Knowing what you want during birth is only part of the picture. The other part is knowing what you and your husband will do when something unexpected comes up, before you are exhausted, before someone is waiting for an answer, and before you are trying to figure out how you feel about something for the first time in the middle of a contraction. This episode walks through the most important scenarios to talk through before labor begins and why having those conversations now changes everything about how you show up in the room.

In this episode:

• Why an if/then map is different from a birth preferences document and why you need both
• A real story of a family who had to pivot three times in one birth and how preparation carried them through
• Scenarios worth talking through before labor including labor st ...