From Bumps to Birth

*TRIGGER WARNING* This episode is about a second trimester loss. If you are not in place where your mind, body, or soul can listen to it, skip and come back a different day when your heart is ready.

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month. In honor of that the host Rikki Hamley shares her second trimester birth, which happened very unexpectedly and at home.

Michele joins us again to share her very recent 4th birth story with us. This episode is packed with information from Covid positive at 34 weeks, Cholestasis, induction, being proactive prenatally with breastfeeding and much more.

Nicole hops on today to share her pregnancy while coping with MS. She also shares her struggles of breastfeeding and the Lactation Consultant who helped her understand her other options were ok.

From Bumps to Birth is back with lots of exciting things! Tune in to learn what to expect coming up.....

Jevonna is a returning guest who shared her first two birth stories on episode 34. Today she joins and shares her homebirth story and birth of her 3rd child.

Isabella is a familiar voice to the podcast. She shared the birth of her daughter Willow back on episode 29. Today she hops on and shares her journey to motherhood a second time.

Vanessa the personality behind the Instagram account @confessionsofanewmama joins us and shares not only the birth story of her son but the birth of her and her partner becoming parents for the first time. Tune in to hear what an amazing and emotional walk down "Memory Lane" this was for Vanessa.

Rita hops on and shares 2 awesome stories with us! Her first being a hospital birth that turned out ok but she new after her experience that she desired for a different kind of birth. Her second story happens to take place during the COVID-19 pandemic. She shares all the extra steps she took to prepare for her birth that turned out to be a dream come true....like for real. ( Spoiler Alert:She mentions a dream she had on her due date) 😉

You may remember Adele's story from Episode 38 about placing her baby for adoption. Andrea is the adoptive mother and she joins us to tell her heartwarming perspective of the journey. She also shares her journey to the birth of her twin daughters.

Megan shares her experiences of 2 labors and births. The most recent being while her and her husband took on a new restaurant business mid pregnancy....then add the current challenges of COVID-19 pandemic! She also touches base on some unexpected dr changes due to her provider's husband passing away as well as some experience with false labor.