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VBAC, Mood Swings & Skipping Our Babymoon
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Today on Unplanned, we’re sharing a huge update on our birth plan. Abby opens up about becoming a VBAC candidate, navigating the risks and emotions that come with it, and why reaching the third trimester feels especially meaningful after our loss. We also talk pregnancy hormones, strange sympathy symptoms, birth prep, AI robots (for some reason), and why we’re trading a babymoon for a “nesting moon.” Plus, Matt and Abby take an ultimate pregnancy quiz.
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01:35 - Travel Diaries
10:33 - 3rd Trimester Struggles
22:28 - Nesting
25:59 - Ultimate Pregnancy Quiz
46:13 - Change in birth plan
01:00:54 - Hypno Birthing
01:04:32 - Pregnancy symptoms
01:08:26 - Sympathy Symptoms
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