41 | Natural fertility in motherhood – With Maddy @natural.fertility.collective
RELEASED JAN 18, 2022
In our first episode of 2023 we are lucky enough to speak about our fertility and women’s health journey as mothers with Maddy – registered nurse, trained natural fertility educator and owner of @natural.fertility.collective. Maddy is the queen of evidence-based natural fertility information and in this episode you’ll hear about:
– How Maddy made family planning choices around her experiences of Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) in pregnancy x3
– How you can best navigate choices around contraception in postpartum
– How to give yourself the best chance of conceiving a subsequent child
– How Maddy works with women’s health conditions across the lifespan, including peri-menopause
– What common issues Maddy sees in her natural fertility practice, including caesarean scar defect
Resources:
1:1 Counselling support
– Book a 1:1 counselling session with Gemma today
– Find out more about Gemma’s 1:1 counselling sessions
Connect with Maddy
On instagram : @natural.fertility.collective
Via website: https://naturalfertilitycollective.com/
Trigger warnings
This episode discusses HG, postpartum anxiety and includes details of positive conception, birth and breastfeeding journeys.
Disclaimer
Please read my full disclaimer prior to listening.
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