From Bumps to Birth

Kelsey shares her birth story and chats about plans for her upcoming birth. She also shares her perspective of the unknowns as a first time mom, talks gender disappointment, the importantance of taking time for yourself and lots more!

Maggie shares her inspiring story of her miracles babies. After 5 failed attempts of IVF, Maggie and her husband Matt sought out the help of a surrogate. Just a short time after finding out their surrogate was pregnant, Maggie also found out she was pregnant without the help of fertility meds after several years of unexplained infertility.

**Sorry in advance, there were some bazaar audio hiccups at the end during the time I asked questions, we made due with what we had and it definitely didn't take from her story. I appreciate the understanding**. Lindsey shares the birth of her Rainbow Baby.

**DISCLOSURE** This episode is a little different than the normal (large focus on dealing with unanswered medical issues with Spencer), but I felt like it definitely is something that I wanted to share because I'm all about stories of all kinds. Sydney shares her 2 positive scheduled C-sections due to a narrow and tilted pelvis. With a smooth sailing pregnancy and postpartum for the most part with...

Frankie Gibbons, a hypnobirthing instructor shares her journey through loss and onto the birth of her baby girl. She also discusses her passion for hypnobirthing and how her own experience inspires her to help others with their birthing experience and options.

Chole had a great pregnancy and knew she wanted to try for an unmedicated birth. She picked a hospital that has a floor especially for natural birthing and their OB had agreed to that arrangement. At 36 weeks Chloe learned her OB didn't have right to deliver at the hospital they had chosen. She made the decision to switch care to a midwife practice that had rights at the hospital she planned to de...

Michele shares 3 low intervention hospital births, one which includes an amazing surprise breech delivery!

Jesse is due June 15th, 2020. In this episode she shares about her first birth story and gives her first trimester update for her current pregnancy.

Sidonie was born and raised in England, but her husband's job lead them to Texas where they have resided for 3 1/2 years and where she gave birth. Tune in to hear Sidonie tell her birth story leading to her unplanned, but positive C-section experience.

Britnee wasn't sure what the future held for her pregnancy wise, after having 3 consecutive miscarriages before meeting her husband. Shortly after their love story began, Britnee became pregnant. She experienced several bumps in her pregnancy including; first trimester bleeding, a diagnosis of a very large Ovarian Cystic Tumor that was later removed at 17 weeks and a blood clotting disease discove...

Chrissy is a Licensed Therapist Sleep Expert and Author of "Get Your Sleep On". On today's episode she shares her 3 hospital births along with her struggles with prenatal OCD and postpartum depression. She shares the importantance of sleep aiding our mental health, especially in the postpartum days.

Kara shares her birth story that started with a Lupus diagnosis shortly after finding out she was expecting. She later learned that her baby had a two vessel cord which her care team said may cause issues. After her water broke at 34 weeks she was monitored and eventually induced due to complications that arose, that lead to a cesarean.

Tracy has had 9 pregnancies and 2 live births. In Tracy's first birth story she shares how she was set on an unmedicated vaginal birth, but due to her baby being stuck in the frank breech position, despite an ECV attempt, she ended up having to have a cesarean. Moving forward she ended up having a few miscarriages which included a blighted ovum and a Turner's Syndrome diagnoses. She walks us throu...

Ashley Lorton is our first mama in the Baby Watch series. Ashley is due May 2020 with her second baby. In this episode she shares her infertility journey and heartbreaking loss of her first daughter, Collette at 36 weeks. She then shares about her emotions finding out she was pregnant again shortly after her first daughter's first birthday. Tune in to hear how Ashley has been feeling thus far and...

Ashley Elliott touches base on her first two births. As a single mom she thought she was done with having children after her first two children were born. She then met her now husband who had a vasectomy early in their relationship, and they eventually decided they wanted to try for a baby together. She shares their journey with coming to the decision of a vasectomy reversal, getting pregnant and...

Sarabeth describes herself as a very naturally minded person. She knew instantly that when it came to birth she would want to do it out of hospital and decided the a birth center birth would be the right choice for her. Due to state law she knew that her midwives wouldn't be able to deliver out of hospital after 42 weeks. As she approached the 42 week mark she also found out that the hospital her...

Shelly is a YouTuber and podcast host of the Life after Miscarriage and Bad Mom Moments podcasts. While being open about her 4 miscarriages, she shares the birth story of her Rainbow Baby for the very first time ever! Tune in to hear Shelly share her journey through 4 miscarriages and a positive induction after dealing with hypertension and anxiety.

Staci is a certified Childbirth and Lactation Educator, something she was so passionate about, that she became one before even becoming a mother! Staci shares her positive and bright energy as she shares how her perspective changed after becoming pregnant and delivering her daughter as well as her calm and peaceful birth story. She is full of inspiration, words of wisdom and education. Tune in to...

After Brooke and her husband married they started trying for a baby right away. After about a year they got pregnant and were ecstatic! Unfortunately, they faced heartbreak at 12 weeks when they found out they had miscarried and also found out that Brooke has a bicornuate uterus. They went on to become pregnant with their son the pregnancy was stressful with bleeding from one side of her uterus, a...

Kristi looked forward to becoming a mother, but after a colon surgery damaged her fallopian tubes she was told she wouldn't be able to concieve without the help of IVF. They embarked on their journey with some bumps along the way and in-between, but she shares the arrival of their answered prayers, 3 boys!

Eliza noticed after getting married that she wasn't ovulating after following the Fertility Awareness Method. After awhile she eventually become pregnant and suffered the devestating loss of her baby in a missed miscarriage. After trying for a bit of time she became pregnant with her daughter and shares about her long labor at a birth center and brief hospital visit after for blood clots. Then sha...

Chelsea had always known she wanted to be a mom, so naturally after her and her high school sweetheart married, they wanted to start their family soon after. Chelsea walks us through the emotional 2 1/2 year TTC journey that lead them to their first positive pregnancy, she also shares 2 hospital births with midwives and a recent birth center water birth with her 3rd.

Jaycee shares her 3 birth stories. Although happy to welcome 3 little lives to the world, she shares her different emotions with each experience including, a Cystic Hygroma diagnosis with her 2nd, emotional struggles about becoming pregnant with her 3rd after miscarriage, a long and hard induction with her 3rd baby as well as her postpartum depression struggles.

After the devestating loss of her baby girl at 27 weeks, Jessica honors her baby girl Emiliana sharing her story of grief after loss, and the beautiful recent birth of her Rainbow Baby, Ambrose.

Jenn struggled with endometriosis since she was a teen. She eventually got pregnant with her daughter and had an uncomplicated hospital birth. Postpartum she began struggling even more with endometriosis and talks about her journey to finding a Dr. that she felt she could trust and that would listen to her.