Episode 240 Abby's VBAC + Choosing Your Birthing Location

Abby Inman is a pelvic floor therapist, a soon-to-be mother of four, and one of the authors of the book Baby Got VBAC: An Inspiring Collection of Wisdom for Better Births After Cesarean. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Abby is advocating for hospital policies to make pelvic floor therapy more accessible to all birthing women. 
As a VBAC mom herself, Abby talks with Meagan about why every woman should have a pelvic floor physical therapy consult in the hospital before going home. Abby also tells us some obvious as well as more commonly missed signs indicating that you could benefit from pelvic floor physical therapy. 
Additional LinksBaby Got VBAC: An Inspiring Collection of Wisdom for Better Births After CesareanAbby’s WebsiteHow to VBAC: The Ultimate Prep Course for ParentsThe VBAC Link Facebook CommunityFull Transcript under Episode Details
Meagan: Hello, hello you guys. This is Meagan with The VBAC Link. I apologize that I sound a little hoarse today. I have totally caught a darn bug. I have been trying to get away from it all year not getting sick and apparently, I couldn’t get away with it. So here I am. I sound kind of froggy today but that’s okay. We’re still going to carry on. 
You guys, we have our friend, Abby, with us today and I’m really, really excited because I was just telling her before we started recording, she is just a big ball of everything. She’s got a lot of amazing things to talk about and share so it is such an honor, Abby, to have you on our podcast. 
Abby: I am so excited to be here. 
Meagan: Yes. Oh my gosh. I just want to talk a little bit even before we jump into the review. I don’t want to talk too much about your story because I want to give you all of the time but have you guys heard, Baby Got VBAC? Have you guys heard of that book? If you haven’t, go check our highlights or on our blog because we have it on there and it is such an incredible, uplifting book. 
And guess what, Abby? I don’t know if you know this. I don’t know if you were actually the one that contacted us, but forever ago, someone contacted Julie and me about being in this. We had so much going on. We were in our course and we were like, “We can’t take anything more on,” and we declined the opportunity and now we are kicking ourselves in the pants. We’re like, “Dang it. We should have been in this incredible book.” 
It has so many incredible people and stories and information in it. I mean, it’s amazing, right? Do you want to tell us a little bit about it?
Abby: Yes. Baby Got VBAC. I don’t exactly know what is the subheader. It’s like, “A Collection of Wisdom for Better Birth After Cesarean.” 
Meagan: Yeah. “An Inspiring Collection of Wisdom for Better Birth After a Cesarean.” 
Abby: And it was the brainchild of a VBAC mom herself who is also a writer and an independent publisher, so she just got us all together, found us likely through various social media channels as things are done these days–
Meagan: Yes, yes. 
Abby: And yeah. It’s a combination of VBAC stories from all different kinds of people as well as some awesome chapters done by various birth professionals so some birth educators, some doulas, some chiropractors, PTs–
Meagan: Brittany is in it and we love it. I’ve taken her course. She’s on our podcast. She’s in it. Br