034 - Nicole | conscious conception, doula, birth pool, meconium, homebirth transfer, epidural, ventouse

In today's episode Nicole shares her experience of consciously conceiving and birthing her son Oakley. She loved being pregnant and spent her time preparing for the transition from maiden to mother by hiring a doula, listening to positive birth stories and nourishing herself with good food, movement, yoga and massage. Having planned for a homebirth, Nicole and her husband spend the majority of her labour at home but eventually transferred to hospital to birth her baby with ventouse assistance. She shares how she found pregnancy, birth and the early months of motherhood to be the ultimate lesson in trust and surrender and how she found peace with her birthing experience despite things not turning out exactly as she had envisaged.   Nicole's IG: https://www.instagram.com/the.grounded.mama/  My website: www.serenalouth.com My IG: https://www.instagram.com/serenalouth/