Postpartum Stories: 55 Hours of Labor

In this episode Sarah talks with Becca Pardess, a Mom of baby Shane. Becca shares her postpartum story and birth story, which includes a 55-hour labor and getting preeclampsia during labor. The doctors then had to put her on a magnesium drip, which basically makes you feel like you're hung over. And then she pushed for four hours and 45 minutes and topped it off with a second degree tear and then an episiotomy. In this episode Sarah and Becca go into detail about: -how she got put on a benadryl drip to help soften her cervix -the postpartum shakes -cursing at her own placenta -feeding a baby after having gestational diabetes -ice diapers -magnesium drip -attempting to breastfeed for the first time -postpartum depression -postpartum nightmare about giving birth in a baby factory - and much more! For more from juna, visit juna.co or check out the Juna App for Pregnancy and Postpartum. If you liked this episode, please subscribe! Podcast Homepage: https://juna.co/podcast