163. MyMaine Birth: When birth doesn't go as planned, Teal's two birth stories
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Birth can change in a second, and sometimes the part that lingers is not just what happened, but what you did not get to feel or remember.
Teal joins me for a vulnerable, detailed conversation about her first birth in April 2020, when early-pandemic uncertainty collides with a frightening labor complication and an emergency C-section.
She shares what it was like to be rushed into surgery, how an unexpected spinal block response triggered panic and loss of control, and why those moments can leave real birth trauma even when everyone is ultimately safe.
We also talk about the…
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