Q: Lauren, how did you prepare for birth?
What steps did you take? Did you have a birth
plan?
My preparation for birth was to be as fit and
healthy as possible, well rested and to go with
the flow. I had no birth plan, I just wanted to let
everything happen naturally and work it out on
the day.
Q: Barry, What was your experience of
Miller’s birth?
The birth of Miller was surreal. It was truly
incredible to witness and experience just how
amazing a woman’s body is. There were so many
emotions and it is like nothing else we have ever
experienced before.
Q: Barry, in sport, a lot of success can be
attributed to the support systems you have
around you? How did you support Lauren
leading up to and throughout the birth?
I didn’t really know how to support Lauren
but whatever popped up, we just had to adapt to.
Obviously with morning sickness and hormones
and the body changing, there were challenges but
I just had to be there for her and support her as
best I could.
Q: Did you decorate a nursery in anticipation
of Miller’s arrival? Did you incorporate any
special or personal touches?
We had a wonderful time decorating a nursery
for Miller. We created a special wall wrap of
a mother polar bear and cub – it is loving and
comforting. We incorporated furniture from
Stokke, which really nurtures childhood. The
same rocking chair that my mother used to feed
all her children is in the nursery, as well as some
baby clothes and blankets that were mine.
Q: What is the most essential baby item you
can’t live without since having Miller? What
has proven to be the most useless item?
We could not live without our pram. We got a
very adaptable one with a bassinet from Stokke
that Miller loves and is so settled in. We got way
too many newborn clothes that he never got to
wear as they grow out of them so fast, including
shoes!
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