The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast

This episode solidified my values and drive to VBAC with my next baby. With my first, I really wanted a home birth with limited interventions that I knew could ruin my experience. Because I am active duty Navy, I was told I wouldn’t be covered or authorized to ask for a home birth. My providers told me, “don’t even bother to ask”. But that was one of my first mistakes, the second was going through with an induction at 39 weeks even after the midwife checking me out asked if I wanted to go home, I replied “yes” because she offered. I should have left right then and there and came back after I ate something and my water broke on its own. All of that being said, this episode was my favorite so far. When I thought Kayleigh was concluding she threw a fastball at me. She left space for people like my husband and I who didn’t hear our daughter’s first cry because I was put under GA for my emergency C-section. Which, let me remind you: I didn’t want. I greatly appreciate this podcast and think anyone who has suffered from birth trauma should give it a listen. Even if you start ugly crying on your way to work and the sentry at the base gate has to ask you if you’re okay. Great Episode!!!

This show is such a wonderful resource for people who are looking for a space to process their birth/pregnancy trauma or experience. As a labor nurse it’s incredibly interesting to hear these stories as well to hear the other side of patients experiences. Love highly recommend!

I discovered the Birth Trauma Mama Podcast after my own birth trauma 10 months ago. I appreciate how articulate and graceful these moms are when sharing their stories. I can connect in various ways to each story even when it’s significantly different from my own. For all of the icky that comes with birth trauma, this podcast feels like a soft place to land. Thank you, Kayleigh, for creating space and guiding this conversation to let us know we aren’t alone!

Finding this podcast has given me such a sense of community, in what has otherwise felt like a very lonely journey. I am exactly 9mo pp, and experienced birth trauma with my daughter last July. I am in therapy, and was starting to feel much better, however I recently had a pretty bad relapse when a close friend gave birth. Seeing her experience go relatively smoothly brought up so much grief, and I realized this will most likely be a lifelong struggle. I particularly appreciate the listener stories, and thank you thank you to the brave women who share - it is so impactful. My daughter had the same complication as Lindsey, and was also a full term birth. The way she described the shock of having a healthy pregnancy and baby suddenly turn to a NICU experience made me feel so seen. I am so sad to think someone else out there went through the same thing as us, but it also hurts when your trauma feels invisible to others. Thank you for giving a platform to this seemingly unpopular topic, and hopefully it can help take the “othering” out of mothering ❤️