EP73 | (Part 2) Sarah - Homebirth after two caesareans, special scar + birthing through pain

<p>Join us for Part two of Sarah's hom story!&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>In Sarah's words, this is a bit of her story - Part 2 of Sarah's Story</strong></p> <p>I knew I didn't want to have this baby in hospital. The idea was just something I couldn't get my head around. So we planned a homebirth after two &nbsp;caesarean's at my sister's house as we live 2.5 hours away from a decent hospital.</p> <p>This pregnancy tested me in a lot of ways. I had "irritable uterus" from 36 weeks and days of stop start labour leading up to his birth, most likely due to his presentation and some stressors with my teenage children.</p> <p>By the time I reached transition I'd been awake 24 hours and was not recognising transition as it was, so it was really a massive challenge being absolutely spent. I'd announced I was exhausted, I couldn't go on any longer.&nbsp;</p> <p>My contractions had been all over the place and I just didn't think I was anywhere near having him. My midwife suggested I get into bed and just try to rest as much as possible, it felt last resort. I immediately started shaking all over, it was awful.&nbsp;</p> <p>I thought, this is adrenaline, but I didn't know it was also a sign of transition. Within 2 contractions in bed my waters released with massive force. I couldn't move back to the birthing room where our pool was set up, I was just &nbsp;physically unable to move &nbsp;and within 30 minutes of primal roaring loud enough to probably wake the whole neighbourhood, my body had taken over. I had no control, there was no breathing this baby out! With every ounce of me, he was here. It was mind blowing how fast everything changed.&nbsp;</p> <p>I literally felt like I was a cow in the paddock birthing a calf, it felt all kinds of weird <img alt="🤣" height="16" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t52/1/16/1f923.png" width="16">.</p> <p>It wasn't peaceful, for me it wasn't calm, but we did it.</p> <p>I had no tearing. No blood loss at all. We are both in amazing shape.</p> <p>And best of all, my postpart