Phoebe discusses the challenges of using a balloon catheter to induce labour. She also shares how she chose to use the clip, (also known as a foetal scalp electrode which is inserted into the baby while still in utero) for monitoring her baby’s heart rate. By using the clip Phoebe was not restricted by the monitoring tape that often slips and is uncomfortable for many women during labour. Phoebe drew on the skills she had gained through her reading of Juju Sundin’s Birth Skills to help her reframe the pain of her contractions to assist her through having an induced labour. In her honest discussion of the postpartum period Phoebe shares the challenge of suffering Vasospasm – the tightening of the blood vessels and spasm restricting and making breastfeeding particularly painful. She also shares her experience of having a bladder prolapse which she was able to rectify through assistance with incontinence specialist physiotherapist.