MamaBetes

Listeners are advised that this episode contains themes of domestic and family violence. If you are impacted by any of the content we discuss today, please reach out to 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732), or another trusted individual.We are joined this week by Shoshanna, who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes while raising her family. We listen to Shoshanna share her story about how she and her children adjusted to this diagnosis, and any challenges she faced and overcame along the way, to how she is doing now , 7  years later. Shoshanna also shares her personal insights into surviving domestic and family violence, including the impact on her diabetes diagnosis and management, and thriving after gaining independence from her perpetrator. Shoshanna is a freelance journalist, author and public speaker who provides a voice for women of colour and survivors/victims of domestic and family violence. you can read her blog or follow her on social media on both her Facebook  or Instagram pages.  Shoshanna co-authored the book, 'Shattered to Shining',  available on the Broken to Brilliant charity website.You can learn about the Power and Control Wheel for Domestic and Family Violence here. Understanding this wheel can help you identify relationships where power imbalances may exist that can lead to domestic and family violence. Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Please jump over and find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. The MamaBetes team love connecting with you on these platforms! To reach out, please email us at mamabetes.podcast@gmail.com.If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel, Carleigh and Ash sit down this week to discuss the sleep of our children in the early years. We share how we coped with changing sleep after our babies' were born, the progression of their sleep, the effect on our relationships with our partners and ourselves, and the impact it had on our diabetes and overall health.Our babies all slept so differently but one thing was universal amongst us - that none of us appreciated our CGM alarms during the middle of the night when we were already tired from waking babies.For General advice on sleep for children up to 5 years of age,  you can call Pregnancy, Birth and Baby on 1800 882 436 or video call them from 7am to midnight, 7 days a week (including public holidays). Your GP can also refer you to local sleep support specialists or clinics. Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Please jump over and find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. The MamaBetes team love connecting with you on these platforms! To reach out, please email us at mamabetes.podcast@gmail.com.If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we sat down with Maddy, to talk about her two birth stories. Maddy openly talks about birth trauma after her first baby, a fourth degree tear, making the decision to have another child, having a new healthcare team, and being empowered to have a beautiful, healing birth - all while having type 1. For support related to birth trauma, please reach out to the Australasian Birth Trauma Association.In this episode, Maddy discussed a support group for fourth degree tears. This group can be found here.Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Please jump over and find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. The MamaBetes team love connecting with you on these platforms! To reach out, please email us at mamabetes.podcast@gmail.com.If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to MamaBetes! In this short introduction episode we let listeners know what we have been up to and set the scene for this season.Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Please jump over and find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. The MamaBetes team love connecting with you on these platforms! To reach out, please email us at mamabetes.podcast@gmail.com.If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this weeks’ episode of MamaBetes, we are very excited to be chatting about ENDIA - The Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) Study. The ENDIA study aims to find the cause(s) of type 1 diabetes to inform ways to prevent it. Joining us for this episode is Kelly McGorm, who is the Engagement Coordinator of ENDIA.If you wish to find out some more about ENDIA, such as more about what they do or more information for participants, you can do so by clicking HERE. Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Please jump over and find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. The MamaBetes team love connecting with you on these platforms! To reach out, please email us at mamabetes.podcast@gmail.com.If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this weeks’ episode of MamaBetes, we are discussing assisted deliveries.  Belinda Moore, trusted Midwife and Diabetes Educator joins us again to talk about what an assisted delivery involves, why you might need one, how common they are, and the benefits and risks. Our lived experience guest Isabelle Smith shares her induction experience and resulting ventouse, episiotomy and forceps delivery.Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Remember to follow us on facebook - just search mamabetes, Twitter @ MamaBetes or on Instagram @mamabetes_podcast. To reach out, please email us at mamabetes.podcast@gmail.com.  If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we are privileged to be bringing you the two birth stories of Sofie, for her son Darcy In 2016, and her daughter Audrey in 2019. Sofie had the experience of one spontaneous labour and one induced labour, choosing to birth privately both timesMake sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Remember to follow us on facebook - just search mamabetes, Twitter @ MamaBetes or on Instagram @mamabetes_podcast. To reach out, please email us at mamabetes.podcast@gmail.com.  If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hugh, Drew and Ray talked so much in their season 2 episode that we had to split the podcast into two parts. In Part 2 of this season's discussion, they talk about the immediate post partum period and what it was like to become a new dad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on MamaBetes, Carleigh is bringing you another amazing birth story from our community. For this episode, they are joined by Mikaela, who shares the birth story of her son Jasper. Jasper was born in October 2019 and is the first baby for Mikaela and her partner Sam.Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Please jump over and find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. The MamaBetes team love connecting with you on these platforms! To reach out, please email us at mamabetes.podcast@gmail.com.If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we are talking about the post partum experience with type 1 diabetes - how our bodies were impacted, what we did to care for ourselves and our babies whilst juggling our diabetes, any challenges we faced, and our recovery after birth. Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Remember to follow us on facebook - just search mamabetes, Twitter @ MamaBetes or on Instagram @mamabetes_podcast. To reach out, please email us at mamabetes.podcast@gmail.com. If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Ray, Drew and Hugh take the mics to talk about  their introduction to fatherhood and how they  felt as they supported their partners through labour and birth.Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Please jump over and find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. The MamaBetes team love connecting with you on these platforms! To reach out, please email us at mamabetes.podcast@gmail.com.If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on MamaBetes, Rachel and Carleigh are very excited to be bringing you another birth story from our community. For this episode, they are joined by Jade Powne, who shares the birth story of her son Harrison, who is the first baby born to Jade and her husband Sean, in October 2020.Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Please jump over and find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. The MamaBetes team love connecting with you on these platforms! To reach out, please email us at mamabetes.podcast@gmail.com.If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this weeks’ episode of MamaBetes, we chat about our experiences with managing our diabetes as we settled into new mum life. We share some of our tips and tricks that helped us, as well as what we wish we knew. Some of the topics we discuss are setting up the house, supplies, how to ask for help and support services. Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Please jump over and find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. The MamaBetes team love connecting with you on these platforms! To reach out, please email us at mamabetes.podcast@gmail.com.If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we are discussing diabetes care and blood sugar management during labour, birth and the post-partum period. We will be sharing our own management plans and decisions for our deliveries, the experiences we had as a result, as well as who we turned to to help us during this time. Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Please jump over and find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. The MamaBetes team love connecting with you on these platforms! To reach out, please email us at mamabetes.podcast@gmail.com.If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of MamaBetes, we talk about navigating Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Special Care Unit stays after birth. Joining us for this episode is Cassandra, who delivered her daughter prematurely at 26 weeks. Her daughter was classified as a micropremmie, and spent 11 weeks in NICU and 1 week in special care.Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Please jump over and find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. The MamaBetes team love connecting with you on these platforms! To reach out, please email us at mamabetes.podcast@gmail.com.If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on MamaBetes we are joined once again by Belinda Moore, paediatric nurse, midwife, diabetes ducator and Endia study research nurse as we chat about induction of labour deliveries. Rachel and Ash share their personal stories of being induced, whilst Belinda provides valuable information about different types of inductions and what women with diabetes may experience in their inductions.Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Please jump over and find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. The MamaBetes team love connecting with you on these platforms! To reach out, please email us at mamabetes.podcast@gmail.com.If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on MamaBetes Ash, Carleigh and Rachel talk about their experience with early feeding in the first 6 months - before solids are introduced - and how they managed to look after babies feeding needs alongside their diabetes care. They cover the decisions they made regarding feeding their kiddos, the support they received in feeding, some of the challenges and stigma that they encountered along the way, as well as some helpful tips they wish they had been told before beginning feeding.The MamaBetes team wholeheartedly believe that FED IS BEST. Ash, Carleigh and Rachel wanted to provide links to some of the products and agencies discussed in this episode so that they may be able to help you feel more prepared or informed when it comes to making decisions about your and your baby's feeding journey. MamaBetes are not paid or affiliated with the promotion of any of the following (this is just some of the things that helped or worked for the team!):The Australian Breastfeeding Association runs the National Breastfeeding Helpline which you can call on 1800 686 268. The Breastfeeding Helpline is available 24/7. It is staffed by trained volunteer counsellors who answer calls on a roster system in their own homes.https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/infant-feeding-guidelines-information-health-workers - The Infant Feeding Guidelines are written to assist health workers provide consistent advice about breastfeeding and infant feeding. They provide a review of the evidence, and clear evidence-based recommendations on infant feeding for health workers.World Health Organisation ‘How to Prepare Formula for Bottle Feeding at Home’ - https://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/micro/PIF_Bottle_en.pdf Haakaa Breastfeeding Nipple Shield Haakaa Breastfeeding PumpYou can always find more information here on The Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA)  websiteThere is also some extra information available on the Centre Of Perinatal Excellence (COPE)  website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on MamaBetes, we discuss the differences in private and public pregnancy and birth experiences. Rachel will talk about her birth as a private patient in a public hospital, whilst Ash will share her experience as a public patient. Guest Tina shares her birth story and experience as a patient in the private sector.For more information on the public and private health sectors in Australia, you can visit healthdirect at: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/understanding-the-public-and-private-hospital-systems. Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Please jump over and find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. The MamaBetes team love connecting with you on these platforms! To reach out, please email us at mamabetes.podcast@gmail.com.If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the MamaBetes team bring you the birth story of Rachel and Will. Will, or Spud as you'll sometimes hear him referred to,was born via emergency caesarean in May 2019, and he is the first baby for Rachel and her husband Ray.If you'd like to see what Rachel and Will get up to more regularly, you can find her on Instagram here: @mrsgignerfox.Make sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Please jump over and find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. The MamaBetes team love connecting with you on these platforms! To reach out, please email us at mamabetes.podcast@gmail.com.If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Mamabetes we are excited to welcome Simone Wright, a registered midwife and woman living with Type 1 Diabetes, as we discuss the who, what, whens and whys of birthing teams. Simone has just completed her graduate year of midwifery and has been present to welcome a number of little babes into the world. Today we hope to give some insight into those usually present at a birth and how this differs depending on the type of birth you have, how different professionals may be able to aid in the achievement of your birth plan, as well as those you may need to consider having in your team as you give birth with Type 1 Diabetes.You can find out more about birthing support at: https://www.lamaze.org/birth-supportor https://www.thewomens.org.au/health-information/pregnancy-and-birth/now-you-are-pregnant/pregnancy-care-birthing-optionsMake sure you subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcast so you never miss an episode, and leave us a review so that others can find us too. Please jump over and find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. The MamaBetes team love connecting with you on these platforms! To reach out, please email us at mamabetes.podcast@gmail.com.If during this podcast series you feel you need to reach out for additional support, please contact your usual treating team, PANDA's National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline on 1300 726 306 or LifeLine on 13 11 14 outside of PANDAs operating hours.If you  are interested to learn more about traumatic birth we highly encourage you to seek further information through PANDA, who have a section of their website dedicated to Childbirth Trauma. We also encourage you to contact the Australasian Birth Trauma Association if you feel that you may have experienced a traumatic birth and wish to seek peer support or additional resources. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.