[Birth Story] So Was It a Waterbirth?

Birth Beyond the Clinical Experience Series, Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

Hailey McHone’s first birth was what her OB called “a textbook hospital delivery,” which came with an epidural-Pitocin combo, and, frankly, little consent. She talks with Adriana about getting more intentional with her wishes and choices for her second...

[Birth Stories] How Nutrition Was Key for Her “Mission: Make a Small Baby”

Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Nutrition and Nourishment Series, Podcast, TBPodcast

After birthing quite a large baby and experiencing shoulder dystocia, Jessica Bower went on a quest to figure out why she had grown a baby that size. She shares with Adriana how gaining control of her sugar levels really helped with her “Mission: Make a Small Baby”...

Last Minute Switch to a Home Birth, with Kara Fransted

Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, TBPodcast

Kara Fransted and her husband had never considered having a home birth, but as the pandemic hit and there was a real possibility of her husband having to miss the birth of their third child, they looked into it. Never mind that she was already 38 weeks pregnant. Check...

VBAC during the Pandemic, with Mandy Morine

Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, TBPodcast

After having a cesarean birth for a failed induction, Mandy Morine was determined to have a VBAC. She did all the things to prepare and set up an extensive team to support her. Then COVID hit, and Mandy found herself having to adjust to virtual doula support, a closed...

Summer Birth Stories: Once her water broke…

Birth Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast

The Birthful Podcast: Summer Birth Stories #5 Here we go with more birth stories! Today’s stories come for Alexandra Meseke, who’s the mother of a 2 yr. old and a 5 mo. old. Both stories start with her water breaking, and have happy endings, but they...