049 - Katie | Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, chronic pain, hospital birth, hypnobirthing, GBS positive, ARM, pandemic pregnancy, jaundice

In today's episode we're hearing from Katie about the first of her two births. She conceived just before the pandemic hit so her pregnancy and birth were both heavily affected by the restrictions; from the antenatal classes she could attend to how much her partner could be with her during labour. Due to her Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Katie experienced a lot of leg and hip pain, as well as some joint dislocations  during her pregnancy so was put on crutches. As she neared the end of her pregnancy, after several days of mild period cramps and multiple trips to and from the hospital for monitoring, Rory was born swiftly at 37 weeks. Katie shares how useful she found the information she had learned through hypnobirthing, how living with chronic pain positively impacted the way she viewed the intensity of childbirth and how having an attentive, supportive birth partner was the most amazing thing for boosting her own self-belief throughout the process. Katie's IG: https://www.instagram.com/___luscious_lavender___/ My website: www.serenalouth.com My IG: https://www.instagram.com/serenalouth/