Did you make a birth plan the first time?

Yes.

Can you remember what was in it?

I wanted a water birth.

Can you remember why you wanted to have a water birth?

I think it’s sort of because the water’s sort of more of a pain relief and I want, sort of wanted it more natural.

And what information did you get when you were pregnant the first time, if you can remember where you got information from and what they told you?

From the midwife like leaflets, like about labour and went to a few antenatal classes.

What were they like?

Well, I think I went to two, I don’t think they were really’ didn’t think they were any good to be honest with you really.

Do you remember the kind of things they covered in them?

One of’ one class was alright, it was’ they covered labour and all the things that could go wrong. And it sort of went’ so when it happens at hospital, when something ruptured I wasn’t worried at all, because it was sort of- they’d covered it.

Did it talk about having sections at all?

Very slightly in there they did.

And did they say anything about having an instrumental delivery, when you have Ventouse or forceps?

Yeah.

Was it like you thought it would be, the first birth?

No.

Could you say why it was so different?

Just having it sort of over and done with in’ literally you’re in and out really.

And how do you feel now about the way that your son was born?

Feel cheated a bit really.

Could you say what you mean by that?

Well, it’s like everyone says oh you didn’t do like the labour and all this, and’

You’ve booked an elective section this time, when did you make that decision in this pregnancy?

The last time I’d seen the consultant.

How many weeks were you then?

[Hesitation] I think about twenty-two.

And before that had you thought at all about having a natural delivery?

Yeah.

And can you say why you wanted to have a delivery that was natural to start with?

Just’ just natural way really, it’s sort of easier for recovery because of being in hospital for so long after. Don’t really want to be away from little one. But apart from that’

So when did you start thinking about the fact that you thought you might want a section, did you think about that before you saw the consultant at all?

Yeah, I did think about it. My partner wanted me to have a natural birth. He asked the midwife about a water birth and they said no because I’d had a caesarean before couldn’t have a water birth. But’ so we weren’t really sure, just wanted to see how it went really.

And why do you think your partner was keen for you to have a natural one this time?

He thinks it’s cheating having a caesarean [laughs].

Why does he think it’s cheating?

Because I haven’t got to do anything.

That’s a bit harsh isn’t it?

Yeah [laughs].

So when you came when did you come round to the idea of having a section then?

Well, since just seeing the consultant about twenty-two weeks, from about then really sort of’

You hadn’t thought of it before then really?

Well, weren’t really sure what’ wed not really thought about it because we weren’t that far’ weren’t that far gone, didn’t really…