Ep236: Kerry’s Birth Story - Navigating the Unimaginable

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

This is a hard story but I hope that you listen. It’s such a demonstration of strength and resilience through an incredibly challenging time. After a normal pregnancy, Kerry lost her daughter to a rare epileptic condition at 3 months old.

What happened to Kerry and her family is rare but rare does not mean it doesn’t happen. The reality is that sometimes very difficult and painful circumstances happen during pregnancy and birth and things aren’t going to be ok. We need tools to deal with those unfortunate, tragic, and painful circumstances. Kerry does a beautiful job of sharing her story and it is an incredible demonstration of the tools that help with navigating the unimaginable.

In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:

Why Kerry went to see the midwives at 40 weeks
What made her midwife’s “spidey senses” go off
Why her care team urged her to be induced as soon as possible
How long she was in labor before undergoing a c-section
Why her baby was taken to the NICU
How long it took to figure out what was wrong
What her daughter’s diagnosis was
What her baby’s short life was like
How hospice staff helped her postpartum
What she wishes people would say (and not say) to those experiencing loss

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0:00.0	This is an extremely moving story, but warning it does involve the death of a baby from a rare
0:07.0	genetic condition.
0:13.5	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a board
0:20.4	certified OBGYN who's been in practice for nearly 15 years. I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a board certified OBGYN, who's been in practice
0:22.8	for nearly 15 years. I've had the privilege of helping over 1,000 babies into this world,
0:29.2	and I'm here to help you be calm, confident, and empowered to have a beautiful pregnancy in
0:35.6	birth. Quick note, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice.
0:42.7	Check out the full disclaimer at Dr.Nockelrenkins.com forward slash disclaimer.
0:47.3	Now let's get to it.
0:52.3	Hey, if you're not getting the birth with power brief in your inbox each week,
0:58.9	you are missing out. It's my free newsletter with trusted tips, mindset shifts, and
1:06.2	birth prep strategies to help you feel calm and confident without doom scrolling for answers. Go to Dr.
1:14.3	Nicole Rankins.com forward slash email and get on the list. Hello there. Welcome to another episode
1:22.8	of the podcast. This is episode number 236, whether this is your first time or you've been here before.
1:29.3	I'm so grateful you're spending some time with me today. This is a very hard birth story,
1:36.8	but I do hope that you listen, as it's such a demonstration of strength and resilience through an incredibly challenging time with
1:47.7	unimaginable ups and downs during the process. In today's episode, we have Carrie. Carrie is mom
1:54.7	to Finley, Quinn, and their two dogs. They love spending time outdoors hiking and she loves playing Ultimate Frisbee.
2:03.8	Carrie had a normal pregnancy, but a very abnormal birth and neonatal period. She wanted an
2:12.1	unmedicated birth, made it to eight centimeters, had her water broken, and then ended up with
2:17.3	the C-section, and we'll touch upon
2:18.8	that today. But we're going to spend the bulk of the time talking about what happened
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