This one’s a little different from the usual Nourished & Free® vibes because today I’m joined by my husband, Vincent, to share the story of our son Nicholas’s birth. 🩵

If you’ve listened to Penelope’s and Cillian’s birth story episodes, you know I love recording these—not just to remember all the details for us, but because you all seem to love the wild, emotional, funny, real-life rollercoaster that birth always is. And trust me… Nicky’s story was a ride.

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

🩵 The dramatic season leading up to his birth (house stress, business dips, and oh yeah—Vin rupturing his Achilles 6 weeks before my due date 🤦‍♀️)
🩵 What it’s like to be overdue (by my standards) and totally over it
🩵 The Miles Circuit, bloody shows, and the weird joy of finally being in pain
🩵 Why I was pushing Vincent around the hospital in a wheelchair while contracting to Justin Bieber
🩵 My experience in the low-intervention suite and choosing an unmedicated birth
🩵 The terrifying moment Nicholas was born and didn’t breathe right away—and the hours he spent in the NICU
🩵 How that season of struggle finally turned into a turning point for our family

It’s raw, it’s real, it’s emotional, and it’s also filled with laughter (because how else do you cope when you’re both miserable but also bringing new life into the world?).

Whether you’re a birth story junkie, a fellow mama who gets it, a friend who's curious, or you just love hearing how God reigns & rules over all, this one’s for you.

JUMP TO:

00:00 – Pregnancy Recap
01:11 – When Life Piled On: house stress, business dip, and Vin's ruptured Achilles
9:41 – The Longest Two Weeks Ever
14:52 – Finally, Labor Begins
18:52 – Wheelchair Laps + Justin Bieber
32:29 – The Low-Intervention Suite
33:56 – Transition + An Unwelcome Surprise
40:49 – Twenty Minutes of Chaos: contractions, yelling, and helpless sidelines
43:40 – The Scariest Silence
53:13 – Meeting Our Angel Boy

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