Making birth after Cesarean better
Hello! My name is Meagan Heaton. My goal is to help you and your family walk into your birthing experience, feeling empowered and confident.
As a birth doula of 5 years, I have served over 200 couples with expertise in VBAC. As Co-founder of The VBAC Link, I felt a burning passion for extending my knowledge further than just my local community.
Hearing the words natural and c-section together, a lot of people wonder, “Is a natural, gentle, family centered …
We have a lot of our followers asking if they need to make a specific VBAC birth plan. The simple answer is …
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As doulas, one of the first questions we ask parents in a prenatal visit is, “What are your personal goals for this …
I will never forget the day I pulled out my phone and searched how to become a doula. My interest in helping couples …
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Are VBACs safe? Yes! Can you have a safe and successful VBAC with a previous diagnosis of a small pelvis or large baby? …
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Have you been told you may have a larger than average baby? One of the leading concerns with carrying a macrosomic baby …
Attempting a vaginal delivery, particularly after a previous C-section, is something many expectant parents hope to do. …
There are many childbirth method courses out there these days, HypnoBirthing being one of them. But how do you choose …
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Although it’s ideal for labor to start on its own, moms wanting to TOLAC can be safely induced and have a …
There are many different reasons why women have C-sections, and there can even be multiple reasons from each …
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On our podcast, Jennie shares the experiences with her births, her first C-section was due to placenta abruption at 28 …
As you may know, good nutrition during pregnancy is important and plays a role on your birth experience/outcome. It's …
Often times you may hear women saying that they have been experiencing “false labor.” Likely what they are experiencing …
Is it really possible to connect with your baby before they are born? The answer is YES! If you can believe it, babies …
Not everyone would describe their Cesarean as traumatic, but it often can be described that way. We encourage you to …
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When a woman comes to the decision to go for a VBAC for her next birth, we hope that the outside world will do nothing …
After experiencing two C-sections with my daughters I knew that I would want to go for a VBAC again, if we had another. …
When I was preparing for my VBAC with my second child, I heard so many people tell me that I should see a …
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While I was preparing for a VBAC after my first cesarean, I started being asked a question that I didn’t understand at …
Babies are typically head down in the mother’s womb; however, sometimes they flip with their head up and their bum down. …
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We talk a lot about intuition in our VBAC classes and on our VBAC podcast but, what exactly does that mean? We are going …
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