spinning babies

In today’s episode I’m speaking to CJ as she shares the story of her daughter Evie’s birth. After being diagnosed with PCOS, CJ had been told she might struggle to get pregnant, so she embarked on an 18 month journey of changing her diet and lifestyle to prepare her body and optimise her chances of conceiving. Luckily she fell pregnant quickly, but she struggled with intense pelvic girdle pain during her second trimester which was a real challenge.

CJ prepared for birth by really focussing on her nutrition and immersing herself in hypnobirthing which she found to be an amazing support during her long labour in the midwife lead unit. CJ and her husband went back home shortly after the birth but were back in hospital a few days later for monitoring due to a ragged placenta and Evie being jaundiced.

 

CJ’s website: https://www.charlottejamesholistic.co.uk/
CJ’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/cj_health_coach/

 

My website: www.serenalouth.com
My IG: https://www.instagram.com/serenalouth/

In today’s episode I’m chatting to Lily Canetty-Clarke as she shares the story of Wren’s birth. Lily planned for a homebirth with the support of her wonderful doula but after 2 long days of labouring at home and discovering her baby was positioned back to back, she transferred to hospital for pain relief so she could get some rest. After a difficult start to her time in hospital, things improved when Lily met a kind midwife who really listened to her preferences and she went on to birth her baby with an intact perineum.

Find out more about Lily here or on her IG @LilyCanettyClarke

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Are you pregnant or planning to become pregnant soon? If so, you should know about the incredible philosophy and practice known as 'Spinning Babies'. This technique is a physiological approach to preparing for birth. It involves techniques and an awareness of the soft tissue, physiological aspects, and some physical aspects that can help tune practitioners into why babies linger in certain positions during pregnancy or labor. It turns out that a baby's position can have an impact on labor patterns - and this can indicate if a baby is malpositioned. Spinning Babies is incredibly helpful in addressing things like inadequate cervical dilation, pain during pregnancy, funky labor patterns, labors that stall out - all situations that often result in a C-sections or Pitocin when, in reality, it’s the body sounding the alarm that baby is not in an ideal position.

Our guest today Nicole Morales is a midwife, author and spinning babies expert. She helps bring an awareness to birth and labor outcomes not typically found in an OB or hospital setting. So if you're wise, hire a Spinning Babies trained doula or midwife at your next birth to help avoid unnecessary interventions!

• Check our her Breech for Parents Course!
• Nicole is a Midwife in San Diego, find her services HERE. 
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In dieser WOMANHOOD Folge spreche ich mit meiner lieben Freundin und Hebammenkollegin Sarah über ihre zwei geplanten Hausgeburten. Sie erzählt von ihren persönlichen Erfahrungen und der Planung einer Hausgeburt. Wenn für die Schwangere und den/die Partner:in eine Hausgeburt in Frage kommt, dann sollte die Hausgeburtshebamme sofort nach dem positiven Schwangerschaftstest angefragt werden.