Sunday
Oct042009
Lindsey's Journey to a VBAC
Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 9:05PMCongratulations, Lindsey!
This video is lovely. Naturally, I honed in on how Lindsey’s doctors told her after her unnecesarean that her 8 pound, 12 ounce baby was too big for her and that all future babies would need to be born by cesarean. You know, except for the nine pound baby that she pushed out in her backyard jacuzzi under the stars this summer. All babies EXCEPT that one, okay? How ya’ like them apples?
After you watch the video of Lindsey’s journey, check out her web sites:
My Journey to a VBAC from Lindsey Meehleis on Vimeo.
Reader Comments (18)
Absolutely magnificent!! Beautifully presented, heartwarming, and filled with encouraging, positive birth messages.
Many, many Congratulations to you, Lindsey!
Proud to be a birth worker,
Melanie Kissell, CCE/CLC
... but what I really want to know: did her sister have a natural at-home birth, too?!!?
That was amazing! I'm going to link this in my next journal entry's LOtD.
Absolutely beautiful! Had me tearing up!
Hi,
The video is great.Her journey is really motivating.Thanks for sharing this link.
Thank you all for such kind words! :)
And YES, my sister did have a home waterbirth with her son too!
She had him on my guess date & I had River on her guess date! Go figure! :)
BEAUTIFUL!
I never tire of watching these!!!! LOVE IT. :-)
Oh.. crying... sheer beauty. I don't think anyone who hasn't had a VBAC can understand how that moment is monumentously joyful/powerful/life-altering. To push a baby through your vagina when a doctor told you that you never could, and having been on the business end of a scalpel for one birth, and experiencing the complete opposite for the next birth... well... it's just too incredibly important. This is the feeling I try to explain to all our ICAN moms. You can do it, and when you do, it will be the most important thing you've ever done in your life.
I am completely blown away by this woman. Such an incredible story. She is already walking the path I am only barely beginning to follow, despite being 10 years (or so) younger, at least with regard to her "calling" as a doula, LC, and eventual midwife. I was lucky to have dodged a c-section with my first birth, but for her, it seems like it was - however traumatic and unnecessary - a catalyst that set her on this incredible path. I wonder if she sees it this way - that without the c-section, she might not have discovered her passion and her true vocation?
Major kudos to you, Lindsey. You're a hero and a role model and an inspiration.
By the way, Lindsay, if you read this... what was the scar on your belly from? That looks way to high to be the c/s scar or an appendectomy. Some of us are super curious as to what that could be from.
This post needs a triple-tissue warning!
Wow, what a powerful video. I love how it documents the whole journey from cesarean to VBAC, including her journey to becoming a doula, childbirth educator, and midwife.
And then, the *moment*. That "I DID IT!!!" moment. Her words and the images brought me back to my "I DID IT" moment, and I thank her for that.
Many congratulations to you, Lindsey!
Wonderful wonderful video! Thank you so much for posting this.... I need this! I'm gearing up for my VBAC (my "guess date" is a week and a half away!), and I'm hoping my story will be identical to hers.... and this gives me hope that it's possible!
Such an amazing and inspiring video ... I am left in tears, albeit the good kind! Thank you for sharing your story, your journey and your beautiful family. I eagerly await the day when I become a mother and hope that my experience is as joyful and special as yours. Thank you!
She not only found the path to becoming a midwife from her cesarean, but because of the amazing things I have learned from my big sister Lindsey through this, I also have become a doula, Hypnobabies childbirth educator, and future midwife myself. Two sister midwives! I'm so proud of her! Thank you for your inspiration!
that was beautiful. that will be me with my next baby.
Thank you so much for sharing and making a difference. My sister is pregnant and by the situation, she has little say in what type of birth she will be able to have (custody of the state) but when I give birth, it will be with a midwife and at home. I cried through this video, of pain and joy. I feel a strong connection to this and I thank you for sharing it with me.
How wonderful! We're so happy for you! My children (ages 5 1/2 and 3 1/2) watched the end with me, and were so excited to see the wee guy with his big sister. ^_^ Thank you for giving us a joyful learning experience--and congratulations to all of you!
Lindsey, you are amazing!! What you have done is so inspiring. It is wonderful to know that there are women like you supporting others through their own journey for a peaceful birth. Thank you for sharing your story and for being who you are.