A Babymoon, a Birth, and a Fight for Survival: Lindsey’s Story

I knew this episode was going to be emotional. Sitting across from Lindsey Moyer, someone I’ve known since college, I could feel the weight of what she was about to share before we even hit record. What unfolded was a raw, honest, and deeply human conversation about birth trauma, survival, and what it means to live through the unimaginable and come out the other side.

Lindsey and her husband Joe were expecting their second child. They were in Turks and Caicos for a babymoon, something so many of us plan and look forward to. Everything was going smoothly until it wasn’t. At just 27 weeks, Lindsey experienced a sudden placental abruption and had to undergo an emergency C-section on an island with very limited medical resources.

Their daughter Logan Marie was born at 2 pounds 9 ounces. That moment should have been filled with joy and celebration, but instead it became a blur of fear, logistics, and survival. Joe sprang into action, working to coordinate a medical evacuation that would get Logan to the United States and into the care of doctors at CHOP in Philadelphia. The cost was outrageous. The decisions were immediate. The pressure was unimaginable. But they did what they had to do to give their daughter a chance.

This episode is about so much more than a medical emergency. It is about the emotional toll that comes after. The NICU journey. The moments of guilt and fear that linger. The strength it takes to sit beside your child in a bay with seven other babies and wonder if they will make it through the night. It is about realizing that even when you think you are prepared, nothing can prepare you for the feeling of powerlessness when your child is fighting for their life.

Lindsey shared moments in this episode that I will never forget. She told me about the first time she saw Logan and how she could not look at her. The guilt was overwhelming. She felt like she had failed her somehow. That kind of pain, the kind that twists around love, is hard to put into words. But she did, and in doing so, she gave space for others to feel less alone in their own trauma.

She also talked about healing. The therapy. The slow, ongoing process of forgiving yourself and learning to breathe again. And now, nearly two years later, Logan is thriving. She is wild and funny and fearless. She ripped out her own ventilator on the first day in the NICU. That’s who she is.

What I keep thinking about after recording this episode is how many people are out there silently carrying similar stories. Stories of emergency deliveries. Of babies in incubators. Of hospital hallways that became home for months. Of trauma that never really leaves, it just changes shape.

This podcast exists to give those stories a place to be heard. To remind people that they are not alone in their pain. Lindsey’s story is one of resilience and truth, and I am so grateful she shared it with us.

If you are walking through something heavy right now, whether it looks like this or not, I hope this episode gives you a little bit of light.

You can listen to Season 3, Episode 1 of For The Hayters on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or watch the full video on YouTube.

We are back. And these stories matter.

With love,Becky