Chole had a great pregnancy and knew she wanted to try for an unmedicated birth. She picked a hospital that has a floor especially for natural birthing and their OB had agreed to that arrangement. At 36 weeks Chloe learned her OB didn't have right to deliver at the hospital they had chosen. She made the decision to switch care to a midwife practice that had rights at the hospital she planned to deliver at. Originally being told by her OB at 35 weeks that she felt Chloe would be delivering early, her due date came and went. At 41 weeks she requested a membrane sweep to jump start things. Once labor began she knew she wanted to stay home as long as possible. Once her water broke there was a switch and she felt the urge to push. They rushed to the hospital in time to deliver their surprise (gender was unknown) baby girl!

Michele shares 3 low intervention hospital births, one which includes an amazing surprise breech delivery!

Jesse is due June 15th, 2020. In this episode she shares about her first birth story and gives her first trimester update for her current pregnancy.

Sidonie was born and raised in England, but her husband's job lead them to Texas where they have resided for 3 1/2 years and where she gave birth. Tune in to hear Sidonie tell her birth story leading to her unplanned, but positive C-section experience.

Britnee wasn't sure what the future held for her pregnancy wise, after having 3 consecutive miscarriages before meeting her husband. Shortly after their love story began, Britnee became pregnant. She experienced several bumps in her pregnancy including; first trimester bleeding, a diagnosis of a very large Ovarian Cystic Tumor that was later removed at 17 weeks and a blood clotting disease discovery that was treated with Lovenox injections. Towards the end of her pregnancy her platelets dropped low and her Dr recommend induction around 39 weeks. Britnee was unable to recieve and epidural for pain relief during her labor due to her low platelet count. She ended up giving IV pain meds a try, but they were not very helpful. They were able to have a midwife come in and administer a sterile water block, which was able to help her get some relief for a bit. More complications arose and Britnee then began to battle a fever and low oxygen levels. She ended up passing out a few times and that is when they decided an emergency C-section was imminent and was done under general anesthesia. Just 9 weeks after her first birth, Britnee found out she once again was expecting. This time pregnancy was much easier despite a few hiccups, she planned a repeat C-section, but just like in her previous pregnancy, her platelets began to plummet. She was worried about having to go through another birth while under general anesthesia. One day before the scheduled date, they did one more blood draw and her platelet count came out just above the needed number. She was able to get the epidural and be alert for the birth of her second son. In her 3rd pregnancy she began thinking about how impersonal her last C-section was and knew she wanted something different. She planned a VBA2C and found a supportive provider. Although it was successful, it didn't come without it's ups and downs. Tune in to hear a more in depth description of Britnee's amazing story!

Chrissy is a Licensed Therapist Sleep Expert and Author of "Get Your Sleep On". On today's episode she shares her 3 hospital births along with her struggles with prenatal OCD and postpartum depression. She shares the importantance of sleep aiding our mental health, especially in the postpartum days.

Kara shares her birth story that started with a Lupus diagnosis shortly after finding out she was expecting. She later learned that her baby had a two vessel cord which her care team said may cause issues. After her water broke at 34 weeks she was monitored and eventually induced due to complications that arose, that lead to a cesarean.

Tracy has had 9 pregnancies and 2 live births. In Tracy's first birth story she shares how she was set on an unmedicated vaginal birth, but due to her baby being stuck in the frank breech position, despite an ECV attempt, she ended up having to have a cesarean. Moving forward she ended up having a few miscarriages which included a blighted ovum and a Turner's Syndrome diagnoses. She walks us through the in depth aftermath of dealing the the trauma of these losses and how it impacted her 2nd birth story which ended in a successful VBAC.

Ashley Lorton is our first mama in the Baby Watch series. Ashley is due May 2020 with her second baby. In this episode she shares her infertility journey and heartbreaking loss of her first daughter, Collette at 36 weeks. She then shares about her emotions finding out she was pregnant again shortly after her first daughter's first birthday. Tune in to hear how Ashley has been feeling thus far and her plans with this pregnancy!

Ashley Elliott touches base on her first two births. As a single mom she thought she was done with having children after her first two children were born. She then met her now husband who had a vasectomy early in their relationship, and they eventually decided they wanted to try for a baby together. She shares their journey with coming to the decision of a vasectomy reversal, getting pregnant and the birth she had always hoped for!