Breastfeeding Struggles + 3rd Degree Tear | Katie’s Birth Stories
The Labor Line · Emily Lau
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Show Notes
This week I’m joined by my friend Katie, who thought she wanted a large family until she had a bumpy start to motherhood with her first. Her experiences include a long, difficult labor that resulted in a 3rd degree tear that took almost a year to recover from, and a baby who struggled to breastfeed and therefore struggled to sleep. Luckily, her second brought a better delivery and postpartum experience because of what she learned from her first.
Through all of this, Katie learned how to trust her own instincts and let go of advice that simply wasn’t helpful. If you’re trying to find your voice and learn to laugh at your mistakes, Katie’s episode is the one for you!
Full episode transcript available at thelaborline.com/episodes
Chapters:
00:00 - Meet Katie
07:29 - 1st Pregnancy: 6 Months of Trying + Weight Gain Comments
13:57 - 1st Labor: Broken Water, Lack of Sleep, & Almost 3 Hours of Pushing
18:49 - 1st Postpartum: 3rd Degree Tear, Breastfeeding Struggles, & Co-Sleeping
31:56 - 2nd Pregnancy: Positive Pregnancy + Mild Gender Disappointment
38:37 - 2nd Labor: Fainting Husband, Quick Labor, Out in 3 Pushes
41:58 - 2nd Postpartum: Learning from Last Time + Formula Supplementation
48:40 - To My Pre-Mom Self…