You're listening to Behind the Bliss, a weekly podcast where Rachel Autry brings conversations to you from women that share what's behind their highlight reel.

Each episode is designed for you to see a message from the mess and encourage you to find balance in the bliss.

We know that what you're facing is important for shaping who God has created you to be.

Some may say it's a process that often happens behind the bliss. Here's today's episode.

Well, it has been probably, wait, how long has it been?

Almost six weeks. Six weeks today. He's six weeks today. It's been six weeks since the

story we're about to tell you has happened. I was literally about to say four. That is insane.

Four weeks. Yeah, it feels like four. It's been six times flying by um but we wanted to tell you guys

the birth story because a lot of our friends listening have asked for it but then also this is

kind of like a journal i feel like for us and it's quite a story and it's quite and it's also a story

yeah um lots of fun ups lots of fun downs lots of not downs, lots of not fun downs. And it ends in a baby.

And it ends in a baby. So we wanted to share all this with you. Preface. If you are pregnant,

about to have a child, or whatever, take everything we say with a grain of salt. Every birth story

is significantly different and very unique. And so I didn't want you to think or hear something that we're saying and think it's going

to happen to you necessarily. Also, if you've had a baby and maybe your birth story was traumatic,

then also take this with a grand assault and know to offer yourself tons of grace. If anything

starts bringing up weird feelings totally walk away

turn this off whatever it takes to stay healthy but I know that birth can be a really sensitive topic

so I wanted to honor all of you guys and that and give you the freedom to do whatever you need

but really we want to tell the story for people interested shoot like I said I want to tell the story for

us so that we can remember this forever maybe Maddox will listen to this one day. Be like, my parents are so weird for telling

all the people. But it all started at my 39 week appointment. So.

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