The Labor Line
Emily Lau
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Impassable Kidney Stone + 2-Day Induction | Tessa’s Birth Stories (PART 2)
This week, we are AGAIN joined by my friend Tessa, a mom of five! In this episode, we are wrapping up her story by walking through her last 2 birth experiences. While pregnant with her fourth child,…
Disconnected Induction + Redemptive Home Births | Tessa’s Birth Stories (PART 1)
This week I’m joined by my friend Tessa, a mom of five! In this episode, we walk through her first three birth stories, and next week she’ll be back to share the final two. Tessa’s journey started on…
Postpartum Anxiety + Choosing to Trust | Natasha’s Birth Story
This week I’m joined by my friend Natasha, who had to overcome some fears about labor and motherhood before she felt ready to become a parent. After a positive pregnancy and a long labor that…
Standing Birth + Catching Her Own Baby | Summer’s Birth Story
This week I’m joined by my friend Summer, who gave birth standing up and caught her own baby! Summer takes us through how she prepared for her positive, unmedicated hospital birth, both physically…
Epidural-less Inductions + A Kidney Stone | Allie’s Birth Stories
This week I’m joined by my friend Allie, who endured passing a kidney stone while in her 3rd trimester!! Truly chilling stuff. But, beyond that, Allie shares her experience with high blood pressure…
2nd Trimester Recap!!
Today I am joined by me, myself, and I as I recap my 2nd trimester experiences. Y’all sent in questions to guide today’s conversation, and I loved the opportunity to look back on a truly…
Breech Baby + Positive C-Section | Emma’s Birth Story
This week, I’m joined by my friend Emma, who prepared for an unmedicated birth that actually didn’t come to fruition because her baby was breech. After trying everything in the Spinning Babies…
Broken Pubic Bone + Failed Epidurals | Lauren’s Birth Stories
This week, I’m joined by my friend Lauren, whose epidural worked a little too well to the point that she broke her pubic bone without even realizing it! In this episode, Lauren walks us through her 3…
Severe Preeclampsia + Hyperemesis Gravidarum | Rachel’s Birth Stories
This week, I’m joined by my sister-friend, Rachel, who is the third and final of my sisters-in-laws to share her story with us! Rachel went through quite the journey to bring her two daughters into…
Doula Support + Unmedicated Hospital Birth | Kyla’s Birth Story
This week I’m joined by my new friend Kyla, who learned how to differentiate between what was in her control and what wasn’t early on in her motherhood journey. This distinction helped her achieve a…
Positive Home Births + Overcoming Anxiety | Ashley’s Birth Stories (PART 2)
This week, we are joined AGAIN by my friend Ashley, who is a mom to six kids! In this episode, we are wrapping up her story by walking through her last three birth experiences. Ashley shares how the…
Deja Vu Deliveries + 2 Hour Labor | Ashley’s Birth Stories (PART 1)
This week I’m joined by my friend Ashley, a mom of six!! In this episode, we walk through her first three birth stories, and next week she’ll be back to share the final three. Ashley’s journey starts…
The Nicest Thing Someone Did For You Postpartum
This week, we’re talking about the stories YOU shared about the nicest things someone did for you postpartum. Y’all gave me all the insider secrets about what your postpartum friends ACTUALLY need.…
Medical Miscommunications + NICU Transfer | Katie’s Birth Story
This week I’m joined by my new friend Katie, whose journey to motherhood has many twists and turns. Her story includes a hurricane that influenced her decision to discontinue her birth control (yes,…
IUI Twins + Preeclamptic C-Section | Sydney’s Birth Story
This week I’m joined by my friend Sydney, whose C-section incision site reopened a few days after birth. Her journey to motherhood also includes IUI fertility treatments, advocating for herself when…
Type 1 Diabetes + Breastfeeding for 3 | Meredith’s Birth Stories
This week I’m joined by my amazing friend Meredith, who is a type 1 diabetic mom who breastfed three babies (one of them not even her own!) for over six months! What makes that even more incredible…
2-Push Deliveries + Pubic Symphysis Dysfunction | Jessica’s Birth Stories
This week I’m joined by my friend Jessica, who pushed both of her babies out in only two pushes!! Her experiences include first-trimester nausea (particularly in the car), a negative reaction to IV…
Breastfeeding Struggles + 3rd Degree Tear | Katie’s Birth Stories
This week I’m joined by my friend Katie, who thought she wanted a large family until she had a bumpy start to motherhood with her first. Her experiences include a long, difficult labor that resulted…
Quick Dilation + Postpartum Health | Malloree’s Birth Stories
This week, I’m joined by my friend Malloree, who once dilated from a 5 to a 10 in just 15 minutes, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg! Her 3 birth experiences include a one-push wonder baby,…
PPD + Down Syndrome | Hannah’s Birth Stories
This week, I am joined by my friend Hannah, who went from not knowing how an epidural worked to delivering her third without her husband while he was at military training! Her experiences include…
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The Labor Line has published 32 episodes since July 2025, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Kids & Family.
The Labor Line is currently sporadic with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 1h 22m.
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