026 - Grace | IVF, placenta praevia, antepartum haemorrhage, planned c-section, placenta encapsulation, tongue tie Birth Tales

In today’s episode I’m speaking to Grace about the birth of her son Jude. Grace knew she was going to need IVF to conceive having had both fallopian tubes removed at the age of 22. As a nutritional therapist specialising in fertility she knew exactly what to do to help her and her husband prepare themselves so she talks us through the conception preparation they both undertook before their successful first round of IVF.
Midway through her pregnancy Grace found out she had grade 4 placenta praevia and had no choice but to birth her baby via c-section. Her surgery was booked for 38 weeks but had to be brought forward after a scary antepartum haemorrhage. This was far from the birth she had hoped for and Grace shares how she found both the experience and  her recovery really tough; from the pain following the surgery to a challenging start with breastfeeding.
 
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