My husband and I received the childbirth education from LucyLou to help us understand the physiology of birth, what labour management strategies we could choose to employ and how to best prepare for the birth of our daughter.
Lucy was incredibly warm and personable throughout the sessions. She was well prepared with extra information for us to go through and to also read further. Lucy gave practical demonstrations of various support poses that Tim could take to help during contractions e.g. pushing down hard on either side of the lower back and was knowledgeable in explaining the benefits and possible risks of medicinal options such as pethidine.
LucyLou’s knowledge of the physiology of birth helped me understand why certain techniques were beneficial e.g. sitting on a ball during contractions. She was also clear in explaining possible interventions such as an episiotomy and why this might be necessary. In birth I ended up requiring one of these, however having had the education with LucyLou and understanding the benefits for my particular situation, I was at peace at this point of the labour.
These were exceptionally informative and empowering sessions.