EP40| Sarah - Epic, healing freebirth after 3 surgical births, long births & small gaps between births

<p>In this episode, we meet Sarah, mother of 4 with 3 boys and a little girl.</p> <p>She joined us to share her amazing story just two weeks into her postpartum (and feeling absolutely amazing!)</p> <p>She lives in Rural, Country Victoria and grew up in a big Dutch family &amp; very trusting of the medical system.</p> <p>Sarah had a miscarriage with their first pregnancy which required a D&amp;C in hospital.</p> <p>She fell pregnant again soon after.&nbsp;</p> <p>Sarah tells a very complex and interesting story that is long, but very interesting and full of insights and birth wisdom. <br> <br> Here's an overview of some of what happened (as it's too long to put all the information here).&nbsp;</p> <p>Sarah had a private midwife during this pregnancy and was booked into a birth house. Her waters broke around 41+6 and she eventually ended up in hospital due to the length of labour and waters broken.&nbsp;</p> <p>Pitocin and a painful labour with a shift change and a horrible midwife she ended up in surgery and her baby was born.&nbsp;</p> <p>Second pregnancy only 3-4 months postpartum she was pregnant again. &nbsp;She was in the VBAC clinic she felt supported in pregnancy but had bait and switch at 38 weeks which ended in a visit from CPS at 41 weeks. &nbsp;She felt unheard during labour telling the health support something was wrong with her baby and he eventually after a MET call was made after birth, ended up in special care for a week with sepsis. Sarah ended up having another surgical birth. <br> <br> Third birth arah hired a doula who had a VBAC and she felt supported through her pregnancy. &nbsp;And she planned a homebirth.&nbsp;</p> <p>She couldn't get her head into the game of being in labour when her contractions came on hard and fast.&nbsp;</p> <p>Sarah feels she handed over her power to the doula who made little comments throughout her labour about the positioning, of the baby whereas she felt she needed someone who going to support her to keep going not put doubt into her mind. She transferred and had