E30 Victoria Rathjen Duffton | Two Births, Induced Hospital Birth, Homebirth, COVID

In this episode Victoria shares the pregnancies and births of her two children Ezra and Lumi.

Ezra was an induced vaginal birth in hospital. Although it was the intervention free birth she was hoping for, she was still a bit disappointed in the care she received and planned to go ahead with a home birth the second time around.

With her second pregnancy, there’s was some ups and downs with what maternity care was available, and in the end due to Covid she was actually able to arrange a homebirth at the last minute.

Lumi’s birth was empowering and set her up for a positive start to postpartum and breastfeeding.

Victoria is a Chinese Medicine Practitioner and also has a small business, Tiny Tot Tinctures, making topical herbal baby products. I actually used her nappy balm when Alice was a baby and still use what’s left on small bumps and scrapes so I can definitely recommend checking out her products if you’re preparing to welcome a newborn or have a baby with nappy rash! 

You can find Victoria on instagram @tiny_tot_tinctures.