Ireland's Birth Stories

In this episode I share my chat with Angel. We revisited the birth of her son back in EP163 which was a gorgeous home birth. This time we talk about community, the tools to help you build support around you and the highs and lows of our personal experiences. Hearing Angles perspective just shows how unique we all are but despite this there is always a deep connection engrained within us as mothers...

This week I share my chat with Eilís who talks me through her one pregnancy and the birth of her daughter. Together with her wife Laura, Eilís conceived her baby via reciprocal IVF. She shares so much from how life looked through pregnancy, partner support and just navigating life whilst trying to focus on what lay ahead. Eilís then shares her birth story. She was induced and later gave birth to h...

This week I share my chat with Vanessa who talks me through her fourth birth story. Vanessa’s story is different to most as we revisit how she navigated grief while also trying to focus on her pregnancy. Just one week after Vanessas sister, Lisa left this world Vanessa discovered she was pregnant with her fourth baby. Vanessa gave birth to her son in hospital with the support of her husband and mi...

In this week’s episode I share my chat with Caroline who talks me through her two birth stories and one miscarriage. Her first little boy came into the world at just over 25 weeks. Caroline brings us through each stage of realising she was infact in labour. Her baby was coming despite efforts to prolong her pregnancy. There is so much to life with a small baby in hospital, Caroline shares it all f...

In this week’s episode I share my chat with Jess who talks me through her one pregnancy and the birth of her little girl. We chat through discovering she was pregnant, pregnancy itself and then into her induction. We often hear of stories around inductions with women waiting days for their baby to arrive. This wasn’t the case for Jess but infact the complete opposite. After feeling the effects of...

This week I share my chat with Sarah Louise who talks me through two of her four birth stories. Each of her first two experiences were completely different. She was induced with her first baby followed by assistance with a forceps . Sarah Louise revisits the hours following her first daughter’s birth which included being put under general anaesthetic. Her second experience was completely different...

EP165 Nikki - One Pregnancy & Birth, Hospital Birth, PND & Anxiety In this episode I share my chat with Nikki who talks me through her one pregnancy and the birth of her son. Nikki loved being pregnant but is also honest about her struggles with anxiety. She attended pregnancy yoga which was transformative as she used tools learned through her instructor (also teaches antenatal classes) th...

In this episode I share my chat with Meghan who talks me through her one pregnancy and the birth of her son, Ronan. Meghan's birth story is so gorgeous as she was surrounded by nothing but support from her husband and midwives. The years prior to Meghan's pregnancy were incredibly tough as she overcame major surgery just as she was about to start planning her wedding along with other serious and v...

In this next story I share my chat with Angel who revisit the birth of hr son, Barra. Angel opted for homebirth mostly with the support of her local maternity hospital. She is such a great story teller so it was amazing to hear her go back to those moments of sheer disbelief that she was infact in labour followed by acceptance that baby was this was happening, she was giving birth. She shares the...

In this week's episode I share my chat with Orlagh Reid who talks me through her two pregnancies and caesarean births. Orlagh revisits some tough moments in her experience entering into motherhood from discovering there was potentially something "wrong" with her baby at 37 weeks to receiving the news that her daughter Summer had Achondroplasia also known as Dwarfism. Oralgh chats through navigatin...

This week I share part two of Paige's story. This episode is very different to Paige's first two pregnancies and births as she suffered with severe vertigo. Paige was crippled with constant vomiting and dizziness whilst also trying to manage daily life. She revisits multiple hospital trips and doctors appointments to try and find a solution to her illness. At 38 weeks Paige was induced which was a...

In this week's episode I share part 1 Paige's story. We revisit her first two births both being positive surrounded by support from midwives and consultant. She was induced with her first baby and later opted for an epidural. She also opted of an epidural with her second birth but this time she went into labour herself, feeling her water break for the first time. Paige also chats through her first...

This week on the Ireland's Birth Stories podcast I share my chat with Sarah Louise. Many of you will remember our first chat in November 2022 which was so tough as she was pregnant going through the breakdown of a relationship. This time her story is very different. She was supported by her fiance, feeling loved and the kindness of a partner not only throughout pregnancy but also in those postpart...

