What to Expect During Labor and a Vaginal Birth – Podcast Ep 55
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What to Expect During Labor and a Vaginal Birth – Podcast Ep 55

We've covered what to expect during each trimester and now we are sharing our birth stories & what to expect during labor & a vaginal birth.

Published March 31, 2021

by Nina Spears

The Baby Chick® | Birth & Postpartum Doula, Childbirth Educator, Baby Planner
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Over the past several months, Mary Alice and I have gone over “what to expect” in all the trimesters (first trimester, second trimester, and third trimester). Now we’re ready to discuss what to expect during labor and a vaginal birth!

Mary Alice and I both recently gave birth to our babies, and we’re ready to share our thoughts and experiences about our deliveries. Mary Alice had an unmedicated hospital birth with her baby girl in December of 2020, and I, just a month ago, had another home birth with my second child, also a baby girl! We had different but powerful birth experiences, and we thought it would be helpful to talk about our birth stories and share with YOU what you may expect during childbirth.

We both had vaginal births, so this episode is about what you may expect during labor and a vaginal delivery. We’ll be sure to do another episode in the future about what to expect during a cesarean birth. But until then, we hope you find this episode helpful (even though it’s long) and learn new things that can better prepare you for your baby’s big day. Let’s dive in!

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Nina Spears is The Baby Chick® and the Founder and CEO of Baby Chick®. She began her career supporting families in 2011 after earning her baby planning certification and attending her first births that same year. Since then, she has earned her birth and postpartum doula certifications from DONA International, her childbirth educator certification from ICEA, her perinatal nutrition expert certification through The Professional Perinatal Nutrition Program, and her infant massage instructor certification from Loving Touch, among others.

Early in her career, one of Nina’s birth doula clients affectionately referred to her as “the baby chick — the ‘chick’ who works with moms and babies.” The nickname stuck and later inspired the creation of Baby Chick, which has grown…

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