"Birth Experience - 5th time around"

At the end of January I gave birth to my 5th baby.

I wanted to write to you, to make you aware of how wonderful the experience was during my labour with your midwife Lauren. 

Giving birth four times before, I new what to expect and a clear plan in mind for pain relief, delayed cord clamping ect 

Lauren talked through each part with myself an my fiancé as we where preparing for everything to begin.

I want to thank her, She gave me two of the best gifts I could have ever asked for—my daughter, and a positive birthing experience.

She made me feel comfortable 100% of the time. 

She respected the way I wanted to give birth. Listened to me—really listened.

They're was no pressure for me to do anything, they're was no continually questioning me how I was feeling. She let me tell her when I was ready to push (which seemed early, but was the case) 

I think what's most important to me, thinking back on my birth stories, is that Lauren was with me throughout the whole process of labour and delivery. Not here and there, not just the end when I needed to push—the whole time.

I hope you pass on our gratefulness. 

I would also like to mention to Rebekah in Triage, Rebekah had been my midwife 3 pregnancies ago before been moved to triage. Anytime I visited triage or phone an got her she was always very helpful and so friendly.  

She always put my mind at ease, an listened. Im internally grateful to her for been there for me on that day when I got to triage with pain and just a sense something was not right, she was fabulous at keeping me calm , following all her producers & although nothing was majorly coming up on the monitor, she believed me and remembered this situation from my previous pregnancy. 

She accompanied me up to the ward to get settled, a felt frightened but she reassured me.. 

An for that I'm so grateful