#015 Bethany - calm birth, high risk of trisomy 21, spontaneous labour, surprise gender, postpartum anxiety, intrusive thoughts, difficult fourth trimester

Hey hey,  Thanks for tuning into today’s conversation. Today I chat with Bethany, mum to baby boy Flynn.   In this conversation we chat about  ✔️doing as much research as possible during pregnancy to feel empowered  ✔️being told baby had a high risk of trisomy 21 and how it affected Bethany’s pregnancy  ✔️preparing for birth and doing calm birth course  ✔️the waiting game that starts once going “past your due date” and how it mentally was draining for Bethany  ✔️going into labour a day before scheduled induction and being in disbelief that she was actually in labour   ✔️not feeling like herself in the first weeks after baby’s arrival  ✔️feeling like she had no motherhood instincts and other intrusive thoughts  ✔️reaching out early to find help for her mental health  ✔️not wanting to be alone with baby early on due to feeling anxious  ✔️debriefing birth and fourth trimester with a psychologist 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 :)