Kristen

I ultimately opted for an epidural again, and it was the greatest thing. It was amazing to come out of the hospital the second time and say, that's how birth is supposed to go. That's how you're supposed to be treated by the people that are caring for you.

I ultimately opted for an epidural again, and it was the greatest thing. It was amazing to come out of the hospital the second time and say, that's how birth is supposed to go. That's how you're supposed to be treated by the people that are caring for you.

I wanted to share my story just to bring awareness, but also to try to bring justice to all the women that were wronged by origins and the people that worked there. Such a vulnerable time, obviously, birth, and we put our full trust in the providers and in the system.

I wanted to share my story just to bring awareness, but also to try to bring justice to all the women that were wronged by origins and the people that worked there. Such a vulnerable time, obviously, birth, and we put our full trust in the providers and in the system.

I wanted to share my story just to bring awareness, but also to try to bring justice to all the women that were wronged by origins and the people that worked there. Such a vulnerable time, obviously, birth, and we put our full trust in the providers and in the system.

The reason I wanted to talk about this was hopefully to bring some closure, but to encourage people to keep an open mind and to recognize the risks and the benefits of any decision. If I was telling somebody weighing their options, particularly in Texas, go into it with a clear knowledge of what the credentials mean. Also understand and have the humility to realize that

The reason I wanted to talk about this was hopefully to bring some closure, but to encourage people to keep an open mind and to recognize the risks and the benefits of any decision. If I was telling somebody weighing their options, particularly in Texas, go into it with a clear knowledge of what the credentials mean. Also understand and have the humility to realize that

The reason I wanted to talk about this was hopefully to bring some closure, but to encourage people to keep an open mind and to recognize the risks and the benefits of any decision. If I was telling somebody weighing their options, particularly in Texas, go into it with a clear knowledge of what the credentials mean. Also understand and have the humility to realize that

You can have a plan in mind and it can go completely wrong. And if they do go awry, you need to make sure that you trust the people that you're with and that you've vetted them. I have all the admiration and support for anyone who wants to go the birth center route or even a home birth. To my younger self, I would have said, weigh all the options.

You can have a plan in mind and it can go completely wrong. And if they do go awry, you need to make sure that you trust the people that you're with and that you've vetted them. I have all the admiration and support for anyone who wants to go the birth center route or even a home birth. To my younger self, I would have said, weigh all the options.

You can have a plan in mind and it can go completely wrong. And if they do go awry, you need to make sure that you trust the people that you're with and that you've vetted them. I have all the admiration and support for anyone who wants to go the birth center route or even a home birth. To my younger self, I would have said, weigh all the options.

There's so many things you learn the first time you go through any experience. Why would you not want to be in a place where all of the modalities to keep you safe, the knowledge to keep you safe, all of that stuff is there if you need it? I don't want to find myself or my friends in a position, again, where we have no recourse, really.

There's so many things you learn the first time you go through any experience. Why would you not want to be in a place where all of the modalities to keep you safe, the knowledge to keep you safe, all of that stuff is there if you need it? I don't want to find myself or my friends in a position, again, where we have no recourse, really.

There's so many things you learn the first time you go through any experience. Why would you not want to be in a place where all of the modalities to keep you safe, the knowledge to keep you safe, all of that stuff is there if you need it? I don't want to find myself or my friends in a position, again, where we have no recourse, really.

At the end of the day, you have to be confident in your choices and you have to do what you think is best for you, but recognize that there are implications and I'm living proof, all the survivors are living proof that there are a lot bigger implications than just physical harm. There's psychological harm that's going to reverberate for a long time.

At the end of the day, you have to be confident in your choices and you have to do what you think is best for you, but recognize that there are implications and I'm living proof, all the survivors are living proof that there are a lot bigger implications than just physical harm. There's psychological harm that's going to reverberate for a long time.

At the end of the day, you have to be confident in your choices and you have to do what you think is best for you, but recognize that there are implications and I'm living proof, all the survivors are living proof that there are a lot bigger implications than just physical harm. There's psychological harm that's going to reverberate for a long time.

One thing that Kristen said that stuck with me so deeply was that she talked about generational trauma. It cut me deeply. That is another point of guilt, honestly, that I carry with me is that my son didn't deserve that. He didn't deserve a mom that wasn't emotionally available anymore.

One thing that Kristen said that stuck with me so deeply was that she talked about generational trauma. It cut me deeply. That is another point of guilt, honestly, that I carry with me is that my son didn't deserve that. He didn't deserve a mom that wasn't emotionally available anymore.

One thing that Kristen said that stuck with me so deeply was that she talked about generational trauma. It cut me deeply. That is another point of guilt, honestly, that I carry with me is that my son didn't deserve that. He didn't deserve a mom that wasn't emotionally available anymore.