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Jan 7, 2019 52 min

Amanda's Birth Story

from PUSHINGit Hosted by Alise McAllister

Jen and Alise get to chat with Amanda in the cutest nursery in the world. Amanda shares her story of how she navigated her labor so that she could have the birth she had always wanted, despite things starting off different from the plan. When she woke to her water breaking, she was prepared to advocate and ask for what she wanted for her birth. She tells how she chose what mattered the most to her and what she was prepared to let go of if she needed to. Hear how she went within and found her rhythm, worked through challenging position changes and managed through back labor. Hear how life has been since baby Wilder has joined her family. Don't miss when Amanda offers great advice for parents-to-be.

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Amanda's story is one of determination. It started with her water breaking and trying to avoid an induction that could potentially change her plans for an unmedicated birth. Amanda tells her story of how she navigated her labor to have a birth that she had always wanted.

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