Perfect Walking Epidural Birth, Undiagnosed Placenta Accreta leading to Asherman’s Syndrome + Breastfeeding Struggles and Secondary Infertility

Jenny is from the Pacific Northwest but currently resides in the Philadelphia suburbs with her husband Chris and almost 4 year old daughter and 8 week old son. She is a dentist specializing in the treatment of sleep apnea while her husband is an ENT. Jenny gave birth to Maya in April of 2021 after a very routine pregnancy that ended slightly early due to sudden severe preeclampsia at 36 weeks. Morbidly adherent placenta leading to 2 D&Cs within 2 weeks being postpartum and a uterine perforation leading to sepsis and a 7 day hospital stay was only the beginning of a long postpartum healing journey. 5 hysteroscopies, an emergent embolization and 2.5 years of secondary infertility later Jenny recently gave birth to her rainbow baby boy. Connect with Jenny on IG @jennysherpa.

Resources

• Ina May Guide to Childbirth
• Birth Hour Birth Stories (of course)
• Asherman’s Syndrome Awareness and Support (FB Group)
• Post Asherman’s Syndrome Pregnancy and Babies (FB Group)
• Hypnobirthing International 
• 12 Hours Sleep by 12 Weeks Old
• Latch: A Handbook for Breastfeeding with Confidence at Every Stage

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