Sep 17, 2026 · 1 hr · 9 segments
In this episode Lottie is back on the podcast to share her second birth story. After a positive induction with her eldest, she didn't have any particularly strong feelings about what she hoped for…
Serena LouthHostHi.
Yeah, so nice to be back.
I, um, it was really lovely that I got to do this for my son and I'm, um, think it'll be really special to have this for my daughter as well.

I think it's really nice having repeat people because firstly it's always quite interesting to see how a first birth informs the choices that people make second time, whether they're like, "Copy that" or don't.

But as you say, it's quite a nice way of recording a little thing for yourself and for your children for the future, and so it's quite nice to do it for all of them so you've got that same, same story, experience recorded.
Oh, definitely.
I also actually think, like, going through it a second time has maybe, like ...
It'll be interesting to listen back to the episode I did about my first birth because I think I would maybe talk about things with more ...
I feel more, I felt like I learned a lot about birth going through it the second time, which now makes me see the first in a slightly different way, even though I still have very positive feelings about it.
Hi.
Yeah, so nice to be back.
I, um, it was really lovely that I got to do this for my son and I'm, um, think it'll be really special to have this for my daughter as well.

I think it's really nice having repeat people because firstly it's always quite interesting to see how a first birth informs the choices that people make second time, whether they're like, "Copy that" or don't.

But as you say, it's quite a nice way of recording a little thing for yourself and for your children for the future, and so it's quite nice to do it for all of them so you've got that same, same story, experience recorded.
Oh, definitely.
I also actually think, like, going through it a second time has maybe, like ...
It'll be interesting to listen back to the episode I did about my first birth because I think I would maybe talk about things with more ...
I feel more, I felt like I learned a lot about birth going through it the second time, which now makes me see the first in a slightly different way, even though I still have very positive feelings about it.
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