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PODCAST

Cuppa with a doula

Alicia Cloarec-Riouat

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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All Episodes

00:38:47

#028 Carla - Exercise Physiologist, increasing milk...

Cuppa with a doula ·

2024/01/28

Find my FREE Youtube series “I’m pregnant! Now what?” To help you navigate the system and learn about the different models of care available, what normal means, what consent is, questions to ask your health care provider and so much more, you can find it on my channel @Cuppawithadoula or via this link https://www.youtube.com/@cuppawithadoula To be sure to be notified when a new episode comes out please subscribe to the show on your listening platform. If you would like to support the show, I would

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01:05:01

#027 Carla - Exercise Physiologist, MGP,...

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2024/01/21

If you would like to come on the show and tell your own birth story please get in touch through this link here ⁠https://forms.gle/YCCP5dMg8bYSXuAYA⁠ This podcast is available on Deezer, Spotify, Apple podcast, most other podcast listening platforms and Youtube Follow me on social media for more content Facebook: ⁠www.facebook.com/cuppawithadoula⁠ Instagram: ⁠www.instagram.com/cuppawithadoula⁠ Hey hey, Thanks for tuning into today’s conversation. Today I chat with Carla, who at the time the

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01:24:14

#026 Alicia - Exercise Physiologist, accidental...

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2024/01/14

Hey hey, Thanks for tuning into today’s conversation. In today’s episode I am finally giving you a quick update on my 3rd trimester (a bit late as baby has obviously been born now 🤣), but more importantly, I am telling you the story of our second girl’s birth In this conversation I am telling you about ✔️model of care we decided to go through after changing our birthing plan in the 2nd trimester ✔️feeling like I was going into labour at 37 weeks and panicking as I didn’t have my hospital bag

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00:59:43

Cuppa with a pro #04 Beth - Birth Photographer “I...

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2024/01/07

Hey hey, Welcome back to another episode of Cuppa with a pro where I interview professionals that work within the pregnancy, birthing or parenting space to chat about their expertise. In today’s episode, I am chatting with the lovely Beth who is a birth photographer in the Hawkesbury region, NSW. In this episode we chat all about ✔️what is a birth photographer and how does Beth try to get the best photos and adapt to the birth environment without disrupting it ✔️capturing raw and genuine

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01:41:08

#025 Hannah - Midwife, brow presentation, severe...

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2023/10/25

Hey hey, Thanks for tuning into today’s conversation. Today I am chatting with the lovely Hannah, who shares with us 2 pregnancies and births. TRIGGER WARNING, in this episode, Hannah talks about the pregnancy and birth of her baby girl Olive who unfortunately passed away hours after being born. ✔️getting pregnant with her first daughter Billie and experiencing anxiety (both due to her knowledge as a midwife and having a pre-existing anxiety condition) ✔️how Hannah prepared herself and her

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01:33:47

#024 Michelle - Psychologist, step-mum, 4 children,...

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2023/10/25

Hey hey, Thanks for tuning into today’s conversation. Today I am chatting with the lovely Michelle, who shares with us her unique births and pregnancy stories. From being pregnant at a time where very limited information was available for mums-to-be, to birthing overseas and expanding her family when she thought she was done having children, we cover it all with Michelle! Here is what we chat about in this episode ✔️becoming a step-mum when entering new relationship with then husband and soon

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01:21:09

#023 Alicia - Exercise Physiologist, miscarriage,...

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2023/10/25

Hey hey, Thanks for tuning into today’s conversation. Today I am the one stepping behind the mic to finally deliver to you the birth story of my first born, while pregnant with our second. In this talk, I tell you all about my journey from deciding to become a mum, to conception, pregnancy and beyond. I chat all about ✔️navigating trying to conceive, not knowing my cycles and my body well yet and learning all about ovulation ✔️experiencing a miscarriage after 9 months of trying to conceive and

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01:47:53

#022 Maddy - nurse, bicornate uterus, antenatal...

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2023/10/25

Hey hey, Thanks for tuning into today’s conversation. Today I chat with Maddy, mum to baby boy Sully. In this conversation we chat all about ✔️being so in-tune with her body that she knew she was pregnant within days of conception ✔️beginning her pregnancy thinking she was quite informed due to her background as a nurse but realising she didn’t know as much as she could have ✔️having extra growth scans to check for potential growth restriction due to bicornate uterus ✔️having the mindset of

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01:25:11

#021 Amber - Physiotherapist, Van Willebrand disease,...

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2023/10/25

Hey hey, Thanks for tuning into today’s conversation. Today I chat with Amber, musculoskeletal physiotherapist with an interest in women’s health and soon to be a mum of 2. In this episode, Amber takes us through her first pregnancy and first for her son and how she decided to do things differently for her second pregnancy, we also chat about ✔️waiting to have an established career before having children despite having a strong desire to start a family ✔️societal expectations on pregnant women

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00:44:51

Pregnancy series #02 Alicia - full-time caravan...

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2023/10/25

Hey hey, Thanks for tuning into today’s conversation. Today I back behind the mic to give you an update on how my pregnancy has been going as well as all the things that have changed since my first recording including ✔️living full-time in our caravan with a 19 months-old and we see our travels moving forward with a newborn ✔️listening to your intuition and changing my care over as it didn’t feel right for me ✔️transferring my pregnancy care interstate from QLD to NSW and how I did

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01:03:53

#019 Emma (PT1) - Exercise Physiologist,...

