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My 40th - and final - episode for the #ibirthedinthepandemic campaign ends with Gemma.Gemma went against her hospital's advice and decided to wait for her baby to come naturally at almost 44 weeks gestation.Now, that doesn't mean that Gemma wen
The beautiful soul that is Holly gave birth to her second baby boy, Benji in September 2021.After her first birth which ended up being a forceps delivery, she was really not wanting to be induced, or even have an epidural. But a few days after
Nosheen gave birth to her second baby Yaleena in February 2021.She was scheduled for a planned c-section but surprisingly her waters broke a few days before so she was treated as an 'emergency c-section' which brought back a lot of negative fee
Elizabeth Joy is a Birth Doula in the US. Her experience of helping women birth during the pandemic is a unique one because she was heavily pregnant herself!She shares her findings of what it's been like for her to not only hold space to help w
Amy is well versed in being pregnant and giving birth outside of a pandemic so I was really excited to hear that she would offer up her third pandemic baby experience.She had her little boy Luke in August 2020 and it was her quickest birth yet!
Claire unfortunately contracted COVID-19 around 39 weeks pregnant and due to her having a 6.5 year old, and giving birth only 5 days before Christmas, she was unable to have anyone with her other than the midwives for her birth.You have to list
***TRIGGER WARNING - DISTURBING SCENES*** This birth story is heartbreaking one, and one which shows a true side affect of the pandemic. Gina was left from the moment she entered the hospital alone, crouching down in the triage unit surrounded
Emma gave birth to her second beautiful little girl Phoebe in December 2020.I don't think that she was really wanting three strapping men helping her deliver her baby instead of her midwife, but babies really don't like sticking to a plan!If yo
*** TRIGGER WARNING - PTSD DISCUSSED ***Catherine fought so hard to get her vaginal birth that she so desperately craved after her two previous c-section deliveries.She openly shares her struggles of PTSD after her second birth and how she work
Ria gave birth to twins during this pandemic.She had a lot of anxiety around having a planned c-section because her first baby was born via an emergency c-section and it wasn't a pleasant experience for her.But despite this, her planned c-secti
Lauren Mishcon is a birth doula, broadcaster, writer and the co-host of Self Care Club Podcast.She has been fortunate to help 8 women give birth during the pandemic so far and she offers some great tips and visualisation techniques for expectan
Ché gave birth at home surrounded by her family and her Doula.The midwives in her local area were not able to get to her birth, so her Doula and her husband were the ones who helped give Chê her home birth during the pandemic.It's safe to say t
Elena gave birth during the pandemic to twin boys!Her twin birth wasn't what she was expecting as she really didn't want a c-section delivery, but it turns out that it was such a wonderful experience for her and not as she had anticipated.Strug
Alicia gave birth during the pandemic in August of 2020, right in the middle of the Covid-19.Her prenatal appointments weren't great and they actually missed a number of high risk issues missed during her appointments.But above everything that
*** TRIGGER WARNING - POSTNATAL DEPRESSION DISCUSSED ***Giving birth during the pandemic, two weeks earlier than expected was a shock for Dee.She was fortunate to miss the start of the pandemic which was affecting pregnancies and births.However
Abby gave birth to her beautiful little (3rd!) baby Owen during the pandemic in August 2020.While going to her prenatal appointment during the pandemic, she soon learnt that this scan was going to be very difficult from her previous two.Not onl
Laura is a Doula/Holistic Birthkeeper.She helps women hold space and walks them through their births.She's been lucky enough to still be able to visit her clients in their homes to help them have their babies safely.It's been really great to sp
*** TRIGGER WARNING - SOME DISTRESSING SCENES ***Giving birth in the pandemic can be scary. But imagine giving birth to twins during covid-19, on your own!One vaginal birth and one c-section birth.Oh and let's not forget the small earthquake th
Wow! Beth's pandemic birth experience is crazy - and no I'm not just looking for clickbait, I genuinely think you'll be shocked at what she experienced!Yes she had a slow and laborious birth, but it's what happened after that is shocking.Take a
Emma gave birth to her lovely baby girl Naia in New Zealand at the start of the first lockdown in April.Even though she didn't have the birth that she wanted, she still remains incredibly positive and bubbly about everything.She fully shares he
Mars is such a character and so incredibly funny. She has that energy that just draws you in. She's the CEO and Founder of Abuelo Doula.I had such a good chat with Mars about what it means for black and brown women in her community to birth dur
Sammy from @mywildtribe is well versed in being pregnant and giving birth pre-covid. However, she gave birth to her beautiful baby girl, Eden during this pandemic and it's such a great interview because she really shares her experience from bot
Alex is a lovely soul who is a second year student midwife in Bristol. So far in her career she has helped deliver 23 babies into this world and 8 of them being pandemic babies.So she is well experienced in what it's like to help women deliver
The wonderful Holly from The Health Zoc shares her very unexpected home birth that she had in September 2020, where she gave birth to a very healthy little boy called Jasper.Holly's story is great because a home birth was never really on the ca
Wow, where do I begin with Jacki?A truly beautiful person that had an amazing VBAC experience.Even though she was constantly advised not to have VBAC due to the risks associated with it, she persevered and challenged what was within her remit.T
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