#013 Hayley - teen pregnancy, blind daughter, 2 hospital births, spiritual pregnancy, homebirth, gender disappointment, stillbirth, angel baby

Hey hey, Thanks for tuning into today’s conversation. Today I chat with Hayley, mum to one girl, two boys and one angel baby. In this episode we remember and honour the birth of Rylee Phinneas, an angel boy looking after his siblings and parents from above In this conversation we chat about Hayley’s 4 births, which include the following TW: second trimester loss and stillbirth, story starting at 49.20 ✔️first pregnancy being uninformed and only able to rely on family member’s own experience ✔️unable to have epidural during 1st induction due to mum being present and mum’s beliefs around pain management ✔️having a stretch and sweep done for 2nd pregnancy which lead to irritated cervix and non-progressive but painful contractions ✔️fear during birth that something bad would happen to her or her baby ✔️preparing physically, mentally and spiritually for a homebirth for 3rd birth ✔️working through and releasing birth fears ✔️getting psychic reading early in pregnancy with baby 4 which was confronting ✔️experiencing gender disappointment while still loving her baby ✔️having a very difficult pregnancy with lots of bleeding and not being heard by medical professionals ✔️second trimester loss, how this went for Hayley and how she felt ✔️choosing to see the positives and wanting friends and family to celebrate the birth of her son To be sure to be notified when a new episode comes out please subscribe to the show on your listening platform. If you would like to support the show, I would really appreciate it if you could leave a 5-star review on your podcast listening platform or Apple podcast. If you would like to come on the show and tell your own birth story please get in touch through this link here https://forms.gle/YCCP5dMg8bYSXuAYA This podcast is available on Deezer, Spotify, Apple podcast, most other podcast listening platforms and Youtube Follow me on social media for more content Facebook: www.facebook.com/cuppawithadoula Instagram: www.instagram.com/cuppawithadoula Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy this episode! Alicia :)