Today we bring you the VBAC stories of one of our gorgeous co-hosts, Bronwyn.
Bronwyn experienced the all-too-common cascade of interventions in her first pregnancy with an induction that led her to an emergency caesarean. She knew she needed a different experience when she fell pregnant with her second baby, and after initially planning a VBAC in hospital, she ended up planning a HBAC (homebirth after caesarean) after seeing the documentary BirthTime. Her second baby had other plans, though, and when Bronwyn went into premature labour at 36 weeks, she found herself needing to birth in hospital. After a tumultuous and challenging postpartum journey following that second birth, she planned another HBAC for her 2nd VBAC with her third child who also had other plans for her, arriving quickly before any of her birth team could.
Bronwyn speaks so beautifully about her babies and her birth journey, and reflects on what each experience taught her and what made the biggest difference in her births.
Thank you Bron, for sharing so openly with us, and we hope you enjoy this very first birth story from Australian VBAC Stories!
You can connect with Bronwyn on her doula Instagram at https://instagram.com/bronwynsenn.doula. Bron also hosts her own podcast The Motherwhelm where she shares the challenges and triumphs of motherhood through women’s stories. Connect with The Motherhwhelm on Instagram at https://instagram.com/the.motherwhelm.
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