In episode eleven of series three, we’re back with Kimberley to hear the story of her second baby’s birth. After the events surrounding her experience in the hospital after her first birth, Kimberley opted for a planned cesarean for her second baby. She had a very positive second birth experience 

Second pregnancy worse PGP, pregnancy in covid affecting medical appointments, making a choice for planned cesarean due to previous trauma, TBR Three-Step-Rewind trauma recovery, planning a family centred cesarean, student midwives - impact of respectful care, skin to skin and cesarean birth, sensory processing issues and the business of theatre, fast birth, skin to skin in theatre, declining weighing offers, establishing breastfeeding with a second baby, placenta smoothies, postnatal recovery, postnatal planning, postnatal self care, thoughts on the experience of cesarean birth after a previous home birth. 

If you’re having any pain around your pelvic joints and would like support or information the Pelvic Partnership is the place to go.

https://pelvicpartnership.org.uk/

You may also find the Let’s Talk about Pelvic Girdle Pain Podcast helpful.

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lets-talk-about-pelvic-girdle-pain/id1582059096

If you’re planning to have a cesarean birth for any reason this would be a good place to start thinking about how to make that a comfortable and safe experience for you and your baby.

https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/download.cfm?doc=docm93jijm4n14342.pdf&ver=37125

If sensory processing challenges are something that you think might affect you during your pregnancy, birth or beyond or you’re interested in how that or other things that could affect people differently during this time you might want to check out this podcast

https://www.ndbirth.com/podcast

If you’re interested in how your placenta could benefit you post birth then check out Kimberley’s own website https://www.southcoastplacenta.co.uk/benefits

If you would like to know more about the TBR Three-Step-Rewind process check it out here

https://traumaticbirthrecovery.com/what-is-the-3-step-treatment/

If you are interested in Sarah’s support for yourself find her here

https://joyfulfamilies.uk/emotional-support-birth-trauma/