Prepare for a positive birth with The Birth Class

In today’s episode, I interview Brigitte Warne. After getting married Brigitte came off the pill, which she had been taking for many years in an effort to try and conceive. Shortly after coming off the contraceptive pill she began to feel extremely unwell and suffered from cystic acne, had hair loss and a generally felt shocking. After seeing her GP several times to try and work out what was wrong, Brigitte eventually discovered she had PCOS. She immediately began researching PCOS and she made a number of different food and lifestyle choices to try and balance her hormones as best she could. To hear more about how Brigitte got her periods back and then conceived Flynn after coming to terms with the fact that she may not carry a child, tune into this weeks show.

Topics Discussed

Breastfeeding, Midwifery care, Nipple shield, PCOS, The pill

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To connect with Brigitte and her find out more about PCOS to Wellness, her blog and Cysterhood Tea click here: PCOS to Wellness

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Episode Sponsor

Today’s episode is sponsored by Franjo’s Kitchen, Australia’s leading naturopath formulated lactation cookie company.  These lactation cookies will load you up with essential vitamins, minerals and good fats giving you the energy you need to deal with sleep deprivation, poonamis and the dreaded witching hour. They’re also packed with galactagogues – ingredients that have been used for centuries to support a healthy milk supply.  Every bite provides a heavenly break from the busyness of mum life, nourishing you with natural superfoods like oats, chia seeds, coconut oil, buckwheat flour and flaxseeds. Our biscuits for your boobs get the vegan mum tick of approval as they don’t contain any dairy or eggs*. We’ve also made sure they’re free from refined white sugar, additives and preservatives because only the best will do for our Franjo’s fam.

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