My First Birth Story (and why I am having a wild pregnancy this time around)

From the Heart with Rachel Brathen

Rachel Brathen

Society & Culture

4.7 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2023

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

For the first time ever, Rachel is sharing the real, factual, unfiltered version of her birth story with her daughter. She shares her experience and opinions of the medical system, the many interventions she didn’t want, and what led to the outcome she was deeply hoping not to have. Overall this experience brought her to her life’s purpose: her daughter. But now that she has had six years to reflect, she has chosen to take a different path with her second birth - one that puts her and her baby first. This episode may be triggering to some, but it is Rachel’s truth. Tune in to find empowerment and healing for your own birth story. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	On today's episode of the podcast, I start out by sharing a little pregnancy updates.
0:06.0	And from there, I move into, for the first time ever on this podcast, sharing the real,
0:14.0	factual, unfiltered version of my first labor. And birthing, Leah, and what actually happened there.
0:24.4	I talk about the many interventions that I received that I didn't want that led to an outcome
0:31.2	that I was deeply hoping not to have. So this podcast really is a dive into what my experience with
0:40.2	a medical system has been like. And why I am opting out of that this time around.
0:47.2	This episode and what I share could be triggering. It could stir a lot of things inside of you,
0:53.0	talking about birth is a big deal. And this is me sharing my story and my beliefs.
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1:46.5	Let's jump in.
1:48.5	Hello, hello, hello, my friends, my dear community. Hi. Welcome to a brand new episode of the show.
2:02.3	I am sitting here in the corner of my bedroom looking out at the beautiful, although pretty cold
2:10.0	still springtime weather outside my window. And if you hear any noise in the background,
2:17.6	it's Ringo, my Italian greyhound who is licking himself incessantly next to me on the bed right now.
2:28.2	And it's it's it's very noisy. Yeah, I'm sitting here looking out at this beautiful weather,
2:33.8	wishing I had tons of energy today, wishing I had just some motivation and the inspiration to go
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