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E79: Trust Your Gut: How Kimberlee's Journey Changed
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Kimberlee Williams shares her emotional journey from planning a home birth after three easy deliveries to facing a life-threatening medical emergency and a 6-week NICU stay with her premature son Houston.
• Mother of four who moved to Utah shortly before unexpectedly becoming pregnant with her fourth child
• Planned a home birth with a midwife after three previous uncomplicated hospital births
• Experienced a severe migraine at six months pregnant that she suspected was preeclampsia
• Midwife dismissed her high blood pressure, attributing symptoms to food she had eaten
• 20-week ultrasound showed baby was measuring two weeks behind with an empty stomach
• Noticed significantly decreased fetal movement and followed her instinct to get it checked
• Ultrasound technician found baby wasn't moving or swallowing properly
• Hospital discovered her blood pressure was dangerously high, in the 200s
• Emergency C-section at 33 weeks resulted in baby born at only 2 pounds 10 ounces
• Community rallied around the family while baby spent six weeks in NICU
• Discovered toxic heavy metals in prescribed formula were causing developmental delays
• Switching formulas led to immediate improvements in baby's development and weight gain
• Learning to trust maternal instincts and advocate for yourself and your baby
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Show Credits
Host: Angie Rosier
Music: Michael Hicks
Photographer: Toni Walker
Episode Artwork: Nick Greenwood
Producer: Gillian Rosier Frampton
Voiceover: Ryan Parker
Chapters
1. Introducing Mom of Four Kimberly (00:00:00)
2. From Easy Births to Home Birth Plans (00:03:36)
3. Warning Signs and Migraine Crisis (00:07:52)
4. Baby Not Moving: Hospital Emergency (00:13:46)
5. Dangerous Blood Pressure and C-Section (00:19:27)
6. NICU Journey and Community Support (00:27:32)
7. Formula Mystery and Developmental Breakthrough (00:39:02)
8. Trusting Maternal Instincts and Key Lessons (00:49:11)
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