20 Years on Birth Control, 3 Pregnancy Losses, and the Birth Story That Changed Everything (Ep. 77)

Kira takes us back to the very beginning — from undiagnosed childhood anxiety and a decade of binge drinking to the fertility journey that included an ectopic pregnancy, two miscarriages, and two wildly different birth experiences.

In this episode of The Wellness Effect, Lacey and Kira sits down for full-circle look at Kira's health journey — from her childhood as the eldest daughter, through birth control and untreated anxiety, into the wellness challenge that changed everything, and finally through her fertility struggles, an ectopic pregnancy, multiple losses, and the births of Ellie and Jake.

Key Takeaways: Undiagnosed childhood anxiety and nervous system dysregulation often show up decades later as coping patterns like binge drinking — and healing means going back to understand where it started. Mineral depletion from years of hormonal birth control and lack of preconception replenishment can carry real consequences into pregnancy and postpartum — but it's never too late to start repleting. Trusting your intuition and asking questions (even when providers push back) can change the entire trajectory of a birth and postpartum experience.

Chapters:

[00:00:00] - Intro

[00:01:06] - Childhood, Eldest Daughter Syndrome & Family Dynamics

[00:04:49] - Undiagnosed Anxiety & Nervous System Dysregulation as a Kid

[00:06:33] - Late Puberty, Birth Control & Teenage Acne

[00:09:29] - Binge Drinking Years & Coping Through Her 20s

[00:10:32] - Meeting Brett & the Wellness Challenge That Changed Everything

[00:13:43] - Coming Off Birth Control & the Copper IUD Mistake

[00:15:15] - Trying to Conceive & a Rough First Pregnancy with Ellie