EP26 Catherine | Reduced Movements, Induction, Prolapse, Positive Home Birth, Fast Labours, Miscarriage

The Real Birth Podcast

Hello and welcome to The Real Birth Podcast! This week my guest is Catherine, who shares her two birth stories. Catherine was induced with her first baby after several episodes of reduced movement. Although she required very little intervention in the end, Catherine’s experience left her struggling physically and mentally. The birth of her second son was at home, which was an incredible fast labour and a physiological 3rd stage - i.e. the placenta was left alone and came away naturally.

Catherine shares her experience of breastfeeding struggles, how she coped with mental health issues, and also details a miscarriage she had in between her two living children. I’ll mention now that Catherine does go into the details when it comes to her pregnancy loss and the surgery she required - just in case you’d like prior warning of this. There’s always a small part of me unsure about whether it’s OK to air these things but I actually think it’s incredibly important that people are aware of what actually has to happen when a pregnancy is lost - it makes us better able to empathise and support the people we love - so thank you for being so open and honest with me today.

It was a real pleasure to hear about Catherine’s births, and her determination to have as hands-off an experience as possible will resonate with so many of you.

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This season I'm thrilled to be working with my first ever sponsor: Bridge House Pilates.

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