Having grown up the daughter of a birth worker, Audra always knew she wanted home births just like her Mom. After two wonderful home birth experiences in a small NYC apartment, her family moved to Chicago for more space. When she and her husband found out they were expecting baby #3, Audra was excited to experience home birth again, this time in a house with her kids present. Plans had to change suddenly when during her 3rd trimester she discovered she had a complete placenta previa and would need a scheduled C-section at 37 weeks. Despite some initial devastation at having to change plans right in the middle of lockdown due to Covid-19, the birth ended up being a mostly positive experience, and gave her a deeper understanding for a variety of ways to give birth beautifully.
Audra Fullerton Bio
Audra is a mom of 3 living in the Chicago area. She and her husband lived in NYC for many years before heading back to her midwestern roots in 2016. After many years working in theatre, Audra started her food blog called The Baker Chick in 2011 where she posts recipes for desserts and other goodies. In addition to cooking and baking Audra loves knitting and sewing, all of which she posts about on her instagrams (@audrafullerton for personal and life content, @audra_thebakerchick for recipes!)
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