The Birth and Postpartum Diaries
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The Birth and Postpartum Diaries
17 | Bronte’s Birth Story - Public Care, Episiotomy, Forceps Birth and a Third Degree Tear
In today’s episode I speak to Bronte about her pregnancy, labour and the birth of her son Leo. Bronte conceived quite quickly and opted for public care at her local hospital in Bendigo.
She speaks about her experience of the typical pregnancy symptoms, such as nausea and reflux, along with a bout of sciatica which she was able to get on top of.
Bronte had planned to have a low (or no) intervention birth, but as she jokingly shares, things don’t always go to plan and she ended up having an episiotomy, an assisted birth (with forceps) and a third degree tear.
Bronte has a wicked sense of humour and I found myself laughing along with her as she openly shared her story.