‘I worked all night among the trees’: Charlotte Church details how her plan to have a holistic birth in the woods was derailed by rain and rowdy golfers
Charlotte Church has detailed the birth of her third child and how her planned holistic forestry work was discontinued in August 2020.
The 36-year-old star appeared on Wednesday’s episode of Loose Women, where she opened up about the experience of giving birth to her two-year-old daughter Freda.
Charlotte welcomed her youngest daughter with husband Jonathan Powell, and also shares Ruby and Dexter with ex Gavin Henson.
Explanation: Charlotte Church has detailed the birth of her third child and how her planned holistic forestry work was discontinued in August 2020.]
The star, who is open about her interest in spirituality, revealed that she had originally planned to give birth in a forest, with a birthing pool, surrounded by candles and nature.
However, his plans were thwarted by the arrival of rainy weather and rowdy golfers playing on a nearby golf course.
Charlotte said: ‘I worked overnight amongst the trees, it was beautiful at the end of August.
Honest: The 36-year-old star appeared on Wednesday’s episode of Loose Women, where she opened up about her experience giving birth to daughter Freda, two
“It looked like a Baz Luhrmann film set. There were candles everywhere and many of my friends had made bunting.
Then it started to drizzle in the morning. I live near a golf course and I could hear the golfers starting, and I started talking myself. So I went inside the house and I had her on the bathroom floor!
Charlotte previously spoke about Freda’s chaotic birth on Jaime Winstone’s Greatest Night Ever podcast.
Spiritual: The star, who is open about her interest in spirituality, revealed that she had originally planned to give birth in a forest, with a birthing pool set up, surrounded by candles and nature
She explained, “I ended up screaming in the bathroom.”
Speaking on the podcast, she explained: ‘The last time I gave birth I tried to do it in a forest setting, but ended up screaming on a bathroom floor.
“I had it all figured out, it was so beautiful, I had the birthing pool outside in the trees, I had this cute little banner that my friends had made for me.” And then he hacked me to the ground, on all fours, screaming until I shit my ass.
“So yeah, not exactly the super holistic, organic, zen birth that I planned,” she quipped.
interruption: However, their plans were derailed by the arrival of rainy weather and rowdy golfers playing on a nearby golf course
It’s not the first time she’s detailed her experience with childbirth, which came more than a decade after her first two labor experiences.
Speaking in Rob Beckett and Josh Widdecomb’s Parenting Hell podcast from last year, Charlotte described the birth as “slapping me in the face.”
She said: ‘I loved giving birth, but my third birth came along and the bitch slapped me. She was incredibly overconfident, because the first two times, she was 21 and 22, and my body knew exactly what to do.
Proud parent: Charlotte previously explained that parenting is “incredibly difficult,” but she sees it as “the pinnacle of her existence.”
Charlotte first announced that she was pregnant to fans in a low-key tweet in March 2020, revealing that she would be pulling out of a benefit concert due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Holly Willoughby had blurted out on the same day in March that Charlotte had welcomed her third child during an appearance on This Morning, telling her: ‘You already have three children!’
She said: ‘Now you have all three children. What’s homeschooling like?’ as Charlotte responded, ‘I’ve been homeschooling my own children for a few years now.’
Charlotte said: Charlotte welcomed Freda in August 2020 with her husband Jonathan Powell (pictured in 2015)