LucyLou was an immense support to me in the lead-up to the birth of my first son, as well as during delivery. I reached out to LucyLou at 39 weeks pregnancy, panicking about the ordeal my body and baby were about to endure. Her presence was calm and reassuring. She led me through the entire birthing process and gave me the confidence to trust my body and my baby. Her practical tips were a lifesaver… she really helped me to practically walk through various scenarios around the birth and become mentally prepared.
At 40 weeks and 6 days, following a membrane sweep, I went in to labour. It was 9pm at night. I transferred from home to the hospital at 4am and was 7cms dilated. By 8am I was at my end and by then, I had laboured the entire night without any pain relief and pushed for at least two hours on what I thought was a fully dilated cervix. My midwife recommended some ‘next steps’ but I felt I needed external reassurance on what to do next. It was LucyLou’s words of calmness and reassurance on what needed to happen next that helped me and gave me the confidence to keep going and to trust those providing care to me and my baby.
Our beautiful son was born by 10.15am through a full natural delivery - no pain relief and no mechanical intervention. He was calm, alert, and aware as a newborn. I am so grateful for LucyLou’s wisdom and voice of reason in those last few weeks of pregnancy and during labour. She was a Godsend!