In today's episode we meet Brittany, who is a homeschooling mom of eight. Brittany’s first two births were cesareans, followed by an unmedicated hospital VBA2C with a 10lb 2oz baby. With her fourth pregnancy, Brittany had another cesarean at 32 weeks with a special scar, followed by an HBA3C with an unlicensed midwife and three UBA3Cs, one of which was with a 11lb 4oz baby.
Join us as Brittany shares her birth stories, her varying postpartum experiences, how she navigated planning for a VBAC with a special scar, and what ultimately led her to give birth to her last three babies at home with just her family present. We also discuss bait-and-switch tactics and the lack of informed consent and respect in hospitals, how disruptions in labor and birth can happen at home, the intelligent design of both mother and baby in pregnancy and birth, the importance of support and community, the fear of being reported for making choices that go against the norm, and the importance of rest and recovery postpartum.
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