Liza had a pretty “easy” pregnancy after the first trimester nausea faded away. The only concern along the way was a pesky low lying placenta that did eventually move out of the way at 35 weeks. Also, at 40+1, she was admitted to the hospital due to one high blood pressure reading. Her saline lock was placed, and she would have gotten induced if it wouldn’t have been for this podcast and her doula teaching her to advocate for herself!
A week later, with no signs of labor whatsoever at 41+3, Liza was actually going to get induced on a Wednesday morning. Her water ended up breaking naturally at 10:30pm the night before. Contractions started quickly after and things intensified VERY QUICKLY. She checked into the hospital at 3:28am Wednesday morning, and Millie was born at 4:32am on Wednesday morning. Talk about quick! No time for any sort of medical intervention or pain medication.
Immediately after birth, Liza had a postpartum hemorrhage. She also had retained products of conception and ended up getting a D&C 8 weeks postpartum.
Liza McNamara Bio
Liza is a 27 year old first time mom living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is the proud new momma to Millie, a four month old queen!! Her husband’s name is Thomas. She is a sign language interpreter who just passed her national certification exam while seven months pregnant! She is also a registered yoga teacher and lover of country music. Connect with her on Facebook – Liza McNamara or via Email – lizammcnamara@gmail.com
Resources
- Know Your Options Online Childbirth Course and the KYO Zoom Call Community that comes with that
- Doula – Megan Martin Birth Services (Minneapolis, MN) https://www.meganmartinbirth.com/
- Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, and Early Motherhood and Trusting Yourself and Your Body by Erica Chidi
- The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter and How to Make the Most of Them Now by Meg Jay, PhD
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