I can not stress enough the importance of having a support person/people who you can trust in every aspect, who understand your birthing intentions and have the ability to advocate for you, when you might be at the height of it all.

During your pregnancy along with education it is so important to sit down and create a ‘tool box’ with your supports. Seeing your partner or loved one in labour can be really emotional so having that ‘tool box’, and those discussions around what labour and birth can look like is so important. You don’t need to know what you want, because trust me you will have no idea. But it is a great start to give your supports some ideas…