Before I got pregnant, I already knew I had a herniated disc at L5-S1. When I learned I was expecting, I naturally wanted to know how the two conditions would interact.
Month: March 2022
My Upright Birth Story, Part 2
There’s a difference between making a medically sound decision, and being okay.
My Upright Birth Story, Part 1
I wasn’t sure how giving birth would affect my sciatica, or how I would manage when I couldn’t sit down. This is my labor story.
I Have Chronic Sciatica and a Sitting Disability. Here’s How I Prepared for Childbirth.
No one could tell me how childbirth would affect my chronic sciatica. Nor did I know how I would get through labor when I could neither sit down nor lie on my back.