#034 Mel - Indigenous birthing on country, mum at 22, private midwife, hypnobirthing, 3-day labour, pregnant, wild pregnancy

Thanks for tuning into today’s conversation with the amazing Mel who at the time of this recording is a mum to her daughter Alaska and has since welcomed into the world her baby boy Lakai  In this episode we chat all about  ✔️knowing she wanted to be a mum at a young age and having her daughter Alaska at 22  ✔️finding out about home birth by total chance and just knowing instantly that this was the way to birth for her  ✔️still getting a referral for MGP after hiring private midwife and going to MGP appointment to really realise that this environment wasn’t where Mel wanted to birth  ✔️listening to a lot of birth podcasts to really understand the variations of labour, the last one she listened to being one with a mum who had pre-labour for days  ✔️Having pre-labour surges come on at night, 2 nights in a row but that would fizzle out by the morning  ✔️Loving the pushing phase, feeling so much better while pushing, being able to eat again  ✔️choosing to not suture her 2nd degree tear and let it heal naturally  ✔️finding her flow as parent and going with Alaska’s cues  ✔️focusing on postpartum for her second pregnancy and really diving into traditions and meal train to improve her recovery  If you are currently pregnant, thinking of trying for a baby or know someone who is, please check out my FREE YouTube series “I’m pregnant! Now what?” Where I take you through how to navigate the system, how to effectively question and say “no”, what is consent, what models of care are available and so much more, it is available on my YouTube channel @Cuppawithadoula  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  Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy this episode!  Alicia :)