Birth | Cara’s story: pregnancy after loss, induction and maternal intuition

Buckle up - this episode is a lengthy but emotional one!You're going to want to brew up for this one team! When speaking to past families I have supported, Cara and Sean's story will always stick out as one that has had a profound impact on me and the work I do as a doula. It is always such an honour to work with couples who have been through so much, and who have such a clear idea of what type of experience they want. As a trigger warning - in this episode Cara tells her story of how a molar pregnancy and severe pre-eclampsia led to a highly complicated first pregnancy in 2013. One which ultimately led to the premature birth and sudden loss of their first baby, Alessa at 29 weeks. The pregnancy that Cara talks about in this podcast was much wanted, long-awaited and, of course, impacted by their first experience of pregnancy, birth and parenthood. Cara had many perceived risk factors with her pregnancy with Baby Ezra - previous caesarean, advanced maternal age, potential for pre-eclampsia to mention a few. Throughout her whole pregnancy, her ambition and desire to have a healing experience where she felt powerful and the driving force in her care was beautiful to see. We also explore her decisions to agree to an induction, how her and her husband Sean worked as a team during the birth experience and her early breastfeeding challenges in the postpartum period. I'm very grateful that she (and Sean, indirectly) has been so open in sharing her experience and the ways in which hypnobirthing helped her achieve an experience which she feels positive about. If you take one thing away from this story...From the bottom of my heart, I hope that everyone who listens to this podcast realises how powerful they really are. How our history and journey to becoming parents is, and always will be, part of us and how we can honour and heal from that, even in the smallest of ways. For those whose experiences resonate in some way - whether because of baby loss, ongoing trauma or some other reason, please know I send you so much love. There are some resources linked further down which may be useful to you. Thanks again to Cara and Sean for giving me the trust to share their story with the wider world. Useful linksCara's business Visit my websiteFollow me on instagramBook in my diaryResourcesBaby Loss Awareness WeekKicks CountTommy's Baby Loss SupportSANDSChild Bereavement UKPETALS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.