#038 Grace - OCD, BMI bullying, positive hospital birth, meconium, water birth, painful breastfeeding, losing too much weight, postnatal rage, mum guilt

Thanks for tuning into today’s conversation with the amazing Grace who is a mum to baby North and quite a strong minded woman as you will hear in this interview!  In this episode we chat all about  ✔️not knowing what her options are, going to her GP to confirm pregnancy and being told she will do shared care  ✔️going to antenatal appointments at public hospitals and feeling so unsupported, not heard or listened to and being very triggered  ✔️working hard to prepare for a positive birth by listening to podcasts, doing hypnobirthing, preparing affirmations, moving her body  ✔️advocating for herself in hospital and declining interventions as Grace felt informed and confident in her choices  ✔️Grace’s partner perfectly finding his role during the birthing, due to doing hypnobirthing and Grace and him talking about his role  ✔️Having trouble with breastfeeding from the start: baby not latching properly, Grace was in a lot of pain during feeds, her pain was dismissed by the hospital midwife as “having a low pain threshold”  ✔️Seeking help for breastfeeding as Grace knew something wasn’t right  ✔️Losing a lot of weight due to breastfeeding a lot and having to bounce baby to sleep  ✔️Experiencing postnatal rage, doubts about whether she is a good enough mum  ✔️Grace finding her mum’s tribe, having friends who she can say her worst thoughts to and who truly understand and validate her  Australian breastfeeding association - get help with breasfeeding or baby’s latch - https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/ 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 :)