Birth From a Disability Perspective Both in Hospital and at Home with Lo Nigrosh
How do we take disabilities into consideration when it comes to birth? Lo Nigrosh of The Milk Making Minutes podcast joins us to share details of her 2 birth experiences. Her first was in the hospital and her second was at home. Her decision to home birth was largely influenced by the policies and care […]
Building Confidence and Support for an HBAC After 2 Cesareans with Erin Holohan
How do you build the confidence and support to prepare for an HBAC after 2 cesarean births? Our guest in our latest birth story, Erin Holohan, is an example of this. After moving through 2 disappointing birth experiences with a lot of recovery and healing to do, she was determined to have her home birth […]
Unassisted Home Birth with Genevieve and Michael Howland of Mama Natural
What’s the recipe for a magical birth experience? It likely looks different for all of us. However, we might incorporate similar mindsets, approaches, preparation and resources. Today we have the pleasure of speaking with Genevieve and Michael Howland of Mama Natural, the #1 parenting brand online and a source of education and empowerment for natural […]
When Dad Catches the Baby: A Dream Home Birth Story with Dual Care with Malina and Craig Johnson
Some of you may remember Malina from when she and her mom, Char, joined us to share her pregnancy news. We start this episode by replaying that moment, then catch up with Malina and her husband, Craig, on everything that’s happened since. Malina and Craig share their journey through a hospital birth, a frightening emergency […]
How Research, Options, and Open Minds Create an Empowered Home Birth with Lauren Thomas
How do you set yourself up for success when it comes to your birth? For one thing, that requires looking at what you want to create and experience. In today’s episode we get to hear Lauren Thomas’s journey to home birth and the research, education and preparation that brought her there. After a birthing center […]
Labor Denial, Hypnobabies, and the Bathtub with Longtime Listener Alexis June
What happens when a listener’s life is changed by the podcast she binged? Lexi found Doing It at Home while researching her options years before she became pregnant, listened to every episode from the very beginning, and was inspired to become a doula and plan the home birth she’d wanted since she was 18. In […]
A Home Birth Story of Challenges, Changes and Healing with Laura Hale
Today we bring you Laura’s incredible birth story. Laura and her partner Mikey live in Homer, Alaska with their daughter Hannah. I honestly don’t know the best manner or order to present all of the awesome elements of this story, so I’ll do my best to share it all as it hits me. First of […]
How Orgasmic Birth Is Connecting Women To Their Power With Debra Pascali-Bonaro
Warning: this is an amazing episode. Full of conversation around pleasurable, joyful, ecstatic birth. It may cause you to feel empowered and excited around birth. There, we gave you a heads up! But seriously, we are so honored to have Debra Pascali-Bonaro join us on the show. She’s another one of the powerhouses of the […]
Witchcraft, surprise babies, and moving during pregnancy with Meggie and Steve Andrews
In today’s episode we’ve got the whole family on the phone – Meggie and Steve Andrews join us, along with their baby William, or Liam as they refer to him. Meggie reached out to us during her pregnancy, thanking us for what we’re doing on the show and sharing how helpful it had been for […]
Switching to Home Birth for Baby Number 4 with Jarmar and Jonnelle Dupas
In this episode, we get to speak with both mom and dad! We love when we get to chat with a home birth couple and hear both perspectives from the decision-making process to the experience itself. So we’re chatting with Jarmar and Jonnelle Dupas. They live in Austin, Texas with their 4 children. Their switch […]