Your guide to a more positive and informed induction experience
One of the hardest things for me when choosing induction was the feeling that I was handing too much of my experience over to others. Would it still feel like my birth, would I still have the confidence to ask for what I wanted and needed. It’s important to feel empowered and in control of some things during this time. Advocating for yourself during labour can help others respect your needs and wishes. Here...
In this episode I’m joined by Sophie Brigstocke, owner of Nurturing Birth, Birth and Post Natal Doula, Doula trainer and breastfeeding counsellor. Sophie has a wealth of birth related knowledge, and in this episode she shares all about birth partners and how they can support you during induction. We’re talking all things birth partner – how you birth partner can support you during an induction, who to choose as your birth partner and what...
My doctor wanted to induce at 37 weeks due to gestational hypertension. I asked if we could do 37 + 1 because the 37 week mark was my son’s second birthday. As fate would have it, my blood pressure spiked the morning of my son’s birthday and we had to go to the hospital that day anyways. It was a busy day there so I spent about nine hours in triage before they decided...
After my eldest was born at 42+4, I had an inkling that my next bubba would follow the same pattern, I wasn’t wrong!.After being in slow labour and my baby being back to back for 3 days my husband and I decided we’d go in for my waters to be broken when I was 42 weeks. We made our way to West Suffolk hospital and arranged for our doula to meet us there in...
