Original Design Podcast

This episode features first-time mama, photographer, plant-based nutritionist and foodie: Hayley Barkla. In this chat we cover: 1) What she did to mentally/emotionally prepare for birth during pregnancy, 2) How she stumbled upon the name ‘Sonnet’ and why it’s meaningful, 3) The care provider she chose and how she made her decision. Then we do a rundown of the day she went into labour and the process, including: 5) What she did during labour for comfort, 6) What position she loved and what position she was in to bear down, 7) The actual moment of birth and what that was like, 8) Did she have skin-to-skin? A look at just after birth: 9) How did she find it in the hospital after birth, or 10) Her experience of going home and the weeks just after birth, 11) Thoughts on that snapshot in time and how to savour it, 12) Best pregnancy related purchase that she 100% recommends, 13) The message she’d put on a billboard for pregnancy mamas, if she could. If you want to get in touch with Hayley, you can via Instagram: In