023 - Ellie | 2 births, primary amenorrhea, infertility, IVF, hemiplegic migraine, homebirth, meconium, labour ward, hypnobirthing

In today's episode we're hearing from Ellie who conceived both her little boys via IVF due to primary amenorrhea. She shares how she struggled with anxiety during her first pregnancy, not trusting in her body's ability to carry a child. Her and her husband moved out of London just weeks before Bowie was born and despite a short hospital stay at 38 weeks due to a hemiplegic migraine, Ellie went on to birth her baby at home. Her second pregnancy was a very different experience as she dealt with fatigue, PGP and some difficult emotional challenges all whilst mothering a young toddler. Unfortunately hospital restrictions meant that Ellie had to give birth in the labour ward, which was far from her first choice and whilst again she had the unmedicated vaginal birth she wanted, the care she received in the hospital negatively shaped her experience of her second birth   Ellie's IG: https://www.instagram.com/elliemaeclarke/ Studio Amphora: https://studioamphora.com/  My website: www.serenalouth.comMy IG: https://www.instagram.com/serenalouth/