Charlotte found out she was pregnant with her 2nd child in December 2019. In January, while still in her first trimester, it was confirmed that she was moving to Singapore from London with her 2 year old daughter and husband in May. However, due to coronavirus their moving plans were changed and they ended up spending 6 months in her husband’s home country of New Zealand.
Charlotte talks about navigating three different birthing systems as well as external uncertainty through pregnancy. About choosing homebirth coming out of a hospital birth culture. And choosing homebirth again even as she was living rurally and in temporary accommodation. Finally Charlotte talks about welcoming a second child into this world and navigating postpartum while moving countries in the middle of a global pandemic.
Charlotte Meyer Bio
Charlotte is Danish. She is married to an incredibly supportive partner. They have two children; 2 year old Isabella and 5 month old James. She lives in Singapore. You can connect with Charlotte on Instagram @alliedsince84.
Resources
- Birth & Sex, Sheila Kitzinger
- Birth – A history, Tina Cassidy
- Everything Below the Waist, Jennifer Block
- Natural Health after Birth, Aviva Jill Romm
- Ten Moons, Jane Hardwicke Collings
- When Shaun was Born (Da Knud kom ud), Jesper Manniche and Susanne Warming (Danish)
- The Radical Womb Podcast
- To the Moon, Honey (Danish)
UK Birth Resource: Triyoga: Active Birth Course
Singapore Birth Resources: Red Miller, Love Based Birth
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