[1.00] Brigid introduces Lauren to the listeners and Lauren introduces herself to the listeners.

[3.54] Lauren talks about some of the fears she had around falling pregnant.

[5.02] Lauren talks about the long cycles she experienced and Dr Pat talks about ovulating and long cycles.

[6.32] Lauren talks about her ‘relaxed’ pregnancy.

[8.06] Lauren talks about her labour and what happened before she decided to go to the hospital.

[10.43] Lauren talks about what she did for pain relief in the early stages of labour.

[12.58] Lauren talks about deciding to go to the hospital.

[13.56] Dr Pat talks about persistent, spurious labour.

[14.35] Lauren talks about arriving at the hospital and how she used the bath in her labour for pain relief.

[16.52] Dr Pat and Lauren talk about having a puffy cervix, the cause of this and what it means.

[18.30] Lauren talks about the decision to have an epidural.

[20.23] Lauren talks about what happened after her contractions started to fade off.

[21.52] Dr Pat explains augmentation.

[23.31] Lauren talks about what happened after her baby’s heart rate dropped.

[24.30] Lauren talks about how her baby had not moved down the birth canal at all, and Dr Pat talks about what may cause this.

[27.20] Dr Pat talks about obstruction at full dilation.

[28.45] Lauren talks about what happened next and the decision to have a caesarean section.

[31.50] Dr Pat talks about spinal blocks and epidurals for c-sections.

[32.51] Lauren talks about her spinal block and her caesarean section experience.

[35.15] Lauren talks about her postpartum haemorrhage experience.

[36.21] Lauren talks about how she feels about her birth experience.

[37.35] Lauren talks about how the GrowMyBaby program helped her throughout her pregnancy, labour and birth and her advice for anyone thinking about joining the GrowMyBaby program.

[40.31] Lauren talks about the advice her birth team gave her about future pregnancies.

[42.24] Lauren talks about what she wished she knew when she first started trying for a pregnancy.