139 Julie and Meagan Answer Your Facebook Messages

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139 Julie and Meagan Answer Your Facebook Messages

FromThe VBAC Link

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Aug 26, 2020

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Julie and Meagan answer all your questions! From herbal supplements, switching providers, turning your OP baby, dilation, uterine scar, cervical lip, and more!
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59 Katie's VBAC + ICAN: Katie is the admin of the ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network) Instagram page, so our interactions with her on Instagram make us already feel like we know her! We were so excited when she reached out with her own VBAC story with us. After her ... by The VBAC Link
31 min listen
04 Chelsey's Breech VBA2C + The Lost Art of Breech Delivery: Our first international Momma, from Canada! Chelsey has a viral breech birth video circulating in some birth circles. We were SO excited when she agreed to share her journey with us! Chesley shares her way through two cesareans due to breech presentation... by The VBAC Link
23 min listen
02 Meagan's VBA2C + 5 Interesting Facts About VBA2C: Follow along with Meagan as she shares her journey through two unplanned Cesareans and achieves her VBA2C despite being told by eight doctors that her pelvis was too small ever to birth a baby. After listening to her story, check out our blog to find out... by The VBAC Link
45 min listen
12 Haley's VBAC + How to Find the Right Provider: Not all C-Sections are traumatic, and not all VBAC’s are perfect. Join Haley from @motherlovinyogi on her journey through her VBAC. She shares her confidence in her birth and how that quickly shifted when her provider went back on her words and became un... by The VBAC Link
30 min listen
03 Julie's 3 HBAC + Birth Location Options: Join Julie as she goes through her cesarean birth then explains how she chose to have her next three VBACs at home. Find out the nickname given to her doctor by the nurses because of his cesarean stitching, and see how Julie came through a funeral, a wed... by The VBAC Link
46 min listen
17 Taylor's VBAC After TTTS and SIUGR + What is TOLAC?: Taylor’s births are quite the experience! Her first pregnancy was surprise twins! Halfway through her pregnancy, they found out that the twins had Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) and selective intrauterine growth restriction (SIUGR). If you don’... by The VBAC Link
34 min listen
05 Kasaundra's 2 VBAC's + The Law of the Sphincter: Walk with Kasaundra through her twin's birth via cesarean; her hospital VBAC, then homebirth VBAC. Kasaundra has a personality full of light and laughter that is contagious. I dare you not to giggle at the quirkiness! Listen as she shares the story of he... by The VBAC Link
38 min listen
08 Allie's VBAC + Shoulder Dystocia Info: One of Meagan's own doula clients, Allie, shares her VBAC journey with us. She describes her traumatic first birth by cesarean and days of being separated from her first baby. Then, she describes the fear her birth team displays as they prepared for a la... by The VBAC Link
37 min listen
06 Karina's VBAC with Type 1 Diabetes + BIG BABIES!: Karina guides us through her three births with Type 1 Diabetes. Her births each have unique twists and turns along with their own unique ending. She has managed diabetes, breech babies, shoulder dystocia, and wait until you hear how BIG her baby was! The... by The VBAC Link
12 min listen
01 The VBAC Link Introduction + What is VBAC?: Our first episode! Here, you will meet Julie and Meagan, founders of Utah VBAC Link and The VBAC Link Podcast. We are a team of expert doulas trained in supporting VBAC, have had VBAC's of our own, and work extensively with VBAC women and their providers... by The VBAC Link
8 min listen
24 Jenni's VBAC + GBS: Jenni’s birth is one for the books! Snowstorms, a crazy car ride, bearing down next to a jeep, and a baby born just minutes after arriving at the hospital. This story is full of twists and turns, and you will be laughing so hard at the end when you hear ... by The VBAC Link
39 min listen
09 Kristen's HBAC Transfer Vacuum Assist + Assisted Delivery and Postpartum Depression: Kristen shares the story of her HBAC turned hospital birth with vacuum assistance. The support, love, and care she describes through her VBAC story is incredible. Despite her home birth transfer, she describes her birth as “perfect in every way.” Listen ... by The VBAC Link
42 min listen
14 Tishra's VBAC + VBAC Bans: Tishra, a Professor of Public Health at a University in Washington, shares how she planned a beautiful birth with a midwife for her first baby that ended up in a hospital transfer after lengthy labor. The hospital received her well, but it resulted in th... by The VBAC Link
56 min listen
18 Leslie's HBAC + Special Scars: Leslie's story on VBAC with a special scar is incredible! Her OBGYN told her she was a "ticking time bomb" just waiting for rupture. Her thoughts on birth, in general, will inspire and educate any woman preparing for any birth. Leslie is one of Julie's ... by The VBAC Link
71 min listen
19 Lindsay's VBAC + VBAC Quick Facts: Lindsay is one of the most inspiring people you will ever meet! Her VBAC baby’s due date was just one week before her other baby was scheduled for a bone marrow transplant several states away. She shares the journey through cesarean, VBAC, and then on to... by The VBAC Link
40 min listen
16 Rachel's VBAC and HBAC + True Informed Consent: Rachel shares an incredible journey with us through an unplanned cesarean, a less than ideal hospital VBAC, and a more triumphant HBAC! During both hospital births, the staff performed procedures on her without asking or without explaining much at all. T... by The VBAC Link
60 min listen
10 Ashley's VBAC + VBAC Induction Facts: Ashley's VBAC story is full of suspense as she navigates through trying to keep baby in during hurricane IRMA and a county-wide evacuation effort. Your heart will ache with her as she describes her difficulties with watching the clock tick down to her sc... by The VBAC Link
70 min listen
15 DR Cormano Q&A With a VBAC Friendly OBGYN: Our first special edition!! We are SO excited to have Dr. Julia Cormano, MD, FACOG, from UC San Diego Medical Center, interview with us today. A few weeks back, we asked all our Facebook and Instagram followers what questions they would ask a VBAC friend... by The VBAC Link
58 min listen
13 Kelie's VBA4C + VBAMC Facts: Kelie’s VBA4C section story is one of many awe-inspiring moments! She truly has been through it all with each of her cesareans and her VBAC. Her first baby was born weighing less than two pounds, and you will NEVER guess what her doctor did to her during... by The VBAC Link
38 min listen
11 Kassandra's VBAC + ICAN + Get That Big Baby Out!: Kassandra shares her journey through an unplanned cesarean, moving two weeks postpartum, and then having to start over finding a new birth team to support her through TOLAC. She shares her fears, triumphs, and how she worked to find the best provider to ... by The VBAC Link
60 min listen
23 Diana + Healing Birth Trauma: Try not to cry as you listen to Diana share the store of her first birth, a home birth transfer, that was traumatic from arrival at the hospital through her C-section recovery. Two years later, she fell pregnant unexpectedly and, while still terrified fr... by The VBAC Link
41 min listen
07 Kelsey's VBAC + How Common is CPD?: Join Kelsey from Michigan, as she shares her triumphant VBAC story after being told by family, friends, and doctors that she was too petite to ever give birth vaginally. You will certainly admire her determination and desire to gain as much knowledge as ... by The VBAC Link
46 min listen
22 Nichole's VBAC + VBAC Essentials: Nichole shares the inspirational story of her journey from scheduled C-section while living in Florida to successful VBAC in Chicago, Illinois. Her VBAC journey is incredible, and you will laugh and be amazed as you hear her story through a quick onset o... by The VBAC Link
38 min listen
42 Mary's VBAC + Water Breaking: Mary’s determination is inspiring! She went from a planned C-section to an unplanned repeat C-section to a triumphant VBA2C after 70 hours of having her water break. Her journey started as planned home birth, but after labor not starting for over 60 hour... by The VBAC Link
36 min listen
26 Jenn's VBAC + Honoring Your Intuition: Walk with Jenn along the way as she shares her birth stories. You will listen in awe as she shares each of her incredibly different journeys and, during each experience, allowed her intuition to guide her to make the best decisions for her and her family... by The VBAC Link
47 min listen
20 Courtney's VBAC + The Four Main Reasons for C-sections: Join Courtney, one of Julie’s first VBAC clients, as she shares the story of her VBAC and HBAC. After being told her first baby was “probably too big to push out,” her first child and C-section baby ended up being just 7lb 12oz. Her next two VBAC babies ... by The VBAC Link
22 min listen
41 Julie's Breastfeeding Journeys + PPD: We have a great episode for you going into the new year. Julie, one of your hosts, shares her struggle with breastfeeding after each birth and the very different feeding journeys each of her four babies have had. You might even hear the self-proclaimed “... by The VBAC Link
20 min listen
49 Schermisia's VBAC + Women of Color: Schermisia has such an incredible story! She fought hard for her VBAC and made so many educated and intuitive decisions along the way. We have wanted to share a story from a woman of color for a while now. In this episode, we are going to share the speci... by The VBAC Link
53 min listen
32 Erin's VBAC + Home Birth Safety: Erin’s VBAC story is a shocking one! Her contractions never got to be more than seven minutes apart, and how the fetal ejection reflex happened so quickly that her baby was born at home, unplanned, and unassisted while her doula and husband were pounding... by The VBAC Link
51 min listen
33 Lindsey + The Evidence for Doulas: Happy Holidays! We are excited to be bringing you a special episode EVERY Monday in December. This week, we have Lindsey, who walks us through having a gentle Cesarean and support from an incredible doula; you will never guess who her doula was! Then, we... by The VBAC Link
34 min listen

