Ep234: Mary Rose’s Birth Story - Overcoming Hyperemesis And A FAST Labor

Mary Rose’s labor went so fast she wouldn’t have had time for medication if she wanted it. She went from “let’s do this” to “your baby’s here” in only 20 minutes of pushing! After struggling through a violently ill pregnancy, she got the beautiful birth she dreamed of.

Hyperemesis gravidarum made the first 20 or so weeks of Mary Rose’s pregnancy a nightmare. It’s more than just morning sickness. Hyperemesis refers to extreme nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. She couldn’t keep anything down and eventually had to go for in-person liquid infusions after losing an unsettling amount of weight. But after that phase passed, she was able to have a normal pregnancy and a birth that went more smoothly than she could’ve anticipated.

In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:

• What hyperemesis gravidarum is and how it affected Mary Rose
• How her care team could have done more to support her condition
• Whether or not Zofran helped with her nausea and vomiting
• How infusions helped her feel better
• Why she chose a doctor who didn’t have the best bedside manner
• What she expected labor to look like versus what really happened
• How she used breathwork to cope with her contractions
• Why she’s grateful to have worked with a doula
• How quickly she was in and out of the hospital
• What her experience was like with placenta encapsulation

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