Kate is a Victorian-based privately practising midwife providing antenatal, homebirth, postnatal and parenting services. Kate discusses her experience during this pregnancy so far, and her trust in her ability to birth in relation to her family lineage, previous two births and her professional work. We discuss her preparations to welcome surprise baby #3 into her family, including labour prep, preparing siblings for homebirth and how she intends to get as much sleep as possible with a newborn and two older kids who like to co-sleep. We also touch on how, as a “geriatric” mother over 40 with a higher BMI, Kate’s path to date may have looked different had she been planning on birthing in “the system” rather than outside of it.
Connect with Kate via her website https://www.kateelizabethparenting.com.au and instagram @kate_elizabeth_parenting
Find out more about the upcoming "Beyond Mum Guilt" workshop here: https://www.mselysegreen.com/bay-mothers-collective
Study by Stoliar, Dahlen and Sheehan (2022) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S187151922200302X
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