Anna Fitzgerald is a mother of three, but her journey to motherhood was far from straight-forward. She suffered two miscarriages along the way, and all her three babies were born prematurely. In this episode of Bits of Me, Anna shares her experience of going into labour early, of her waters breaking at 20 weeks, of spending weeks in the NICU, pumping for ages to give her babies the best chances of a speedy, successful recovery, and looking back on the trauma after returning home. She also makes a very strong case for better supports for women and parents after going through traumatic births and related experiences, as she was signed off the system at her six-week check-up without as much as a question about how she was coping. If you want to support Bits of Me to keep the conversation on women's health going, please sign up to become a patron and get early access to episodes, exclusive written content, and a Bits of Me badge. And if you can't do that, perhaps you'd consider subscribing, rating and reviewing the podcast to help others find it, and maybe even share it on your socials and in all those mammy WhatsApp groups? Every little helps and it's all very much appreciated! You can of course also follow Bits of Me on Instagram as well as on Twitter to keep up to date with all the latest news. Music: Ice and Snow by Icreage, licensed by Soundstripe. #bitsofmepod #motherhood #womenshealth #womensbodies #childbirth #prematurebirths #prematurebabies #prembabies #premies #NICU #pumping #breastfeeding #birthtrauma #parenthood #womensstories #earlymotherhood #mentalhealth #perinatalmentalhealth #maternitycare #maternalmentalhealth #hollesst #NMH #anxiety #pregnancyloss #babyloss #miscarriage

Ask this episode

“What did the council decide on item 42?” — answered with the speaker and the moment.

Transcript

Related