Cuppa with a doula

By Alicia Cloarec-Riouat

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Welcome to cuppa with a doula, a podcast dedicated to sharing real stories on all things pregnancy, birth and parenting. Every week you will hear a mum or mum-to-be telling their story of pregnancy and parenting. Some stories are raw but all are real and told without any taboo. I'm your host Alicia, Exercise Physiologist and Doula. Through this podcast I hope to help you find information, reassurance and for you to feel like you are seen and heard. You are not alone so join in and enjoy the show!

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Episode Date
#041 Shanice - Uterine septum, endometriosis, FIFO, private obstetrician, cervical stitch, feeding issues, mastitis, traveling Australia with a newborn
Nov 24, 2024
#040 Rachel - PCOS, IVF, ICSI, fresh embryo transfer, MGP, long pre-labour, water birth, surprise gender
Nov 09, 2024
#039 Ann - “small placenta may be the leading cause of full term stillbirth”, advocate, 4 live babies, small placenta stillbirth, baby after stillbirth
Oct 27, 2024
Cuppa with a pro #08 Shantelle - NICU mum “my baby is a miracle, born at viability at 24 weeks”
Jun 02, 2024
#038 Grace - OCD, BMI bullying, positive hospital birth, meconium, water birth, painful breastfeeding, losing too much weight, postnatal rage, mum guilt
May 26, 2024
#037 Sarah - Endometriosis, birth centre, hypnobirthing, home birth x2, midwife sister, tongue tie release
May 19, 2024
#036 Kellie - OB, hypnobirthing, GD, haemochromatosis, baby hyperthyroidism, encaul birth, home water birth, appendicitis 6 weeks PP
May 12, 2024
Cuppa with a pro #07 Janelle - Women’s health Occupational Therapist “motherhood as a rite of passage”
May 05, 2024
#035 Cobi - OB, switched to private midwife at 20 weeks, FIFO husband, birth at 41 weeks, accidental freebirth, 4.2kg baby
Apr 21, 2024
#034 Mel - Indigenous birthing on country, mum at 22, private midwife, hypnobirthing, 3-day labour, pregnant, wild pregnancy
Apr 14, 2024
#033 Katherine - Doula, OB, 2x hospital births, calm birth, induction, Australian surrogate, home birth, milk donor
Apr 07, 2024
Conversation #3 Alicia - the three pillars of physiological birth and what my cat giving birth taught me
Apr 01, 2024
#032 Alyssa - thyroid condition, long conception, positive induction, water birth, precipitous births, 2x home births, surprise pregnancy
Mar 24, 2024
Cuppa with a pro #06 Sally - Maternity Choices Australia secretary “advocating for better choices for women in birth”
Mar 17, 2024
Conversation #2 Alicia - the price of the hospital system failing women
Mar 10, 2024
#031 Brittany PT2 - the difficult road from wanting a home birth to freebirthing remotely. An empowering dive into the reality of freebirth
Mar 03, 2024
#030 Brittany PT1 - “being a good girl”, OB, son wounded from ventouse, MGP, precipitous labour, student midwife, special care nursery
Feb 25, 2024
Cuppa with a doula conversation #1 Brittany - Learning to unlearn - What do freebirthing and homeschooling have in common?
Feb 18, 2024
#029 Kirsty - First Australian to give birth after uterus transplant, MGP, brow presentation, life saving hysterectomy, IVF, elective c-section
Feb 11, 2024
Cuppa with a pro #05 Catherine - Author of “The birth map” “women going through the system are on a conveyor belt”
Feb 10, 2024
#028 Carla - Exercise Physiologist, increasing milk supply, severe tongue & lip tie, extended breastfeeding, fertility awareness
Jan 28, 2024
#027 Carla - Exercise Physiologist, MGP, hypnobirthing, OB bullying, 41+4 birth, uterus hypertonia, elective c-section
Jan 21, 2024
#026 Alicia - Exercise Physiologist, accidental freebirth, precipitous labour, birth in a caravan, breech at 34 weeks, student midwife
Jan 14, 2024
Cuppa with a pro #04 Beth - Birth Photographer “I document birth as it is”
Jan 07, 2024
#025 Hannah - Midwife, brow presentation, severe morning sickness, short cervix, stitch, angel baby
Oct 25, 2023
#024 Michelle - Psychologist, step-mum, 4 children, GBS positive baby, overseas birth, private system, induction, pregnant at 44, home birth, surprise gender
Oct 25, 2023
