Show Notes
Rachel shares her experience of 4 pregnancies withHyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) and her 4 positive births to Rhys, Harper, Brooklyn and George. In this episode our chat includes: - Rhys born 2020 at 38 weeks + 5 days, a straight forwardbirth with 4 hours of established labour, -difficult after pains -Pregnant again soon after and dealing with HG with an 8month old -Harper 2022 – born at week 40. Rachel took laxatives the day before to see if that would help ramp things up, fast efficient birth, struggled to bond, hard to settle baby -Third pregnancy with Brooklyn in 2024 was the most difficultHG experience -Incredible support from Timaru hospital -Moving house around due date, laxatives to get labourstarted -George 2026 – very different experience with Waikato DHB,luckily HG didn’t last as long as previous pregnancies, born 38+5 labour story a little bit different from his siblings likely due to position. You can find Rachel’s baby boutique: Zus and Co: @zusandco.nz, www.zusandco.co.nz Mentioned as a supplement support for HG and general morning sickness: Weareaggie.co.nz Use discount code: AGGIEPB20 for a 20% discount of the Morning Relief supplements If you would like to learn a range of skills to help youmentally prepare for labour and birth check out your options at www.positivebirths.co.nz For more chats and info on preparing for your positive birthfollow us @positive_births_nz
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