Meet Lauren Bacon Smith (She/her) is 36 years old and a Northern Virginia Native currently living in Springfield, VA with her Aussie husband Lindsay, son Cameron and dog Sheila.  She works full time as the Chief People Officer at a tech start up that focuses on hiring people with disabilities.  Lauren is a self proclaimed birth nerd and is extremely passionate about birthing people being educated and empowered to advocate for themselves to have a positive birth experience.

Today, she is joined by her Doula, Casey Runck (she/her), who began attending births in 2016 and is honored to have supported over 250 families.  She was drawn to doula work because she knows there are just as many ways to be a good parent as there are to have a great birth.  This belief inspires her to support families during such a special and momentous time. She lives in the Virginia suburbs with her partner, their two dogs, a cat, and many houseplants.  When she’s not attending births, she enjoys home projects, cooking, and entertaining for friends.

In today’s birth story, part 2 of a 2-episode series, Lauren and Casey continue to share her labor and birth story.  When we left off, Lauren had begun having contractions at home, and they were increasing in intensity quite quickly.  Lindsey, Lauren’s partner, had called Casey to come and join them at their home.

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