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23.01.2022 Spring is nearly upon us. This seems so fitting

21.01.2022 Tomorrow my first born turns 11, ELEVEN! It’s on the eve of my two children’s birthdays that I reflect on when they came into our lives. Like tomorrow, Asha was born on Derby Day. Even though it’s been 11 years since her birth, I remember it like it was yesterday.... I remember waking in the early hours with loose bowel movements. I remember realising after sitting on the toilet twice within 30min, that perhaps I was in early labour. I remember waking my husband to tell him. I remember calling my doula, Charmaine. I remember swaying my hips whilst leaning on the back of the couch. I remember getting into a groove whilst listening to The Waifs. I remember vomiting as the contractions grew in intensity. I remember deciding shortly after to transfer to the hospital. I remember letting out a primal roar with a contraction in our small street at 6.30am before making it to the car. I remember letting out another primal roar in the foyer of the hospital. I remember it being shift change for the midwives upon my arrival and Charmaine requesting a midwife who would be supportive of my wish for a normal physiological birth. I remember my English midwife coming into the room saying, ‘Hi Mel, my name is Tracy. I’ve read your birth plan and I am happy to support you to have a normal physiological birth.’ I remember hearing the supportive voices of Charmaine, Tracy and my husband Adrian, but rarely opening my eyes. I remember feeling hot one minute and cold the next. I remember sitting on the toilet to get some good strong contractions going. I remember being in multiple positions on the bed. I remember being on hands and knees in the final stage of labour, burying my head into the pillow thinking, why did I think I could do this without any intervention? I remember Charmaine holding a warm compress on my perineum, and that giving me a focal point for pushing. I remember my baby being passed underneath me. I remember feeling exhilarated and exhausted. I remember looking in her eyes, with tears welling up in mine. She was here, Asha was born

20.01.2022 Such double standards...