08/29/2026
A second VBAC is still a trial of labor.
You may have done it before. You may know your body differently this time. But every birth is its own story, with its own unknowns.
Getting to walk alongside this sweet mom as she conquered another VBAC, and her first unmedicated birth, was such an honor. Even more so because she is another practitioner in the perinatal space. Being asked to support someone who knows this work so intimately meant a lot. There is something deeply humbling about being trusted to step into an experience that feels familiar, but is still completely new.
She advocated so beautifully for herself. She asked questions. She trusted her instincts. And she leaned into the people around her when she needed to and birth was just so, so good.Not because everything went exactly according to plan, but because she was heard. She was supported. She stayed at the center of her own care.
Births like this bring me right back to why I got into this work in the first place. For women to have dignity in their births. To have peace. To feel informed, respected, and supported through whatever labor brings.
Because a good birth is not defined by one specific outcome. It is often defined by how you were treated, how you were held, and whether you still felt like the decisions being made belonged to you.
