Claire shares her experience of her unmedicated hospital birth with the support of her husband, doula – and a surprise entrance from her own mother! She also shares her postpartum experience, highlighting the impact COVID had on her journey.
Claire Manix-Cramer Bio
Claire lives just outside of NYC with her husband and daughter. She is awaiting the birth of her second child at the time of this recording. She works as a pediatric clinical specialist in an outpatient physical therapy clinic. You can find her on instagram @cm_occho_mc.
Resources
- Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong – and What You Really Need to Know
- Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool Emily Oster
- Latch: A Handbook for Breastfeeding with Confidence at Every Stage
- KellyMom
- Nipple gel pads
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