Ep234: Mary Rose’s Birth Story - Overcoming Hyperemesis And A FAST Labor
Birth With Power
Dr. Nicole C. Rankins
4.8 • 650 Ratings
🗓️ 28 November 2023
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Mary Rose’s labor went so fast she wouldn’t have had time for medication if she wanted it. She went from “let’s do this” to “your baby’s here” in only 20 minutes of pushing! After struggling through a violently ill pregnancy, she got the beautiful birth she dreamed of.
Hyperemesis gravidarum made the first 20 or so weeks of Mary Rose’s pregnancy a nightmare. It’s more than just morning sickness. Hyperemesis refers to extreme nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. She couldn’t keep anything down and eventually had to go for in-person liquid infusions after losing an unsettling amount of weight. But after that phase passed, she was able to have a normal pregnancy and a birth that went more smoothly than she could’ve anticipated.
In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:
- What hyperemesis gravidarum is and how it affected Mary Rose
- How her care team could have done more to support her condition
- Whether or not Zofran helped with her nausea and vomiting
- How infusions helped her feel better
- Why she chose a doctor who didn’t have the best bedside manner
- What she expected labor to look like versus what really happened
- How she used breathwork to cope with her contractions
- Why she’s grateful to have worked with a doula
- How quickly she was in and out of the hospital
- What her experience was like with placenta encapsulation
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| 0:00.0 | In this birth story, you're going to hear how having a doula and childbirth education made for an |
| 0:07.0 | incredibly empowering birth experience despite having severe hyper-emesis. |
| 0:18.6 | Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. |
| 0:23.3 | I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a board certified OBGYN, who's been in practice for nearly 15 years. |
| 0:30.0 | 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 |
| 0:40.1 | pregnancy in birth. Quick note, this podcast is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute |
| 0:46.3 | for medical advice. Check out the full disclaimer at Dr. Nicole Rankins.com forward slash disclaimer. |
| 0:53.0 | Now let's get to it. |
| 0:58.0 | Pregnancy can be overwhelming, but your inbox doesn't have to be. The Birth with Power |
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| 1:22.0 | Nicole Rankins.com forward slash email. Hello there. Welcome to another episode of the podcast. |
| 1:29.7 | This is episode number 234. |
| 1:33.0 | Whether you're a new listener or a returning listener, you know I'm so glad you're |
| 1:36.9 | spending some time with me today. |
| 1:39.1 | In today's episode, we have Mary Rose. |
| 1:41.1 | She's a new mom to baby girl, Hattie, and she resides in small town, Iowa, |
| 1:45.5 | on an acreage with her husband, daughter, three dogs, and two cats. She's an attorney by trade, |
| 1:52.1 | and she's learning to navigate work-life balance. Aren't we all? Well, Mary Rose was extremely |
| 1:58.6 | sick with hyper-emesis gravodarm. That is extreme nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, and she really couldn't keep anything down for about 22 weeks. |
| 2:07.0 | So you're going to hear about that experience, as well as how she ultimately went on to have a great birth experience. |
| 2:15.2 | She wanted an unmedicated birth, and she prepared for that through my online |
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