436: High-Risk Pregnancy, Traditional Midwives and Trusting Your Body with Erin Zekis (DIAH Classic)
How do you learn to trust your body after some difficult experiences and a high-risk label? In today’s episode, we’re talking with Erin Zekis about her journey to home birth. From premature labor with her first pregnancy and a hospital transfer, to exploring different methods of care for her second pregnancy, Erin and her husband […]
435: Informed Choice, Empowered Pregnancy and Birth, Plus Breech and VBAC with Dr. Elliot Berlin
In today’s episode we speak with Dr. Elliot Berlin, an award-winning prenatal chiropractor, childbirth educator, labor support bodyworker, and co-founder of Berlin Wellness Group in Los Angeles, California. Things we talk about in this episode: Informed choice Empowered pregnancy and birth Breech births VBAC Links From The Episode: Dr. Berlin’s website: https://www.doctorberlin.com/ Informed PregnancyⓇ Podcast: […]
434: A Healing Motherhood and Home Birth Journey – Listener Submitted Story from Teresa Sciarretta
Why home birth for Teresa? After an empowering birth center experience with my first child, I absolutely knew home birth was my path for my second child. I felt confident in my body and my choice. My home is also a sacred place for me and part of my healing journey, so the idea of […]
433: Sharing Our Postpartum Experience Plus an Important Announcement
How has postpartum been? Are you going to have more babies? We’re answering these questions, plus breaking down many of the elements of our early days of postpartum. Links From The Episode: Our second home birth story: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doing-it-at-home/id1153134918?i=1000601018385 Follow up to our birth story: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doing-it-at-home/id1153134918?i=1000606397362 Silverette: https://silveretteusa.com/ Cal Newport: https://calnewport.com/ Offers From Our Awesome Partners: […]
432: Infertility, First Pregnancy, Successful Home Birth and Postpartum Hemorrhage – Listener Submitted Story from Paige Conant
What helped you when you were preparing for home birth? For Paige, “Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth” and Doing It At Home podcast were two of the biggest resources in her journey. In Paige’s submitted audio story, she walks us through her preconception journey as well as the planning for home birth and the birth […]
431: Birth and Postpartum Support are the Best Baby Shower Gifts with Kaitlin McGreyes of Be Her Village
What sort of stuff do I need to prepare for a baby? Great question. And what if it’s not about the “stuff?” What if we focus less on the “stuff” and look more at the support and resources that mothers and parents need after they have a baby? Enter Be Her Village, an online cash […]
430: Things We Forgot About Our Birth Story Plus Answering Your Follow Up Questions
But what about the bag of waters?! We answer this and other questions that we received as follow ups to our second home birth story for baby Naomi. There were also some things from the birth story that we forgot to mention and wanted to expand upon further. This includes but is not limited to: […]
429: When Home Birth Is Just A Normal Thing with Celia Donaldson (DIAH Classic)
When did you first learn about home birth? For today’s mama, Celia Donaldson, she herself was born at home. So for her growing up, it was just “normal.” So there didn’t have to be this explanation and deep dive into what it was or why people might choose it. It’s this normalcy that carries through […]
428: A Passion and Love for Birth – Listener Submitted Story from Lauren Carney
Enjoy another listener story submission! This one is from Lauren Carney about the birth of her son Jasper. Things mentioned in this story: Advocating for yourself Looking into a birth center Care providers that make you feel safe and care about you properly Falling in love with midwifery Switching plans at 24 weeks from OB […]
427: 25 Ways to Know Labor is Starting (DIAH Classic)
How do you know when labor is starting? This is a question we put out there into the community, and received some really great answers and examples. So we’re sharing them with you! Plus our experience of what it was like when we realized it was “game time” — what it felt like, what was […]