After nearly 50 hours of failed induction and a C-section, Kate Kate Harris came into the postpartum period with two dreams: holding her baby right away and breastfeeding. Neither went as planned.
At 29 weeks pregnant, Rachel Kaufman noticed her baby had stopped kicking. Trusting her gut, she called her doctor and headed to the hospital, where fetal monitoring revealed her son was in serious distress.
In this episode, Dr. Mary Ellen Kramp is joined by her niece Gabriela, who opens up about her unexpectedly intense postpartum journey.
Trauma can be a problem for a lot of people. There can be a major incident (“big T” trauma) or lots of small, chronic situations (“little t” trauma) that cause a person’s nervous system to respond in fight or flight mode. Pregnancy, childbirth, and the changes in hormones and to the body postpartum can bring up old traumas or create new ones. Lauren Mansell, DPT and trauma educator discusses what trauma is, how the body responds, and what to look out for.