That NICU Mum

Welcome to That NICU Mum, a podcast sharing stories of New Zealand parents who have had a baby in a neonatal unit across the country.Today we speak with Pia and her journey through NICU after her daughter was born unexpectedly at 34+6. She shares with us how she found the unit, and then how she found her second birth, a term birth, and the experience with not having the support that NICU gives you.Enjoy!Shan x x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to That NICU Mum, a podcast sharing stories of New Zealand parents who have had a baby in a neonatal unit across the country.This episode is sponsored by The Thrifting Den, your one stop thrift and consignment shop. Shop premium pre loved pieces now at www.thethriftingden.comToday we speak with Reia, mum to Oscar and Olive who were both born at 38 weeks but also both needed the NICU for various reasons.Reia talks us through her pregnancies and births, which were as expected, and then the events that had both babies admitted to the NICU for about a week each.Reia is lovely to speak to and I'm glad that she gets to share her story as a term NICU parent - definitely a situation we don't hear about super often!Enjoy,Shan x x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to That NICU Mum, a podcast sharing stories of New Zealand parents who have had a baby in a neonatal unit across the country.This episode is proudly sponsored by The Thrifting Den, your one stop thrift and consignment shop. Shop premium pre-loved pieces at non premium prices now at www.thethriftingden.comThis episode we speak with Maddy, whos son Jasper was born just before 34 weeks after her baby shower (sounds familiar to my own baby shower experience!) when it seemed that she had had a placental abruption. Jasper had a pretty straightforward NICU stay, being moved between North Shore where they were when when he was born and Rotorua where they live. Maddy talks about her easy pregnancy, her scary birth where she was under GA, and how they think that his gestation and dates were probably wrong considering his ease in which he flew through NICU!Enjoy,Shan x x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to That NICU Mum, a podcast sharing New Zealand neonatal stories.This episode is proudly sponsored by The Thrifting Den, your one stop thrift and consignment shop. Purchase premium pre loved pieces at non premium prices at www.thethriftingden.comToday we speak with Gemma, mum to Wyatt. Gemma was herself a premmie and her son Wyatt was born at 33 weeks - and Gemma is still not totally sure why this is!Gemma is lovely to talk to and is a big advocate for sharing NICU stories and creating a safe space for those wanting to share.Enjoy,Shan x x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to That NICU Mum, a podcast sharing the stories of New Zealand parents who have had a baby in a neonatal unit across the country.This episode is sponsored by The Thrifting Den, your one stop thrift and consignment shop. Shop pre loved, branded pieces now at www.thethriftingden.comTrigger warning - This episode discusses infant loss.Today we speak with Jaime, mum to Arthur and Jethro and wife to Hayes, as she shares her story of heartbreak after losing their Twin A, Arthur, in utero. Being MCMA twins the boys were high risk and unfortunately the worst happened to them. Jaime talks us through losing Arthur and nearly losing Jethro as well, their NICU journey while planning a funeral and how she is going now that Jethro is nearly coming up 9 months old.Jaime is super brave and even after everything her family has been through is a super upbeat person which just goes to show her incredible strength.Enjoy,Shan x x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to That NICU Mum, a podcast where we share stories of New Zealand parents who have had a baby in a neonatal unit across the country.This episode is proudly sponsored by The Thrifting Den, your one stop thrift and consignment shop! Find them at www.thethriftingden.comToday we speak with Kate Hicks, founder and creator of My Birth Story and Birth Trauma Aotearoa.Kate started BTA after her own experience with birth and NICU that didn't exactly go as planned, and since has evolved her mahi into a wonderful organisation that provides support, resources and validation to birthing people who have experienced trauma in any way relating to pregnancy, birth and post partum.Kate tells us a little about what she does, the support that her and her team provide, and where to find them.If you or someone you know need support around birth trauma, they can find resources at mybirthstory.org.nz and birthtraumaaotearoa.org.nzEnjoy!Shan x x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to That NICU Mum, a podcast sharing stories from New Zealand parents who have been in a neonatal unit across the country.Trigger warning - today's episode talks about infant loss. Please protect your heart!Today we chat with Rylee, a young mum who had twin girls born at 33 weeks. Unfortunately, her twin B, Hazel, was born with a brain injury and heartbreakingly passed away at just four days old.Rylee shares with us her journey through grief while also navigating NICU and SCBU with her twin A, Seana, and how this affected her as a person and as a parent.A huge thank you to Rylee for sharing her story with us - it's never easy, and even less so when you are talking about the loss of your child.Enjoy,Shan x x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to That NICU Mum, a podcast sharing stories of New Zealand parents who have had a baby in a neonatal unit across the country.Today we speak with Sarah, who you may know on instagram as @fourtheloveofboys_. Mum of four boys (obviously!) including twins, Sarah shares with us the differences in her three pregnancies, the scary birth she had with the twins, Freddie and Charlie, and their NICU stay.Sarah is a huge advocate for maternal mental health and ensuring new (and second, third and forth time) mums have the support they need and deserve.Sarah is super lovely and I hope you enjoy listening!Shan x x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to That NICU Mum, a podcast where we share the stories of New Zealand parents who have had a baby in a neonatal unit across the country.This episode we speak with Leeah, who's first born was born at term but was diagnosed at birth with a super super rare swallowing condition after a pretty rough birth.Leeah tells us about how he was diagnosed, what they went through and what he is still going through as he grows up with his diagnosis of VACTERL syndrome.Enjoy!Shan x x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to