I think my water just broke.

I felt like things really intensify.

She was right there and she was coming.

It was an amazing feeling.

I'm going to cry just thinking about it.

I could feel her head.

We heard her cry.

We were squeezing hands and she was screaming. I'm Bryn Hunt Palmer and you're listening

to The Birth Hour. This podcast is designed as a safe place to come together and share

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you use it. Today's birth story guest is Isabel and she's going to talk about finding out she had

appendicitis in her first trimester and then having a really long induction. She had an induction

due to a diagnosis of preeclampsia. So her induction was really long, but ended up being a really

gentle and beautiful birth. She then also discusses her postpartum and how she really suffered

from anxiety and panic attacks. All right, let's hear from Isabel. Hi, Isabel. Welcome to the

birth hour. Thanks for coming on the podcast today. Hey, friend. Thanks for having me. Of course.

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