From Emergent C-Section to Birth Center to Homebirth with Kaylaa Anderson | Episode 05

I’m so excited to share this heartfelt episode with you. Today, I’m sitting down with Kaylaa, a labor and delivery nurse, mama of two (soon to be three!), and co-founder of Dreamy Peach Co. She’s opening up about her two very different birth experiences - one ending in a C-section and the other a triumphant VBAC at a birth center. 

We get into the raw, messy beauty of motherhood, navigating the healthcare system, and why she’s choosing a home birth for her third baby. Kaylaa also shares a bit about her entrepreneurial journey with Dreamy Peach Co., a company created to help parents transition their babies out of swaddles safely. Grab your coffee or raspberry leaf tea, settle in, and join us for this honest, supportive conversation about birth, choices, and trusting your instincts.

What’s inside this episode:

• Kaylaa’s First Birth Story: An unexpected induction at 41+5 weeks, a cascade of interventions, and a C-section during the early days of the 2020 pandemic.
• Navigating Early Motherhood: The challenges of parenting with no village, canceled meal trains, and mental health.
• Second Pregnancy & VBAC: Switching to a birth center, embracing the midwifery model, and achieving a redemptive unmedicated VBAC.
• Postpartum Reflections: Processing birth trauma, advocating for mental health, and the power of feeling seen in your care.
• Choosing Home Birth: Why Kaylaa, as a labor nurse, feels safest birthing at home for her third baby.
• Dreamy Peach Co.: How Kaylaa co-founded a wonderful business to solve the swaddle transition struggle with a safe, innovative sleep sack that me and my baby personally loved.

Helpful timestamps:

• 01:22 Welcome Kaylaa!
• 02:23 Kaylaas's First Birth Story: The Unexpected Journey
• 14:32 Navigating the Challenges of Early Motherhood
• 15:13 Kaylaas's Second Pregnancy: A New Approach
• 24:33 Reflecting on the Birth Experience
• 27:51 Postpartum Reflections and Mental Health
• 29:38 Balancing Motherhood and Career
• 32:25 Choosing Home Birth for Baby Number Three
• 39:40 Launching a Small Business

More from Kaylaa:

Keep up with Kaylaa on IG @laa.anderson & @dreamypeachco

Visit DreamyPeachCo.com

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About your host:

🩺🤰🏻Lo Mansfield, MSN, RNC-OB, CLC is a registered nurse, mama of 4, and a birth, baby, and motherhood enthusiast. She is both the host of the Lo & Behold podcast and the founder of The Labor Mama.

For more education, support and “me too” from Lo, please visit her website and check out her online courses and digital guides for birth, breastfeeding, and postpartum/newborns. You can also follow @thelabormama and @loandbehold_thepodcast on Instagram and join her email list here.

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