The amazing Johanna Campbell with her boys Ocean (3) and Phoenix (1). Johanna was born with a defective hip and had an operation to repair it when she was 8. Her surgeon told her as a little girl that she could do anything, and she has always remembered that. In adulthood, she had another scan and was told that she would need a full hip transplant before becoming a mother as the weight of pregnancy would be too much for her hips to bear. Johanna says she's a poor planner, and she had both of her boys soon after. She had healthy pregnancies with them both, with no more hip problems than usual. Both boys went post dates and were delivered vaginally with an epidural after 24+ hours labors. Breastfeeding has also gone well; Ocean nursed until 14 months, and Phoenix is still going strong. While a major hip operation is likely in Johanna's future, she's doing well right now. In fact, she just walked the Great Wall of China with Phoenix on her back.
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