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2023/10/25

Hey hey, Thanks for tuning into today’s conversation. Today I chat with Emma, mum to 2. In this episode, Emma takes us through how she dived into motherhood at 23 and the birth of her son. In this conversation we chat about ✔️unexpectedly falling pregnant at 23, 6 months into a new relationship ✔️birthing in a hospital by default as she didn’t really know what options were available to her ✔️feeling lucky to have experienced what she thought was the norm, an undisturbed physiological birth

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01:26:57

Cuppa with a pro #03 Amber - Physiotherapist  - All...

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2023/08/20

Hey hey, Welcome back to another episode of Cuppa with a pro where I interview professionals that work within the pregnancy, birthing or parenting space to chat about their expertise. In today’s episode, I am chatting with the lovely Amber who has previously come to the podcast to share with us the birth story of her first born. In this episode we chat all about ✔️what is the pelvic floor, what its function are and how our breath works in relation to the pelvic floor muscles ✔️what a pelvic

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01:17:20

Cuppa with a pro #02 Kiersten - Student Midwife “I...

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2023/07/23

Hey hey, In this new series, I am interviewing professionals that work within the pregnancy, birthing or parenting space to chat about their expertise. In today's episode I am chatting with a very passionate student midwife Kiersten who takes us through the behind the scenes of her midwifery studies, what being a student midwife looks like and where her aspirations for the future. In this conversation we chat about ✔️the role and benefits of having a student midwife to help bring

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01:14:02

#020 Emma (PT2) - Exercise Physiologist, long...

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2023/07/10

Hey hey, Thanks for tuning into today’s conversation. Today I chat with Emma, mum to 2. In this episode, Emma takes us her second birth, an empowered and inspirational one, which took place at home, undisturbed with her partner and doula present. In this conversation we chat about ✔️how Emma’s first birth experience led her to explore further options for her 2nd birth ✔️experiencing the stigma of having a baby outside of the hospital system ✔️surrendering to the idea of free birthing,

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01:04:26

#018 Lenny - Midwife & Child Health Nurse, natural...

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2023/06/25

Hey hey, Thanks for tuning into today’s conversation. Today I chat with Lenny In this conversation we chat about ✔️learning about her cycles prior to conception via natural family planning and falling pregnant quickly after trying ✔️having clinical knowledge as a midwife going into her pregnancy and being able to contrast her clinical knowledge with what she was experiencing ✔️doing hypnobirthing to help partner be prepared and gaining a deeper understanding that she didn’t have

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00:53:14

Cuppa with a pro #01 Chloe - clinical nutritionist,...

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2023/06/18

Hey hey, In this new series, I am interviewing professionals that work within the pregnancy, birthing or parenting space to chat about their expertise. In the first episode of this new series, I am chatting with the lovely Chloe from Chloe Halter Nutrition about all things postpartum depletion, the factors that may contribute to it, reframing our postpartum and giving ourselves permission to do it the way we want In this conversation we chat about ✔️out of nowhere starting to have intrusive

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01:22:29

#017 Ebony - hyperemesis gravidarum, preeclampsia,...

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2023/06/11

Hey hey, Thanks for tuning into today’s conversation. Today I chat with Ebony, mum to two girls. In this conversation we chat about ✔️experiencing hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) from 6 weeks of pregnancy ✔️having preeclampsia during early labour after being monitored on/off during 3rd trimester ✔️experiencing a very big blood loss post delivery (postpartum haemorrhage) ✔️having a very rough start to motherhood, being separated from baby, both sick with an infection and trying to establish

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01:33:41

#016 Katie - hypertonic pelvic floor, using dilators,...

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2023/05/07

Hey hey, Thanks for tuning into today’s conversation. Today I chat with Katie, mum to baby boy Alexander. In this conversation we chat about ✔️the different models of care options available as a first time mum, which option Katie went for and how she found it ✔️disliking being pregnant because of the discomfort, aches and pains but looking forward to the birth of baby ✔️experiencing urinary incontinence in the 2nd trimester ✔️dealing with a hypertonic pelvic floor with the help of a women’s

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01:36:08

#015 Bethany - calm birth, high risk of trisomy 21,...

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2023/04/30

Hey hey, Thanks for tuning into today’s conversation. Today I chat with Bethany, mum to baby boy Flynn. In this conversation we chat about ✔️doing as much research as possible during pregnancy to feel empowered ✔️being told baby had a high risk of trisomy 21 and how it affected Bethany’s pregnancy ✔️preparing for birth and doing calm birth course ✔️the waiting game that starts once going “past your due date” and how it mentally was draining for Bethany ✔️going into labour a day before

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01:33:06

#014 Alana - haemochromatosis, GD, 32-hour labour,...

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2023/04/23

Hey hey, Thanks for tuning into today’s conversation. Today I chat with Alana who at the time of the episode is a mum of one boy with one underway, now mum of 2 boys. In this conversation we chat about ✔️being diagnosed with haemochromatosis in pregnancy and how it impacted on Alana’s iron levels during pregnancy and postpartum ✔️having a long first labour and the trauma that was involved ✔️mental health in the postpartum period and knowing that something wasn’t right but being told it was

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