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Year of baby's birth
2024
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Model of care
Private midwife
Why did you choose this model of care?
To be provided with women centered care and be supported in my choices. Provided with informed decision making tools and making the best choice for my baby and my family
What were your choices for this birth?
Water immersion for labour and birth, Support for normal vaginal birth, Homebirth with a registered private midwife, Unmedicalised birth process, Birth support team of my choice (no visitor restrictions), Vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC)
How did your birth start?
Spontaneous labour (started naturally)
What were your outcomes?
Attended by my known midwife/doctor, Birth support team of my choice, Water immersion for labour, Water immersion for birth, Instinctive pushing (ie not coached), Grazing/1st-2nd degree tear, Physiological 3rd stage (natural placenta birth without syntocinon), Vaginal Birth after Caesaren (VBAC)
Did you feel you could say No to care/treatments offered (or change your mind about your choices) at any time?
Yes
Details of experience
I had a wonderful yet challenging birth, it was everything I wanted it to be in terms of at home with my husband and my son, birthed in the water and was in my bed with my two babies 4 hours post birth. There is nothing quite like the post birth high of I fucking did that, me no one else. I knew I could it.