Hello! My name is Giovanna, known to many simply as Gi. My aim across all my social is to create a fun and positive little place on the Internet for people to come and feel uplifted.
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Oh Gi I thought Paw Patrol seconds before you said it 😅 I also have three boys. 8, 5 and 3
My youngest son is 3 years old. he is a sensitive sole, very caring and loving and gentle. People (and family) often say to me , it’s because he has older sisters that he is girly and sensitive ! It makes my blood boil . He is a beautiful child and I am proud of his sensitive side. I treat all my children the same whether they are girls or boys. X
My lovely friend’s little boy went to school dressed as female characters. She had to suffer the negative comments from other parents 💔 For her daughter she couldn’t find girls clothes with Thomas the Tank Engine 🤷♀️ we still have a long way to go but we are getting there. Glad to say that Morrisons sell swimwear tops with arms and shorts. My granddaughter loves hers and wears them on the beach or in swimming lessons. 😊
Love this. Pregnant with my first baby and have always been passionate about this topic. But I didn't realise how difficult I would find it to go against the grain and deal with family''s opinions until I started having to buy baby stuff!!
So interesting, so well explained and SO important. Thank you, from a mother of three boys and a girl.
My son Jay had speech therapy when he was little he is in his mid-30s now. You would never know he had an issue xx
I always really wanted children, and was always told I'm maternal and will be a great mother. I genuinely have found it so much harder than I thought i would
Ohh my gosh I feel seen with this comment I find some of it soo difficult I question my choice sometimes not that I'd change them
thank you for this conversation. i have lost many friends once they became parents because they knew i didn't want children they stopped inviting me to get togethers thinking I wouldn't want to be interested just because we don't want children it doesn't mean we don't want to be part of our friends families. it can be isolating and get a lot of judgement from other women especially.
Louise is doing an unbelievably amazing job of talking about her experience. Traumatic birth , near death experience and the terror of the possibility of leaving your family and this world behind, it doesn't get any deeper. Very moving. Well done Louise.
Loved that Geri was askng Gi questions too...being interested is a lovely trait ❤
Wow! Just wow! You are incredible. Wishing you a healthy and happy life ❤️
Thank you both for this. I am also childless by choice but love listening to the podcast. Was lovely to hear from Emma's perspective. It's often difficult to have these conversations with other women who don't understand my point of view.
Jesus Christ this is a tough listen. My heart goes out to Louise. It’s such an under discussed issue - how traumatic childbirth can be - but it’s important to know this before you choose to have children or not. It’s absolutely part of the risk of pregnancy and women need to be informed about all of it.
I had a lockdown birth and feel like I've pushed it to the back of my mind but when I think back it was a very stressful time. I went into the check-in part of the hospital and partners were not allowed in at this point but I was put in a room for 45 minutes and just left in lots of pain, a nurse eventually came in and asked me to do a urine test, which I couldn't do, then a doctor came in and checked me and I was 9cm so had to be rushed in! Feels like a crazy time!
Someone who is childfree by choice, really good to hear this perspective!
No words can describe how much I enjoyed being on this episode! 🙌
I have never been so compelled to watch/listened to something. Louise's story is incredibly difficult and so important to be talked about. You are so respectful and gracious about the hospital and the care you have received. They have been amazing in so many ways since but failed you so terribly in the beginning. I had a bad birth experience during the pandemic, and struggled afterwards for a long time. I wish you all the best for your future ❤
its refreshing to see somebody with a privileged upbringing/lifestyle etc... to talk about such mental hardship/ mental illness/ ptsd/ physical trauma instead of covering it up.
Goodness me but my birth experience was similar to this, except I didn't bleed that way; and thankfully for me I was put under general for my emergency CS, but that was not to do with me or my condition - it's because the baby was in distress, and they needed him out in five minutes flat. Poor Louise. What a dreadful experience and truly shabby, inadequate level of care from start to finish.
What a story. I'm so sorry you went through this louise. So brave of you to share this to help other women x
It's great to hear a positive narrative around birth! Great conversation! Thank you Giovanna and Ella 🙏
‘I was not a good present mother’ - Louise you fought so hard to survive for your little boy! That’s what the best mothers do. You are the best mum in the world to Leo because you’re the only one he has! Surviving and getting through those days to ensure you were here to see through better ones with him is just incredible given everything you went through. Thank you for your honesty and vulnerability
Such a traumatic series of events at the most challenging time in a woman’s life! I had very similar birth trauma and empathise immensely with Louise. I do feel that mainstream medicine has totally let her down and maybe now she could find some alternative treatments and diets to fix her leaky gut. All the drugs she has been pumped with will have definitely wrecked her gut and microbiome. Now her gut is tested with the stoma, maybe trying a carnivore diet with fasting may help heal her gut. Antibiotics and steroids seem the right thing but I think they do more harm than good. All the best to her and I hope she finds a better path away from the NHS big pharma cabal. There is so many alternative practitioners and a Functional Medicine Physician may be a good move for her xxx
Wow this has taken me back 21 years when I had a similar experience with delivering my son. I can feel her anxiety and I had PTSD for years after and physically shook for months. I was an ITU nurse myself and every concern I raised was ignored until 6 hours post birth I lost consciousness as I was bleeding out inside! I was rushed to theatre and had to be awake as they had forced me to eat when I was feeling so ill after the delivery. They also made me go for a bath on my own and the water was like Sweeny Todd! I kept saying I was in pain but no one cared and like Louise I was very fit and well so my body was compromising with adrenaline up to the point my blood pressure bottomed out. I had to have surgery and packing to stem the bleeding while awake and they were all panicking. I even had an out of body experience! It was horrible and after I could not stop shaking as so shocked. I was also convinced my son had an issue but they brushed me off. I discharged myself after 5 days as they made me feel so embarrassed and got a psychiatrist to see me as they said I was paranoid!!!! They almost killed me and at age 7 my son was finally diagnosed with a rare genetic condition and Autism that is a life long disability and I fully care for him still at 21. I was right and they gas lit me to death following their failing. I never trust the NHS as they are generally shit, and I even worked for them for 12 years! I left nursing a few years after that as was so upset not to be cared for by the organisation I was in. 😢
What a gorgeous human being Louise is. Truly inspirational from a place of strength and gratitude. Pure beauty 🙏
I remember reading Louise's instagram updates during this time and being absolutely horrified and worried for her, and that's without all the details you discuss here. Such an amazing episode that I am sure is going to help so many. Thank you Louise for sharing your story. What an incredible, strong and now even more empathetic woman you are <3
Thank you so much for being so open and vulnerable and taking the time to share your story now that you are ready to. As someone who also had a traumatic first birth, so much of what you said resonated with me. My worry is for women who don’t have a supportive partner or close other to enable them to recover at their pace. I’d love to know if there are any charities out there that support women with this?
