VBAC Babes

On the show today we have Brenda Stearns from the Instagram account @she_plusfive. I first discovered Brenda on Insta when a picture was circulating of her family with all her kiddos lined up in a row. She had put a caption above each kiddo based on how they were delivered. Her first was an emergency cesarean, second was a scheduled cesaerean and then she has gone on to have four vbacs. I've been dying to get her on the show to share her story with you, and today is the day!

Topics covered in today's episode:

• Being told your baby is too big, or you are too small.
• Fast VBACs
• How to find a supportive provider
• High blood pressure/being induced

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Ashley Winning is on the show today sharing her intuitive, healing freebirth VBA2C.

Topics covered in this show:

• What is a freebirth?
• Going through labor as a highly sensitive and intuitive woman
• What planning a VBAC is like in Australia
• Almost 10 lb baby with no tearing
• Plus size birth
• VBA2C with a special scar
• How COVID changed the birth world

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Lo, the RN and content creator behind the popular Instagram account, The Labor Mama, is on the show today answering all your VBAC questions!

Questions answered in this episode:

• How to choose between a C-section and a VBAC
• What are the signs of a uterine rupture
• How to feel safe in a hospital setting
• How long you should wait until getting pregnant to have a VBAC.
• What you can do to avoid tearing
• How to prioritize your birth plan

Research Lo mentioned in this episode:

Intervals between pregnancies: This study + this one.

Research about preventing tearing:

Study 1, 2, and 3.

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Kristy had a C-section due to placenta previa and breech positioning. It was a planned C-section, but she suddenly developed preeclampsia so it was at an unplanned time. She started prepping for her VBAC the moment they told her she needed a C-section.

Her VBAC was incredibly redemptive and empowering despite a postpartum hemorrhage and a third degree tear. She did a ton of research, did a lot to prepare, and got almost everything she wanted on her birth plan.

Kristy explores the topics of:

• Where to find research about VBACs.
• What she did to try to avoid a breech baby the second time around.
• Her research about placenta previa.
• What it's like to navigate the healthcare system in Canada.
• Why you need a plan A, B, and C.
• Why she loved her doula

Resources Kristy recommended:

1. Three Sisters Balances (spinning babies)
2. Evidenced Based Birth (a starting point for research)
3. Ina May's Guide to Childbirth (for building confidence in the physiological abilities of their bodies)

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Actor Jennifer Blair-Bianco joins me on the show today to share her three birth stories: a homebirth to hospital transfer that resulted in a C-section in the Philipinnes, and then two HBACs in the Chicago area. Jennifer also extends a special invitation, specific to other pregnant mamas in her area!

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In today's solo episode, I am sharing 17 postpartum essentials that you should have ready and waiting as soon as you have your baby. These items will make your life SO much easier in those early days. Take care of yourself, mama, you are worth it!

• Expecting and Empowered
• Haakah
• Nursing bra
• Nursing Tank Tops
• Adult Diapers
• Water bottle with a straw
• Nursing cover rigid neckline
• Moby wrap
• Lillebaby carrier
• Kindle
• Touch Lamp
• Bamboobies Nursing Pads
• Silverettes
• The Honey Pot Postpartum Pad
• Earth Mama's Perineal Spray
• Sign up for a Baby Registry on Amazon here!

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Alondra is on the show today to share her HBAC story after her miscarriage. Alondra dives into her traumatic c-section story, her miscarriage, and her homebirth stories. She shares the things that surprised her the most about having a homebirth.

You will hear a lot of baby noises on the audio today, because Alondra had her sweet six-week-old with her while she recorded.

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This is one of the craziest birth stories I've ever heard! Jonelle dropped her OBGYN mid-pregnancy, switched to a homebirth midwife, and then had a breech twin VBA3C at home. And--this is amazing--her twins have two different birthdays, because after she birthed her first twin, the second one took 21 hours to arrive.

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Midwife, speaker, app creator, doula and birth enthusiast Tracy Donegan joins us on the show today to share her research about neuroscience during pregnancy, and how it led her to create an app just for pregnant mamas. This episode is PACKED with info on preparing your mind for labor, and how to avoid another traumatic birth through meditation. This is a must listen! You've GOT to try this app for your pregnancy, and birth!

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Listen to my first two birth stories in this episode.

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Today, I am sharing my 2VBAC birth story! Six months ago, I had my third baby, and the birth was not quite what I expected. I share all of the details as I relaunch the podcast today. Tune in every Monday to hear new episodes!

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