Ep 162: Molly’s Birth Story - Why She Wishes She Prepared Differently

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

This is a difficult birth story episode. Molly experienced an induction before her due date, was denied an epidural at the hospital, and was denied the ability to get up and move around during labor despite having an uncomplicated pregnancy.

One of Molly’s regrets is that she took her doctor’s advice to skip birth education and birth planning. Molly felt blindsided by the twists and turns her birth took and wishes that she could have been more informed and confident so she could advocate for herself. She came away from the experience traumatized and disappointed in most of the interactions she had with hospital staff. In the end, though, Molly brought home her healthy baby daughter and gave her possibly the cutest name ever: Juniper.

In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:

-Why was Molly scheduled for an induction at 40 weeks

-What Molly wished she had known before having her induction

-What it’s like to have a negative reaction to pain medication

-How the attitude of staff can affect the overall birthing process

-How Molly handled latching issues with her baby

-What it was like coping with postpartum OCD

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0:00.0	This is another great birth story episode brought to you by Lansano.
0:10.2	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast.
0:14.6	I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a board certified OBGYN who's been in practice for nearly 15 years.
0:22.5	I've had the privilege of helping over 1,000 babies into this world, and I'm here to help you be calm, confident,
0:29.2	and empowered to have a beautiful pregnancy in birth. Quick note, this podcast is for educational
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1:21.4	Well, hello, hello. Welcome to another episode of the podcast. This is episode number 161. Thank you for being here with me today.
1:32.6	So in today's episode, we have a birth story from Molly. Molly is a higher education administrator in the New York area.
1:40.6	She's wife to Jason and mom to Juniper. I love that name, Juniper. Molly hopes that by sharing
1:47.2	her birth story, she will empower other women to advocate for themselves and make informed
1:52.2	choices with their providers and also talk about the importance of having a partner who can
1:57.3	advocate for you as well. Now, although Molly is highly educated, she has a PhD,
2:03.1	she did a lot of research, including listening to my podcast, other podcasts, reading books,
2:08.4	she really wasn't prepared for how things went with her birth and she felt a little bit
2:14.1	blindsided. Her doctor was very nice and she felt like she had a good relationship
2:19.3	with her. She assured Molly that she would luck out for her best interest, but unfortunately,
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