My birth was the marathon that I was not prepared for and maybe never could have been. For potentially the first time (ever) I tuned in, learning to trust my body and respect its new levels of strength and resilience. Although I was slightly delirious by the time my daughter was born, it was the most meaningful day of my life meeting my new baby, my husband as a new father, and my new version of self.
Join to listen to a short telling of my long, unexpected, yet positive birth story.
In this episode we talk about:
Feeling impatient waiting for the due date, especially when other people are having babies
Pivoting plans when things change
What planning labour and delivery looks like while testing GBS positive
A trip from home to the hospital… and back home again
The birth pool… and why you always see black and white birth photos
What midwivery at-home care looks and feels like
The feeling of not being able to sleep when your baby’s here out of excitement
Jenna’s choice of post-birth meal that puts her solidly in “scrunchy” territory
How the pain of childbirth measured up to what we thought it’d feel like
The struggle to release or surrender to the process of childbirth
Whether you can really prepare for childbirth, and what we’d do differently next time
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