Ep65: Amy's Birth Story - Trusting Your Intuition About Your Labor and Delivery
Birth With Power
Dr. Nicole C. Rankins
4.9 • 637 Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2020
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
In this birth story episode, Amy talks about her uneventful pregnancy, having her water accidentally broken at 39 weeks, and her episiotomy.
Amy and I talk about how she knew she wanted an epidural, how it felt, and why she was overall very happy with her hospital birth experience. We also discuss the episiotomy she received and what's so upsetting about that.
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| 0:00.0 | It's a birth story episode, and it's one that fits well in our current times. |
| 0:12.5 | Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. I'm Dr. Nicole Callaway Rankin's, a practicing |
| 0:19.5 | or certified OBGYN, who's had the privilege of |
| 0:23.1 | helping hundreds of moms bring their babies into this world. I'm here to help you be knowledgeable, |
| 0:29.7 | prepared, confident, and empowered to have a beautiful pregnancy and birth. Quick note, this |
| 0:35.9 | podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute |
| 0:39.9 | for medical advice. Check out the full disclaimer at ncr coaching.com forward slash disclaimer. Now let's get to it. |
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| 1:00.0 | It's my free newsletter with trusted tips, mindset shifts, and birth prep strategies to help you feel calm and confident without doom scrolling for answers. Go to Dr. Nicole Rankins.com |
| 1:14.7 | forward slash email and get on the list. Hello and welcome to another episode of the podcast. |
| 1:23.9 | This is episode number 65. Thank you for being here with me today. On today's episode, |
| 1:31.0 | we have a birth story. And although this particular birth story did not happen in the midst |
| 1:36.7 | of COVID-19, it could easily describe a birth that is happening now. So I chose this story because I wanted to help you get a sense that although things are |
| 1:50.9 | different during our current times, so much about birth is still the same. |
| 1:58.0 | So on today's episode, we have Amy Cole. Amy lives in Maine with her husband and son, |
| 2:05.1 | and she's a middle school counselor. She loves the outdoors, hiking, swimming, camping, whitewater |
| 2:11.5 | rafting, and Amy shares her experience of having a vaginal birth in the hospital. |
| 2:21.4 | Overall, she is very happy with her experience. |
| 2:28.4 | However, as is the case with birth, some things went great, some things were not as great. |
| 2:35.2 | So Amy shares her story of how her water broke at 39 weeks during her prenatal appointment after she was checked in the office like her water broke on the exam table. |
| 2:38.7 | She talks about how she was able to stick to what she felt was right for her during her |
| 2:45.1 | labor and birth. |
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