Kate's story of Freya and Joshua coming Into the World (10 years apart)

Kate's story- bring Freya & Joshua into the world (10 years apart) This week I am talking to my dear friend Kate, she was my first close friend to have a baby and a real super mum. I've always admired her and how she coped as a new mum when the rest of our friends were more worried about what we were doing at the weekend. Her story is serendipitous, funny and eventful that's for sure! This is what Kate had to say about her birth's... (to hear more link in bio & stories) "At 22, I found myself over 4 months pregnant, despite being on the contraception pill. As I’d bypassed all the initial tests & had abnormal hormone levels & a small baby, I was deemed high risk for Downs & monitored at the hospital every 2 weeks. It also meant I had to give birth in the labor ward, with both me and baby hooked up to monitors.  Although I ended up bypassing pain relief as I couldn’t get to grips with the gas & air, the whole birth experience felt very surreal and distant. Freya was delivered naturally after 4 hours, with no complications or health issues, thankfully.  Fast forward 10 years & I found myself pregnant on the pill again (you’d think I would have learnt the first time). Medicine had moved on a lot during this time & my abnormal hormone levels were dismissed as just my weird pregnancy state & not an indicator of a problem with the baby, so I was told I could have the baby in the birthing centre.  Joshua had other plans & was unexpectedly born at home, after thinking I was hemorrhaging, in the speediest of deliveries (3 pushes), in a very memorable location, shortly followed by the arrival of the ambulance crew and a local midwife.  Despite its speed, I felt so much more present during this birth and really loved it. I would really encourage people who are considering home births to go for it, not having to be in the hospital was just so wonderful. " Love Kate  brought to you by @newmummycompany & @frannieandco