Ep81: A Father's Perspective on Pregnancy & Birth with Falcon Rankins

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

I talk a lot about the experience of the birthing person on this podcast, which often means that I don't talk as much about what it feels like to be the supporting partner. In that spirit, someone recently suggested that I share the perspective of dads on the podcast. So, in this special episode my husband Falcon is joining me to talk about his feelings and experiences during my pregnancies and births.

It was really interesting to hear what things felt like from Falcon's perspective. We mostly focused on my first pregnancy and birth, what it was like navigating the NICU, and why things can feel so much more stressful when you are a first-time parent. I even learned a couple things in this episode that I never knew, which just goes to show you how valuable having this conversation with your supporting partner can be.

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0:00.0	This is a really special episode for me. I have my husband on to share his story of our daughter's
0:09.1	births. Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a practicing board certified
0:22.7	OBGYN who's had the privilege of helping hundreds of moms bring their babies into this world.
0:29.0	I'm here to help you be knowledgeable, prepared, confident, and empowered to have a beautiful
0:35.4	pregnancy and birth. Quick note, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice.
0:43.6	Check out the full disclaimer at ncr coaching.com forward slash disclaimer.
0:48.6	Now let's get to it.
0:53.5	Hey, if you're not getting the birth with power brief in your inbox each week, you are missing out.
1:02.0	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
1:13.4	answers. Go to Dr. Nicole Rankins.com forward slash email and get on the list. Hello, hello,
1:23.1	and welcome to another episode of the podcast. This is episode number 81. Thank you. Thank you for being here with me today. So on this episode of the podcast, I have my husband Falcon. Yes, Falcon like the bird. And he is on to share his experience of our daughter's births. A while back I had someone
1:47.1	reach out and say, it would be great to hear a dad's perspective of a birth story and I decided
1:53.5	that I really wanted the first dad on my podcast to be my husband. So I kind of harassed him until he agreed to come on. And I wanted him to come on
2:03.9	because he is such a great dad, as you will hear me say in the episode. But honestly, I was also really
2:09.2	just kind of curious about what he would say. This isn't something that I ever feel like we've
2:13.2	talked about in great detail, even though our girls are now 10 and 12. And I actually learned some
2:18.9	things that I did not know after we had this conversation. So we had a great talk about what
2:24.6	prenatal care was like from his perspective, how he felt about the transition to parenthood
2:31.0	and preparing for it, what my labor was like for him, and why he didn't want to
2:37.0	talk about how my C-section experience was for him.
2:40.3	For anybody who's listened to the podcast before or followed me, you know that my first C-section
2:45.5	was done with inadequate anesthesia.
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