Rise & Glow: Positive Birth Stories
First-time Mum Lucy had an amazing positive birth in Lewisham Birth Centre in Greenwich, exactly as she had planned. Here's Lucy telling her story in her own words:
"I had a sweep on my due date and started having contractions 3 hours later. I was on and off for 24 hours with all of the distraction...
“When it came to the birth the breathing techniques were fundamental in handling the contractions. I used the hypnobirthing tracks and breathing whilst labouring at home and nothing else. When I got to the hospital I was already 6cm!
Due to being 6cm it closed off pethidine as a pain option due to it...
I was blessed to have a low-risk and pretty healthy pregnancy, despite suffering with vomiting and nausea for the 9 months, along with hip pain during a certain period.
Once I reached 37 weeks pregnant, I was experiencing braxton hicks often. They would come at random times and of varying intensi...
