Diary Of A Birth

About Diary Of A Birth

Giving birth is a transformative experience. It’s raw. It’s real. It’s miraculous. And no two stories are the same. Diary Of A Birth brings you inside the delivery room to hear an extraordinary birth story every week. Hosted by Ksenija Lukich, with expert advice from Dr. Golly, you’ll hear the real life birth stories that are everything you don’t expect when you’re expecting.

Publisher

Mamamia Podcasts

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

14 Nov 2024

Latest episode

8 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

56 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Jul 2026

   Introducing... The Kick: What To Do After A Positive Pee On A Stick

   Dr Pat and Brigid talk about what to do once you have done a home pregnancy test and it is positive. This episode covers when to see a doctor, what happens at this first appointment, what all the blood tests are for, what estimated due dates mean, what an unsighted pregnancy is, what beta hCG is and what medical history needs to be discussed with your doctor. Plus loads more. If you have a question you want answered, please leave your message on speakpipe (https://www.speakpipe.com/growmybaby) to be chosen for Dr Pat to answer during a Q&A: LINKS Join our pregnancy and birth course (https://growmybaby.com.au/i-am-pregnant) Join our pregnancy course (https://growmybaby.com.au/getting-pregnant) Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thekickpregnancypodcast/) Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcast (https://www.facebook.com/GrowMyBabyDoctor/) Just pregnant? Download our checklist (https://growmybaby.com.au/just-pregnant)to take to your first appointment. Website: https://www.growmybaby.com.au/ (https://www.growmybaby.com.au/) Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe (https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe) See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

2. 

   17 May 2026

   NO FILTER: Tanya Hennessy: The Story of Her Daughter Scottie Started Here

   Over the holiday season, Tanya Hennessy welcomed her baby girl. So this conversation now lands in a very different chapter of her life. Tanya has never shied away from letting us into her world. Behind the jokes and the videos that rack up millions of views, she has been open about living with endometriosis, navigating fertility treatment, and the long stretch of heartbreak that came with desperately wanting a baby. In this episode of No Filter, Tanya sits down with Kate Langbroek to talk about the road that led her here. She reflects on the years of uncertainty, the emotional toll of trying to conceive, and what it was like to finally reach a moment she once worried might never come. In this conversation, you’ll hear about: Living publicly through infertility and endometriosis The fear, hope and vulnerability that shaped Tanya’s fertility journey What it meant to finally share her pregnancy after so many setbacks How humour helped her survive some of the hardest years of her life Funny, emotional and deeply honest, this is Tanya Hennessy in full voice—open, unfiltered, and profoundly human. THE END BITS: Listen to more No Filter interviews here (https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/) and follow us on Instagram here. (https://www.instagram.com/nofiltermamamia/) Discover more Mamamia podcasts here (https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/). Feedback: podcast@mamamia.com.au Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice message (https://help.mamamia.com.au/en-US/send-a-podcast-voice-note-467960), and one of our Podcast Producers will get back to you ASAP. Rate or review us on Apple by clicking on the three dots in the top right-hand corner, click Go To Show then scroll down to the bottom of the page, click on the stars at the bottom and write a review CREDITS: Guest: Tanya Hennessy (https://www.instagram.com/tanhennessy/) Host: Kate Langbroek (https://www.instagram.com/katelangbroek/?hl=en) Executive Producer: Naima Brown (https://www.instagram.com/naima_brown_official/) Senior Producer: Bree Player (https://www.instagram.com/breeplayer/?hl=en) Audio Producer: Jacob Round Video Producer: Josh Green Recorded with Session in Progress (https://www.instagram.com/session.in.progress/?hl=en) studios. 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/subscribe (https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe) See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

3. 

