EP#6: FLORA ~ a baby on the bathroom floor

Flora found pregnancy to be an anxious but awe-inspiring time. From the beginning, her desire for a natural, physiological birth was the driving force. She did a lot of research into home birth and building trust in herself and her baby to do what birthing bodies are made to do. But natural doesn’t necessarily mean complication-free.Flora thought they had lost their baby at 11 weeks when she experienced a painful bleed that turned out to be from a haematoma. The consultant categorised her pregnancy as “high risk”, a diagnosis and label which brought with it a new world of things for Flora to research and worry about. She was eventually signed back into midwife-led care and given the green light for her preferred home birth. Nine days after her estimated delivery date, Perran was born at home on the bathroom floor, and Flora was in bed with tea and toast minutes later! Flora tells us everything about how she prepared for this magical experience by informing herself to confidently stand by her convictions until the very end.