Let me tell you, when I got those op reports, I was reading them. I broke down and I was angry.

I had all these feelings like wrapped up in a ball and it was just like sitting in my gut.

My husband was like, you know differently now. You can't blame yourself for what we didn't know then.

We just have to move forward and change this next experience.

And I really think that is such a good tip. Like, learn from your experience, grow from your

experience, and change your next experience. Getting pregnant and giving birth are two of the most exciting things you can ever hope to experience in this life.

The moment you think you could be pregnant, you're frantically searching for all the best information, which is why you're here today.

I'm Stephanie King and with my many years of experience as a professional childbirth educator,

doula and lover of all things, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum,

I'm here to make preparing for your birth enjoyable, empowering, and totally easy.

Each week, I'll cover different topics, interview professionals,

and get into the nitty-gritty birth stories from Mamas just like you.

And when you're ready for more, you can join me in the My Essential Birth course at myessentialbirth.com, where I take you step by step through exactly how to prepare your mind, body, spirit, and partner for a birth you love.

So let's get started.

Thank you. for a birth you love. So let's get started. Welcome to this week's podcast.

You guys, I have a special guest and I will introduce her in a moment, but I do want

to start with that reviewer of the week.

So this one is from Glam Girl for Life.

She says, I can't thank this podcast enough. I started listening to

this podcast when I was around 30 weeks pregnant and listened whenever I had free time in the car,

shower, washing dishes, et cetera. I'd been told by pretty much everyone that I wouldn't be

able to have an unmedicated birth because of my extremely low pain tolerance. But this podcast gave me the mental

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