[Birth Stories] How She Got Through a Week of Prodromal Labor by Embracing It

Birth Choices, Birth Stories, Interventions, Podcast, Stories, TBPodcast

Adriana Aleman Crane’s first birth involved several days of prodromal labor— and if you don’t know what that is, you really want to listen to this episode! But her second birth? Her husband almost missed it! She shares with Adriana Lozada that sleep is glorious,...

From Hospital to Homebirth in 3 Births, with Krista Thompson

Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

Krista Thompson shares her progression from a prodromal labor that ended with her baby being taken to the NICU, to a precipitous second hospital birth with Fetal Ejection Reflex, and finally an unassisted-like homebirth experience. She also gives us a glimpse into her...

A Super Fast Third Birth With Lots to Process, with Monica Drake

Birth Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast

Monica Drake has had three very different birth and breastfeeding experiences. In this episode, we’re going to hone in on the third one, which included weeks of prodromal labor, no time for an epidural, and immediate postpartum interventions to baby that may not have...

When Do You Make the Call for a Cesarean?, with Hayley Gallagher Katz

Birth Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast

Hayley Gallagher Katz had set out to have a non-medicated waterbirth with a midwife and doula. So what happens after a month of prodromal labor, 40 hours of induction, the worst headache of her life, and lots of oozing meconium? Check it out.   To listen here,...

A Challenging Physical Recovery, with Erin Patterson

Birth Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast

The Birthful Podcast: Summer Birth Stories 2016 #9 We continue on our “Birth Stories” for the summer series! Erin Patterson is here to tell us about her beautiful birth story, about how much she loved the tub, but wasn’t too keen about being on her back. Lovely...