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Host Elsa welcomes doula and doula mentor Ann Morris, a mom of three based in Lawrenceville, Georgia, to discuss motherhood, birth, and postpartum. Ann shares how her first fast, intense hospital birth in New York City—ending with an ambulance ride and a late-pregnancy doula hire—sparked her passion for birth work. After becoming a doula, she planned and had a peaceful home birth for her second baby in Florida and emphasizes learning from positive birth stories and preparing for postpartum, especially breastfeeding support. She describes postpartum anxiety, exclusive pumping, and relationship strain after her first, then recounts her third birth in Georgia: challenges accessing home birth care, a hospital pivot after her water broke days early, and a last-minute chiropractic adjustment that helped trigger labor, culminating in a rapid surprise baby girl. Ann highlights grace, informed choice, and trusting God-given intuition.

00:00 Meet Ann Morris

00:29 Podcast Intro

00:58 Motherhood Origins

02:40 Becoming a Doula

04:36 First Birth Story

11:12 Labor Coping Tools

12:46 Choosing Home Birth

15:06 Prep for Postpartum

17:01 Breastfeeding Support Team

20:40 Postpartum Anxiety Reality

23:36 Relationship Expectations Shift

26:46 Marriage Comparison Trap

27:42 Keeping Main Thing

29:05 Planning Baby Three

30:28 Georgia Homebirth Limits

32:48 Water Breaks Early

33:51 Waiting Out Labor

37:22 Chiro Sparks Labor

39:16 Hospital Pivot Birth

42:54 Third Postpartum Chaos

45:07 Grace and Asking Help

47:47 Doula Grace Philosophy

50:55 Trust Your Intuition

52:56 Daily Centering Rituals

55:19 Work With Ann

56:37 Podcast Closing Message

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www.annmorris-doula.com

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