Birth Story: The Strength of Surrender & Navigating the Unexpected with Elizabeth McCravy
Show Notes:
00:00 - Episode preview
00:48 - Intro
01:49 - About Elizabeth
03:39 - Elizabeth's first birth story
07:54 - Conceiving
09:48 - Desires for pregnancy #2
15:30 - What it felt like to be pregnant a second time
17:30 - Things that came up during pregnancy
21:40 - Elizabeth's birth team
24:25 - Knowing your doula vs not knowing
25:54 - Pregnancy prep
31:30 - Birth story
34:08 - When did Elizabeth know for certain it was time?
38:17 - Contraction to birth
"I feel like I can understand a little bit of women who say contractions are not necessarily painful because it is about how you approach it. This contraction cannot be stronger than me because it is me."
42:12 - When did Elizabeth decide to go into the hospital?
48:46 - Back labor and her doula
56:16 - How close were her contractions before her epidural?
58:06 - After her epidural
66:11 - Previous pregnancy
68:57 - What is a C-section birth like?
76:33 - Birth plan essentials
"Birth is, there is nothing like it. No matter how it happens, and the people involved, you know, nine times out of ten, like, they're really good people, and, um, when they come together like that, like, it's just so beautiful."
79:52 - Postpartum
83:57 - How did listening to the birth course help Elizabeth?
87:05 - Best advice for moms and dads
90:11 - Where to find Elizabeth
91:05 - Outro
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