Madi and Daniel have two beautiful boys, Hugo and Judd.
As you’ll hear, Madi’s story had multiple twists and turns including switching to midwifery care 1/2 way through her pregnancy with her first born, gestational diabetes requiring insulin, an ECV attempt and a breech vaginal labour which resulted in a cesarean birth, and in her second pregnancy low platelets, and an HBAC (home birth after cesarean).
Both of her pregnancies and births required a deep dive into the literature and evidence, and an even deeper trust in her body and baby and intuition.
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These stories are intimate, raw, inspiring - parents sharing their birth experiences - the highs, the challenges, the growth. How did they prepare, what was unexpected, what do they now know?
Join Cath Tan, holistic homebirth midwife in Geraldton, Western Australia as she speaks with local families about their transformational birth journeys.
'Stories have always been powerful ways of sharing information and wisdom; soul maps for significant life events we humans traverse. I hope you'll find these stories educational, uplifting and comforting.' xx Cath
Follow Madi and work with her @thenourishedbump https://thenourishedbump.com.au/
Explore some of the resources Madi used to inform herself and prepare for birth:
Breech Without Borders www.breechwithoutborders.org
Birthing Instincts podcast with Dr. Stu Fischbein & Midwife Bliss Young
Catherine Bell’s Birth Map www.birthmap.life
Hazel Needle - Birth After Cesarean @hazelkeedle
Annette Tuncel - AT Bowen Therapy www.atbowentherapy.com.au
Julie Marchetti Reflexology - www.geraldtonreflexology.com.au
VBAC Birth Stories podcast
Australian VBAC Stories podcast