After tracking her cycles for years as a form of contraception, Océane got pregnant the day before lockdown, on the first try. She had always dreamed of giving birth at home, and through extensive research, she finally found her homebirth midwife at 20 weeks. She followed a hypnobirthing course, and prepared for her birth with excitement.
Her labour started in the morning, 4 days past her due date, and she laboured in the bath and on the toilets, while experiencing very regular waves. After the arrival of the midwives, the labour slowed down, allowing her to rest. Her midwives checked her, then decided to leave and let Océane progress in her labour, and go get dinner before covid curfew. Océane ended up giving birth one hour later, before the return of her team!
Océane got pregnant for the second time when her son was 3, which ended up being a very happy surprise! Her pregnancy went smoothly, and she planned for a second homebirth with the same team.
A member of her family got into a serious accident 1 week before her due date, so her partner left for 24 hours to visit them, and Océane went into labour the day of her partner’s return, although she was sure she would go past her due date. This led her to be in denial for most of her labour, and not coping as well. Her partner called the birth team, and Océane gave birth 30 minutes later, once again without the presence of midwives!
Despite birthing twice without her midwives, Océane is very proud of her births and felt very empowered afterwards.
Océane McGhie Bio
Océane lives in Toulouse, France with her partner Justin, their son Zéphyr and daughter Swann. She is passionate about birth, and loves educating herself about parenthood and the development of babies and young children. She was a skin therapist and beautician in her past life and is now looking to shift careers and go into teaching!
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