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Hypertension & Three Day Hospital Induction
Brie developed hypertension late in her first pregnancy and delivered her daughter on Father’s Day after an exhausting 3 day long induction at Stanford Children’s Hospital.
Six Hour Home Waterbirth
After a thankfully unremarkable second pregnancy, her son was born at home in a birth pool in their dining room after a powerful six hour labor on Valentine’s Day.
Brie Buxton Bio
Brie is a musical theatre performer and children’s theatre instructor turned stay-at-home mom of 2 in the Bay Area, California.
Photo credit: @samanthanoelphotography
Resources
– Birth Hour, Birthful & Doing It At Home podcasts
– Birth Hour Playlist / Spotify
– Hypnobirthing playlists on iTunes
– Book: Ina May Gaskin’s Guide To Childbirth
– Book: Birthing From Within, England & Horrowitz
– Book: Active Birth, Janet Balaskas
– Childbirth/baby care refresher courses
– Birth Doulas & Photographers
– Body Work/Exercise: Pre/postnatal yoga, Acupuncture, Chiropractics & Massage
– Oasis Birth Pools – yourwaterbirth.com
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Brie, after listening to your INCREDIBLE story I feel I have finally found someone who has gone through what I did and I don’t feel alone with my traumatic first birth experience. I too had Gestational Hypertension which lead to a 48 hour induction and soon after my BP went to 190/90-100 and I was fainting and the doctors weren’t concerned. I was told I could stay with MFM due to familial history of cervical instability but I regret it all. I’d LOVE to hear from you on how you mentally prepared for your 2nd birth (our babies are actually only 2 weeks apart!) with your son and even though its awhile away for me to have another since I’m in nursing school (to become and l&d nurse) I would still love to start research and prepare for as un medicated and at home/in water as possible! However I did hemorrhage after my first so I don’t think a full homebirth is in the works for me.