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Uncertainty breeds panic. This has been especially true as we have navigated the world of Covid. For Stephaine the uncertainty played into her existing anxiety and made the last few months of pregnancy unbearable.
Listen as she shares her story and why postpartum has been so much easier than pregnancy and delivery.
Stephaine was already working from home, so the world shutting down didn’t change much for her in that way. But as she got closer and closer to delivery, her friends and family kept asking questions that she didn’t have answers for.
She’d already scheduled a c-section because she was scared of trying to deliver vaginally. Her mother had a very traumatic experience and she didn’t want to chance having the same. The question then became, because it wasn’t medically necessary, would she be able to have her c-section?
Would the hospitals even be admitting? Would she have to birth at home?
All of these questions caused her anxiety to spike and she spent the last few months of her pregnancy in constant fear. She ended up having her birth plan play out just as planned. Then postpartum was a breeze.
Listen in to hear it all.
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What would you do if you found out in two weeks you would become a parent? Not nine or ten months. Two WEEKS. That’s exactly what happened to Steven and he took up the mantle in such a loving way. Listen in to hear his story and learn how NayaCare has supported him in parenthood.
Two weeks before his sister went into labor with her fourth child, she reached out asking if she could live with him. He agreed but had no idea what it would mean. She was due in two months, so he thought there was a longer timeline for everything, but her actions set things into motion sooner.
After she gave birth, his sister didn’t see her son for over a month. Steven stepped in and was there almost every single day that Skylar was in NICU. A few days later he received the call that he’d be taking that precious baby boy home.
Rather than wallow in all the ways bringing a baby home would change his life, he stepped up and happily took the responsibility on. He has become an amazing single dad, solely focused on making sure Skylar is thriving.
His story is inspiring. Listen in to hear all about it and why NayaCare was the right choice for him and his newly expanded family.
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Can you imagine being told you may have to birth your baby at home, telephonically? Colleen didn’t have to experience that but some of the expecting moms in her circle did. Thank goodness she knew her rights, but her birth was anything but easy.
Colleen works in the restaurant industry and her husband is a firefighter. They are both considered essential workers. During her pregnancy, Colleen traveled and when she returned home she found out she was Covid positive.
Essentially it felt like a cold on steroids and luckily, this was prior to the hysteria that surrounded/surrounds the Covid pandemic. Rather than freaking out about the disease, she decided to stay calm and focused for her and the life of her unborn child.
However, when it came to birthing her beautiful baby, things were a tad chaotic. From the number of hours she was allowed to labor, to the skill level of the nurses attending her, there were some issues.
Luckily, she and her baby came through the experience happy and healthy.
Listen in to hear her story and learn more about the effects of the Covid pandemic on the state of obstetrics in the United States. Thankfully Colleen found NayaCare after she had her beautiful baby, because she deserved the peace and reassurance of having someone else come to her for visits.
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I think at this point we can all agree that no two people have had a similar experience with Covid. This pandemic has rocked the bedrock of some of the most foundational beliefs we have. Listen as Amanda shares her story of having to deal with not one, but two hospitalizations during Covid.
Amanda and her husband were completing fertility treatments prior to finding out they were pregnant. In fact, they didn’t think it was even possible that she was pregnant at first, but luckily, it’d finally happened.
Fast-forward several months and her husband found out that he had multiple hernias and it was imperative that they be corrected as soon as possible. This was just before hospitals began limiting the surgeries that they scheduled. In fact, his was one of the last elective surgeries to be performed at their hospital.
In the meantime, their parents were getting their shots and taking precautions so they’d be able to help with their new grandbaby.
By the time Amanda had her baby, everyone was masking, the state was locked down, and she was getting more and more nervous by the day. All of the doctors and nurses were in full-scale PPE. She even had to labor through a mask.
Thank goodness for home visits during her postpartum period.
Listen in to hear her whole story and get a new perspective on postpartum during the pandemic.
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Emmy’s pregnancy wasn’t the easiest in the world, but this time it wasn’t due to the pandemic. This was Emmy’s second child and her second high risk pregnancy. In fact, she had her sweet little girl just before the world shut down. Unfortunately, she still had to deal with Covid.
Just after delivery Emmy’s little girl was diagnosed with a congenital heart condition. They soon found out that she would need surgery to correct the condition and they were right back in the hospital.
Things didn’t seem too much different at first, but shortly after their daughter’s surgery, lockdowns started to happen. To say that she was excited about having home visits would be an understatement.
In fact, the team of specialists who repaired her daughter’s heart were surprised in a very good way to hear that Emmy and her baby wouldn’t have to be out in public.
Listen as Emmy shares her story and why she wishes women and medical professionals talked about the perils of pregnancy more often. Complicated pregnancies aren’t rare. Let’s normalize talking about them and raising awareness.
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There was nothing else. Everyone needs to know about in-home postpartum care. At least that’s what Caitlin believes. When she was pregnant with her second child she knew that she wanted a different experience. Listen in to hear her story.
With her first child, Caitlin thought being a former fitness instructor who’d worked out all through her pregnancy meant she’d have an easy postpartum experience. Instead she found herself tired and suffering through the anxiety and uncertainty that comes with the postpartum experience.
With her second she knew she wanted a different experience. She found NayaCare and decided that no matter if insurance covered it or not, she wanted in-home visits. Amazingly, insurance covered her visits and her pelvic floor therapy, so always remember to check!
