Birth Story 44: Cailyn's Home Birth with Postpartum Transfer for Baby

Cailyn, a pelvic floor physical therapist and owner of Lotus Pelvic Health shares her birth story involving a difficult labor that ended with an empowering unmedicated home birth. She switched from a hospital birth with midwives to a home birth after discovering her hospital didn’t accept her insurance nearly 30 weeks in! After a long labor and pushing phase, she finally met her baby at home!  Unfortunately, her baby had some difficulty breathing and they opted for a non emergent transfer to the hospital, where they had a short hospital stay due to transient tachypnea.  

Find Cailyn on Instagram at @lotuspelvichealth

Or her website here: lotuspelvichealth.com

In This Episode:

00:00 Introduction

01:21 The Decision for Home Birth: A Personal Journey

06:39 Labor Begins: Early Signs and Labor at Home

09:17 Navigating Challenges: Labor Progress and Support

18:39 The Arrival: Pushing Through to Birth

21:46 Reflections and Postpartum Journey

25:00 Postpartum Challenges and Hospital Transfer

35:58 Understanding Transfers in Out-of-Hospital Births

46:34 Closing Thoughts and Resources

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