About this episode

Gráinne shares her experiences of three positive hospital births and her journey through home birth, mastitis, and grief.

This week I share my chat with Gráinne who talks me through her three positive hospital births. Gráinne gave birth to her first baby in hospital which was a positive experience once she got settled into the delivery suite. Following her first experience she decided to opt for home birth with her second baby. Although she didn't end up giving birth to her baby at home she did have the continued support of her amazing home birth midwife. When Gráinne discovered she was pregnant with her third baby, she again opted for home birth but her son was born in hospital. Her little man came into the world in the birth pool with Gráinne surround by so much love and support. She shares having mastitis seven times after her first baby came into the world. Gráinne also touches on her experience with profound grief after losing both of her parents in the space of 10 months.  To hear Gráinne tell me "I felt like a queen" brought me so much joy.  Enjoy and thank you Gráinne 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…

People in this episode

Host: Corah Gernon

Guest: Gráinne

Topics covered

• hospital birth
• home birth
• mastitis
• grief
• support
• positive birth experience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: She Talks Productions

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