Aimee - Lawson's Mum, a placenta insufficiency, abruption & HIE

Aimee is an Occupational Therapist who works with people who have had injuries at birth, never would she have imagined becoming a mother to a baby this happens to. But if so, she was prepared and the best person for the role of being Lawson's mummy. Sadly his injuries were so severe he only lived for 3 hours.
After a placental abruption, placental insufficiencies, hyper coiling of his cord, and an extremely traumatic vaginal birth including an episiotomy, vacuum and forceps, little Lawson's life was cut short. Aimee talks about postpartum without Lawson compared to postpartum with her precious little rainbow baby Banksie who was safely born just one year later.
Aimee is the beautiful woman I reached out to when I found out I wasn't bringing Milli home. She is a divine light and someone I respect a lot.
At the start of the podcast we discuss Aimee’s work as an OT and she wanted to add a better description of our discussion here: “cerebral palsy is brain injury or an abnormal brain development that can occur in before, during or after birth. The cause is mostly unknown but risk factors are infection when in utero (so like CMV), prematurity, low birth weight, prolonged oxygen loss during pregnancy, placenta insufficiency.”
If you wish to reach out to Aimee and join her support group on the Central Coast you can find her:
⁠@aimeee.taylor⁠ the support group can be found through ⁠@nurturemecentralcoast ⁠
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If any of todays conversation has triggered any uneasy emotions for you please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or ⁠lifeline.org⁠. Another organisation working specifically with pre and post natal depression & anxiety is PANDA - you can find them at ⁠Panda.org.au⁠
And remember post natal depression & anxiety does not discriminate - it can affect both men and women, mums and dads. Please seek help from your GP, a psychologist, your local hospital, a midwife, OB, lifeline or Panda.
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I am so incredibly sorry for both of your losses. In South Africa, you have scans every 4 weeks. I miscarried my twin and had a high risk pregnancy so I was monitored every 2 weeks. Though of course I am beyond grateful for my miracle son .... I think of my angel son in heaven every single day.