Ep45: Lynn's Birth Story - Advocating for Your Birth Wishes During a Long, Unmedicated Hospital Birth
Birth With Power
Dr. Nicole C. Rankins
4.9 • 637 Ratings
🗓️ 12 November 2019
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Lynn Turcotte-Schuh was a marine mammal trainer before she gave birth to her daughter, which inspired her to become a Certified Childbirth Educator, Toddler Trainer, and coach of other moms through her practice Happy Mama Wellness.
Lynn originally wanted to have a home birth, but after discussing it with her wife, they decided that giving birth in the hospital while creating a relaxing, supportive, home-birth-like environment was right for them. Lynn had a 53-hour labor, during which she, her wife, and her midwife were able to advocate for Lynn's ideal birth.
Lynn and I chat about her birth story on this episode, including why she didn't want to be hooked up to any machines or use any medication during her birth. We also talk about how she and her wife educated and prepared themselves for the birth, what she might have done differently, and why she now loves helping other moms create a holistic pregnancy and birth experience.
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| 0:00.0 | It is a birth story episode. This one is about a long but very fulfilling unmedicated hospital |
| 0:09.6 | birth. Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Nicole Callaway |
| 0:20.7 | Rankins, a board-certified |
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| 0:33.4 | prepared, confident, and empowered going into your birth. |
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| 1:19.0 | Well, hello there. |
| 1:20.7 | Welcome to another episode of the podcast. |
| 1:23.3 | This is episode number 45 and I'm so glad you are here with me today. So in today's episode, |
| 1:30.6 | we have a birth story episode. You guys know these are some of my favorite episodes. And today |
| 1:35.6 | we have Lynn Turcotte Shoe. She is going to share how she had a completely unmedicated |
| 1:43.1 | hospital birth. And although it took 53, yes, 53 hours, |
| 1:49.2 | she is still very happy and satisfied with her experience. And in fact, she was so happy with her |
| 1:56.3 | experience that she left her job as a marine mammal trainer and founded Happy Mama Wellness, where she is |
| 2:03.7 | known as the toddler trainer. She's a certified childbirth educator. She's also a parenting coach, |
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