Surprised and Unprepared: Cleft Palate Birth Stories and the Gaps in Early Care with Brittnie Hampson
Our Forever Smiles with Laura Arroyo · Laura Arroyo
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Show Notes
In this heartfelt episode of Our Forever Smiles, host Laura Arroyo sits down with fellow cleft mama Brittnie Hampson @britthampson to share their deeply personal experiences of discovering their daughters' cleft palates at birth—both born at UNC. They reflect on the shock of an unexpected diagnosis, the overwhelming emotions that followed, and the immediate challenges they faced—especially with feeding. Laura and Brittnie open up about the lack of nurse education they encountered in the hospital and how unprepared many staff were to support a cleft palate diagnosis. Together, they talk about what it means to advocate for your child when you feel lost, and how connection and shared stories can bring clarity, comfort, and strength.
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