The Raw Mumcast

RMC 4 - How and why we transferred to the hospital after a home birth

Episode Summary

Transferring to the hospital after a home birth and all the guilt, grief and feeling of failure that came with it.

Episode Notes

After giving birth to my son at home (in the middle of the living room), I had to make a hard decision - to transfer or not to transfer to the hospital. This episode is about that decision and all the emotions that flooded me - the guilt, the shame, the grief and the feeling of failure.

This is also the beginning of not only having my son Earth side, but also learning to cultivate more compassion for myself (which is still in progress).

In this episode you'll find themes like:

The Arrival of Leo

The Birth Experience & Decisions Made

The Beauty of the Placenta

The Hospital Transfer & Guilt

Reflections of Control & Grief

The Impact of Online Birth Narratives

Self Compassion & Healing

The Hospital Experience & New Beginning

It's an emotional story but even by recording it so much has shifted within. I trust that you will listen to it with your heart open and warm.

Lots of love,

Annamaria, xx