We welcomed Leon into the world on the 31st of July at 1138pm. While I had planned for a birth with limited intervention, it turned out to be a long posterior labour that ended with an epidural and a few other medical interventions.
We had a flawless pregnancy overseen by a private midwife. We intended on having a homebirth and after attending the Calmbirth course, felt well prepared for meeting the task of labour and birth. A large part of that was our belief that birth is a physiological event, not a medical one. Unfortunately, that view would be challenged.
What I learnt at Calmbirth really helped! The meditation tracks are great throughout pregnancy and also at the start of labour.
Listen to Karen McClay, Director of Calmbirth and practicing midwife, discuss the state of childbirth education in Australia and the importance of unified, evidence-based childbirth education that involves both partners to better support women during childbirth.
Our baby Jamie arrived on 3 Aug – exactly on her due date. She came into the world fairly quickly after an 8 hour lab