Bless her, made my heart ache xx
Louise is such an inspiration, I’ve followed her story and I am in awe of her strength and resilience through such an awful time. ❤ such a brave brave lady
What Louise went through is just unfathomable. Negligent doesn’t begin to cover it!
I really relate to Anxiety and the feeling of de realisation. When you have really bad anxiety it is so hard to function. I went down a rabbit hole of anxiety and you cannot underestimate it. Luckily it is alot better now ❤️ (KZread self help videos!!) The only way is up now Louise xx
I had a traumatic birth so this was a difficult watch, but so so important, I'm heartbroken for Louise and Ryan. She's so brave, they both are❤❤❤❤
A fire is very disorientating that's why many people don't make it out alive.
G is literally such a good listener! This is literally like a therapy session. And Louise is so so strong ❤️❤️❤️
Absolutely in awe of this woman. What a journey she’s been on. Giovanna did an excellent job of guiding this interview.
Agree , Giovanna did a beautiful job guiding this interview.
This is one of the most powerful podcasts I’ve ever listened to. What an amazingly strong woman Louise is for telling her story, I’m sure this will help so many other people! The way this was conducted by Gi was just incredible and so empathetic. Thank you Giovanna and Louise for this! Sending Louise lots of love and healing❤️🩹
So brave of Louise to talk about this. What a terrible experience. I too went through a terrible birth. Unfortunately, my little boy didn't make it. He would now be 37.
So sorry for your loss ❤
Wishing Louise all the happiness and healing. Felt very moved by her description of how she was mentally affected. Totally understand the fear and isolation. How mental ill health feels so much worse and more scary than physical ill health. You somehow feel you should be able to control depression. Take care of yourself and your lovely family. Thank you for sharing, I could feel your raw emotions and wish you all the very very best for the future
I can totally relate to this- a lot of the feelings Louise had was how I felt 7 months ago when having my emergency c-section with my first baby. Prior to this I was told I was 7cm naturally dilated - no pain relief and ignored almost to then be told I wasn’t at all and having to go back to square one when staff shifts changed. I felt I was in the hands of people who just didn’t have a clue what they was doing. My aftercare in the hospital was shocking too- Sending love to Louise.
So sorry, that sounds such a bruising experience without good support from the people who should have cared For you. And to end that with major surgery is brutal! All the best x
Phenomenal woman. I am completely in awe of her. Wish her nothing but happiness and calm for her and her family in the future.
I was lucky enough to have very straight forward births of my children but I have been ignored, put down, offended and even laughed at, at times through my pregnancy and birth journeys. Louise is right you do feel like it’s hard to speak your mind when they are the “experts”. Woman need to have more credit about their own instincts and how their bodies feel. I also felt that if you have other children, after the birth they are less likely to give you encouragement because you’ve “done it all before “. Oh I could go on for ever with this subject. Great podcast ❤
The most incredible podcast I ever heard and watched! Louise is the most incredible woman and I really appreciate the sensitive way of Giovanna’s Interview Style, all the warmth, love, joy and laughs that come from it and radiate outwards ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The most incredible podcast I ever heard and watched! Louise is the most incredible woman and I really appreciate the sensitive way of Giovanna’s Interview Style, all the warmth, love, joy and laughs that come from it and radiate outwards ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I have ulcerative colitis as well and in Canada anyone who has Crohn’s or colitis automatically is scheduled for a C-section because it’s very high risk. I can’t believe it’s not the same in the UK 😮
Wishing you all the best Louise for full healing , emotional and physical. You had a horrific experience.
I loved this interview!!!! COLEEN IS A DARLING!
I started crying watching this, oh my heart 💔 Louise is so so brave and such an inspiration! she’s also so gorgeous and adorable, sending her so much strength x
Brilliant interview …Louise is an inspiration 💗
Thank you for being so brave and sharing your story. You are an inspiration to all mothers, it’s such an important message us women knowing our birth rights. ✨
If I said the word brave is that enough the gentle way you asked Louise's I cryed because I understand and wanted to hear the breve and unstood words that where said my daughter is now going in to medical law because of the cases we need to address live your pod casted xx
Lots of love to Louise xx and Ryan x