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S4 | E41 The VBAC Link with Julie & Meagan: Navigating the conflicting information about Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) can be overwhelming. Julie & Meagan from the VBAC Link provide evidence-based education and break down the medical jargon to help expecting moms feel confident and prepared.... by We Go There Podcast
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48 Jeanine's CBAC + How to Handle the Unexpected: Jeanine is such an inspiration and a beautiful example of a woman of strength. Her VBAC preparation was perfect. She took a VBAC prep class, hired a doula, switched providers (twice), and overcame a lot of fears. Her baby’s birth took an unexpected twist... by The VBAC Link
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125 Postpartum: The Things No One Talks About: Julie and Meagan talk all things postpartum! They go into detail of how a woman's body heals after giving birth via Cesarean and vaginal birth. In this episode, Meagan and Julie discuss when you should meet with a pelvic floor specialist, and talk about ... by The VBAC Link
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37 Q & A with Julie & Meagan: It’s Q&A time with Julie and Meagan! Today we are answering you women of strength asked online. These questions are fantastic! Learn more about uterine rupture, what to look for in a provider, the recommended time frame between pregnancies, how moms and ... by The VBAC Link
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137 Amy's HBAC + Pushing: Amy shares about her Home VBAC with her amazing group of midwives. She talks about how changing providers from an OB to a midwife wasn't as big of a change as she expected, it was just about finding someone she felt would listen to her and that she felt... by The VBAC Link
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46 Caitlin's VBAC + Mental Preparation: Caitlin overcame some significant mental hurdles to prepare for her VBAC. She faced opposition from her provider, her family, and even some friends. She dug deep and surrounded herself with a doula and birth team that was incredibly supportive of her cho... by The VBAC Link
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47 Uterine Rupture Facts & Perspective with Julie and Meagan: The most controversial and fear inducing issue surrounding VBAC is uterine rupture. Although uterine rupture is rare, it does happen. Today we are talking about how to process fear surrounding rupture, what the real facts are, how to recognize it if it h... by The VBAC Link
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