Harvest Birth Stories

Harvest Birth Stories

di Sophie Syvertsen Smith
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17 | Laura R - 3 births, vaginal, hospital, breech presentation, ECV, anxiety, breastfeeding

Today we chat with Laura who shares her stories of her three beautiful babes. Laura had three vaginal births in hospital with one requiring a successful ECV prior due to breech presentation. We go on to chat about her differences in postpartum experiences as well as breastfeeding journeys for all three babes. Thanks for joining, Laura!
S1 · E17
19 mar 2023
45:50

16 | Krystina - two births, one unmedicated vaginal birth and one induction turned cesarean with midwives. covid, low amniotic fluid, breastfeeding.

Today we speak to Krystina who has two babes. Her first labor she goes through the bliss of a successful unmedicated vaginal labor with her midwives. Going on to talk about her second child, she encountered some complications while pregnant which ended in a cesarean. Krystina speaks about her trauma of having a birth not going to plan as well as postpartum breastfeeding and trauma. Krystina is a certified perinatal mental health therapist. She is a wealth of knowledge and shares how important it is to get help when you need it. Resources: www.mamastherapist.com www.postpartum.net
S1 · E16
4 mar 2023
1:23:41

15 | Alli - two positive vaginal hospital births, one induction and one precipitous birth. OB, breastfeeding, oversupply, mastitis, covid

Episode 15 we chat with one of my closest friends, Alli. Alli and her husband have two daughters. One birth was induced due to pre-eclampsia with the second being an overdue precipitous birth during the Christmas storm of 2021. Alli chats about her struggle with [extreme] oversupply during her first child and how that impacted her journeys for both children, along with anxiety revolving postpartum and covid. Thanks for joining, Alli :)
S1 · E15
18 feb 2023
58:07

14 | Kasey - two births, one medicated, one unmedicated water birth. Miscarriage, breastfeeding, rural hospital

Episode 14 we chat with Kasey who has two births to share today. Kasey chats about her switch to a more rural small hospital setting with a midwife group after experiencing being at a bigger hospital. We chat about her two births and her desire to have an unmedicated water birth along with her struggles of miscarriage and anxiety revolving miscarriage. Thanks so much for joining, Kasey..such a pleasure!
S1 · E14
12 feb 2023
53:47

13 | Ashley R - two unmedicated vaginal births, miscarriage, anxiety, accidental home precipitous birth, extended breastfeeding, pelvic floor physical therapist [Movewise PT]

I want to give a warm welcome and big thank you to Ashley Riley of Move Wise Therapy for joining on the podcast today. Ashley & her husband John had a whirlwind of conception and location challenges during their pregnancy journeys but now have been blessed with two amazing children. Ashley chats about her struggles with perinatal anxiety and breastfeeding troubles in her first birth and we go on to chat about her precipitous [accidental] home birth with her second and as well a lovely extended breastfeeding journey. Ashley is the owner of Move Wise PT where she specializes in sports therapy as well as womens & pelvic floor therapy and has a wealth of knowledge to share with any listeners. If you would like to inquire about PT or just check her out, her info is below. Ashley Riley Instagram: @movewisetherapy https://www.movewisetherapy.com/ ashley@movewisetherapy.com
S1 · E13
29 gen 2023
1:18:35

12 | Shannon - first time mom, breech, positive planned cesarean, pelvic floor therapy, breastfeeding, plans for future VBAC

Episode 12 we chat with one of my very favorite people on the planet earth, Shannon. Shannon has had one birth which resulted in a planned, calm, breech cesarean. Shannon shares her story about her difficult breastfeeding journey which she persevered to 17 months. We chat about pelvic floor issues & therapy as well as her future plans for a VBAC. Welcome, Shan. So fun to have you. :)
S1 · E12
22 gen 2023
1:01:31

11 | Cortney - three births; two hospital, one home birth. one medicated, two unmedicated. IBCLC, postpartum anxiety & depression

On episode 11 we have the pleasure to chat with Cortney who has three births under her belt! Cortney has a private practice for her IBCLC business called Grow With The Flow Lactaction Services where she helps women locally and remotely create 'nourished beginnings' through her services as well as online course. She chats to us about her experience in hospital both medicated and unmedicated which led her to have her most recent birth at home. We also dive into the stigma behind home birth in Nebraska. Thank you so much Cortney for joining and sharing your wealth of knowledge with the listeners! Linked is her business page & online course which I highly highly recommend checking out: https://gwtflactation.com/ https://nourished-beginnings1.teachable.com/
S1 · E11
11 gen 2023
1:33:33

10 | Abby, first time mom, overdue, talk of induction, unmedicated water birth, birth center

Happy holidays, listeners! This week is the kick off of the holiday week, and we're celebrating it by chatting to Abby about her beautiful unmedicated birth center birth. Abby chats about fear of induction and cesarean and touches on her ongoing breastfeeding journey. Thanks much for joining, Abby!
S1 · E10
22 dic 2022
53:15

9 | Olivia, nicu stay + nicu nurse perspective, preeclampsia, perinatal anxiety, first time mom

Today we speak to Olivia, who shares her story of her early labor due to preeclampsia. She touches on her struggles with perinatal anxiety during pregnancy and her experience being in the NICU while she is a NICU nurse herself. You may also hear her little girl and pups in the background, so lets welcome the whole fam and thanks for joining Olivia!
S1 · E9
12 dic 2022
53:47

8 | Caryn, unplanned cesarean, PUPPS, breastfeeding, first time mom

Today we chat with Caryn, who welcomed her perfect little boy Cooper into this world this past summer. We dive into her story including a planned vaginal birth turned c-section after an excruciating battle with pupps rash during her pregnancy. We go on to chat about her breastfeeding to formula journey and just how important it is to do what is best for YOU. Welcome Caryn & thank you for joining!
S1 · E8
1 dic 2022
46:04
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