Hi friends! I’m so excited to share Ethan’s birth story with you! I’m a new mom again (and we are officially a family of four). Baby number two, Ethan Daniel McCravy, is absolutely so wonderful and amazing and it’s been fun doing this all again (but with more experience than my first go around).
If you haven’t listened to Colin’s birth story (and you’re curious), you can listen to that here. I personally relistened to it before I started outlining this one partly out of curiosity and partly to relive that experience as I thought about this one. The TL;DR version of that one is: Colin’s birth went so NOT according to my plans or hopes, but God showed up in so many ways. It’s definitely worth a listen ❤️
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Search for episode 265!
Ethan’s birth also did not go according to plan, and in fact, I ended up having an un-planned c-section, which I share about on this podcast episode. I really believe it’s so important to share stories like these because we often only hear birth stories that are glamourized: the “quick births”, the “unmedicated births” and “the ones that went according to plan”. The truth is that despite parts of the birth being disappointing, I still love my birth and I believe so much of it was really beautiful. Plus, at the end of it all, I ended up with a perfect and special baby boy!
Thank you for holding space and caring enough to listen to this story! Instead of blogging all the details, I'd encourage you to listen to the audio versions of episode 265 of the Breakthrough Brand Podcast!
Tune in to episode 165 of the Breakthrough Brand Podcast to hear me share Ethan's birth story!
Some highlights from this episode:
- What my biggest hope was with going into labor
- Why I chose a hospital over a birth center or home birth
- Why I recommend typing out your birth story
- What it was like going into labor naturally (at home)
- The precious video Adam made with Colin (to show me during my labor)
- Why my birth was always going to be a C-section (despite what the nurses and midwives thought)
- When I decided to get an epidural (and how it went)
- How I felt about my C-section and a message for fellow C-section moms
- The first moments of meeting baby Ethan
- How Colin has adjusted to meeting his precious baby brother
- Ways God showed up and answered prayers in Ethan’s birth
- A few key things from my postpartum c-section recovery
Links Mentioned:
Tune Into Colin's Birth Story (Episode 148)
What a Walking Epidural Is (From Very Well Parent)
Built to Birth "Powerful Active Labor" Meditation
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