054: What happens when your first birth leaves you with more than a baby—and the support you need simply doesn’t exist yet?
In this episode of The Pelvic Pulse, I’m joined by Lauren Fleming, founder of HEM Support Wear, who vulnerably shares her experience navigating postpartum prolapse after her first pregnancy, the lack of effective external pelvic support options, and how that all shaped her second pregnancy, birth, and business.
Lauren’s story is one of reclamation—of body, resilience and power—as she moves from unexpected prolapse to creating the very support wear she wished she had.
Feeling the Pulse On
- Lauren’s first birth at a birth center during the pandemic
- Getting a prolapse diagnosis, even with pelvic PT support
- Why most postpartum pelvic support garments don’t work
- How her second pregnancy and home birth felt post-prolapse
- Her experience with a pessary and why it was a game-changer
- Navigating menstruation, motherhood, and running a pelvic health biz
- Her top advice for anyone facing prolapse
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