My Positive Elective Induction & Epidural Birth Story: Reflections for Expecting Moms

<p>Taylor&#39;s out this week (she&#39;s in Hawai&#39;i for a friend&#39;s wedding 🌺), so Natasha is flying solo to share her first birth story — from a hyperemesis gravidarum pregnancy through weeks of prodromal labor, an elective 39-week induction, Cytotec, Pitocin, an epidural at 5cm, and a sunny-side-up baby who needed to be flipped before pushing.</p><p>In this episode, Natasha covers:</p><ul><li>What hyperemesis gravidarum actually is (and how it was mismanaged for her)</li><li>Weeks of prodromal labor and why does no one warn you about it??</li><li>How an &quot;elective induction&quot; scheduling actually works (spoiler: it&#39;s not really scheduled)</li><li>The Cytotec → Pitocin → epidural timeline</li><li>Getting flipped by nurses on hands and knees (baby was sunny-side up)</li><li>Postpartum pain after an epidural birth vs. her later unmedicated birth</li><li>Early breastfeeding struggles that pushed her toward becoming a lactation consultant</li><li>Her honest answer to &quot;would you choose induction again?&quot;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This is a positive birth story — not a scary one!!</p><p>🎧 New episodes every Thursday📩 Send us your questions — DM us or drop them wherever you listen⭐ If this helped you, a 5-star rating helps more moms find the show</p><p>XX,</p><p>Natasha &amp; Taylor</p>