Fatima Wheeler
Birthing Goddess
Real mothers sharing their story on pregnancy , birth & postpartum
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Fatima Wheeler
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Jun 24, 2024
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Episodes
EPISODE 27 Bailey - Two vaginal births , post natal depression 15.07.2020 43:08
In this episode I speak with kiwi mama Bailey who chats about getting pregnant at the age of 19. We hear how she had an incredibly fast & hard labour & had planned for a home birth however ended up getting an induction at hospital when she was 42 weeks. Bailey shares openly how she suffered post natal depression after the birth of her second baby & gives some great tips for those that may be facin...
EPISODE 26 Jordan - Freebirth , Miscarriage , covid 19 birth 11.07.2020 34:57
In this episode I speak with gorgeous mama of three Jordan about her recent birth. Jordan openly shares how she miscarried over a year ago which she never thought would have happened to her. When she found out she was pregnant again she chose Brisbane royal hospital as her place to birth. However when covid 19 started it restricted a lot of things from not allowing water births and there was also...
EPISODE 25 Kristie Ord X - Hypnobirth, homebirth 08.07.2020 27:52
In this episode serial entrepreneur & mama of two Kristie shares the story of her recent empowering homebirth ! We hear how Kristie really changed things going into her second birth - really investing time into preparing mentally for it. She was very big on scripting her birth - for manifestation. She wrote down her ideal birth , visualising & scripting - even down to the date ! Kristie hired a pr...
EPISODE 24 Brie Quilter - Mama to be 06.07.2020 37:38
In this episode I speak to mama to be Brie who chats about her journey towards becoming a mother. Brie shares her experience of preparing her body before she got pregnant. She openly chats about deciding to get her implants out. She knew if she fell pregnant in the future she didn’t want to breastfeed with implants in. She noticed her health improved immensely after she got them out & we hear in d...
EPISODE 23 RENEE - DOULA (Everything about being a doula ) 04.07.2020 30:41
In this episode I chat to beautiful goddess Renee - who is a doula. Renee who is originally from NZ talks about how the birth of her son inspired her to become a doula. She mentions that many women can have a beautiful experience if they are supported in the right way. We hear what her role is in being a doula - which can be a range of things from being a birth support person during your birth or...
EPISODE 22 ASHLEIGH - Hypnobirthing/ covid birth 01.07.2020 57:40
Fitness guru & exercise physiologist Ashleigh who is a mama of two boys shares her journey into motherhood. We hear how excited she was about her pregnancy but had fear around her first birth so enrolled in a hypnobirthing course which really prepared her & helped with her mindset. She talks about how she really enjoyed the labouring experience- however transition was a challenging point but pushe...
EPISODE 21 - Paula Amsler Hypnobirthing, unplanned homebirth 28.06.2020 52:03
In this episode I speak to first time mama Paula who talks about her journey into motherhood. We hear how she prepared for her birth - implementing a lot of self care practices and how visualisation played a huge part for the birth of her baby lotus. Paula shares how her hospital planned birth quickly turned into an ‘unplanned’ homebirth. You’ll get to hear how this birth has inspired her to do an...
EPISODE 20 Mandie Watson - natural birth, emergency csection, VBAC, Endometriosis, Covid pregnancy 24.06.2020 1:05:31
Mama of three Mandie talks about her journey into motherhood. We hear how at the age of 18 Mandie fell from the air & landed flat on her stomach during aerobics training. She went to get an X-ray and whilst at the hospital she found out she was at 24 weeks pregnant! We hear how her partner who was part of the NZ army came home to find out he had a 6 week old daughter. Mandie also shares her second...
EPISODE 19 Taleah Pederson - Induced labour / emergency cesarean 21.06.2020 32:04
In this episode I chat to Taleah who is currently pregnant with her second baby. Taleah talks about her text book smooth pregnant with her first baby & shares how her birth took an unexpected turn of events where one of her main arteries got cut in her uterus during her emergency cesarean. We hear how her father was battling cancer at the time of her first pregnancy but held on to meet his grandso...
EPISODE 18 ASHAH - IVF pregnancy, HG pregnancies, traumatic birth to empowering births 18.06.2020 1:10:35
Inspiring mama of three Ashah shares her story into motherhood & how she first got pregnant at 16. We hear how that birth impacted her and gave her the motivation to really educate and inform herself with her second & third births. She also talks about her battle with endometriosis and how she ended up going through IVF with her second baby. Ashah also shares how she got her appendix taken out at...
EPISODE 17 Lauren Lycakis - First EVER Pregnancy! 16.06.2020 25:27
In this episode I chat with mama to be Lauren who is 18 weeks pregnant with her first baby. Lauren shares how she is feeling in her pregnancy & shares what she is already doing to prep her mindset for birth !! We hear how Lauren has begun to educate herself & has even started to prep herself for postpartum - How amazing is that ?! Listen to this beautiful mama to be - we look forward to following...
EPISODE 16 Anthea Jackson - Postpartum life 16.06.2020 41:52
In this episode Anthea talks openly about postpartum- life after birth. We hear how her expectations were so different to what she imagined. She talks about how everything changed after she gave birth & how she discovered motherhood isn’t always fun & glamorous. Anthea talks about how there is so much focus on the mum before you give birth but when the baby comes the energy shifts to the baby. In...
EPISODE 15 Kate Baggerson - two positive homebirths/calm birth 07.06.2020 48:09
In this episode I chat with inspiring mama of two Kate Baggerson. Kate always knew she wanted a home birth & chose to fully inform herself about birth during her pregnancy. She talks about how both her Homebirths were completely yin & yang and how beautiful the midwives were at her birth - she describes that through her most intense contractions “in every moment they entered there to meet it with...
