Tash Porter / severe reflux (GORD), sleep deprivation, midwife to mum, responsive parenting

Motherness

Welcome to this bonus episode of Motherness. If you’re part of my private Facebook group for the podcast then you’ll know that season two is coming in January but given it’s been slightly longer between seasons than I’d initially planned, I wanted to drop a new episode so you can get a little Motherness fix while you wait!

In today’s episode, I speak with midwife and mum of one Tash Porter about her entry to motherhood with her daughter Milly.

If you’re a mum, like me, who had a baby who didn’t have reflux or colic, you likely suffered the typical amount of sleep deprivation in the first year or two of their life. But for a mum like Tash, whose daughter did have reflux, she was forced to survive on one hour of sleep – total – each night and one nap per day. After listening to her today, you’ll have a whole new appreciation and understanding for those parents who battle a similar journey. Despite all that Tash went through in their first year, she is incredibly pragmatic and somehow positive about a time that I truly believe would break many of us.

So, if you’re listening and you’re in the trenches of a challenge then this is for you. For you, the mum who feels a little lonely even with a community, the mum who feels like she can’t leave the house, the mum who’s only just surviving. We see you and this episode is for you.
Mental health support services:

• Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Aotearoa
• depression.org.nz or 0800 111 757
• Mental Health Foundation
• Parent Help - 0800 568 856
• Anxiety Phone Line - 0800 269 4389
• PlunketLine - 0800 933 922

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