Birth Addict

Today Meredith tells her three very different birth stories. Meredith found out she was pregnant while living abroad when she was about 20 weeks pregnant. She ended up having an unplanned C-section when she was induced at 40 weeks. She went on to have two incredible VBACs. All three births are so important to hear and Meredith gives some great advice at the end. To see pictures of these beautiful births check out @birthaddict on Instagram or go to birthaddict.com. 

In this episode Emily comes on to share her positive hospital birth story. The birth of Nora includes using Nubian for temporary pain relief and finding out there was meconium in her water. Emily gives us a lot of detail into her pregnancy, labor and delivery! Stay until the end to hear her fantastic advice for new moms! You can find Emily on Instagram @emilyk7624

Leah shares her three home birth stories. Each birth is unique but all positive experiences for her. Leah experiences prodromal labor for weeks and explains what that is like. You can find Leah on Instagram @online_teacher_leah. Thank you Leah for sharing your inspiring stories!

In this episode I tell the story of my first birth. The birth of Cora is a quick hospital induction with no pain meds. From an outside perspective this birth is a very straight forward and "successful" induction. I had extensive tearing and explain why I felt like I had birth trauma from this straight forward, successful induction. Thanks for listening! 

Ace shares her second and thirds births which were both birth center births. She talks about experiencing silent labor, being GBS positive and having a cervical lip. Thank you for sharing your beautiful stories Ace! You can find Ace on Instagram @alexvavrecan 

Kaytlynn shares the birth of Felix. This is Kaytlynn's second home birth but first freebirth. Kaytlynn explains why she wanted to birth unassisted and explains how she gave birth with minimal pain. This beautiful birth story is sure to leave you in tears! Thanks to Kaytlynn for sharing her freebirth story! You can find Kaytlynn on Instagram @vegan_mermama

Sarah describes her eventful third birth. Her story covers a vanishing twin, being induced due to pre eclampsia, a posterior baby and a pulmonary embolism during labor. Sarah talks about the importance of listening to your body and advocating for yourself. Thank you so much Sarah for sharing the birth of Norah! 

Kaley tells her three birth stories. Her first was a vaginal birth in the hospital and her second and third births were both C-sections. Kaley talks about finding out she has PCOS and how that affected her pregnancies. Kaley also goes into finding out her baby turned frank breech at the end of her pregnancy. You can find Kaley on Instagram @kaleysolitro. Thanks Kaley for coming on! 

Jessica shares the story of her second birth. Her son Anthony was born in their home in Colorado! Jessica explains her reasons why a home birth was best for her family and how she went about choosing a home birth midwife. She also gives great advise for women planning a home birth. Thank you Jessica for sharing your beautiful story! You can find Jessica on Instagram @jpodolsky2 or you can contact her at [email protected].  

Heather walks us through her third pregnancy, birth and postpartum journey. This is Heather's third planned C-section but this time with a surprise gender! You can find Heather on Instagram @woah.heather.rhodes.