016 - Serena | pregnancy after loss, doula, GBS positive, hypnobirthing, MLU, diamorphine, birth pool, urinary retention, placenta encapsulation

In today's episode I'm sharing my own story of birthing my son Max. I touch on the experience of losing my first pregnancy at 12 weeks, how that loss affected my second pregnancy and the amazing support I received from my doula, acupuncturist and therapist. I talk about how finding out I was GBS positive influenced my choice of birth place and how much I enjoyed learning about pregnancy and birth through hypnobirthing, podcasts and lots of reading. I laboured in the MLU with the support of my husband and doula and whilst the birth was long and intense I came away feeling really happy about my experience. I talk at length about the preparation I did and coping techniques I used that I believe attributed to my positive birth.   My website: www.serenalouth.comMy IG: https://www.instagram.com/serenalouth/ Britta the acupuncturist: https://brittawoermann.co.uk/  Petals counselling charity: https://www.petalscharity.org/  My doula Michele: https://www.michelemyoga.com/  Lactation consultant Sharon: https://www.londonlactationconsultants.co.uk/who-we-are/