Life & Motherhood After A High-Risk Pregnancy & Premature Birth

The Mom Hour

Mom Hour Media

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Ashley Schafluetzel is a kindergarten teacher and mom of two who lives outside St. Louis, Missouri. Her daughter, Ella, loves big hair bows and Frozen 2, is a great big sister, and is thriving in first grade. However, Ella’s start in life was anything but typical, and through a high-risk pregnancy, premature birth, and extended NICU stay with multiple complications, Ashley and her husband faced challenges that they never expected would come with parenthood.

In this special bonus episode of The Mom Hour, Ashley shares an honest look back at her pregnancy, birth, NICU days, and early motherhood experience. From how she learned to advocate for herself and her baby, to growing into her role as a mom of a child with special needs, Ashley’s story is part of an important part conversation that we hope you’ll enjoy.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Sarah. And I'm Megan. We're two moms with eight kids between us from little to
0:05.7	grown. We're in different areas of the country and in different stages of life. But we both know that
0:10.5	motherhood's a lot easier when real moms share tips and encouragement.
0:14.0	And remind you that it's really all going to be okay.
0:16.4	We're not experts. We're parents who've been there.
0:18.6	We're not perfect. We're real.
0:20.2	Welcome to the mom hour.
0:21.6	Hey everyone and welcome to the Mom Hour. Hey everyone and welcome to the Mom Hour.
0:25.0	I am Sarah Powers here with Megan Francis unexpectedly today.
0:29.0	Hey Megan.
0:30.0	Very unexpectedly, but we're happy to be here.
0:32.0	Always.
0:33.0	So every once in a while we like to come in and surprise you all on a day you're not expecting to hear from us.
0:38.8	And I'm really excited about today's episode.
0:41.7	You know, Megan, one of the things we get requests for probably more than
0:44.7	anything else on this show is to represent an area of motherhood or pregnancy or
0:50.0	birth that you and I can't talk personally about and honestly when we get that request
0:54.6	is always a little bit challenging because this is a show where you and I share our
0:58.4	personal experiences that's kind of the that's the foundation of the show so sometimes we have to get creative when it comes to
1:03.8	telling stories that represent a different motherhood experience. So today we actually have an
1:09.2	interview. I got to sit down and chat with a mom named Ashley Chathlitzel.
1:14.0	When you see the spelling of her name, I think you will give me many gold stars for pronouncing
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