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Lauren: First Birth, Planned NHS Home Birth, Physiological Birth, Water Birth, Fetal Ejection Reflex
In today’s episode, I spoke with Lauren about her experience of having a calm, physiological NHS home birth, a birth she once never imagined would be possible for her.
Lauren shares how she spent much of her life unsure about motherhood and deeply fearful of birth, and how that fear initially shaped her expectations around pregnancy and labour. She talks honestly about sitting on the fence for years, what finally led her to try to conceive, and how approaching conception with a relaxed mindset played a big role in her experience.
As her pregnancy progressed, Lauren explains how educating…
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