8 Surprising Facts about Birth
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There’s so much about birth that nobody warns you about and walking in knowing the “surprising” stuff is what keeps it from catching you off guard.
In this episode I’m sharing 8 things most moms don’t find out until they’re in it: the truth about your water breaking (or not!), what an epidural actually does and doesn’t do, the one everybody’s secretly scared of 😅, and why you have way more say in your care than you’ve been told.
Here’s What We Get Into:
[1:30] The 8 things nobody tells you about birth — and why I’m sharing the goofy-but-true stuff.
[2:30] #1 — Your water might not break at all. Plus the “born in the caul” story from my third baby.
[7:00] #2 — Getting an epidural doesn’t mean you’ll feel nothing (and why you STILL need to prep for labor).
[11:30] #3 — The one everyone’s secretly nervous about… and why I promise nobody cares.
[15:00] #4 — Say goodbye to your modesty (and why the first-time dads are my favorite to watch 😂).
[17:00] #5 — You do NOT have to be induced just because you passed your due date. The conversation to have NOW.
[20:00] #6 — You can say no to any test or procedure — and how to do it without the guilt.
[23:00] #7 — The six-week recovery truth that’s true whether you have a vaginal OR a cesarean birth.
[24:30] #8 — The wild thing almost every mom says afterward, no matter how intense it was.
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