Luckily, it was really controlled.

They have originally told me in the beginning

if I wanted to try a vaginal delivery that I could,

but we also knew how sick she was at that point,

and we in my husband's thoughts

were just the more controlled environment

and the safer we get out, it's just the best.

So it wasn't what we planned,

but none of that pregnancy was.

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you need to erase the unknowns of pregnancy and birth

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This week on the Mommy Laburner's podcast,

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