Raquel Caffet- Four Hospital Births, Induction, Placental Abruption, Gestational Hypertension

Raquel Caffet, from Spiritwood, Saskatchewan, joins me on this episode of Moony Birth Stories to share her four pregnancy and birth stories.  Her first pregnancy was a surprise that happened early on in her relationship with her now husband. It was a smooth pregnancy but Raquel was very fearful of pain as labour approached.  After reaching 10 days overdue, she was induced and delivered her first daughter after epidural complications and a long period of pushing.  Baby number two was also a surprise for the couple and Raquel had another smooth pregnancy.  Again, overdue, she was induced and delivered their second child but had a placental abruption.  After this birth, Raquel struggled with a period of postpartum depression and was able to work through it with the support of a councilor.  With baby number 3, Raquel had a much more difficult pregnancy suffering many more symptoms and the baby remained breach until the end of pregnancy.  Raquel was again induced and had a successful epidural for this birth.  Her final pregnancy and birth happened during the Covid-19 pandemic which made for a much different experience as she wasn't able to have many in-person visits with her healthcare providers.  She developed gestational hypertension later in the pregnancy and was ultimately induced before her due date.