EPISODE 14 Amanda Lee - single mum to two autistic girls/gentle connected parenting 31.05.2020 42:42
In this episode I chat to beautiful mama Amanda who lives in a ‘tiny house’ on the Sunshine Coast with her two gorgeous daughters. Amanda shares her stories of being pregnant & tells how she intuitively knew she would go into labour both times. We hear how Amanda used elimination communication with her second daughter from a newborn - meaning wearing no nappies & going to the toilet. Amanda’s girl...
EPISODE 13 Brittany Sunshine - HG pregnancies/ Hospital birth/Unplanned orgasmic free birth 27.05.2020 50:54
This inspiring mama talks about her two HG pregnancies & her births of her babies Sunny + Posie. Brittany goes into detail of her first birth at Brisbane hospital where she went into labour at 43+ weeks & ended up being high risk due to meconium. We also hear of her second birth which she describes as an ‘orgasmic’ unplanned free birth at home with only her husband. Brittany opens up and shares ho...
EPISODE 12 Pip Summerville - infertility, high risk pregnancy, cesarean birth 24.05.2020 50:47
In this episode entrepreneur boss mama Pip talks about her high risk pregnancy and finding out her baby had gastroschisis ( when the baby’s intestines are found outside the baby’s body). Pip tells all about giving birth early at 34 weeks and shares her experience being in NICU for several weeks during covid 19. Pip reveals everything in her transition to becoming a mum and gives real and honest ad...
EPISODE 11 Jess Yardly - two homebirths 20.05.2020 50:38
Kiwi mama Jess talks about why she chose to do a homebirth for her two children. She mentions that her parents were a generation of hospital births and were quite worried at the beginning however completely turned around & understood why she decided to do a homebirth. Jess mentioned her support team were amazing & in her most challenging moment her midwife embraced Jess & told her “You are a stron...
EPISODE 10 Kayla Hicks - Hypnobirth 11.05.2020 41:06
School teacher Kayla chats about her first pregnancy & how she naturally conceived on her honeymoon . Working up until 36 weeks then making a big move to the Sunshine Coast before she gave birth we hear about her experience in her pregnancy & the exciting lead up to her baby girls arrival. We hear about how she used hypnobirthing techniques in her labour and birth. Kayla talks about how it wasn’t...
EPISODE 9 Keely-Jade Kerr - Two caesarean births/ induced labour 08.05.2020 41:58
Boss mama of two Keeley describes her journey into motherhood. In this episode young mum Keeley talks about her pregnancy being very challenging - suffering from preeclampsia & Cholestasis. We hear how she went into labour at 35 weeks and was in labour for a long time but ended up having an emergency c-section. Keeley goes on to chat about her experience having a baby in NICU & her challenges in p...
EPISODE 8 Bettina Melher - Hypnobirthing/ Waterbirth 06.05.2020 33:58
In this episode Bettina shares her story of her first birth with her son Mars . Bettina knew the kind of birth she wanted and used visualisation , meditation, crystals and really educated herself to achieve the birth of her dreams. Bettina talks about how preparing your mind & body for your birth is so important and creating an environment with a great support team is key! Bettina is currently 36...
EPISODE 7 Kyara Jenkins - Miracle babies, Two Caesarean births , post natal depression 04.05.2020 39:11
Beautiful mama Kyara shares her inspiring journey into motherhood. Having been told that she probably wouldn’t be able to conceive as she wasn’t fertile enough Kyara still held hope that one day she would have her dream of having a baby & starting a family . After numerous tests and being on the wait list to have exploratory surgery she planned her wedding, picked her dress & chose her overseas ho...
EPISODE 6 Kim Taylor - Two miscarriages , two rainbow babies & three natural births 02.05.2020 48:28
Kim describes her journey into motherhood a challenging yet beautiful experience. Kim shares all in her story and is open and honest about her whole experience. She goes deep into talking about the disappointment of losing her two babies however allows herself to let go by knowing it is meant to be. She talks about how miscarriages are such a taboo subject and are “forgotten.” We hear how all her...
EPISODE 5 Ivana Alfonso - Miscarriage , Emergency Caesarean Birth 01.05.2020 1:22:01
In this episode I chat to inspiring mama Ivana about her experience into motherhood. Ivana talks about her traumatic experience where she didn’t bring her baby into the world she imagined but it has brought her a different perspective on life. Throughout her journey into motherhood she has had a fair share of challenges and it has taken a lot of strength but she has overcome so much ! Ivana shares...
EPISODE 4 Ashley Shore - Healing birth after traumatic birth, postpartum depression 29.04.2020 45:40
Episode 4 now LIVE!! I chatted to inspiring kiwi mum Ashley about the birth of her two gorgeous boys ! Ashley talks about how she found out at 13 weeks she was pregnant for her first baby - an unplanned pregnancy because of failed conception. She goes into detail of her traumatic experience with her birth & postpartum journey but lets go of expectations and has a different outcome with the birth o...
EPISODE 3 Rebecca Taylor - Two HG pregnancies , two Hypnobirths 26.04.2020 45:54
Bec tells all about her hypnobirths of both of her beautiful boys Seleah & Harley. She describes her magical births as everything she had envisioned + more ! Bec goes into detail of what she suffered in her pregnancies Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG). We get to hear of how mentally preparing herself gave Bec the births that she had visioned ! What a powerful manifestation mama 🙌🏼 Bec recently gave b...
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