Maddi Wilson - Emergency C-section, difficulty breastfeeding & lightning crotch!!

Maddi Wilson was delighted to have fallen pregnant after only 6 months of trying after stopping the contraceptive pill. She'd been on it since she was 15, and now at 28 feels much better mentally since stopping using it. 

She was unable to enjoy the first trimester of her pregnancy due to consistent spotting most days. She didn’t want to get her hopes up knowing how common the risk of miscarriage is, however come second trimester the bleeding stopped. Other than a few aches and pains (and lightening crotch!!) she had a pretty enjoyable and straightforward rest of her pregnancy.

Zahli's birth however wasn’t so straightforward. Her waters broke at home so the next day she had to be induced as there's a risk of infection. Being induced meant her labour came on very quickly and was quite intense, she was really uncomfortable as she was losing so much water during each contraction and so she got an epidural. However her babies heartrate kept plummeting, resulting in an emergency caesarean section.

Maddi found breastfeeding quite difficult to establish with Zahli as she struggled to latch. She made the decision to stop breastfeeding at 5/6 months as it just got too hard and she knew it was best for her daughter.

She also found recovery from the C section more difficult than she anticipated, and found being an exercise physio helpful for recovery.

She didn’t think she was particularly maternal until she had Zahli, and felt really lucky to have such a strong bond – a bond she struggles to put into words!

Her advice would be to go with your gut, try not to over think or over research things because deep down you know your child!

Join me for Maddi's courageous story, with a huge thanks to Maddi for being so open about her struggles! And remember you are not alone; it's OK to not be OK. We're in this together and Mumma, YOU got this!

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