Instead of feeling lost and confused while at a pediatrician’s office, she and her baby were able to stay home and receive the care they needed. Her postpartum experiences were completely different and she would definitely recommend checking out in-home care, no matter your situation.
Listen as she shares her experiences with both pregnancies and why she’s so adamant about the personal, in-home experience. She loved that her husband was included in the care plan and that she felt like her whole family was able to heal and transform into this new season of life.
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To go from not being sure you wanted to have a baby, to finally thinking now was the time, to being plopped into the middle of a pandemic would be a lot for anyone. Meagan had been struggling with anxiety and depression and surprisingly, despite the hardships, had an amazing pregnancy.
Meagan never really pictured herself as a mom. However when her mom moved back to her area, she knew that it was the right time to try. After stopping all birth control, she was told it would take a while to get pregnant, but after one cycle, the test said positive.
She was pretty surprised despite the fact that they were trying. Her anxiety however did not spike. She managed her emotions and kept herself steady because she knew another life was depending on her to do it.
When Covid became a reality her entire plan went out the window. Slowly but surely her family started moving out of the area and everything she had envisioned for her birth was turned on its head.
Listen as she shares her story and how Covid affected her pregnancy and delivery. She thought in-home postpartum care was outside of her reach, but she was more than pleasantly surprised with what she found in NayaCare. We were so thankful to be able to impact her postpartum healing in a positive way!
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It didn’t seem like it was going to be all that bad! Lauren had her beautiful baby boy right as our area began to shut down. But she wasn’t at all prepared for how Covid impacted her postpartum journey. Listen as she shares her story and why she’s so happy she invested in NayaCare for her postpartum care.
Lauren and her husband were told that it may take a while for them to get pregnant. They began trying right after they got married, and surprise! In month one they had a positive pregnancy test.
Her pregnancy went great. No crazy symptoms or issues. Then as she prepared to go into the hospital, things started to go sideways.
She was supposed to have the support of her mom and her mother-in-law, but they weren’t allowed at the hospital. Her husband was allowed to be there, unmasked, but she had to labor with a mask on.
The biggest challenge however came when they finally got home with their precious bundle. Their support system couldn’t be there to help them out. Colorado was completely locked down at that time, so they couldn’t receive visitors.
One thing that went right however was not having to go anywhere else for their appointments. Her home visits were a life saver.
Now that her family has been able to see their little one and they’ve been able to go out, things are looking up. She wishes she’d had those little moments earlier, but she’s soaking them up and so grateful to appreciate them to the fullest.
Listen in to hear her full story and learn more about Lauren’s postpartum experience during Covid.
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For Olivia, pregnancy was a bit of a surprise. Though she and her husband were trying, she’d only recently stopped taking her birth control after several years and honestly thought it would take longer to get pregnant. Surprise! One month later she had a positive pregnancy test.
Her pregnancy was fairly typical, no huge complications, but just before she was to have her little one, the world shut down. They’d already been preparing to change their plans as they realized how fast Covid was spreading, but they were not prepared for what happened.
Added to the issue of the pandemic, one week after having their little one, Colorado had a record breaking winter storm roll through.
One of the only reasons they decided to try as early as they did was because they wanted their parents to be involved in their little one’s life, and for a while there it seemed like that wasn’t going to be able to happen.
Listen as Olivia shares her story and the fears she had as she approached her due date. Every woman gets nervous before giving birth, but women giving birth during the pandemic had even more to worry about, like not having a support system when they went home.
In some ways, for Olivia and her husband, this was a good thing. They became a stronger unit as they were able to focus solely on them and their baby, but in other ways, it dashed their dreams of how they wanted to present their precious bundle to their world.
How did you share the news of your little one with friends and family?
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Our first story comes from Chelsea. She and her fiance were very excited to be welcoming their first little one, but she realized quickly that pregnancy, birth, and postpartum were truly going to be a whole new experience.
She shares everything from craving fried chicken even though she had been a pescatarian for over 3 years to developing carpal tunnel and not feeling her baby kick until well into pregnancy. Each and every one of these things was completely normal.
The one thing that came out of left field was Covid. That’s right. Chelsea delivered her precious bundle just as the world was shutting down and it made for a very rocky delivery.
But the hard part really hadn’t even presented itself yet. Postpartum was no cakewalk and while she’d done a ton of research, she didn’t know what she didn’t know. No one ever talks about what happens after having a baby.
They don’t talk about the erratic emotions or the never ending doctor’s appointments or all the new worries that suddenly take over your mind. Listen as Chelsea shares her story and why she was so happy she found NayaCare when she did.
Did you experience any of these same symptoms? How has Covid impacted your pregnancy, birth, or postpartum?
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Hi! I’m Sonal Patel. I am a Board-Certified Pediatrician and Neonatologist and after my own postpartum experiences, I knew there had to be a better way. I started NayaCare, an in-home maternal-infant health practice for families and babies navigating the 4th Trimester.
The more I’ve learned about the 4th Trimester and the way our country handles this very precarious time, the more I realized that there is a better solution.
Listen as I share my story and why I’m so passionate about maternal-infant health and making the transition from prenatal to postnatal care as simple and easy as possible. I’m looking forward to sharing the stories of my patients and providing you with pertinent information about this time.
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