E79: Trust Your Gut: How Kimberlee's Journey Changed

Send us Fan MailKimberlee Williams shares her emotional journey from planning a home birth after three easy deliveries to facing a life-threatening medical emergency and a 6-week NICU stay with her premature son Houston.• Mother of four who moved to Utah shortly before unexpectedly becoming pregnant with her fourth child• Planned a home birth with a midwife after three previous uncomplicated hospital births• Experienced a severe migraine at six months pregnant that she suspected was preeclampsia• Midwife dismissed her high blood pressure, attributing symptoms to food she had eaten• 20-week ultrasound showed baby was measuring two weeks behind with an empty stomach• Noticed significantly decreased fetal movement and followed her instinct to get it checked• Ultrasound technician found baby wasn't moving or swallowing properly• Hospital discovered her blood pressure was dangerously high, in the 200s• Emergency C-section at 33 weeks resulted in baby born at only 2 pounds 10 ounces• Community rallied around the family while baby spent six weeks in NICU• Discovered toxic heavy metals in prescribed formula were causing developmental delays• Switching formulas led to immediate improvements in baby's development and weight gain• Learning to trust maternal instincts and advocate for yourself and your babyVisit our website, here: https://hatchednlatched.com/Follow us on Facebook at Hatched & LatchedFollow us on Instagram at @hatchenlatchedShow CreditsHost: Angie Rosier Music: Michael Hicks Photographer: Toni WalkerEpisode Artwork: Nick Greenwood Producer: Gillian Rosier FramptonVoiceover: Ryan Parker