Birth Story: The Strength of Surrender & Navigating the Unexpected with Elizabeth McCravy

Show Notes:

00:00 - Episode preview 

00:48 - Intro 

01:49 - About Elizabeth 

03:39 - Elizabeth's first birth story 

07:54 - Conceiving 

09:48 - Desires for pregnancy #2 

15:30 - What it felt like to be pregnant a second time 

17:30 - Things that came up during pregnancy 

21:40 - Elizabeth's birth team 

24:25 - Knowing your doula vs not knowing 

25:54 - Pregnancy prep 

31:30 - Birth story 

34:08 - When did Elizabeth know for certain it was time? 

38:17 - Contraction to birth 

"I feel like I can understand a little bit of women who say contractions are not necessarily painful because it is about how you approach it. This contraction cannot be stronger than me because it is me."

42:12 - When did Elizabeth decide to go into the hospital? 

48:46 - Back labor and her doula 

56:16 - How close were her contractions before her epidural? 

58:06 - After her epidural 

66:11 - Previous pregnancy 

68:57 - What is a C-section birth like? 

76:33 - Birth plan essentials 

"Birth is, there is nothing like it. No matter how it happens, and the people involved, you know, nine times out of ten, like, they're really good people, and, um, when they come together like that, like, it's just so beautiful."

79:52 - Postpartum 

83:57 - How did listening to the birth course help Elizabeth? 

87:05 - Best advice for moms and dads 

90:11 - Where to find Elizabeth 

91:05 - Outro

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