That NICU Mum, a podcast sharing the stories of New Zealand parents who have had a baby in a neonatal unit across the country.Today's episode (the first for 2024!) is with Sophie, who's son Freddie was born at 32 weeks after a partial placental abruption at 27 weeks saw her having to stay in hospital until his birth.She talks about his calm birth, their straightforward NICU journey and the hard experiences they had after Freddie got home.She is also pregnant with baby #2 so hopefully things turn out differently for them this time!Enjoy,Shan x x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to That NICU Mum, a podcast where we share the stories of New Zealand parents who have had a baby in a neonatal unit across the country.Happy New Year!Today we talk to Leonie, who's baby Quinn was born at 34 weeks after Leonie spent 5 weeks in hospital with pre-eclampsia. She talks about the difficulty being in hospital and missing out on your pregnancy and everything exciting that comes with it, the rush of her hospital admission and then Quinn's birth, and their very positive SCBU stay.Enjoy!Shan x x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to That NICU Mum, a podcast sharing the stories of New Zealand parents who have had a baby in a neonatal unit across the country.Today we speak with Keegan, who's twin girls were born at 29+1 after an easy and simple pregnancy before she went into labour. They had a pretty straightforward stay and made it home at 37 weeks which is amazing!Keegan is lovely and she's doing so well as a single mama to twins - no easy feat.Enjoy!Shan x x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to That NICU Mum, a podcast where we share the stories of New Zealand parents who have had a baby in a neonatal unit across the country.Today we speak with Sam, mum to Navy, Easton and Bodhi. Navy was born at term but was discovered within the hour after birth that she had a congenital pulmonary airway malformation - basically her right lung had not formed properly.Navy was life flighted from Hawkes Bay to Wellington at 6 hours old and had surgery to remove her lung at just 3 days old.Sam talks about Navy's diagnosis, their NICU journey, and her subsequent pregnancies and births with her sons and how her journey with Navy really shaped her family.Sam was lovely to talk to and I hope you enjoy!Shan x x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to That NICU Mum, a podcast where we share stories of New Zealand parents who have had a baby in a neonatal unit across the country.As we are in the holiday season, we have dropped down to one episode a week - Saturdays. We will pick back up to two episodes from February 2024!Today we speak with Shannon, who's son Grayson was born at 33 weeks due to what they call a silent placental abruption, which is very scary and very dangerous.Shannon is super open and honest and talks a lot about her experiences, feelings and her journey with Grayson but in particularly about her mental health.A huge thank you to Shannon for sharing her experiences with us - it's not an easy thing to do!Enjoy,Shan x xP.s if you hear Angus in this episode - ignore him! hahaha Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to That NICU Mum, a podcast where we share the stories of New Zealand parents who have had a baby in a neonatal unit across the country.Today we speak with Caroline, whos boy Tyler was born at 23+6 after discovering at her anatomy scan that she was 3cm dialated. Caroline speaks of the scary conversations she had not thinking that her baby was going to survive, her resounding need to know the facts and also hold out hope, their long, long NICU stay and how Tyler is doing now at 6 months old.She also talks about how every journey is important but also every journey is different, and that that's important for her to share as she was in the position, before Tyler was born, where she needed optimism but also a reality check.Caroline is a beautiful speaker, and I hope you enjoy.Shan x x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to That NICU Mum, a podcast where we share the stories of New Zealand families who have had a baby in a neonatal unit across the country.This episode we are chatting with Emma, who was incredibly sick when she was pregnant with her third baby resulting her being born at 25 weeks and 2 days.Emma talks about how she struggled having her older kids at home, finding a routine and a rhythm while Evelyn was in NICU, and the long 124 days they spent in the unit before finally being reunited as a family.Enjoy!Shan x xPS - happy 30th birthday to me! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to That NICU Mum, a podcast sharing the stories of New Zealand parents who have had a baby in a neonatal unit across the country. Welcome to our THIRTEITH episode!Today we speak to Erin, super mum of three. Her eldest boys Blake and Lachlan were born at term after straightforward pregnancies, but her daughter, Paige, arrived at just 23+4 weeks after a few hospital admissions to bleeding and her waters breaking.Erin shares her struggles with splitting her time, her incredibly long and somewhat difficult NICU journey, and how Paige is doing now.A huge thank you to Erin for sharing her story - I am truly in awe of her!Enjoy,Shan x x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to That NICU Mum, a podcast where we share the stories of parents who have had a baby in a neonatal unit across the country.Today we are talking to Albertine, who's second daughter Amelia was born overdue and was LGA coming in at nearly 5.5kg!She had some breathing issues at birth and needed her sugars monitored which meant a short stay in NICU but was a rough road for Albertine who had been through birth before and knew what she was missing out on. All in all a small blip but a scary one nonetheless!Enjoy,Shan x x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to That NICU Mum, a podcast where we share the stories of New Zealand parents who have had a baby in a neonatal unit across the country.Today we speak with Sinead, who is mum to Atticus and Alfie. Atti was born at 32 weeks spontaneously, and Alfie at term so she's been on both sides of it!She talks to us about her labour with Atti which left her feeling a bit powerless, their NICU journey, and then the anxieties she carried through Alfie's pregnancy and birth.Enjoy!Shan x x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A wee waffle from me about World Prematurity Day, a recap of our journey and a few words for those who may struggle with today.Lots of love,Shan x x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.