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About the show

Latest episodes

• EP233 NICU:Niamh, Triplet Pregnancy, Birth at 30 WKS, HDU, Navigating life in NICU & SCBU

  October 6, 2026 · 57 min

  This week I share my chat with Niamh who talks me through the birth of her three girls. Niamh shares the moment she discovered she was having triplets and what a shock it was. At 29+6 days Niamh felt something was off so was admitted to…

• EP232 NICU Series: Karen, TTC, Spontaneous Birth at 35 WKS, HDU, NICU

  September 29, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

  This week I share the first episode of the NICU Series. My guest Karen shares the birth of her first baby, Tadgh. She went into spontaneous labour at 35 weeks with her waters breaking at home. She gave birth to her little man vaginally and…

• EP231 Aimee (Previous Guest EP139), Fourth Baby, CBAC Hoped for a VBAC, Acceptance

  September 27, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

  This week I share my chat with Aimee, it was such a pleasure to chat to her again, felt like chatting with a friend. She talks me through the decision that led to deciding to try for another baby and discovering she was pregnant. She…

• EP230, Matti, Induction, Haemorrhage, Doula Support, Postpartum Mental Health

  September 20, 2026 · 52 min

  This week I share my chat with Matti who talks me through the birth of her daughter. Matti was induced, she talks me through labour, having the ultimate nap and waking up to hearing the news she was 9cm dilated. She reminisces about the…

• EP229 Megan, Twin Pregnancy, Partial Termination (Termination For Medical Reasons) at 24 Wks, Vaginal Birth, C-section, Loss & Grief

  September 13, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

  EP229 Megan, Twin Pregnancy, Partial Termination (Termination For Medical Reasons) at 24 Wks, Vaginal Birth, C-section, Loss & Grief This week, I share my chat with Megan, who talks me through her twin pregnancy and the birth of her…

• EP228 Lorna, TTC, Fertility Journey, Two Pregnancies, C-section, Homebirth, VBAC

  September 6, 2026 · 1 hr 41 min

  This week I share my chat with Lorna who shares each of her two birth stories. Lorna also brings us through trying to conceive (TTC) and seeing her first positive pregnancy test after so many investigations. We then talk through her…

• EP227 Siofra, Two Births, Birth at 33 WKS, Breech Vaginal Birth, Full-term Birth, Unmedicated Vaginal Birth (Second Baby), Pierre Robin Sequence, Postpartum Depression

  August 30, 2026 · 1 hr 43 min

  This week I share my chat with Siofra who shares each of her two birth stories. Siofra was breech born vaginally at 33 weeks and spent some time in the NICU. She then talks me through her second pregnancy and the relief she felt as she got…

• EP226 Lucy, Two Births, Premature Birth at 32 Wks, NICU, Didelphic Uterus, Multiple Early Pregnancy Losses, Positive C-section

  August 23, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

  This week, I share my chat with Lucy, who talks me through her two very different birth stories. Lucy’s first baby, her son, was born at 32 weeks via emergency C-section. After three weeks in NICU, he was finally discharged, and Lucy and…