The VBAC Link

Alicia has an incredible story with a little bit of everything. For her VBAC, she did dual care with a hospital OGBYN and a homebirth midwife. She had a slow, then intense home birth with a highly so…

Beth is one of Meagan’s own VBAC clients and boy, does she have a story to share! Her VBAC labor started with her water breaking and progressing slowly. After some less-than-ideal interactions with h…

We get asked all the time about how we manage a growing business, have 3-4 kids, and balance doula life along with it all. Well, here we go into a fun special episode with Julie and Meagan. We share …

Destiny is one of our very favorite people! She has been following along with the podcast from the very beginning. We were constantly connected to her through Instagram for her pregnancy and she was …

Its time for a re-telling of Meagan's, VBA2C story! Follow along with one of your favorite podcast hosts story as she shares her journey through two unplanned Cesareans and achieves her VBA2C despite…

Jen has an incredible story of perseverance and triumph while waiting or her baby to come. She learned as much as she could, was closely connected with us at The VBAC Link, and followed her intuition…

Jessica's VBAC story is one of true grit and determination. She lacked support from almost everyone she knew and endured days of prodromal labor before achieving her VBAC. Then, we talk about prodrom…

Katie is the admin of the ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network) Instagram page, so our interactions with her on Instagram make us already feel like we know her! We were so excited when she …

Elizabeth Gray, one of Julie’s and Meagan’s favorite people, goes deep into details about all the postpartum mood disorders (PPMD) and shares her own experience suffering through postpartum PTSD and …

Kimberly shares her stories of 2VBA4C (two VBAC’s After 4 Cesareans) and birth after a loss. Her first C-section was due to a failed induction and pressure from her doctor. She went on to have a grea…

Rachel is on today’s episode sharing her birth stories. For her first child’s birth, Rachel was offered a Cesarean at 30 weeks pregnant because her doctor thought her baby was too big. When she final…

Today we talk to Miranda, who is such an engaging storyteller! You will love listening to her tell her birth stories. Her provider told her she can schedule her birth like she schedules a haircut! Mi…

Shiraya worked hard to learn everything she possibly could to prepare for her HBAC (home birth after Cesarean).  For her first child’s birth, she was unprepared for everything that would happen. An a…

What an incredible episode we have for you today! Lyn Christian is Julie’s and Meagan’s business mentor, a triple-certified business coach, and a master of all things conversational intelligence. We …

Jennie has had quite the experiences with her births; her first C-section was due to placenta abruption at 28 weeks gestation. The circumstances surrounding that birth caused trauma and difficulties …

Bethany has such an inspiring story. Her first Cesarean was due to a poorly positioned baby and a placenta abruption. For her VBAC, she faced the same circumstances with an asynclitic baby but got th…

Surprise! It's Julie's Birthday! To celebrate, we have a very special birthday episode for you, all about Julie. You will learn things about one of your favorite podcast hosts that you never knew inc…

Schermisia has such an incredible story! She fought hard for her VBAC and made so many educated and intuitive decisions along the way. We have wanted to share a story from a woman of color for a whil…

Jeanine is such an inspiration and a beautiful example of a woman of strength. Her VBAC preparation was perfect. She took a VBAC prep class, hired a doula, switched providers (twice), and overcame a …

The most controversial and fear inducing issue surrounding VBAC is uterine rupture. Although uterine rupture is rare, it does happen. Today we are talking about how to process fear surrounding ruptur…