Middee | Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum Education

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In today's episode our host Mon speaks with Chantal about her unique journey into motherhood. After a low risk pregnancy and uncomplicated natural birth Chantal would have never expected the next chapter to unfold the way that it did. Her Son Soul was born with difficulty breathing and displayed syndromal facial features. These conditions were not noted in utero and therefore was an enormous shock...

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In today's episode our host Mon speaks with Sam Brodrick about her motherhood journey. Sam always knew she wanted to be a mother and at the age of 28 decided that she didn't need a partner or to wait any longer she was ready to take on this journey by herself. Sam talks us through intrauterine insemination and her solo parenting journey. We hope that this episode provides insight into this topic b...

In today's episode Mon is joined by founders of MISSTA Demi Duncan & Melinda Baxter. After having their own children Demi & Mel quickly discovered the judgement that came with Motherhood- more specifically surrounding the taboo topic of Formula feeding. This is where MISSTA was born. They created MISSTA to help empower women about their desired feeding choices - wether that was formula feeding or...

In today's episode our host Mon speak's with Maggie Jackson. After settling in at home post emergency caesarean Maggie found herself being readmitted into hospital 3 & 4 weeks postpartum due to ongoing bleeding commonly described as a secondary PPH. After extensive testing and investigations Maggie was diagnosed with a rare condition called Uterine Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM). It has since be...

In today's episode our host Mon speak's with Embryologist Alex Crough. Alex shares insightful knowledge surrounding the IVF process. She discusses egg retrieval, egg storage, egg, sperm & embryo handling as well as the final stage of the IVF process, the embryo transfer. Alex explains each topic in an easily digestible way to provide more education about IVF, the role of an embryologist & the incr...

In today's episode in honour of mothers day our host Mon speaks with her beautiful Mum Sherrell, most commonly known as Shez. Shez is a mother of 5 pretty amazing kids. 4 living (Bec, Emma, Daniel & Mon) and one angel (Lachlan). She takes us through her motherhood journey of love, loss, grief & resilience. With three previous text book pregnancies and births Sherrell would have never imagined hers...

In Today's Episode our host Mon speaks with Emma McGuire about her high risk pregnancy. With bleeding early on in her pregnancy due to a Subchorionic Haematoma Emma found herself in and out of hospital earlier than expected. At 21 weeks Emma's waters broke requiring her to be admitted as in inpatient up until the birth of her very premature baby at 27 weeks. Jack was born into the world via an eme...

In today Episode our host Mon speaks with new Mum Tess O'Connor. As a practicing midwife herself, Tess decided to explore the private midwife system with the goal of having a home birth. Her daughter Hazel entered the world at 42 weeks and Tess shares some of the challenges she had to overcome in the weeks waiting to meet her baby girl. Tess touches on her difficult conception journey, her mindset...

In today's episode our host Mon reveals everything to do with the birth centre. From the early warning signs that you might be in labour to when you should come into the hospital to have your baby. Mon explains what a birthing suite looks like & what you can expect from your midwife caring for you during labour & birth. She touches on vaginal examinations, abdominal palpations, the diagnosis of la...

In today's episode our host Mon speaks with Chloe Cox about her experience into motherhood. With an unexpected but exciting discovery that she was pregnant Chloe found herself having to adjust to the idea of motherhood earlier than anticipated. After a complex birth via forceps in theatre Chloes birthing experience left her with multiple emotions surrounding her birth. In the next coming months po...

In today's episode our host Mon speak's with Ella Heyne where she shares with us her unique motherhood journey. Ella unfortunately suffered with extreme hyperemesis gravidarum throughout the entirety of her pregnancy where she required multiple hospital admissions and home care to get through her every day life. Ella highlights the hard truths behind what living with Hyperemesis is really like and...

In today's episode our host Mon speaks with super Mum Tess Pentelow who is currently 34 weeks pregnant with naturally conceived triplets. Tess shares with us her incredible pregnancy journey thus far including the discovery of having triplets at her 20 week ultrasound, her birth plan & how she is best preparing to welcome 3 premature babies into her family of already two small boys. It is importan...

In today's episode our host Mon speaks with midwife, childbirth educator & mother of 4 Erin Phibbs about her parenthood experience. Erin shares with us her four pregnancy journeys discussing both the many highs and lows . From a difficult conception journey, to high risk pregnancies, induction of labour, post birth complications and the hard truth behind the fourth trimester of baby sleep and brea...

In today's episode our host Mon speaks with Brisbane based Mumma, Rachel Ownsworth about her motherhood experience. After a straightforward conception journey Rachel envisioned the rest of her pregnancy to take the same path; however at 14 weeks she found herself in the emergency department after experiencing excruciating pain in her abdomen which was found to be appendicitis. After an uncomplicat...

In today's episode our host Mon speaks with registered Midwife and Nurse Isabelle Hore. Currently working as an emergency Midwife in one of Melbourne's busiest obstetric emergency departments, Issy provides us with lots of valuable education regarding the most common obstetric presentations she sees working in ED. Including antenatal, postpartum and neonatal conditions/complications. Together Issy...

In today's episode our host Mon speaks with Melbourne based Dads Phil & Dan where we discuss part two of their surrogacy journey. Phil and Dan embarked on this journey in America instead of Australia, with surrogacy not being common in Australia. In part one of this two part episode Phil and Dan revealed the ins and outs of their surrogacy journey and the many challenges and obstacles they faced t...

In todays episode our host Mon speaks with Ballarat based Mumma & Doula, Tess Bachelor where we discuss her journey into motherhood and her career as a Doula. Tess's two pregnancies were far from what she ever envisioned, with never experiencing that so called 'pregnancy glow' due to suffering from extreme hyperemesis gravidarum which significantly impacted both her physical and metal health with...

In todays Episode our host Mon speaks with Melbourne based Mumma Meagan Donaldson on her touching story of pregnancy loss, grief, resilience and navigating pregnancy & life after loss. Meagan's beautiful daughter Violet was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition and was born still into the world. Meagan has continued to honour her legacy by founding the fundraiser Violet's Gift to help other fami...

With covid cases rising at a rapid rate there is no doubt that there has been an increase in anxiety for expectant mothers or mothers with a newborn baby. In today's episode our host Mon shares with us evidence based statistics about contracting covid whilst pregnant including the potential risk factors for both you and your baby as well as the reassuring advice surrounding skin to skin and breast...

In today's episode our host Mon shares with us way you can best support someone in labour, birth & postpartum. This episode is for anyone who may find themselves playing the role of a support person- wether thats a partner, family member or friend. The aim of this episode is to educate you and provide you with ideas to implement when supporting someone in early labour, at the hospital and when tra...

In todays episode our host Mon speaks with Melbourne based Mumma Shernie Jewell on her unique motherhood experience. After a straight forward pregnancy and birth Shernie expected her postpartum journey to be the same. But when her little girl Millie didn't attach to the breast from birth her breastfeeding journey was far from what she had always envisioned. Nearly 8 months postpartum & Millie stil...

In today's episode our host Mon speaks with women's health physio & founder of the mama physio Jess Kostos discussing the perineum and ways to prevent perineal trauma. Covering techniques that can be implemented in the antenatal and intrapartum period. Jess also shares some recovery tips and when to see a physio postpartum. Like always Mon's aim in this episode is to educate you about this topic b...