever village you can find

Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course

https://www.fertilityassociates.co.nz/book-a-free-nurse-consult

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

Find me @kiwibirthtales and @yourbirthproject

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