#023 Alicia - Exercise Physiologist, miscarriage, MGP, hypnobirthing, drug-free undisturbed hospital birth, physiological 3rd stage, baby blues
Oct 25, 2023
#022 Maddy - nurse, bicornate uterus, antenatal anxiety, postnatal rage, induction, c-section, febrile seizures, NICU, reversing mix-feeding
Oct 25, 2023
#021 Amber - Physiotherapist, Van Willebrand disease, hypnobirthing, doula, meconium, milk oversupply
Oct 25, 2023
Pregnancy series #02 Alicia - full-time caravan traveling, 2nd trimester update, change of care, birth education, advocacy
Oct 25, 2023
#019 Emma (PT1) - Exercise Physiologist, interventions-free hospital birth, dad postnatal depression, strong mother instincts, rushed postpartum
Oct 25, 2023
Cuppa with a pro #03 Amber - Physiotherapist 
- All about the pelvic floor and women’s health
Aug 20, 2023
Cuppa with a pro #02 Kiersten - Student Midwife “I help facilitate women’s wishes”
Jul 23, 2023
#020 Emma (PT2) - Exercise Physiologist, long conception, miscarriage, empowered free birth, doula, placenta encapsulated, honoured postpartum
Jul 10, 2023
#018 Lenny - Midwife & Child Health Nurse, natural family planning, hypnobirthing, 41+6 birth, miscarriage, homebirth, water birth
Jun 25, 2023
Cuppa with a pro #01 Chloe - clinical nutritionist, postpartum depletion
Jun 18, 2023
#017 Ebony - hyperemesis gravidarum, preeclampsia, postpartum haemorrhage, neonatal stay, student midwife, healing birth, postpartum depression, inpatient mental health
Jun 11, 2023
#016 Katie - hypertonic pelvic floor, using dilators, incontinence, long labour, exhaustion, doula, episiotomy, PPH, golden 4th trimester, breastfeeding for 16 months
May 07, 2023
#015 Bethany - calm birth, high risk of trisomy 21, spontaneous labour, surprise gender, postpartum anxiety, intrusive thoughts, difficult fourth trimester
Apr 30, 2023
#014 Alana - haemochromatosis, GD, 32-hour labour, birth trauma, postpartum haemorrhage, mixed feeding, PND, 4.5 year age-gap, unexpected pregnancy
Apr 23, 2023
Pregnancy series #01 - miscarriage, 1st trimester recap, MGP, advocacy, birthing options, questions to ask
Apr 16, 2023
#013 Hayley - teen pregnancy, blind daughter, 2 hospital births, spiritual pregnancy, homebirth, gender disappointment, stillbirth, angel baby
Apr 09, 2023
#012 Ally - HG, homebirth, hospital transfer, emergency c-section, unrespected consent, EMDR therapy, unplanned pregnancy, termination, miscarriages, partial molar pregnancy
Apr 02, 2023
#011 Charlotte - first time mum, homebirth, pubic symphysis pain, 45 hours labour, hospital transfer, breast reduction, PPA, intrusive thoughts
Mar 19, 2023
#010 Sarah - difficulty conceiving, low AMH, FIFO husband, endometriosis, miscarriage, elective induction, pregnant, mental load
Mar 12, 2023
#009 Stephanie - teen pregnancy, traumatic hospital birth, unconsented procedures, 8 years age gap, involving daughter in birth, unplanned conception, empowered homebirth
Mar 05, 2023
#008 Maggie - shared care, uninformed first pregnancy, vacuum delivery, difficulties breastfeeding, homebirth, birth at 42+3
Feb 26, 2023
#007 Narin - unprepared postpartum, baby blues, finding your village, postpartum expectations, bouncing back, body image
Feb 19, 2023
#006 Narin - birth fears, home birth in Sweden, private midwife, doula, birth rituals, sex of baby not known, difficult start to breastfeeding
Feb 12, 2023
#005 Shantelle - miscarriage, prematurity, waters breaking 23 weeks, navigating a long NICU stay, NICU resources, mental health, staying positive, milk donor
Feb 05, 2023
#004 Chantelle - missed miscarriage, vaginal birth, obstetric violence, consent not respected, pre-eclampsia, planned homebirth, rural living
Jan 29, 2023
#001 Jaymie - 3 births, free birthing involving kids in birth, trusting instincts, empowered birth, multiple miscarriages, tandem feeding, baby resuscitation, NICU
Jan 22, 2023
#003 Shakeeta - 1 birth, bipolar disorder, not wanting children, pregnant at the same time as her mum, induction, postpartum anxiety
Jan 22, 2023
#002 Lauren - 2 births, placenta acreta, postpartum haemorrhage, gestational diabetes, postpartum anxiety, 2 under 2, questioning how many children to have
Jan 22, 2023
Cuppa with a Doula Teaser
Jan 09, 2023