The Birth Chapter

Let's delve into the magical world of birth. With hosts Jess and Mikaelah, together, we'll bring you birth education and stories that will leave you inspired. Featuring guests with all sorts of differing journeys and experiences. Join us every fortnight, as we turn the page on The Birth Chapter: A collection of stories authored by you.

Episode 11 - Kate | Little Bird Lactation - Hyperemesis, positive induction, hospital births, postpartum haemorrhage, spontaneous home birth,

In this episode we chat with Kate a NICU nurse and Lactation consultant from Little Bird Lactation, about her three very different birth stories. Kate unfortunately suffered from Hyperemesis Gravidarum (severe vomiting/nausea) during all of her pregnancies so having a third baby was a big decision! Despite her pregnancies she had three positive births, one an accidental home birth and then a planned home birth turned induction. We had some technical difficulties with recording this episode so it does end suddenly sadly but we hope you enjoy listening to Kate's journey to complete her family. Follow us on instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebirthchapter_⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@andhoney.store⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@authored_nz⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@wearethecashs⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest: ⁠⁠⁠@littlebirdlactation

09-10
01:01:50

Episode 10 - Postpartum Recovery with guest physio Grace Coombs

Today we are joined by the epic Grace Coombs from FOUR Physio here in Christchurch for the first episode in our postpartume series. Grace is a Womens Health Physio and sees many pre and postnatal mums during their journey. She is full of knowledge and so easy to listen to. We hope you gain something from this episode! Follow us on instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebirthchapter_⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@andhoney.store⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@authored_nz⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@wearethecashs⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest: ⁠⁠⁠@fourphysio

04-26
25:44

Episode 9 - Janelle - Wild pregnancy, changing care providers, home birth, hypnobirthing

In this episode we chatted with Janelle about her home birth with her first baby. Janelle decided on a wild pregnancy (very little care provider involvement) journey and almost free birth, she didn't want any interventions but did want a midwife there for support. Janelle fully trusted her body and gave birth quite quickly after her waters broke at the movies! Janelle was so lovely to talk to and we thoroughly enjoyed her story and perspective, we hope you love listening too. Follow us on instagram ⁠⁠⁠@thebirthchapter_⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@andhoney.store⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠@authored_nz⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@wearethecashs⁠⁠⁠ Guest: ⁠⁠@janellerosehill

04-22
01:04:21

Let's have a yarn - Welcome back to Season #2

We're back for 2024! Where have we been, you might be wondering? We answer this and other questions and give some juicy details, never before heard stories of running a business and some personal updates. Grab a cuppa and hang out with us for an evening! Find us on instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebirthchapter_⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@andhoney.store⁠⁠⁠

03-27
01:01:30

Episode 8 - Hallie Campbell (NZ Birth Stories)

In this episode we chat with Hallie Campbell, NZ Birth Stories owner and creator. Hallie shares about her four very different birth stories, how her first birth paved the way for her to want to be more informed and autonomous in her following births. Follow us on instagram ⁠⁠⁠@thebirthchapter_⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@andhoney.store⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠@authored_nz⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@wearethecashs⁠⁠⁠ Guest: ⁠⁠@nz_birthstories

03-21
49:28

Episode 7 - First Trimester Screening, Scanning and Testing

In this episode we give you a run down of what to expect in your first trimester with tests, what your options are and what they might look like. Follow us on instagram ⁠⁠@thebirthchapter_⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@and.honeystore⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@authored_nz

11-30
29:54

Episode 6 - Abby & Awhi - Endo, miscarriage, PPROM, pre-term labour, NICU, difficulty breastfeeding

In this episode we chatted with Abby about her wild rollercoaster of a journey. Abby struggled with endometriosis for years and sadly had a miscarriage before falling pregnant with her girl Awhi. Abby shares all about her third trimester, pre-rupture of mambranes, having a prem baby and going through Awhi's time in NICU. Abby is great to listen to and she has so much to her story! We absolutely loved chatting with her and we hope you love hearing her story. Follow us on instagram ⁠⁠@thebirthchapter_⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@andhoney.store⁠⁠ Hosts: ⁠⁠@authored_nz⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@wearethecashs⁠⁠ Guest: ⁠@abbybuttonstyling

11-12
01:24:12

Q+A - Ask The Midwife

Our new Q+A segment, Ask the Midwife! With our own Jess Jenkinson Keep an eye out on our stories to submit your anonymous questions for our next Q+A episode! Follow us on instagram ⁠@thebirthchapter_⁠ ⁠@and.honeystore⁠ ⁠@authored_nz

11-02
19:19

Episode 5 - Lucy & Charlie - Infertility, IVF, Calm hospital birth, Breastfeeding struggles

In this episode we chatted with Lucy who after 4 years of unexplained infertility was accepted into an IVF research study which resulted in her falling pregnant with Charlie. She had an amazing natural birth at Wanganui Hospital with her chosen support crew. She also shares a bit about her hospital experience and struggles with breastfeeding which eventually lead to her choosing to formula feed to help her mental health. Lucy is such a positive beautiful soul and I'm sure you'll love hearing her share all about her journey. Follow us on instagram ⁠@thebirthchapter_⁠ ⁠@andhoney.store⁠ Hosts: ⁠@authored_nz⁠ ⁠@wearethecashs⁠ Guest: @lucyhughes__

10-26
01:13:17

Episode 4 - Midwife Tinder - How to choose a midwife

In this episode we kick off our First Trimester education series all about midwives. We share a bit about our own experiences of finding midwives and give you some questions to ask and advise around what to look for in a midwife as it can be a bit tricky to navigate especially as a first time mum, we hope you find this helpful!

10-23
34:23

Episode 3 - Mikaelah & Jemima - Positive home water birth, hyperemesis gravidarum, hypnobirthing, sex to progress labour, challenging postpartum recovery

In this episode our very own Mikaelah shares her positive home birth story. Her journey has many ups and downs through a very difficult pregnancy to a straight forward 'to plan' birth and challenging postpartum recovery. Follow us on instagram @thebirthchapter_ @and.honeystore Hosts: @authored_nz @wearethecashs

10-12
01:45:48

Episode 2 - Jess & Imogen - Prolonged rupture of membranes, positive hospital induction, breastfeeding, PND

Welcome to our first birth story episode! Today we are chatting with Jess about her birth with Imogen back in 2021. Follow us on instagram @thebirthchapter_ @and.honeystore Hosts: @authored_nz @wearethecashs Guest @dayswithmumma

09-22
59:46

Episode 1 - A bit about us

Welcome to our first episode! Today we are sharing a bit about our personal journey's and how we ended up working in the birth space. We hope you enjoy getting to know us!

09-18
18:19

Episode 12 - Postpartum Problems with guest physio Grace Coombs

Today we are joined by the epic Grace Coombs from FOUR Physio here in Christchurch for the second episode in our postpartume series to chat about some of the pelvoc floor issues we can face postpartum. Grace is a Womens Health Physio and sees many pre and postnatal mums during their journey. She is full of knowledge and so easy to listen to. We hope you gain something from this episode! Follow us on instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebirthchapter_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andhoney.store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@authored_nz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wearethecashs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@fourphysio

09-15
31:11

The Birth Chapter - Trailer

Coming 18.09.23!

09-15
01:17

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