IUI Twins + Preeclamptic C-Section | Sydney’s Birth Story

This week I’m joined by my friend Sydney, whose C-section incision site reopened a few days after birth. Her journey to motherhood also includes IUI fertility treatments, advocating for herself when signs of preeclampsia appeared in the third trimester, and an emergency, traumatic C-section that led to a blood transfusion. We also talk about the grief of unmet expectations, body image struggles, and how motherhood can be the ultimate invitation to slow down and be present.Sydney’s episode is a beautiful example that sometimes our biggest battles can teach us the most about our own strength. Full episode transcript available at thelaborline.com/episodesChapters:00:00:00 - Meet Sydney00:07:32 - Pregnancy: IUI Success, Twins, & Preeclampsia Signs00:35:19 - Labor: Magnesium Loopiness + Emergency C-Section00:38:06 - Postpartum: Processing Grief & Disconnect, An Unhealed C-Section Incision, & Finding Purpose in Motherhood01:11:56 - To My Pre-Mom Self…