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Swiss Birth Stories

Swiss Birth Stories

著者： Julia and Christine
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Our mission is to share diverse birth stories from across Switzerland in a way that empowers the storyteller. We aim to create a supportive space where each person is in control of their own narrative. By recording and sharing birth stories in Switzerland, we hope to inspire those planning their own birth, offer insights for birth workers, or allow listeners to reflect on their own birth experiences. Tune in wherever you get your podcasts to hear real, personal, raw birth stories.© 2026 Swiss Birth Stories 社会科学 衛生・健康的な生活
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  • Kaitlin: From Textbook to the ICU. Preeclampsia, HELLP, and Finding Your Footing Postpartum

    Kaitlin: From Textbook to the ICU. Preeclampsia, HELLP, and Finding Your Footing Postpartum
    2026/05/27
    Send us Fan MailHer pregnancy is “textbook” until a routine late-pregnancy check reveals high blood pressure and protein in urine, and suddenly every day feels like a decision point. We’re joined by Kaitlin, an American-Swiss mother living in Zurich, who walks us through severe preeclampsia monitoring, a surprise ICP diagnosis after relentless itching, and how quickly things can escalate when your body starts sending warning signs at 35 to 36 weeks.Kaitlin shares what labour looked like for her: blood draws, spontaneous preterm labour, low-dose misoprostol when it stalled, and an epidural experience that doesn’t go the way anyone hopes. When her lab values shift into HELLP syndrome territory and her baby shows signs of distress, the team recommends a time-sensitive C-section. Kaitlin describes the fear, the relief, and the small, grounding moments that still break through, including meeting her baby and finding calm together even in the operating room.The story keeps going after birth, because her hardest stretch is postpartum: the intensive care unit (ICU). In this part of the story, we hear about magnesium drip side effects, swelling and slowed recovery, and then the whiplash of going home to the newborn feeding cycle. We also get practical and honest about breastfeeding challenges, including thrush versus vasospasm pain, and what helped her keep going. Kaitlin closes with the long view: follow-up care after preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome, future pregnancy risk, and why self-advocacy matters long after discharge.Subscribe for more Swiss Birth Stories, Write a review, and share this podcast to help more parents in Switzerland and beyond find the show.Kaitlin's ResourcesBooks:For early pregnancy: Expecting Better by Emily OsterFor birth preparation (highly recommend!): Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood - and Trusting Yourself and Your Body by Erica Chidi CohenEnglish-speaking resources in Zurich that Katlin recommends:Barbara Ghisla Schibli, Katlin's amazing postpartum midwife - https://hebamme.ghisla.ch/enDr. med. Theodosia Charpidou, gynecologist (FMH) at SihlGynPraxis - https://www.gynaekologie-zuerich.ch/enDr. phil. Olivia Bolt, psychologist with specialisation in birth trauma - https://www.oliviabolt.chBirthlight, pre and post-natal yoga & rückbildung - https://www.birthlight.ch/en/Home.htmSupport the podcast with a small donation or tip Please connect with us!Click here to share your story and be our next guest!All Swiss Birth Stories EpisodesOur Websites:www.swissbirthstories.comwww.juliathedoula.chwww.lilybee.chInstagram:@swissbirthstories@juliathedoula.ch@lilybeezurichMentioned in this episode:Discover more great podcasts at SwissCast.NetworkThe SwissCast Podcast Network is here to amplify the diverse voices and unique stories of Switzerland—all in English. Whether you're a Swiss local fluent in English, an expat, or simply curious about Swiss culture, SwissCast offers engaging content that speaks directly to you. Our mission is simple: to create a space where Swiss life and English voices connect, bringing you meaningful conversations, expert insights, and compelling stories from all over the country. Our podcast shows are made by, for, or in Switzerland and range from Health, Business, Career, Travel, and more.SwissCast Network
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    1 時間 13 分
  • Valentina: Hyperemesis, Sibling Bonds, Induction, Home Birth Transfer, Breast Feeding, Tandem Feeding and Knowing Your Rights.

