This week on The Labor Line, I’m joined by my powerhouse of a mom-friend, Lindsy, who brings the kind of raw, beautiful honesty that this podcast is all about.

After a smooth pregnancy, things took a wild turn: her OB completely ghosted her, the backup Physician's Assistant dropped the ball, and on the morning of delivery, Lindsy found out her baby was breech (even though she’d been told for weeks he was head-down).

She opens up about the real emotions of an unexpected C-section, how it felt to be dismissed by medical staff, and the heartbreak and resilience that came with her baby’s hip dysplasia diagnosis. Oh! And did I mention, I was her doula?

This is a story about trusting your gut, fighting for your voice, and learning to bond with your baby even when birth doesn’t go the way you imagined.

In this episode:

• A positive, uneventful pregnancy (until it wasn’t)
• Getting ghosted by your OB + a careless backup PA
• A surprise breech diagnosis and C-section delivery
• Real talk on trauma, healing, and bonding with baby
• Encouragement for parents learning to advocate for themselves

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Chapters:

00:00 - Meet Lindsy

06:52 - A Smooth, Unplanned Pregnancy

11:34 - Doctor Red Flags

13:58 - A Breech Baby & Traumatic, Unexpected C-Section

24:36 - Careless Nurses & High Blood Pressure 

30:16 - The Grief of Unmet Expectations

37:29 - Advocate For Yourself!!

46:32 - Bonding With Baby After Difficult Birth

49:43 - Finding Peace & Meaning