Cailyn transitioned from care with a midwife at a birthing center within a hospital to a homebirth midwife at 30 weeks. Cailyn had a wonderfully challenging 32 hour labor and long pushing phase surrounded by her amazing husband, amazing midwife, doula and birth photographer. Later that day, her son needed a little more support so they moved to the local hospital and spent some time in the nursery there until they finally went home after 48 hours. They then had a difficult feeding journey after giving birth that consisted of months of triple feeding and donor milk.
Cailyn McDonnell’s bio
Cailyn McDonnell is a wife to her lovely husband, a mother to her beautiful 1-year-old boy and 3-year-old pitbull. She is also a pelvic floor physical therapist with a private practice in Canton CT called Lotus Pelvic Health. He loves all things nativity, hiking and live music. Connect with her on social media @lotuspelvichealth or via email Cailyn@lotuspelvichealth.com.
Resources
- Britta Bushnell’s Transformed by birth
- Mother with gaskins guide to childbirth
- Business of birth
- Local (in CT) resources:
- Forrester Lactation in Farmington
- My Midwife Christy from Magnolia Midwifery
- Birth photos by Viven Stembridge @vstemb
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