Erin’s Redemptive Unmedicated Hospital Birth!
Mommy Labor Nurse
Liesel Teen
5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 2 November 2020
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Erin shares her traumatic birth story with her twin daughters and her redemptive unmedicated birth story with her son.
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About Erin
Erin is a mom of three kids aged three and under living in Chicago. After a traumatic birth with her twin daughters, Erin shares why the unmedicated hospital birth of her son was a long-awaited redemptive experience -- and also like being in the passenger seat of a really crazy car ride!
Resources
- Ina May's Guide to Childbirth: Helpful book Erin read to help prepare for her second delivery
- http://www.chicagobirthboutique.com/: Erin's doula, Lauren Elliott in Chicago
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast episode number 52. |
| 0:04.0 | Hey guys, so we have a birth story this week. |
| 0:08.0 | I interviewed Aaron on both of her birth stories. She talked about both of them. |
| 0:13.0 | Aaron is a mom of three kiddos, aged three and under, living in Chicago, |
| 0:18.0 | and after a traumatic birth with her twin daughters, she ended up having a long pushing time with them and four steps |
| 0:26.3 | delivering a third-degree tear. She then shares why the unmedicated hospital |
| 0:31.0 | birth of her son, her youngest, was a long-awaited |
| 0:34.8 | redemptive experience. So yeah, with her first birth with her twins, things |
| 0:40.6 | didn't quite go as planned, you know, everything was kind of crazy. There were a bunch of people in the OR at the time when she delivered vaginally and you know put like I said pushing for a really really long time with them and then ended up with a |
| 0:53.8 | four steps delivery and a third degree tear and also didn't get to see her babies |
| 0:58.2 | right away so she talks about that having experience, and then going into her second one, wanting to do things a little bit differently and advocating better for herself. |
| 1:10.5 | So she actually ended up taking my course too, which she utilized and she'll talk about. |
| 1:15.7 | She ended up getting Adula as well involved with her second birth. |
| 1:20.1 | Pretty cool birth story. |
| 1:21.1 | I'm not going to spoil her second one. But yeah, let's get into |
| 1:25.6 | today's episode with Aaron. |
| 1:31.6 | You're listening to the mommy labor nurse podcast where we firmly believe in the |
| 1:37.5 | power of education when it comes to giving birth. |
| 1:40.2 | Tune in each week as we dive into pregnancy related topics, expert interviews, and a variety of birth stories. |
| 1:47.0 | As a reminder, anything you hear on this podcast is not medical advice. |
| 1:50.0 | Please see mommy labor nurse.com slash disclaimer for more details. |
| 1:55.0 | And now here's your host, Educator, registered nurse, and fellow mom, Leasal |
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