Today Zoe speaks to midwife Sophie Martin. Sophie shares her story of infertility, IVF, and birth.
Infertility and baby loss are never easy but the strength to go through these whilst still being surrounded and caring for mothers and babies as a midwife shows how incredibly self-less, passionate and resilient Sophie is.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS
“I was a woman obsessed with having a baby”
“We were happy but we were so cautious and so exhausted by this point because the emotional toll it takes on you is really hard”
“When you have been through so much you can only ever think about the worst outcomes”
“If we are going to be open about infertility then we have to open about everything”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
ABOUT THE GUEST
Sophie Martin
Midwife and mother to Cecil and Wilfred, who never made it home.
IG @the.infertile.midwife
ABOUT THE HOST
Zoe Cresswell
Devoted mother of two (and a big hairy dog), UK trained midwife, doula and personal trainer, specialising in pre and postnatal fitness.
Zoe was born in the UK and before moving to Dubai in 2013 and worked as a midwife in central London, both in a birth centre and a very busy NHS hospital.
Although late to the scene, Zoe is an aspiring athlete having won numerous triathlons and representing Great Britain where she placed within the top 10 on the world stage.
With her husband James, the couple will soon be launching their cloth nappy company, Bop & Bee, where they hope to inspire families to swap a few disposable nappies a day for the more planet friendly option of cloth.
Zoe’s goal is to share her knowledge and experience, tell real life stories, manage expectations and open up those often difficult conversations.
Zoe’s own motherhood journey has been full of twists and turns as she put everything on hold and went through numerous miscarriages and rounds of IVF.
CONTACT DETAILS
Instagram : @zoecresswell_me
Facebook: Zoe Cresswell
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/zoe-cresswell