Choosing Chaos: Solo Motherhood by Choice

I Knew Something Wasn’t Right: Pregnancy, Delivery & Postpartum

Laura Nave Season 1 Episode 43

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In this deeply personal episode, I share my pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum journey—from a physically challenging first trimester to navigating gestational hypertension and postpartum preeclampsia.

I open up about months of severe migraines and sickness, the anxiety of advocating for my health, and why I chose to keep my pregnancy private early on. I also reflect on becoming a single mom by choice, the mixed reactions I faced, and the strength it took to stand firm in my decision.

From a 51-hour induction and unexpected complications to the realities of postpartum recovery, this episode covers the highs, lows, and everything in between.

More than anything, this is a story about resilience, self-advocacy, and trusting your body.

If there’s one takeaway: give yourself permission to experience it all… not just the strength, but the softness too.


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