Christina‘s Cesarean & HBAC Stories

In today's episode we meet Christina, who is a mother of two. Christina planned a home birth during her first pregnancy, but when labor lasted 6 days, she made the decision to transfer to the hospital. After requesting an epidural in hopes of getting some much needed rest, Christina went on to labor for 12 more hours and then had a cesarean. Christina knew that she did not want to have another cesarean or hospital birth, and once again made the decision to have a home birth when she became pregnant with her second child.

Join us as Christina shares her birth stories, how she processed through the trauma from her first birth when her second pregnancy and labor appeared like it may follow suit, and how different each pregnancy, labor and birth can be, regardless of similar circumstances. We also discuss how your posture during pregnancy can affect baby's position, tongue and lip ties, how "doing all the things" to prepare for birth can leave you feeling mentally exhausted, and a few different ways that you can support your body both before and after birth.

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