    Valentina: Hyperemesis, Sibling Bonds, Induction, Home Birth Transfer, Breast Feeding, Tandem Feeding and Knowing Your Rights.
    2026/04/10
    Send us Fan MailBorn on a tiny river boat in Colombia during a tropical storm, Valentina grows up across continents and later lands in Switzerland working in maternal health and gender equity. Then pregnancy hits and theory becomes real. Hyperemesis gravidarum leaves her sick for months, and she learns how quickly a system can turn “protocol” into pressure when a mother is exhausted and vulnerable.We talk through what informed consent actually sounds like when your waters break, time starts ticking, and someone pushes oxytocin or an early induction at Triemli Stadtspital Zurich. Valentina shares how she asks for the least invasive option, gets second and third opinions, and holds her ground even when it makes the room uncomfortable. She also opens up about postpartum anxiety and that disorienting early feeling of “is this my baby?” plus the relief of finally getting clear mental health guidance instead of vague reassurance.Then the breastfeeding story deepens. Persistent pain gets brushed off again and again until she finds La Leche League support and starts connecting the dots to oral restrictions, including posterior tongue tie and lip tie. From there, we follow her through breastfeeding after breast implant complications and surgery, a second pregnancy with better care, a planned home birth that transfers to hospital, and the surprisingly complex beauty of tandem feeding and child-led weaning.If you care about birth stories in Switzerland, doula support, breastfeeding help, tongue tie assessment, and maternal rights, this conversation will stay with you.Subscribe for more Swiss Birth Stories, Write a review, and share this podcast to help more parents in Switzerland and beyond find the show.Valentina's ResourcesAline Schneckenburger who was also Valentina's therapist (perinatal psychologist) for all these yearsXimena Silva who is also known as the birth fairy for the Spanish speaking mamas. Her company is called Nacer -midwife for the home birth Christine Faessler Postpartum Hebammes and former colleagues Haerzklopfä HebammeSurgeon who performed the implant explant and removed Valentina's implants during her first lactation journey: Dr. med. Alessia LardiVSV Perinatal Health & Equity Consulting - services as a gender and health policy analyst and as an IBCLC Barbells & Plates | perinatal strength training for pregnancy and postnatal recovery -LinkedInIG: valsvelandiaSupport the podcast with a small donation or tip Please connect with us!Click here to share your story and be our next guest!All Swiss Birth Stories EpisodesOur Websites:www.swissbirthstories.comwww.juliathedoula.chwww.lilybee.chInstagram:@swissbirthstories@juliathedoula.ch@lilybeezurichMentioned in this episode:Discover more great podcasts at SwissCast.NetworkThe SwissCast Podcast Network is here to amplify the diverse voices and unique stories of Switzerland—all in English. Whether you're a Swiss local fluent in English, an expat, or simply curious about Swiss culture, SwissCast offers engaging content that speaks directly to you. Our mission is simple: to create a space where Swiss life and English voices connect, bringing you meaningful conversations, expert insights, and compelling stories from all over the country. Our podcast shows are made by, for, or in Switzerland and range from Health, Business, Career, Travel, and more.SwissCast Network
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  • Lisa: From Recurring Loss to Hard Choices to Motherhood. A Rare Diagnosis, Donor Egg IVF Across Borders, and a Birth That Tested Every Limit.

    Lisa: From Recurring Loss to Hard Choices to Motherhood. A Rare Diagnosis, Donor Egg IVF Across Borders, and a Birth That Tested Every Limit.
    2026/03/23
    Send us Fan MailWhat an episode. When Lisa is told again and again that her recurring miscarriages are “just bad luck,” she knows that's not it. She follows her intuition, pushes for deeper testing, and finally gets an answer. Lisa has a balanced chromosomal translocation, a rare genetic rearrangement that makes naturally conceived pregnancies far more likely to end.That diagnosis forces impossible choices. Lisa and her Swiss husband look at IVF realities, adoption barriers, and the heartbreak of more loss, then choose donor egg IVF. But because egg donation is illegal in Switzerland (a topic discussed in the episodes), they travel to a Greek fertility clinic and learn the logistics and emotions of cross-border care, donor screening, anonymity, and what it means to build a family this way.The first transfer works, but pregnancy still brings health anxiety, intense symptoms, and the lingering fear that good news can disappear.Then comes birth. Lisa shares her fears of childbirth, why she planned a hospital birth in Kantonspital Winterthur with doula support, how an induction is recommended after late-pregnancy measurements, and what it’s like to move through a long, brutal labour when pain relief doesn’t fully touch the intensity.We also unpack the cascade of interventions, vacuum-assisted delivery, brief newborn oxygen support, retained placenta surgery, a severe postpartum haemorrhage, and the months of triple feeding and guilt that follow. It’s a raw, honest story about resilience, anger, tenderness, all so generously shared by the honest and candid conversation with Lisa.Subscribe for more Swiss Birth Stories, Write a review, and share this podcast to help more parents in Switzerland and beyond find the show.Lisa's ResourcesFertility specialist in Zurich: https://www.kinderwunsch-zuerich.ch/Lisa's clinic in Greece where was matched with her egg donor: https://www.newlife-ivf.co.uk/Christine was Lisa's doula: www.lilybee.chLisa can be contacted here for connecting about issues like balanced translocation, fertility assistance, donor eggs: lisa.schwander712@gmail.comSupport the podcast with a small donation or tip Please connect with us!Click here to share your story and be our next guest!All Swiss Birth Stories EpisodesOur Websites:www.swissbirthstories.comwww.juliathedoula.chwww.lilybee.chInstagram:@swissbirthstories@juliathedoula.ch@lilybeezurichMentioned in this episode:Discover more great podcasts at SwissCast.NetworkThe SwissCast Podcast Network is here to amplify the diverse voices and unique stories of Switzerland—all in English. Whether you're a Swiss local fluent in English, an expat, or simply curious about Swiss culture, SwissCast offers engaging content that speaks directly to you. Our mission is simple: to create a space where Swiss life and English voices connect, bringing you meaningful conversations, expert insights, and compelling stories from all over the country. Our podcast shows are made by, for, or in Switzerland and range from Health, Business, Career, Travel, and more.SwissCast Network
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    1 時間 15 分
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