The second stage of labour, when the cervix is fully dilated and you push the baby out, is the part when things get pretty intense and a bit messy, so skip the rest of this post if that makes you feel uneasy. 😊 But it is also the best part in my opinion, because that’s Read More
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My positive birth story – part 1
My second time giving birth was a positive experience. Not easy, enjoyable nor pain-free (I wish!!) but positive nonetheless. I was not afraid, I didn’t doubt my ability to cope, and in the end I achieved to have the perfectly natural and unmedicated labour I had hoped for, without any interventions or even examinations. Was Read More
Fear of labour – finding the courage to do it again
“I birth fearlessly” said the note given to me by my yoga instructor. She told me I don’t need to learn to give birth, my body knows how to do that. This I of course know since it’s already done it once and did an excellent job at it. But my instructor is absolutely correct Read More
Birth story part 2 – she’s coming!
(Click to read Part 1) At 1pm on December 2nd I was examined by the midwife at the UCLH birth centre. I was definitely in labour but the progress was literally painfully slow. After 15-hours my cervix was only 3cm dilated and my waters had not yet broken, but the contractions were getting very painful and Read More
Birth story part 1 – the hours leading up to labour…
Throwback to the hours leading up to my active labour… While Wednesday had been a good day and I had felt energetic – went to the gym, cooked and tidied our home – Thursday was not so great. I had a pounding headache all day, probably from sleep deprivation, and I so stayed at home Read More