152. MyMaine Birth: How We Birth Matters, Katelyn's First Home Birth Story
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In this episode I talk with my niece Kately about becoming a mom at 19 and choosing a home birth in rural Maine where options are limited. We unpack a rapid, induced labor, unexpected third-degree tears, early breastfeeding struggles, and what it feels like when support stops being transparent and starts feeling like control.
In this episode we discuss:
finding out she was pregnant at 18 and the decision to parent
why a home birth felt safer than the local hospital
navigating prenatal care in a maternity care desert
late pregnancy pressure to induce
tinctures, castor oil, and…
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