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The VBAC Link

Lily Wyn & Paige Lloyd

Here at The VBAC Link, our mission is to make birth after cesarean better by providing education, support, and a community of like-minded people. Welcome to our circle, we are so glad you are here!

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All Episodes

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106 Rachel's VBAC + Unexpected Unassisted Home Birth

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2020/01/15

Rachel’s C-section with her first left her feeling defeated and overwhelmed. Therapy helped her through the months following the birth, but when she got pregnant a second time, she feared the same thing would happen. She studied hard about her options and decided to TOLAC (trial of labor after Cesarean). You know what they say about best-laid plans? Well, Rachel did achieve her VBAC, but to say things didn’t go exactly as planned would be an understatement. Tune in to see how her exciting journey

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43:35

105 Briana's CBAC + Uterine Rupture

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2020/01/08

Warning: this episode includes discussions about severe postpartum depression as well as uterine rupture. Brianna's first pregnancy ended in an unremarkable Cesarean. Unremarkable at least as far as the hospital was concerned, but to Brianna, it was emotionally devastating. Even in the weeks following her child's birth as she physically recovered, that emotional devastation and the shock of how fast everything happened in the OR and how little control she felt she had over anything stayed

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42:00

104 Documenting Your Birth with Rowan Steiner and...

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2020/01/06

We are back from a nice holiday break and are happy to start off our regularly scheduled episodes with this one. In this episode, we speak with our friends, birth photographers and videographers Rowan Steiner and Danielle Wilstead and talk about some of the issues and expectations when documenting births. How did you get started? What exactly do you do? What should parents expect? Do you ever run into any troubles in regards to photography bans by hospitals or providers? What are your most

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13:55

103 Happy New Year, Women of Strength!

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2020/01/01

We're back!!! Happy New Year! We are checking in with a fun, short episode to let you know all about what 2020 has in store for us, and YOU. Find out more about all the things we are chatting about at thevbaclink.com and register for our events across the country at thevbaclink.com/events. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vbac-link/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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51:44

102 Amy's VBA2C + Assisted Delivery

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2019/11/20

Amy has such a nice voice and a calm, pleasant phone demeanor that you can hardly imagine her as a shrieking, raging woman as she labored for hours with her VBAC attempt, when her contractions were literally coming one on top of the other. Her first two children were born via C-section. She didn’t have the worst experience ever with either of those, but still the desire was in her heart and mind that when she found herself pregnant a third time, she would do everything she could to achieve her

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48:31

101 Allison's VBAC + Birthing with a Non-Supportive...

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2019/11/13

Initially, Allison was a little worried about her VBAC plan, because her provider seemed more VBAC tolerant than VBAC supportive. But midway through the pregnancy, her provider changed his tune to become more VBAC supportive, which was, of course, great news. But then he flip-flopped again. But he wasn't finished yet! Another flip. And again and again and again. What’s a mother to do in this situation? One of the best things Allison did in preparation was to have a Plan A and a Plan B. Which

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39:20

100 Meagan's Birthday!

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2019/11/09

Today is Meagan's birthday! I did a sneaky thing and kicked Meagan out of the recording studio mid-recording to record this very special, very secret special episode for you. Meagan has no idea what is in this episode; in fact, only two people know what it contains so, this is going to have to be a surprise for you as well. Join me as I help make Meagan's birthday a little more special by listening in and then head over to our social media pages on Facebook and/or Instagram, find her episode

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46:24

99 Tonya's VBAC + Abnormal Shaped Uterus

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2019/11/06

Today we celebrate our 100th episode with Tonya! During Tonya's first pregnancy, it was discovered that she had an abnormally shaped uterus, in her case, it was heart-shaped or bicornuate. Even though her first pregnancy ended in a C-section, the shape of her uterus is unrelated. Her uterus hemorrhaged during her Cesarean to the point where she lost so much blood that she passed out several times in recovery. As you can imagine, her second pregnancy was likely to involve

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39:54

98 Julie and Meagan Answer Your Emails

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2019/11/04

Today we answer your emails! How long should I wait between having a C-section and getting pregnant again? How do I deal with an unsupportive provider who doesn't take my VBAC birth plan seriously? How do I know my provider is or isn’t giving me biased or just plain bad information? Do I need to worry about uterine rupture? What should I do if, when trying for a VBAC and my due date is approaching, I am given a deadline to birth my baby or else it’s off to surgery we go? What are the benefits of

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44:32

97 Patrice's VBAC + The Best Induction Method for VBAC

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2019/10/30

Patrice’s first pregnancy ended in a C-section. With her second, she was determined to deliver vaginally. The pregnancy was progressing fine. What wasn't fine was her provider’s attitude toward her birth plan. Patrice was much more educated during her second pregnancy than her first, and asked many specific questions to her provider over the course of the pregnancy. Patrice eventually learned through these inquiries that her provider was more VBAC-tolerant than VBAC-supportive than she had been