   13 Mar 2026

   A Lil' Treat: Jessie’s Ready To Tell Her Twin Birth Story

   She’s 10 days on. She’s splitting her time and her heart between home and hospital, and she wants to share her story with you, Outlouders. Our beloved co-host Jessie Stephens gave birth to her boy-girl twins last week, earlier than hoped, and became a mum all over again. There will be so many of you who’ll relate to this story of terror-tinged joy, who will recognise the awe and exhaustion in Jessie’s voice, and who will want to send her so much love as she and her little family find their way through a new normal. Jessie’s rock, her twin sister Clare Stephens as well as Emily Vernem and Holly Wainwright are asking the questions:. How much time did she get “off” before the babies came? What was the first thing that happened when they did? How is Luna? How is Luca? Can she finally eat chocolate again? And how is she staying sane and hopeful? A very special episode. SUBSCRIBE here: Support independent women's media (https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/?utm_source=shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=mmol) What To Listen To Next: Listen to our latest episode: Mia, Female Friendships & The '3-Word' Rule' (https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/subs-female-friendship-mel-robbins) Listen: A Reluctant Pregnancy Announcement On Live TV (https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/gwyneth-auction-meghan-sydney/) Listen: Mia's Diary Note: What I Didn't Expect About Being A Nana (https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/subs-mia-diary-note-nana/?utm_source=shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=mmol) Listen: Beckham, Meghan & Jessie's Hospital Voice Note (https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/beckham-meghan-jackie-o/) Listen: How To Talk To Absolutely Anyone (https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/ghost-lashes-small-talk-tips/) Listen: Mia Enters The 'Working Mums' Chat (https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/subs-mia-freedman-working-mums-dilemma/?utm_source=shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=mmol) Listen: Inside The Fight That Ended Kyle & Jackie O (https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/kyle-jackie-fight/) Listen: Love Story Part 2: Jackie O, The Kennedys & That Fight Scene (https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/subs-love-story-jackie-o-kennedys-carolyn-bessette/?utm_source=shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=mmol) Listen: Uninvited Princesses & The Dating Story We're Yearning For (https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/andrew-scandal-royal-ascot-princesses-snub/) (https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/subs-the-three-questions-you-should-ask-on-a-first/?utm_source=shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=mmol) Connect your subscription to Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/au/channel/mamamia/id6442502456?ign-itscg=80085&ign-itsct=pod_cha_mamam332_NA) Discover more Mamamia Podcasts here (https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/)including the very latest episode of Parenting Out Loud (https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/parenting-out-loud/), the parenting podcast for people who don't listen to... parenting podcasts. SUBSCRIBE here: Support independent women's media (https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/?utm_source=shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=mmol) Watch Australia's #1 podcast, Mamamia Out Loud: Mamamia Out Loud on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@mamamiaoutloud) What to read: JESSIE STEPHENS: On being pregnant with twins. As a twin. With twin brothers. (https://www.mamamia.com.au/jessie-stephens-pregnant-with-twins/) CLARE STEPHENS: 'I did everything to avoid a traumatic birth. Then I had one.' (https://www.mamamia.com.au/clare-stephens-birth-story/) 'I was 3 days postpartum and holding my son. Then a nurse said 5 words that broke me.' (https://www.mamamia.com.au/new-mum-postpartum-recovery/) 'I was home alone when I went into sudden labour. I'll never forget what happened 40 minutes later.' (https://www.mamamia.com.au/sudden-labour-signs/) (https://www.mamamia.com.au/clare-stephens-birth-story/) THE END BITS: Check out our merch at MamamiaOutLoud.com (https://www.mamamiaoutloud.com.au/store) GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening. Send us an email at outloud@mamamia.com.au Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice message (https://help.mamamia.com.au/en-US/send-a-podcast-voice-note-467960). Join our Facebook group Mamamia Outlouders (https://www.facebook.com/groups/outlouders) to talk about the show. Follow us on Instagram @mamamiaoutloud (https://www.instagram.com/mamamiaoutloud/?hl=en) and on Tiktok @mamamiaoutloud (https://www.tiktok.com/@mamamiaoutloud) Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe (https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe) See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

Who has been a guest on Diary Of A Birth

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Anne Stephens
• Louisa Dow
• Prue Thomas
• Fran Romano
• Fiona Falkiner

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

75

Social presence

97

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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