Episode eleven - A late pre term

Welcome to That NICU Mum, a podcast sharing the stories of New Zealand parents who have had a baby in a neonatal unit across the country.This episode of That NICU Mum is supported by the Premmie Knitting Club, a NZ registered charity which has a virtual tribe of knitters providing beautiful knitted clothing to units across the country. A huge thank you to Courtney and the whole PKC team for supporting us and our podcast!You can find them online premmieknittingclub.org and on instagram and facebook @premmieknittingclubnz.Todays episode features Ashleigh (who coincidentally is the sister of Courtney from PKC!) and her son Freddie who was born at 36 weeks - a late pre term. Ashleigh talks us through her (kind of) unexpected early birth, her choice to have an elective caesarian which in turn meant that she ultimately got the birth she had wanted and planned despite Freddie's prematurity, her experience in Auckland NICU and the transitional 'Whitinga Ora Pepi' unit, and her struggles with breastfeeding and reflux that may or may not have had to do with Freddie's early arrival.Enjoy!Shan x xYou can follow us on insta @thatnicumum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.