Sarah Murray / loss of a parent, grief, sleep training, breastfeeding, SCBU, premature baby, mum guilt

In this episode, I speak with my beautiful friend and mother of two, Sarah Murray. Sarah recalls her fast, natural birth with her son Rafferty and the love bubble she was in when he first arrived. She then goes on to share how she navigated the coming weeks with her father unwell from a long battle with cancer, and his eventual passing when her son was just under four weeks old. Sarah reflects on what it was like juggling all of the trials that come with having a newborn baby, alongside her grief and sadness from the loss of her dad.

We then talk about her daughter, Sloane's birth and her arrival into the world via emergency c-section as a premature baby at just 33 weeks gestation. Sarah opens up about what life was like when Sloane was in SCBU at North Shore Hospital and later when she was brought home. We talk in-depth throughout the episode about each of her breastfeeding experiences, and the importance Sarah puts on sleep and sleep training from the outset. Sarah also shares her experience with feeling mum guilt as she navigated grief and having a newborn, and later, her feelings about her daughter’s early entrance and trying first months in the world.

This episode is incredibly emotional. I asked a lot of Sarah for this, so thank you, Sarah. You are one of the strongest, bravest and most gracious woman I know. I hope that we can all have a little more compassion and understanding of life, love and loss after listening to your story. 

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