Ep199: Haley’s Birth Story - An Extremely Prepared Mom with an Extremely Fast Labor

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2023

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

I am particularly delighted with Haley’s birth story! She was just about as prepared as you can be. Not only did she do childbirth education (including taking my birth prep course!) but she prepared physically. Before she and her husband even started trying she was taking vitamins, minding her physical fitness, and getting tests at the doctor.

In this episode we literally laugh and cry. Her birth was relatively straight-forward. What makes this story so special is the joy you can hear in Haley’s voice when she talks about her birth experience and meeting her baby. Tune in for an interview that will remind you what makes birth beautiful.

In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:

-Why I call Haley “textbook” prepared

-How knowledge made her feel empowered in her decisions

-How she and her provider came to a compromise over induction

-How she was able to instinctively tell when labor was starting

-What her husband did to support her every step of the way

-What her nurse did to advocate for Haley’s needs

-Why her sister encouraged her to go to the ER four days after giving birth

-How pelvic floor therapy helped her postpartum

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0:00.0	In this episode of the podcast, we have a really beautiful birth story from Haley, who is a student in my childbirth education class, the birth preparation course.
0:16.7	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast.
0:21.4	I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a board certified OBGYN who's been in practice for nearly 15 years.
0:28.0	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 to have a beautiful pregnancy in birth. Quick note,
0:40.3	this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice.
0:46.0	Check out the full disclaimer at Dr. Nicole Rankins.com forward slash disclaimer. Now let's get to it.
0:56.6	Hey, if you're not getting the birth with power brief in your inbox each week, you are missing out.
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1:13.4	and confident without doom scrolling for answers. Go to Dr. Nicole Rankins.com forward slash email
1:21.2	and get on the list. Hello there. Welcome to another episode of the podcast. This is episode number
1:30.4	199, whether this is your first time tuning in or you've been here before. I am so
1:37.0	glad that you're spending some of your time with me today. In today's episode, we have
1:42.0	Haley. Haley is a mom to the happiest baby boy.
1:46.0	She's a military spouse who lives in Omaha, Nebraska, but Virginia is and always will be home.
1:52.5	Haley played collegiate field hockey, and she also has her master's in sports and recreation science.
1:58.8	She's currently a stay-at-home mom while her husband is deployed,
2:02.3	but when he's home, she coaches at Orange Theory Fitness. Now, this was Haley's first birth,
2:08.2	and she started feeling contractions at about 1.30 in the morning. She knew from taking my
2:14.2	birth preparation course that she needed to labor at home for as long as possible
2:18.6	since she really wanted to try for an unmedicated birth.
2:23.0	However, after about an hour and a half, the contractions were so intense that she knew she needed
2:28.8	to go to the hospital.
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