DiscoverHomebirth Stories AustraliaS3 EP: 11 Katie - Two Births, Hospital Birth, HG, Spontaneous Labour, Managed Third Stage, 2nd Degree Tear, Breastfeeding Challenges, Homebirth, PPH, Transfer.
S3 EP: 11 Katie - Two Births, Hospital Birth, HG, Spontaneous Labour, Managed Third Stage, 2nd Degree Tear, Breastfeeding Challenges, Homebirth, PPH, Transfer.

S3 EP: 11 Katie - Two Births, Hospital Birth, HG, Spontaneous Labour, Managed Third Stage, 2nd Degree Tear, Breastfeeding Challenges, Homebirth, PPH, Transfer.

Update: 2025-11-10
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In this episode, Katie shares the stories of her two births. After a long journey to conceive, her first pregnancy was marked by hyperemesis gravidarum. With the support of a Midwifery Group Practice, she went into spontaneous labour and gave birth in hospital. Katie reflects on the overwhelming moments immediately after birth, the early challenges of breastfeeding, and how she gradually established feeding over the following months.

Just six months later, Katie conceived again and experienced hyperemesis gravidarum for a second time. Planning a homebirth, she describes how the birth unfolded, her transfer to hospital due to a postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) and large blood clots, and her recovery afterward. She also shares her baby’s laryngomalacia diagnosis and how it shaped her second breastfeeding journey.


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S3 EP: 11 Katie - Two Births, Hospital Birth, HG, Spontaneous Labour, Managed Third Stage, 2nd Degree Tear, Breastfeeding Challenges, Homebirth, PPH, Transfer.

S3 EP: 11 Katie - Two Births, Hospital Birth, HG, Spontaneous Labour, Managed Third Stage, 2nd Degree Tear, Breastfeeding Challenges, Homebirth, PPH, Transfer.