EP 266: Birth Stories, Multiple Sclerosis and Loss with Andrea Ahonen

The Pregnancy to Parenting Show with Elizabeth Joy

Elizabeth Presta

Education, Parenting, Kids & Family, Self-improvement

4.2 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2023

⏱️ 146 minutes

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Summary

Andrea Ahonen is on this episode sharing her motherhood journey with us.

She starts with sharing her birth stories of her two daughters who were both "big babies." She had completely different experiences after doing research and finding a provider to support her choices. Andrea was later diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2017 and went on to have two more babies. This last year she learned of a surprise 5th pregnancy. She opens up about the loss of this pregnancy on this episode. Andrea's story so beautifully portrays the ups and downs that come with motherhood. She is an inspiration and a perfect guest for this Mother's Day episode.

Andrea's favorite resources:

A great doula!

A fantastic provider(s) - my OB & midwife practice combo is amazing!

The Birth Hour podcast

MyBirth:

https://mybirthrva.com

These two books have been really helpful in my healing from my twin miscarriage:

It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered https://a.co/d/6Tb7m6U

Unexpecting: Real Talk on Pregnancy Loss https://a.co/d/199HZ1h

Connect with Liz

https://www.instagram.com/esandoz/?hl=en

https://miraculousmamas.com

Sponsors:

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Why Chava? Episode 248:

https://podcasts.apple.com/jm/podcast/ep-248-welcome-to-morning-chava/id1343507855?i=1000593089125

Chava Meaning

https://www.chabad.org/multimedia/video_cdo/aid/3506698/jewish/Inside-the-Name-Chava.htm

Transcript

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0:00.0	Get up and at it. That's my mother used to say.
0:03.0	Get moving. Get your skate song.
0:07.0	Get your hair done in the race run.
0:10.0	Get behind the wheel.
0:12.0	Get picking up.
0:14.0	And dropping off.
0:17.0	Get busy.
0:19.0	Get deliveries done.
0:21.0	And get home to see mom.
0:24.0	Whatever the mission, enterprise rental car helps over 100,000 every day.
0:30.0	Welcome to Morning Hava.
0:33.0	On this podcast, we are going to dive into fun, educational, and sometimes hard topics with individuals, experts, and storytellers.
0:46.0	Our aim is to fill your day with something that gives you a little life.
0:50.0	Hava literally means life to give life.
0:53.0	And we want to help empower you to live your best life no matter what lake of the journey you are on.
0:59.0	Whether you are preparing for pregnancy, birth, or parenting, we hope to fill your cup with a little Hava for the journey.
1:05.0	So grab your favorite drink or if you're like me, two or three, and join me for the Morning Hava.
1:14.0	Hey everyone, welcome back to the podcast.
1:17.0	I am so excited that you're here, Happy Mother's Day.
1:20.0	It's Mother's Day week.
1:22.0	And this is the second year in a row that I have been sick on Mother's Day.
1:26.0	Last year was much worse. It was like just starting out sickness.
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