Episode 40: When Birth Doesn't Go As Planned with Aimee Denno

This week on Girly Pop Birth Talks, we sit down with Aimee Denno—former Labor & Delivery nurse, mama of two, and a woman whose birth journey has held both deep empowerment and unimaginable intensity.Aimee shares her story of two pregnancies, two vaginal births, and two attempted home births—one of which ended in a life-altering emergency when her second daughter needed resuscitation at home before being transferred by ambulance at just 10 minutes old.As someone who has supported countless families in birth as an L&D nurse, Aimee opens up about what it felt like to be on the other side—as the mother, not the provider. We talk about the emotional complexity of birth plans changing fast, NICU stays, trusting your instincts, navigating trauma, and finding healing while mothering little ones close in age.This conversation is raw, honest, powerful, and one that will stay with us for a long time. 🤍In this episode we cover:✨ Being both a birth professional and a birth patient✨ Two very different home birth experiences✨ Unexpected newborn respiratory complications + NICU stays✨ Emergency resuscitation and ambulance transfer after birth✨ Processing trauma while entering postpartum✨ Motherhood, perspective shifts, and healingThis episode is for the moms who know birth can be beautiful and wildly unpredictable—and for anyone who has had to rewrite their story while still finding strength in it. 🎙️🤍