Danae shares her two birth stories in Italy. She started trying at 37 and conceived just before her wedding—only to miscarry weeks later. After fertility challenges, she conceived naturally again and gave birth following a difficult labor and traumatic breastfeeding experience. Postpartum was isolating and painful. Danae’s second birth was holistic, supported, and healing and breastfeeding became the empowering experience she had longed for.
Danae Mercer Ricci Bio
Danae is a journalist, speaker, and content creator known for her honest conversations around motherhood, body confidence, and self-acceptance. A former editor-in-chief and long-time health journalist, Danae now shares the realities of parenting two young children — from postpartum recovery to the emotional shifts of early motherhood — with her global community of over two million women. Through her work, she blends professional insight with lived experience, trying to help women feel seen and supported. Connect with her on Instagram @danaemercer and her Facebook group Real with Danae
Resources
- The Birth Hour Birth Stories
- Dr. Sharon Silberstein @breastfeedingdoctor.uk on IG
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