Ep. 15 - An American in Germany and Georgia (Sarah‪)‬ The Birth Abroad Podcast

Sarah and Alan got married in 2016, and from there it kicked off a whirlwind of travel with the US Military that found them stationed in Germany where they decided to grow their family. As Sarah explains, she spent the first 2 trimesters of her pregnancy seriously on the move - both literally and figuratively. She was running 50 miles a week and traveled to 30 different countries just in her first 2 trimesters! She also relocated with her husband to the country of Georgia in her 3rd trimester, and shares how she established herself there to have the confident and well-supported birth that she envisioned.



Sarah's story is a smart and well-thought out one of making educated and informed choices coupled with a bit of luck :) She kept herself very informed and well-connected with a local mommy tribe so that she could advocate for herself, and as a result, she had a very positive experience. Even still though, Sarah points out various scenarios where she was so thankful to have had a midwife-doula on her side that could serve as a translator during her labor and delivery, and other moments immediately postpartum where she didn't have that support and felt lost in the confusion of language barriers.

This is a great episode with a powerful and positive story and a lot of great takeaway advice for other mommies birthing abroad!


"Just the day before [my water broke], I was in the gym doing deadlifts and running at an incline and just being super active, so I couldn't believe this was happening!" --on her water breaking very suddenly, a week early.


TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

Military insurance, positive birth, unmedicated birth, waterbirth, midwife-supported birth, informed consent, hypnobirthing.


Intro and outro music credit: "Reverie" by Ikson