Episode Details

Chrissie always dreamed that the birth of her babies would be the happiest days of her life. But with her first two births, they were among the worst. 

In today’s episode, Chrissie expresses the heartbreak she felt after doing everything to prepare for a VBAC and not get it. 

Though she wasn’t sure how her third birth would go, the healing, research, and advocacy she did made all the difference in her experience. She called the shots, listened to her intuition, and ultimately saved her baby’s life by being so in tune with herself and her body. 

And finally, the birth of her third baby was the most beautiful, joyful, and happiest day. 

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Meagan: Hello, Women of Strength. We have a CBAC after two Cesareans story coming your way today. This is a story that we felt we should share because it is so important to document our CBAC stories as well. Even though there are a lot of things that are going to unfold within our guest, Chrissie’s story, it’s so important to see how much she has grown and healed over each experience. 

Listening to her, a few things came up in my mind as I was listening. It was intuition. We’ve said it for years, honestly since 2018 when this podcast began. Intuition is so powerful, and sometimes it’s hard to turn into and understand what your intuition is or what fear is, but I challenge you right now to start tuning into that. 

When you’re getting the feelings, is it your intuition? Really, really connect with that intuition because it is so powerful. 

Another thing that I felt was a big takeaway from her story was how much she researched and gained knowledge of her own rights and her own ability to say no or to say, “Not now, not yet. No, thank you.” 

Women of Strength, I know it’s hard, and it’s really hard when we’re in labor. I know it. But you always have the right to say no. You can always say no. Chrissie really did such a good job at researching and educating herself and arming herself up with the knowledge that she needed to so she could confidently say no when she needed to but also confidently say, “Hey, this is something that needs to change,” and stand up for herself in that time. 

I do have a Review of the Week, so I want to jump into this, and then turn the time over to Chrissie. 

Okay, this review is hseller. Hseller, I think is how it is. It says, “Life-changing. I don’t even know where to begin. This podcast has honestly been life-changing. I am currently 9 months postpartum after my first Cesarean birth, and I’ve already binged every episode. I honestly believe The VBAC Link should be a resource for every birthing person, not just VBAC, on how to prevent a Cesarean to begin with. This needs to be part of basic birth education.”

Oh, girl. I am with you on this. I am with you on this. 

It says, “I have shared this podcast and the blog with every friend of mine who is expecting because I wish I would have known about it before my first birth. Listening to the podcast reminds me that I’m not alone in my experiences and that this is p