[Birth Stories] A Bariatric-Geriatric Pregnancy, Induced Labor, and Unmedicated Birth

Published: March 11, 2020, 4 p.m.

Mandy Alexander got pregnant at 40, having had bariatric surgery 7 years before that. During pregnancy, she worked through her fear of childbirth and ended up with the unmedicated and collaborative birth experience she was looking for. However, breastfeeding was a whole other beast. Mandy was prepared for many difficulties, but not that her body may just not make milk.

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