#019 Emma (PT1) - Exercise Physiologist, interventions-free hospital birth, dad postnatal depression, strong mother instincts, rushed postpartum

Hey hey,  Thanks for tuning into today’s conversation. Today I chat with Emma, mum to 2. In this episode, Emma takes us through how she dived into motherhood at 23 and the birth of her son. In this conversation we chat about  ✔️unexpectedly falling pregnant at 23, 6 months into a new relationship   ✔️birthing in a hospital by default as she didn’t really know what options were available to her  ✔️feeling lucky to have experienced what she thought was the norm, an undisturbed physiological birth in a hospital, with midwives that were “hands-off” ✔️developing strong mother intuitions reassuring her than she knew what was best for her baby and following those  ✔️Emma’s partner, Jake, experiencing postnatal depression in the early postpartum period, difficult to find his place as a new dad ✔️returning to exercise quite quickly and feeling the consequences 6 months postpartum  To be sure to be notified when a new episode comes out please subscribe to the show on your listening platform. If you would like to support the show, I would really appreciate it if you could leave a 5-star review on your podcast listening platform or Apple podcast.  If you would like to come on the show and tell your own birth story please get in touch through this link here https://forms.gle/YCCP5dMg8bYSXuAYA  This podcast is available on Deezer, Spotify, Apple podcast, most other podcast listening platforms and Youtube  Follow me on social media for more content  Facebook: www.facebook.com/cuppawithadoula  Instagram: www.instagram.com/cuppawithadoula  If you would like to work with me head over to www.triskwell.com  Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy this episode!  Alicia :)