Hello and welcome back after a much longer break than I was anticipating. For various reasons I needed to take the podcasts offline for a short period of time and it turns out it's much harder to get them back online than anticipated! But here we are again I hope.

This is a special bonus episode with my colleague and good friend Rebecca Verlander, aka the Lactation Doula. Rebecca is a birth and postnatal doula, IBCLC lactation consultant, hypnobirthing instructor, sleep consultant and baby massage teacher. She's a busy lady!

She is also the mum of 5 children and has a huge wealth of experience to share about pregnancy, birth and postnatal. It's fair to say that Rebecca has had a whole range of experiences. Since this podcast focuses on positive birth, here she tells the story of her 3rd baby, and what a joyous one it is! We also explain why we are talking about positive birth, not perfect birth, and you can pick up some information Rebecca wished she had known at the time. 

I also couldn't let her go without mining a bit of infant feeding gold, and Rebecca lets us know how breastfeeding went this time around and what you can expect from those first few hours after birth. 

You can find the lovely Rebecca at:

https://lactationdoula.co.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/thelactationdoula/

If you would like to get in contact about something shared on this episode, or to share YOUR positive birth story, I'd love to hear from you. You can find me at:

https://www.doulaforyou.co.uk/

lisaharrisdoula@gmail.com

https://www.instagram.com/lisaharrisdoula/