Sarah was diagnosed with gestational diabetes during her first pregnancy. Her waters broke naturally at 39+1 and her baby girl was born in hospital 18 hours later. Sarah studied hypnobirthing to prepare for the birth and despite her GD making her a higher risk pregnancy and causing her and baby to be continuously monitored, she […] The post Australian Mom’s Positive Hypnobirthing Hospital Birth with Gestational Diabetes appeared first on The Birth Hour ..read more

Ruth gave birth to her first baby in Qingdao, China in 2010. While the pregnancy and birth were relatively uneventful, doing everything in a foreign country added an extra layer of stress! At that time, it was common for expats in her city to travel to a larger city to give birth at an international […] The post Giving Birth in China and Helping Others Navigate Maternity System in China appeared first on The Birth Hour ..read more

With her first birth, Nicole leaned on her support team of a Doula and midwives to assist during her induction at 41 weeks. Though this did not align with the spontaneous labor and unmedicated/limited intervention birth she hoped for, she found it to be a peaceful and empowering experience. During her pregnancy, she was misdiagnosed […] The post Peaceful and Empowering Induction followed by Ovarian Surgery and Quick Spontaneous Unmedicated Hospital Birth for Second Baby appeared first on The Birth Hour ..read more

After years of infertility, two rounds of IVF, and a miscarriage, Becky and her husband Denton finally welcomed their baby, Rose, into the world! Although the pregnancy was healthy, Becky dealt with nausea and vomiting all the way up until the moment Rose was born. Becky gave birth in the hospital with her husband, mom, […] The post IVF, Nausea, and Positive Hospital Birth and Postpartum Story appeared first on The Birth Hour ..read more

After a disappointing hospital birth for her fourth child (told in episode 431), Cassi already knew what kind of birth she wanted when she conceived her fifth child in November 2019: a serene water birth at home. Despite the pandemic, she had a blissful, easy pregnancy and when she went into labor at 10 days […] The post Precipitous Labor and 1st Homebirth then Placental Abruption and NICU Stay for 5th and 6th Births appeared first on The Birth Hour ..read more

After a challenging pregnancy that included a bad case of covid, pubic symphysis disorder, low blood pressure that resulted in fainting episodes, surgery at 16 weeks to remove a teratoma the size of a softball, a positive GBS test, and going 12 days past her due date, Sophie gave birth to her son in a tub at […] The post Magical Hospital Birth Story After Teratoma Surgery During Pregnancy appeared first on The Birth Hour ..read more

Chelsey’s first two pregnancies and births were typical. Mother’s Intuition told her that things wouldn’t be as straightforward for her third pregnancy.  Nothing could have prepared her or her husband for the challenges and adversity they and their son Elliott would face in his first few months of life. At her 20 weeks ultrasound, Chelsey […] The post Unmedicated 3rd Birth – IUGR, Congenital Heart Defect, and 70 Days in the NICU appeared first on The Birth Hour ..read more

Allie Allemand, shares her journey of pregnancy, labor, and postpartum experiences on the Birth Hour Podcast. After three years of marriage, Allie and her husband began trying to conceive in 2020, considering her MTHFR gene mutation and hypothyroidism. They experienced a miscarriage at 13 weeks but found compassionate care with a new provider for subsequent […] The post Supportive Hospital Birth Stories after Miscarriage with MTHFR Gene Mutation appeared first on The Birth Hour ..read more

Leslie’s VBAC was both challenging and redemptive. After a traumatic emergency c-section with her first birth, she was determined to try for a VBAC with her second birth nearly four years later. She surrounded herself with a team of women (The Birth Hour’s Know Your Options course, an all-women’s provider team of OBs and midwives, […] The post Redemptive VBAC After a Traumatic C-Section Birth Story appeared first on The Birth Hour ..read more

Hannah found out she was expecting her first baby very unexpectedly two days after her husband left for a six-month-long deployment. After an easy pregnancy, she was again surprised to find out she had developed preeclampsia at 34 weeks. She had a three-day long induction at 37 weeks that neither she nor her husband felt […] The post Preeclampsia, Prodromal Labor, and Spinal Headache from Epidural appeared first on The Birth Hour ..read more