44 | Amelia & Valentina - Single Pregnancy in Spain during COVID-19, Fast Birth & the Importance of Trusting Your Body

In this episode we hear Amelia share the birth of her daughter Valentina, in Catalunya, Spain in 2020. Amelia is an entrepreneur, yoga teacher and found herself pregnant in early 2020, right before the pandemic started. She shares her journey of single parenting and single pregnancy with the support of her mother. She also shares how the lockdowns became an actual blessing that allowed her to slow down and focus on the pregnancy fully.

Amelia’s water’s broke in the morning, early in week 39 and Valentina was born in the afternoon in the hospital that Amelia had chosen, supported by her mother. We discuss how fear is implemented in early pregnancy and how that can really take away from our experiences as we prepare for birth and postpartum.

Amelia is a prenatal and postpartum yoga teacher and trainer, you can reach out to her on Instagram @nydum & @amelia.valls or you can send me an email at the9monthspodcast@gmail.com and I’ll forward everything to her from there.

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*The stories on this podcast are personal experiences and should never be interpreted as medical advice. Always seek out a birth professionals expertise before making any medical decisions. The 9 Months Podcast is in no way advocating for a specific kind of birth, but on the contrary, we believe that all births are beautiful, just as they are.