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96 Ashley's CBAC + Empowering Cesareans

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2019/10/23

If you’re a regular listener of this podcast, you will notice that several common themes come to light--one of which is that your pregnancy will most likely not go exactly as you planned. In this episode, Ashley tells us how her first pregnancy ended in a C-section, and how her second pregnancy, which she intended to be a VBAC, also ended in a C-section. With her third and most recent pregnancy, she attempted a VBAC delivery once again. On the big day, complications arose, and even though the baby

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95 Brittany's VBAC + VBAC Doulas

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2019/10/16

The attitude of Brittany’s first birth provider resembled something more like a prison warden than a caregiver. Add to that a completely dysfunctional hospital and you have the makings of a truly traumatic C-section. This experience motivated Brittany to do a whole lot of research and make some very specific plans for her second pregnancy, which she’d hoped would be a VBAC. You know what they say about the best-laid plans? Well, her second pregnancy didn’t go according to plan. Pregnancies rarely

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94 Sarah's VBAC + How to Talk to Your Birth Partner...

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2019/10/09

Like many first-time parents, Sarah’s experience giving birth to her first child didn’t go as expected. She ended up having a Cesarean after her providers didn’t fully explain all of her options, nor did she know all of the questions she should have asked at the time. Even though her second child was a VBAC, she still wanted something more from her third birth experience. Third time’s a charm? Let’s find out. Check out our blog, 5 Steps to Get Your Partner on Board with VBAC, for tips you can use to

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93 Kristy Burtenshaw - Structural Integration

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2019/10/07

So much attention is given to your physical preparation for VBAC. But what about your mental and emotional preparation? Professional doula and Structural Integration specialist, Kristy Burtenshaw talks to us about some things that none of us would guess come into play when approaching birth. Do you know what structural integration is? How about how your fascia relates to that? Do you know what your fascia is? How about Hellerwork? Rolfing? How about Russian sports massage superficial friction? It

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92 Summer's VBA2C + VBAC Providers

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2019/10/02

Summer had her VBA2C after moving to a brand new area where she didn't know anyone or have any connections to a supportive provider. However, everything ended up coming together perfectly and you will never guess how! Shortly after she got pregnant she found us at The VBAC Link and was hooked on our podcast from the get-go. Find out more about how to find a supportive VBAC provider on or blog at thevbaclink.com/post/vbac-provider Please note, in order to get stories from all over the country,

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34:39

91 Sara's VBAC + Birth Words

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2019/09/25

Sara’s first pregnancy, with twins, included several severe complications that lead to an emergency Cesarean. Her VBAC was empowering and life-changing and ignited her passion for birthwork which lead her to become a doula. Sara has combined her studies in linguistics with her passion for birth creating a revolutionary new area of study in how the way we speak about birth impacts our birth outcomes. Tune in to Sarah’s own Podcast, Birth Words, wherever you listen to podcasts or at

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90 Kimberly's VBA2C + Doula Support

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2019/09/18

Kimberly is a rockstar! Preparing for her VBA2C involved hard conversations with her husband who was not initially on board with her plans, a 5-day long labor, a birth center transfer to the hospital, and one glorious meeting of her baby after just 18 minutes of pushing. Kimberly took the online version of our course How to VBAC: The Ultimate Prep Course for Parents which helped educate her and her husband on their options for VBA2C. Kimberly’s doula, Meagan, played a huge role in her birth

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89 Renay's VBAC + Pregnancy Nutrition

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2019/09/11

Renay is truly an inspiration! Her first birth, a Cesarean, left her feeling defeated and exhausted. Over the next three years, she worked so hard to get her body in the best physical shape for pregnancy and birth. She lost a lot of weight and drastically improved her overall health. She prepared in all the ways she could and educated herself as much as possible about VBAC. She was one of the very first students to take our How to VBAC course for parents. After three days of labor, she got her VBAC

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88 Brittany's CBA2C + Changing Plans During Labor

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2019/09/04

Today we get to hear the story of Brittany’s 3rd Cesarean from Illinois who had a repeat Cesarean after an attempt at a VBA2C. Her birth journey led her through some inspiring moments where she was really able to connect with her intuition and her baby. She did lots of research ahead of time for family-centered Cesareans and how to have the best Cesarean experience possible, if it came to that. This allowed her to have a really great experience with her birth, despite its unexpected turn and her

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87 Dr Stu & Midwife Blyss on Body Autonomy During Labor

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2019/09/02

What a more fitting episode for labor day than an episode all about body autonomy DURING labor! You raved about special episode 14 with Dr. Stu and Midwife Blyss from Dr. Stu’s Podcast so we invited them back for an episode on body autonomy and birth. Here we discuss with them what the most important thing is for making your voice heard, especially in areas where you have limited access to birth choices and/or VBAC. What is more important, common sense or education? Can you walk into a birth room

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