Built To Birth Podcast

Ep 5: Tess' Birth Story

Built To Birth Podcast

Show Notes

INDUCED HOSPITAL BIRTH WITH EPIDURAL vs. SPONTANEOUS LABOR WITHOUT EPIDURAL || Guess what… they can BOTH be beautiful experiences. In this podcast, Tess shares her second time mom tips and her positive birth story for her first birth which was an induced labor and her second time giving birth without an induction or any pain medication and what the road to postpartum recovery looked like in both circumstances. Whether you’re trying to have an unmedicated birth or you’re facing a pitocin induction, this podcast will fuel you with encouragement and empowerment as Tess shares honest and powerful truths through her induction birth story/epidural birth story, labor with second baby, and how she attributes her beautiful birth experience to knowing how to breathe during labor and how exercise during pregnancy for normal delivery helped her towards the end. If you are wondering what to expect during labor for first time moms, first baby birth stories, labor with second baby, two under two birth stories, or simply POSITIVE BIRTH STORIES, this podcast with Tess is for you! Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE, RATE, + WRITE A REVIEW on the BUILT TO BIRTH PODCAST

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