S3 Episode Two Choosing A Cesarean Birth

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This podcast is our contribution to the gentle revolution of telling everyday birth stories. These are stories of people like you, their experiences in their own words. When many people, especially first-time parents, have only heard horror stories reported in the news, or seen dramatic soap opera births that’s the only frame of reference they have preparing for their own birth. It’s no wonder so many people are scared of birth. Let's get together and change that fear for excitement.

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S3 Episode Two Choosing A Cesarean Birth

Our Birth Stories Podcast.

39 minutes 35 seconds

2 years ago

S3 Episode Two Choosing A Cesarean Birth

In the second episode of the third series of Our Birth Stories Podcast, we meet Katie and hear the story of her first pregnancy birth and beyond. Katie shares her experiences of pregnancy and being a new parent during the covid lockdown regulations. Katie chose to have a cesarean birth due to having a degenerative spine condition and had a positive experience of her birth. She also shares her difficult breastfeeding experiences and how she has come through that.

Topics covered include: pregnancy in covid lockdown, hyperemesis, pregnancy anxiety, gestational diabetes diagnosis, pregnancy with a degenerative spine condition, choosing cesarean due to risks of spinal damage while birthing, experience of cesarean birth,

difficulty establishing breastfeeding, having a new baby in covid lockdown, managing wider family expectations and relationships.

If you think an elective cesarean might be the right choice for you for any reason you can read more about your rights and the available support on the Birthrights website. https://www.birthrights.org.uk/factsheets/right-to-a-c-section/

If you’re planning to nurse your baby linking up with the available support services during pregnancy is a great way of supporting yourself to do that. Ask your midwife whether there is an infant feeding coordinator at your hospital and what support is available there so you know what or who to ask for if you face any challenges. Check out what local peer support groups are available from the BfN, LLL or ABM and find out who your nearest IBCLC is.

https://www.laleche.org.uk/find-lll-support-group/

https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/drop-in-centres-map/

https://abm.me.uk/find-a-local-breastfeeding-support-group/

https://lcgb.org/find-an-ibclc/

If things haven’t gone how you wanted them to with your feeding journey your feelings about that are valid and important. You might find it helpful to read Amy Brown’s Why Breastfeeding Grief and Trauma Matter. https://professoramybrown.co.uk/books-%26-shop/ols/products/why-breastfeeding-grief-and-trauma-matter-signed-copy