"I Felt Like A Superhero": The Mum Who Had a VBAC After a Traumatic First Birth
After experiencing a traumatic emergency cesarean with her first child at just 28 weeks, Rikki Lee Calleja shares how her healing VBAC birth experience with daughter Lily five years later was so transformative, it inspired her to become a doula herself. Through education, determination and support from her husband and doula, Rikki's successful vaginal birth after cesarean became a pivotal moment that helped her overcome past trauma and discover her incredible strength. Diary Of A Birth features mums telling their miraculous stories of bringing life into the world. If you’d like to share your birth story, we’d love to hear from you at podcast@mamamia.com.au or send us a voice note here.THE END BITS:Support independent women's mediaFollow Diary Of A Birth on Instagram If you’re looking for something else to listen to, check out our hilarious and seriously unhelpful podcast The Baby Bubble hosted by Clare and Jessie Stephens.Mamamia has a podcast for every stage of parenthood.Our parenting podcast is This Glorious Mess.If you’re pregnant, listen to The Delivery Room and Hello Bump.And if you’re trying or preg-curious, Get Me Pregnant and Before The Bump are for you. CREDITS: Host: Ksenija Lukich Birth Story: Rikki Lea Calleja Obstetrician & Gynaecologist: Dr Pat The Kick Pregnancy Podcast The GrowMyBaby Website The GrowMyBaby Program (Listeners can use the code ‘DOAB’ at checkout for 20% off) https://growmybaby.thrivecart.com/grow-my-baby/ The Kick Ep 34. What is a VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean) and is it for you? Producers: Ksenija Lukich & Lee StampsAudio Producer: Leah Porges Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.