Polyhydramnios Induction + Redemptive Water Birth | Maddie’s Birth Stories

This week on The Labor Line, I’m joined by my friend Maddie, whose birth stories are as powerful as they are different. From a long, exhausting hospital induction with polyhydramnios to a fast, redemptive unmedicated birth at a birth center—plus the emotional experience of miscarriage in between—Maddie shares it all with honesty, insight, and so much heart.In this episode: 3 DAYS of hospital labor (48+ hours unmedicated!)Moving across the country with a newbornCoping with a miscarriageThe shock of a subchorionic hemorrhageHealing, unmedicated birth center experienceA birth prep must = Disney Jeopardy! Maddie’s story is one of strength, surrender, and showing up with love. I know y’all will be just as moved by it as I was.🎧 New episodes every Tuesday 📱 Follow along on Instagram @thelaborlineResources mentioned in this episode: Real Food for Pregnancy by Lily NicholsNew Sibling Course Pack by LoveEveryChapters: 00:00 - Meet Maddie 08:13 - Deciding to Have Kids11:39 - 1st Pregnancy: Exhaustion + Polyhydramnios 17:55 - 1st Labor: Induction, 3 DAYS of Labor, & Epidural25:33 - 1st Postpartum: No Sleep + Cross-Country Move30:18 - Miscarriage: Grief + Emotional Support45:08 - 2nd Pregnancy: Physical Prep + Subchorionic Hemorrhage56:25 - 2nd Labor: Birth Center + Redemptive Water Birth1:29:00 - 2nd Postpartum: Quick Healing + Adjusting to 2 Children1:35:00 -To My Pre-Mom Self..