#021 Amber - Physiotherapist, Van Willebrand disease, hypnobirthing, doula, meconium, milk oversupply

Hey hey,  Thanks for tuning into today’s conversation. Today I chat with Amber, musculoskeletal physiotherapist with an interest in women’s health and soon to be a mum of 2. In this episode, Amber takes us through her first pregnancy and first for her son and how she decided to do things differently for her second pregnancy, we also chat about  ✔️waiting to have an established career before having children despite having a strong desire to start a family  ✔️societal expectations on pregnant women and mothers when it comes to work load, maternity leave and return to work  ✔️how Amber prepared for both pregnancy,  postpartum and breastfeeding during her first pregnancy  ✔️setting herself for a successful breastfeeding journey by beginning her learning before baby arrived ✔️spontaneously going into labour at 37+4 without expecting it as a first time mum  ✔️how Amber managed to stay in her zone at the hospital despite being made to feel that there was a real sense of emergency  ✔️having to bargain with the hospital to have her wishes respected and even then being bullied into doing things she didn’t want to  ✔️the power of breastfeeding education and how it helped Amber to get a good start to her breastfeeding journey and be confident to troubleshoot potential issues  ✔️challenges that come with having an oversupply of milk and how long it took to regulate her supply  ✔️donating unwanted milk to her local community  If you are looking for or wanting to donate breast milk to help families, there are Facebook groups that might help such as  Human milk 4 human babies (there is a group for each state in Australia)  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 see my offerings including doula work, birth and parenting education classes head over to www.triskwell.com  Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy this episode!  Alicia :)