Ballarat Midwifery

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Here are some common pregnancy myths I have debunked. What others have you heard?

Hello to all the newbies here… welcome! My name is Katie & thought I would re-introduce myself. I want this to be a place where you come to get resources & support to guide you through this life changing time. Hit me up with anything you want me to share/research etc. would love to know what you want to know/see on here, my DM’s are always open.

Early pregnancy can feel overwhelming. You don’t quite believe you’re having a baby. You may not know your options or have just heard from friends or family what they did. Want to speak to someone with knowledge & experience in the maternity system who can guide you? That’s me!!! Book in via my website www.ballaratmidwifery.com.au

Putting feelers out for a Meet & Greet & Q&A with a midwife. If this is of interest to you comment KEEN below and I will organise a date/time. You can be pregnant, trying to conceive or just curious about private midwifery.

For those that don’t know, I am a single mother by choice (SMBC), and went to see in Brighton & went through Monash IVF for a s***m donor (more variety & personal preference). I feel truely blessed for the fact that all went very straight forward with the IVF and fell pregnant with a fresh transfer on the first cycle!
I knew when I fell pregnant I wanted continuity of midwifery care, and sourced a midwife who was willing to travel to me. There is no MGP or private midwives (apart from me) in my town so the general choice is public or private. I also knew I don’t want to birth at hospital so a homebirth was my plan. I understood that as a first time labourer, that I may need assistance but had faith in my body & baby that all would be fine. I also had the bonus of knowing any of the local Obstetricians who offered their services should I need them.
My pregnancy was surreal and didn’t even feel pregnant until the 3rd trimester. The odd random vomit here and there & a bit of heartburn but that was about it. I had an anterior placenta so hardly felt movements which was disappointing as you hear stories of how it feels but I didn’t have that.

I had to laugh thinking “what if” I was under OB care as I had a number of “risk factors” ticked off:
IVF ✅
Post dates ✅
Advanced maternal age ✅
High BMI ✅
Mec liquor ✅. So at 41 weeks I had the gorgeous coming to do some accuneedling & internal pelvic release to try & help move things along, when an hour before our appointment out of nowhere my waters broke. Of course being post dates the baby had done a poo so the fluid was dark green. So sent a photo (yep midwives get gorry photos of random pads or un**es) and told her nothing was happening but I would keep her posted. So Lauretta came & did some accuneedling and it was so lovely to just rest & relax. Continue in comments.