'I was hoping to deliver in the birthing pool, but I couldn’t get myself off the loo to get into it'
'Although I was happy to be pregnant, I’ve never liked hospitals and I hate needles, so I wanted to avoid a medicalised labour. I was determined to give birth in a familiar environment at home, even though I accepted it would probably hurt more. To help me cope with my fears about the pain, I did a pregnancy yoga and hypnobirthing course.
Steve called my doula, Hannah, who I’d hired to give me emotional support at the birth. Then he called the hospital to ask for a midwife to come, but we were told there weren’t enough staff on duty so I’d have to come into hospital. By this point, I could feel something coming out. When Hannah suggested I touch it, I felt my baby’s head. It was amazing – and I still wasn’t in pain.
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