Melissa had her first baby as a teen but second baby 15 years later with a different partner and with an early pregnancy loss in between. Each journey was very different, and she shares in today’s episode how and why she made quite different choices for her most recent birthing process. This included switching from obstetrical care to hospital midwifery care to, ultimately, have an unmedicated birth in a freestanding birthing center in Washington state. She shares feeling instant love for her firstborn, like she’d never known. She then details experiencing grief stemming from her previous early pregnancy loss during her 3rd pregnancy and shares how that loss created anxiety and hesitation to bond with baby during pregnancy. But then Melissa shares a reclamation of confidence in her body through birthing her second son. Melissa also shares a bit about how easy breastfeeding was with her first son, yet how much more challenging both breastfeeding and pumping was her second time around.
And, just a quick content warning, though you probably already picked up on it in the description: pregnancy loss will be mentioned and detailed in this story.
112: Choosing Homebirth Amid Prenatal Depression
111: A Pediatric ICU Nurse’s 3rd Preemie
110: A Yogi's Unmedicated Hospital Birth
109: A Black Doula’s 2 Unmedicated Hospital Births
108: An Unbelievable Night in Harlem
107: 3 Transformative Births, Pt 2: Empowering VBAC & Express Homebirth
106: 3 Transformative Births, Pt 1: Traumatic Induction to Cesarean
104: An Endurance Athlete's Desire for an Unmedicated Birth (Part 2)
103: An Endurance Athlete's Desire for an Unmedicated Birth (Part 1)
102: Proactive Steps for Unmedicated Hospital Birth
101: No Rush to Hospital When Water Breaks for Empowering Birth
100: When Baby Prefers Car Over Waterbirth
99: Strong Circle of Support for Unmedicated Birth & Beyond
98: Belly Birth for Breech with Bicornuate Uterus
97: Signing an AMA to Labor at Home Despite Anxiety
96: A Pelvic PT Delays Induction
95: A Jewish Doula's 2nd & 3rd Unmedicated Hospital Births
94: When Prep & Advocacy Pay Off
93: Empowered Induction for Preeclampsia
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