Kit's Birth Story: A Natural Hospital Birth and What Postpartum Recovery Has Looked Like So Far

Kit's Birth Story: A Natural Hospital Birth and What Postpartum Recovery Has Looked Like So Far

From The Bean Talk by Riannon & Jeremy Page

May 17, 2026 · 32 min · Season 1 · Episode 50

About this episode

Rhiannon and Jeremy share the beautiful birth story of their fifth baby, Kit, and discuss postpartum recovery experiences.

He is finally here. After a long day of early labour, an RBT on the way to the hospital, and contractions through the car park Kit made his entrance into the world in just under an hour of active labour, and it was beautiful. In this special edition of The Bean Talk, Rhiannon and Jeremy share Kit's birth story in full including how it all unfolded, why she used a TENS machine for the first time, how her waters broke in the car, and what it felt like to birth their fifth baby. In this episode, we cover: * Early labour contractions and Braxton Hicks versus real contractions * TENS machine labour and natural pain relief for unmedicated birth * Signs of labour progression and preparing for natural hospital birth * A positive birth story — natural unmedicated hospital birth from start to finish * Placenta encapsulation and what the process looks like * Postpartum nutrition and postpartum recovery in the early weeks * Postpartum supplements and supporting breast milk supply naturally * What honest postpartum recovery really looks like day to day Mentioned in this episode: * Better Birth Doula Laura: [https://www.betterbirthdoula.com.au/] * Soul Healing with Kelly…

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