123: [TTC] IVF to Fast, Unmedicated Hospital Birth

Birth Matters

Birth Matters
123: [TTC] IVF to Fast, Unmedicated Hospital Birth
Dec 22, 2024 Season 4 Episode 123
Lisa Taylor - Birth Matters NYC Childbirth Education & Labor Support

Today Bea shares her perinatal journey from dealing with unexpected infertility and IVF to the whirlwind experience of a fast labor and delivery. She discusses the realities of fertility treatments and the specific challenges surrounding her fear of needles, the surprise of her water breaking dramatically while she was asleep, and a bit about the great support she got in early breastfeeding, sleep challenges, and an early thyroid imbalance her son had that required medication.