S3 EP 8 | Kiani’s Story: Induction, Preeclampsia & an Emergency Caesarean

what was your first trimester like? How were you feeling physically, emotionally?

It was pretty tough.

So I was because we lived in Queensland by ourselves.

So I was at the time in a pretty toxic workplace where they didn't take the pregnancy news that great.

And I had nausea from week five to 16.

Pretty like every day I vomited like five to eight times a day, which was pretty hard trying to work and like just, you know, keep it together.

Yeah, and I also think as well, like, kind of because we were up there by ourselves, I didn't realise how hard it was going to be

because

you're going through the body changes and, you know, I think you expect it to be, like, a bit more easier, but it's not.

Mm-hmm.

So, yeah, I think I also think I got a bit of like post pre or postnatal depression at the beginning days just because we had a lot going on because we were also planning to move down to Port Macquarie.

uh so that that made it a bit difficult but we got through and you know second trimester was a lot easier

yeah that beautiful uh lifting of almost like the fog and feeling a little bit more like you're kind of back in your body again yes

yeah it was it was challenging but it's you know I think you know what to expect in the future

which if

it happens again

um Yes.

Doesn't make it any easier though.

And so had you thought much or done any research on the kind of options that you had for birth and the kind of support that you wanted to put in place to help you through your pregnancy and into birth?

Yes, so I'd spoken with my auntie who has three younger kids, so she was great, like such a mentor in the whole pregnancy.

So I wanted, and from listening to a lot of podcasts as well, so I wanted to do the MGP or something with the continuity of care

because

it's important to have that familiar, like familiar faces and, build that connection with like your midwife and GPs and all of that.

So we did get offered into MGP at the beginning days, but because we were moving, we ended up moving to our local hospital and we got into the MAPS program.

which was really good.

what was your first trimester like? How were you feeling physically, emotionally?

It was pretty tough.

So I was because we lived in Queensland by ourselves.

So I was at the time in a pretty toxic workplace where they didn't take the pregnancy news that great.

And I had nausea from week five to 16.

Pretty like every day I vomited like five to eight times a day, which was pretty hard trying to work and like just, you know, keep it together.

Yeah, and I also think as well, like, kind of because we were up there by ourselves, I didn't realise how hard it was going to be

because

you're going through the body changes and, you know, I think you expect it to be, like, a bit more easier, but it's not.

Mm-hmm.

So, yeah, I think I also think I got a bit of like post pre or postnatal depression at the beginning days just because we had a lot going on because we were also planning to move down to Port Macquarie.

uh so that that made it a bit difficult but we got through and you know second trimester was a lot easier

yeah that beautiful uh lifting of almost like the fog and feeling a little bit more like you're kind of back in your body again yes

yeah it was it was challenging but it's you know I think you know what to expect in the future

which if

it happens again

um Yes.

Doesn't make it any easier though.

And so had you thought much or done any research on the kind of options that you had for birth and the kind of support that you wanted to put in place to help you through your pregnancy and into birth?

Yes, so I'd spoken with my auntie who has three younger kids, so she was great, like such a mentor in the whole pregnancy.

So I wanted, and from listening to a lot of podcasts as well, so I wanted to do the MGP or something with the continuity of care

because

it's important to have that familiar, like familiar faces and, build that connection with like your midwife and GPs and all of that.

So we did get offered into MGP at the beginning days, but because we were moving, we ended up moving to our local hospital and we got into the MAPS program.

which was really good.