Ep173: Lauren’s Birth Story - Perfect and Traumatic

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

This episode is being supported by Bamboobies. Check out their amazing reusable nursing pads at bamboobies.com.

In this birth story episode, you’ll hear about Lauren and how she got both everything she wanted for her birth AND everything she didn’t want. After a beautiful birth that went smoothly, Lauren experienced a rare obstetric emergency called uterine inversion where the uterus turns inside out after birth. She lost a lot of blood and had to be rushed to the OR. Fortunately the repair went well and today she’s feeling grateful that the medical staff was able to save her life.

Now I’m going to be honest, sometimes I worry about sharing these rarer incidents because I don’t want to scare you or for you to think that I’m choosing more “sensational” stories. But then I remember that I am here to share the truth of pregnancy, share the truth of birth. Knowledge is power and you need to know what the possibilities are. Not because you can control the outcomes but because being prepared can make scary situations less overwhelming.

In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:

-Why you shouldn’t let a low pain tolerance stop you from trying for an unmedicated birth; you don’t know what you can do

-How Lauren approached her birth wishes with flexibility

-Why she chose to have a doula and how it affected her birthing experience

-What an inverted uterus is and how it is repaired

-What makes an inverted uterus so dangerous

-What it was like for Lauren to recover from such a traumatic birth

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0:00.0	This is a birth story episode where Lauren got everything she wanted for her birth and everything she did not want for her birth.
0:10.9	And this episode is being supported by Bamboobis.
0:20.2	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast.
0:25.0	I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a board certified OBGYN who's been in practice for nearly 15 years.
0:31.7	I've had the privilege of helping over 1,000 babies into this world, and I'm here to help you be calm, confident, and empowered
0:40.4	to have a beautiful pregnancy in birth. Quick note, this podcast is for educational purposes only
0:46.5	and is not a substitute for medical advice. Check out the full disclaimer at Dr.
0:51.5	Nicole Rankins.com forward slash disclaimer disclaimer now let's get to it.
0:59.2	Hey if you're not getting the birth with power brief in your inbox each week you are missing
1:07.1	out it's my free newsletter with trusted tips, mindset shifts, and birth prep
1:13.7	strategies to help you feel calm and confident without doom scrolling for answers.
1:20.6	Go to Dr.Naklerenkens.com forward slash email and get on the list.
1:27.7	Hello, hello, welcome to another episode of the podcast.
1:31.7	This is episode number 173.
1:34.7	I'm so glad you're spending some time with me today.
1:38.1	In this episode of the podcast, we have Lauren.
1:40.6	Lauren lives in Detroit, Michigan with her husband and their son. She and her husband
1:45.6	were both born and raised in the Detroit area. Lauren works in benefits. Her husband works in
1:51.4	marketing and they both work from home. In her spare time, she enjoys working out and spending
1:57.1	time at their family cottage up north. And it has been a busy couple years for them.
2:02.5	They got married in March of 2020 and then the pandemic and then having a baby.
2:08.5	So it has been quite an adventure for them over the past couple of years.
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