426: Our Second Home Birth Story: Rotisserie Chicken, Chatting with God and Cord Snap
FINALLY! Our second home birth story. At 12 weeks postpartum, we are sharing the details of the birth of our second daughter, Naomi. Offers From Our Awesome Partners: Needed: https://bit.ly/2DuMBxP – use code DIAH23 to get 20% off your order or DIAH100 for $100 off a Complete Plan More From Doing It At Home: Doing […]
425: A Sweet and Simple Home Birth – Listener Submitted Story from Holly Leever
Why home birth? For today’s DIAH Mama Holly Leever, her answer was: “I knew I would be more comfortable at home and would avoid a lot of unnecessary interventions.” This episode is part of a new format and style we will be featuring on the podcast every so often – a non-interview audio submission from […]
424: 2 Home Birth Stories with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack of “Fertility Friday” and “The Fifth Vital Sign” (DIAH Classic)
Who knew they were going to have a home birth before ever becoming pregnant? This was the case for Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, today’s guest and creator of the “Fertility Friday” podcast and author of the book “The Fifth Vital Sign.” Lisa is a holistic reproductive health practitioner specializing in fertility awareness method. She’s helped thousands in […]
423: 2 Beautiful and Simple Home Births and Awakening as a Mother with Steph Greunke
Can birth just be wonderful and beautiful and simple and uncomplicated? Absolutely! Every story is unique and every story matters. We love how we are able to present the variations here on the podcast. Today we get to hear Steph Greunke’s birth stories: 2 home births. Things we talk about in this episode: Links From […]
422: VBAC, HBAC and When Your Birth Turns You Into a Birth Worker with Stephanie King
How often is intervention necessary? From what we’ve found and learned in the hundreds of stories on this podcast, more interventions seem to be unnecessary rather than necessary. In Stephanie King’s stories, she talks about the cesarean for her first birth being unnecessary. From there, she walks us through her journey to a VBAC in […]
421: Preparing for What You Can’t Plan: 55 Hours of Labor with Dr. Brittany Zis
Is it possible for a birth experience to empower you and leave you feeling a little defeated at the same time? That was what Dr. Brittany Zis thought about her home birth, at first. For one thing, it was 55 hours long, and a couple of unplanned factors popped up – like her cervix being […]
420: 3 Planned Home Births with 1 Baby Born at Home with Britt Anderson
Would you try again for a home birth if it didn’t happen the first time? Today’s guest, Britt Anderson, walks us through 3 very different birth experiences. From a hospital transfer for cesarean, to another hospital transfer with VBAC to a home birth. Britt also shares how her history as a nurse, doula and her […]
419: Feeling Like a First-Time Mom in a Third Birth with Kathryn Langlois
Do you feel like you have control when it comes to your pregnancy and birth? In today’s birth story, we chat with Kathryn Langlois, mama of 3 from Alberta, Canada, about the details of her 3 pregnancies and births. 2 hospital births and 1 birth center birth. Her third birth felt “uncontrolled” – unlike her […]
418: The Most Common Reason for Home Birth Transfers to the Hospital and The Importance of Preparing Your Mindset with Anne Margolis (DIAH Classic)
Why do a small percentage of planned home births transfer to the hospital? There are a number of reasons. In today’s conversation with our friend Anne Margolis, certified nurse midwife and a powerhouse in the birth world. She has personally helped usher in over 1000 babies into the world. We’ve had her on the show […]
417: Trusting Birth, Questioning the System and Supporting Parents and Birth Workers with Dr. Nathan Riley (DIAH Classic)
How do you truly honor birth? Dr. Nathan Riley joins us for the second time on the podcast. First time was back in 2019, and a lot of life has changed for him. For one thing, he’s welcomed both of his daughters into the world. And today we talk about the home birth of the […]