Birth Story: Early Labor, Life Flight Refusal & a 32-Week Baby Who Stunned His Nurses with Christa & Morgan
Christa and Morgan's birth story is one for the books!
From a heartbreaking miscarriage to firing their first midwife, from a life flight recommendation they said no to, to a 7-hour drive home, a week of hospital bed rest, an unmedicated delivery nobody saw coming, and a NICU baby who stunned every nurse on the floor... this episode is packed.
But woven through every twist is a couple who prepared, advocated hard, and leaned on each other in all the right ways. This is the birth story you didn't know you needed.
Here's What You'll Learn in This Episode:
0:30 – Meet Christa & Morgan! First-time parents with a 15-month-old son and a story that starts with a detail that will make you smile before the first plot twist even hits.
8:47 – What Krista did throughout her entire pregnancy to keep baby in the right position and how they made it work while living on the road.
14:40 – When your gut says "she's not the one." Christa's story of interviewing (and essentially firing) her first midwife, and what happened when the right provider found her instead.
23:08 – Why BOTH parents need to be at every appointment. Morgan shares the moment he realized his presence wasn't just supportive, it was strategic. (This advice applies to every single birth partner out there.)
39:23 – WATER BREAKS. Seven weeks early. In Montana. And Morgan had just decided to drive home that night instead of staying in a hotel. Hear why they called it their very first miracle.
43:22 – "We'd like to life flight you to Missoula." The moment the Montana hospital delivered news they were completely unprepared for.
1:15 – The NICU nurses literally fought over who got to take care of him. At 32 weeks and 4 lbs 11 oz, baby August could do something doctors said they almost never see in premature babies.
This story is proof that when you prepare, advocate, and work together as a couple — you can have an amazing experience no matter which twist and turns pregnancy and birth take. Tune in!
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