Episode 10: Gina’s Third Birth: Home Birth of Sophie During Hurricane Ian

Listen as Gina shares about her third birth, second home birth, during Hurricane Ian in October 2022! Gina shares about her pregnancy, and being “overdue,” finally going into labor at 41+2. Third births are commonly considered to be the “wild card” birth, where anything can happen! Gina also shares about the emotions in early postpartum, and navigating the possibility of Sophie being her final baby.

Read Sophie’s birth story and see Gina’s birth photos.

In this episode:

• Preparing for a home birth for a second time
• Establishing backup care at a hospital
• Going past my due date and past 41 weeks
• Home birth story of Sophie during a hurricane!
• Navigating early postpartum with the possibility of this being our last baby

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