After My Birth Aileen White
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- Kids & Family
Whether it’s 2 days, 2 weeks or even 22 years after your birth experience, My Birth Support CIC’s After My Birth podcast offers tools, strategies and top tips to help you come to terms with transition after birth. If you feel overwhelmed, are struggling or feel traumatised by your pregnancy, birth and postnatal experience you are not alone. Let us offer some first steps to help you on your journey to heal or come to terms with what happened.
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Helping others - Moonlie
Aileen talks with Moonlie about her after birth journey and how she has found that helping others helps her too.
Moonlie volunteers with https://pandasfoundation.org.uk/ and https://www.makebirthbetter.org/
After My Birth is funded thanks to grants from the Benefact Movement for Good. -
Trust the journey - Laura
Aileen talks with Laura about the dramatic birth of her son, Reuben, at 29 weeks and two days, following a placental abruption. Laura explains how she saw the birth and neonatal care that she and Reuben received, and how she has worked to understand her emotional response since then.
After My Birth is funded thanks to grants from the Benefact Movement for Good. -
Am I ready? - Mark
Aileen talks with Mark Harris about how to know if you are ready to address your birth experience, and how NLP can help.
You can email Mark at livingawake@me.com
After My Birth is funded thanks to grants from the Benefact Movement for Good. -
Is it true or is it a lie? - Vicky
Aileen talks with Vicky Jordan about the way we talk to ourselves as mums. Negative self talk can be really damaging and they explore the question "Is it true or is it a lie?
Find out more about Vicky here
Vicky Jordan IBCLCInstagram (@vicky_jordan_ibclc)
More about Maternal Journal here - https://www.maternaljournal.org/ and Birth Art Cafe - https://www.facebook.com/groups/birthartcafemedway/
After My Birth is funded thanks to grants from the Benefact Movement for Good. -
Ask for what you need - Keji
Aileen talks with Keji from Mayah's Legacy about why advocating for yourself can be vital; especially after experiencing pregnancy loss, or an unexpected or unwanted birth experiences.
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What about a hospital debrief? - Sam
Aileen talks to Sam about when, how and why it may be helpful for some to request your birth notes or arrange a hospital debrief when coming to terms with a difficult birth experience.
After My Birth is funded thanks to grants from the Benefact Movement for Good.