When did you begin experiencing Braxton Hicks contractions? And… What did they feel like?
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Today’s guest, Meagan Brown had quite an intense go with BH contractions So much so, that I hate to even call them that. But we’ll learn exactly what she did to cope, and we’ll see how that served her in her two labors.
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Show Notes
Meaghan Brown is a wife and mother of two living in Ontario. She and her husband became pregnant with their son just weeks after getting married… not their plan, but they jumped into parenthood excitedly! Unfortunately, Meaghan experienced painful Braxton Hicks contractions begging at 20 weeks. So uncomfortable in fact that she was constantly worried she was heading into labor.
In her 36th week, while out to dinner with her friends, Meaghan experienced contractions that she of course assumed were her constant Braxton Hicks contractions. Only this time… her water broke. She sprinted to the bathroom, where her waters fully released. And then… the mucous plug followed.
Her friend drove her home, where she met her husband and doula and headed to the hospital (in transition)! She arrived to the hospital, had a team of doctors descend upon her room (because baby was not term), and because Meaghan struggles slightly with Claustrophobia, her husband Jonathan announced to have everyone step back (which they did!).
Meaghan’s baby was safely born and did not need a NICU stay.
With her second pregnancy (this one was planned!), the contractions started even earlier… at 16 weeks. Luckily, her daughter decided to stay put until term.
Meaghan was able to have her desired homebirth this time around, with her midwife making it just in time.
Once her baby arrived, Meaghan was excited for her contractions to finally stop. Unfortunately, they did not. For 8 days, she continued to experience the contractions of her uterus shrinking. Terrified that something was wrong, she finally went to her doctor. Upon examination, he found all to be well. He proposed that Meaghan may be acutely aware of her uterus, which would explain why she was feeling contractions all along.
If you have a sensitive uterus, check out this podcast episode about Vaginal Steaming by Wine & Gyn!
Episode Roundup
Ep 268: Emotional and Physical Healing From a Hospital Transport, and a Healing Second Birth with Michelle Varela
Ep 267: Letting God Be Big in Your Birth with Rachel Petersen
Ep 266: Finding the Stubborn Root Cause to Your Child’s Mystery Ailments Through The Gillespie Approach
Ep 265: Striking the Balance Between Success in Business and Motherhood with Kyleigh Banks
Ep 264:The Opposite Of A Traumatic Birth with Regina Lowenfield
Ep 263: VBA3C?! You’re Not High Risk Until You’re High Risk with Jan DeAngelo
Ep 262: The Body-Mind-Birth Connection with Errika Horner
Ep 261: A Beautiful Shoulder Dystocia? With Coco Brown
Ep 260: A Failed Epidural and a Victorious Homebirth with Brianna Peters
Ep 259: Responsive Sleep for You and Your Baby with Taylor Kulik
Ep 258: How To Turn Your Passion For Birth Into A Full-time Career As A Doula with Kyleigh Banks
Ep 257: From Questioning Yourself to Questioning the Birth System with McKenzie Ulmer
Ep 256: From Changing Care Providers to Midwife Continuity with Shayna Piva
Ep 255: Deep Familial Connection Through Homebirth with Anna Rivera
Ep 254: From Interventions to Undisturbed with Bree Darby
Ep 253: Finding Joy While Experiencing Secondary Infertility with Shyla Brown
Ep 252: Minerals, Lymph, Fascia, Oh My! With Margaret Barry
Ep 251: A Deeper Understanding of the Transformative Power of Birth with Karey Hoffmann
Ep 250: Coming Into Your Own and Advocating for Your Dream Birth with Cortney Steffensmeier
Ep 249: Surrendering to Physiological Birth and Motherhood with Jessica Livengood
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