Becky is an active and healthy person, so she assumed pregnancy and birth would come easily to her. Instead, she was met with many complications and challenges that forced her to slow down and take it easy as she was on modified bed rest and medicated until she made it to 36 weeks.
Becky experienced prodromal labor and daily contractions for the last 8 weeks of her pregnancy. When her son was finally born at 39 weeks, he came very quickly.
In the immediate post-partum at the hospital, she experienced a severe post-partum hemorrhage and lost 3/4 of her blood supply because her cervix was torn during birth.
The postpartum recovery was challenged by a lack of support after almost losing her life during birth. She found that people asked about the baby, but not about her and she had to return to work 6.5 weeks after giving birth. As you can imagine, she was still very much healing physically and mentally.
Yes, a lot happened. Becky women are strong, and Becky is able to resource how resilient and strong she was during her son's birth. She reminds herself to this day that she was able to remain calm and do what needed to be done to save her and her baby. A real lot happened at the birth of her son, but she knows that she can handle anything now and that she will do anything she can for her child.
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For more information about our hostess, Elizabeth Bachner, go to GraceFull.com or follow us: @gracefullbirth or @BigBirthJunkie. You can find our guest at IG: @becca__mv or Becky Marie Vroom
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This episode is also sponsored by GraceFull where you can find BBJ's host Elizabeth's free ebook Birth Planning: All the Questions to Ask and all kinds of educational videos including Childbirth Education, Advanced Doula Trainings and Lactation Support. Go to GraceFull to download the ebook for free.
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36 • Jamie Batten: 3 babies, 3 pregnancies and 3 very different postpartums. Hyperemisis, Formula Feeding, Breastfeeding, Induction, Water Birth, Hospital Birth, Testicular Tortion
35 • Amy Meyers: Mother of 3, Pitocin Inductions, Epidurals, Waterbirth, Homebirth, Post Partum Depression`
34 • Faith Freeman : Eldest of 10 Children, Homebirth Midwife, Birth of her First Child at Home
33 • Jessica Hooper: IUGR, Induction, Healing Shame, Loosing Control of Your "Plan"
32 • Danielle Bigby: Birth Center Birth, Postpartum Struggles & Healing Bullimia
31 • Sera Bonds: Birthing Oversees in Israel
30 • Tessa & Chase Benz: 2 Home Births, Parent 2 Children, Post Partum Challenges, Becoming a Father, Learning How to Ask for Help
29 • Jana & Mark Roemer : Burning Man, Home birth. PostPartum & Healing Past Taumas
28 • Melissa Hemphill LIVE at BIRTHFIT 2018 Summit in Austin, TX
27 • Amy Dannheim LIVE from The Broken Shaker in Miami - BONUS: Discussion About Strong Abs & Possibly Preventing a Cesarean Birth
26 • Alex Winkelman : Homebirth Transport with a C-Section
25 • Cara, Dawn, Jim & Paul - Modern Day Intentional Family, 2 Dads, 2 Mothers and 1 Child, Conception, HIV, Insemination and Homebirth
24 • Jenny Silva and her Mother Maria Silva LIVE at PCMA: Judy Chicago Special Series - Intergenerational Birthing, Mexican Traditions, Homebirth, Grandmother’s Perspective and Birthing 11 Childre
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22 • Sam Huggins - Conception, 2 Births, Going from 1 to 2 children, Precipitous Labor, Doulas & Postpartum Challenges
21 • Jennica Schwartzman & Family - HVBAC (Home Vaginal Birth After a Cesarean) of her 2nd Child
20 • Lauren Archer: Gestational Diabetes, Vegan Diet, Natural Induction, Possibly Transport & Homebirth
19 • Amber Lestrange - Home Waterbirth, Ectopic Pregnancy, Postpartum Thoughts & Healing of Hormonal Imbalances
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