039 - Lottie | luteal phase defect, subchorionic haematoma, hydropnephrosis, foramen ovale valve, c-section, severe jaundice, urosepsis, pelvi-uteric junction obstruction, postnatal depression & anxiety

In today's episode I'm speaking to Lottie about her daughter Scarlet's birth. Her and her husband were living in Mexico City when they conceived and her pregnancy came with plenty of anxiety - from a subchorionic haematoma in the first trimester to her daughter's diagnosis of hydronephrosis at the anomaly scan - and she shares how difficult it was dealing with all these extra worries without the support of friends and family nearby. At 34 weeks a scan showed her daughter's foramen ovale valve was closing prematurely and it was advised she be born early via c-section.

In the months that followed Scarlet faced numerous ongoing health challenges; severe jaundice which required treatment in the NICU, kidney surgery at 10 weeks old, several occurrences of urosepsis and many long stays in the hospital. Lottie shares honestly how this all took a massive toll on her own mental health and her ability to connect with her baby.

This is a very special episode as Lottie so generously shares her experience of dealing with her daughter's health conditions and her own struggles with postnatal depression and anxiety, but I want to let you know we do cover some very sensitive topics so it might be an episode to save for a later date if you're not feeling in the right headspace to hear it.

Lottie's IG: https://www.instagram.com/lottielboulton/

My website: www.serenalouth.com

My IG: https://www.instagram.com/serenalouth/