EP212 Leah, One Pregnancy and Birth, Planned Homebirth, Postpartum

About this episode

Leah shares her experience of pregnancy and homebirth in Ireland after moving from New Zealand.

This week I share my chat with Leah who revisits her pregnancy and the birth of her daughter. Leah discovered she was pregnant shortly after a move to New Zealand. Together Leah and her partner decided being closer to home was the best choice for them when raising a family. The made their way back to Ireland and immediately got in touch with a home birth midwife. Leah chats through labour which she found tough in parts and the moment she met her baby. She felt that immediate high and recalls saying "I need to do that again" moments after she gave birth. A gorgeous positive birth story. Thanks Leah Get in touch E: irelandsbirthstories@gmail.com IG: Irelands Stories Birth Podcast IG Produced & edited by Corah Gernon at She Talks Productions Show Your Support Buy Me A Coffee Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Corah Gernon

Guest: Leah

Topics covered

• pregnancy
• homebirth
• postpartum
• family
• birth story

Keywords

• pregnancy
• homebirth
• postpartum
• birth story
• family

Mentioned in this episode

Places: New Zealand, Ireland

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