195: Jessica left the hospital without her baby

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Having your first baby is exciting.

Your life is changing because you’re gonna be bringing this new little human into your home and into your family. The whole dynamic will change. Your focus will change.

But having that first baby can also be a little scary. You’ve never done this before. You don’t really know what to expect exactly. You might even wonder if you’re doing it right.

Today you’re going to hear from Jessica. She and Cody were looking forward to the birth of their first child, their little girl named Hayden. But things didn’t happen as they expected.

Content warning – this episode includes discussion of stillbirth.

If you’d like to contact Jessica, you can do that through her Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/j3ssbb/

Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:

https://WhatWasThatLike.com/195

Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.

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