Shenae’s Story - 2 daughters, vaginal delivery, hospital birth, water birth, placenta abruption, breastfeeding & birth videography

Today I talk to Shenae who is a Mother and Birth videographer from WA.

 

Shenae tells us about her journey into motherhood which started when her and husband consciously conceived daughter, Winter. Shenae tells us about her pregnancy, choosing her OB and what she did to prepare for her birth. To her surprise she went into labour at 37 weeks. Unfortunately, she experienced some bleeding in early labour which led to her and husband needing to advocate for themselves during her labour. She details her birth and experience with placenta abruption and her difficult breastfeeding journey due to some latching issues.

 

When Shenae fell pregnant again 9 months later with second daughter, Fleur, she was determined to have a physiological birth so she opted for midwifery care and was accepted into the Hospitals MGP program. She tells us about her labour with Fleur which was a beautiful, uncomplicated water delivery in hospital with a physiological third stage and a beautiful breastfeeding journey. Shenae also hired a postpartum doula and tells us about her postpartum experience, what life is like as a mother of two girls and we talk about her passion which is birth videography. 

 

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