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Part 4: Violet - My Post-partum Journey

My post-partum journey. Plus I’m filling in some gaps that I think I missed in the earlier episodes.

This is everything from cocooning for 10 days, co-sleeping, babywearing, finding a pram in hard rubbish, breastfeeding, weaning, elimination communication and navigating customs bringing Violet’s placenta from Australia to New Zealand and the smell of cooking human flesh (it was the placenta, don’t worry). Mastitis and saying NO 3-4 times to maternal health nurse services.

Something else I want to add which wasn’t mentioned in my birth story…

When I was giving birth to Violet there was a lot…

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