Victoria White / two under two, formula feeding, c-section infection, mum guilt, unexpected pregnancy
MothernessShow Notes
In this episode, I speak to my friend Victoria White, mum to Maxim and Luka. Vic has been through a lot - she and her husband, Mace went through IVF to conceive their son Maxim who was born via emergency c-section at Auckland hospital after a long labour. Following this, she developed a wound infection and she openly details her experience of this for us. She speaks about how her postpartum recovery affected her physically and mentally and she also speaks frankly about her breastfeeding stru...
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