In this week's episode I share my chat with Aishling who talks me through her first pregnancy and the birth of her son. Aishling suffered from severe hyperemesis which had a huge impact on her life. We also chat through other health complications which really made an already tough pregnancy even more challenging. We then chat through Aishlings birth story, she opted for an induction and later it w...

In this week's episode on the Ireland's Birth Stories podcast I share my chat with Judith who talks me through her pregnancy with Rian. Judith was monitioredclosley throughout her pregnancy right from the very early stage to the moment Rian came Ito the world. She also discovered her cervix was measuring short therefore had a stitch inserted to ensure baby was safe and sound for as long as possibl...

This week on the Ireland's Birth Stories podcast I’m sharing my chat with @anirishmammy who talks me through the last few years of her life TTC. Judith has been very open on her own IG page but here we really go through each of the treatments she underwent, how she felt mentally moving from a place of acceptance to deciding to try one last time and the toll it took on her body. Judith and I spoke...

This episode was brought to you by * Birth Baby Beyond * Book your free doula consultation via their  website  or visit their  Instagram  for further information. EP155 Charlotte, Two Births, C-section, Birth Preparation, VBAC In this week's episode I share my chat with Charlotte who revisited reach of her two births with me, We chat about TTC, pregnancy sickness and her first...

This episode was brought to you by * Birth Baby Beyond * Book your free doula consultation via their  website  or visit their  Instagram  for further information. In this episode I share my chat with @justinekingxx She revisits TTC, discovering she was pregnant and her decision to have a homebirth. Justine also shares a difficult time in her families life as her dad overcame so...

his episode was brought to you by * Birth Baby Beyond * Book your free doula consultation via their  website  or visit their  Instagram  for further information. In this week's episode I share the second part of Emmas story. Emma shares discovering she was pregnant soon after the birth of her first boy. She reminisces over feeling the need to work things out logically, how do n...

This episode was brought to you by * Birth Baby Beyond * Book your free doula consultation via their website or visit their Instagram for further information. EP152 - Emma (PT1/2) First Pregnancy, Sickness, Induction, Hormonal Shift (Breastfeeding) This week I share my chat with Emma. Again I have decided to split our chat into two episodes. In part one Emma shares discovering she was pregnant and...

In this week’s episode I share the second part of Karla’s story. This part of Karla’s story is pretty tough listening up until the 35 minute mark. She talks us through major surgery through Covid and her experience with termination. Karla then shares the birth of her second daughter which is such a gorgeous, positive experience surrounded by midwives who were there to support her through it all. T...

This week I’m sharing part one of two episodes. Karla shares so much of her life with us over these two episodes from suffering loss, birthing each of her girls, termination and over coming major surgery. This week we chat about Karla’s experience with her first miscarriage which is really tough to revisit. We then chat through her daughter’s birth, Kora. In the hospital Karla was surrounded by wo...

I had the pleasure of not only sitting with Áine revisiting Cora’s birth in person but also meeting the lady herself. Áine shared so much with us. We chat about her first pregnancy which unfortunately ended in a miscarriage. As for many of us, this led to a roller coaster of emotions. Áine shares what she did to help navigate life through pregnancy loss. We then chat about her second pregnancy whi...

In this episode Brana shares the birth of her second daughter Riyah. We also chat about Evie, Brana's first daughter who sadly passed away weeks before Riyah came into the world. Below I have linked our first chat from 2022 when Brana talked us through Evie's birth but also her suffering the loss of a pregnancy at 10 weeks gestation. Brana shares so much with with us in both of our chats. Thanks B...

In this episode I share my chat with Emma who talks me through her pregnancy and the birth of her son Robin. Emma is also incredibly open about her struggles with depression. Unfortunately Emma’s medical team discovered she had severe pre-eclampsia so she was admitted to hospital at 34 weeks. Her son came into the world 5 weeks premature, thankfully healthy with a short stay in NICU. Emma talks us...