Home Birth For Baby #2 and Why Squats are So Important for Preparing for Birth with Lindsay Bonnar
Lindsay Bonnar was one of the first moms we spoke with when we started doing interviews back in the day. In our part 1 with her (episode 20) we talked about the birth of her daughter Charlie, whom she originally planned to birth at home, and eventually transferred to a birthing center to have an […]
Choosing Home Birth As A Registered Nurse with Alyssa Queen
We love the little synchronicities that the universe throws out there. Like publishing this episode right after our previous episode – completely unplanned. If you missed our last episode, we spoke with Jessicca Moore, the creator of the documentary, “Why Not Home?” a film that explores the decisions of hospital birth care providers (nurses, doctors, […]
“Why Not Home?” Documentary with Jessicca Moore
Today we have the honor of speaking with Jessicca Moore, a family nurse practitioner and a filmmaker. She is the creator of the documentary film “Why Not Home?” which explores why labor and delivery medical professionals are choosing to give birth outside of the hospital, in this case – home! The documentary itself is amazing. […]
Choosing to Transfer to a Hospital After a Long Labor at Home with Thea Robnett
In today’s episode we’re chatting with Thea. She and her husband Alex planned for a home birth for their daughter Harley. They envisioned a peaceful, serene environment and she knew she wanted water. The decision to home birth was influenced by an awesome naturopath that she had been working with. Health and wellness is big […]
Ina May Gaskin, Hypnobabies, Stellar Midwives and Much More: Our List Of Favorite Home Birth Resources
In today’s episode we’re talking about all of the amazingly helpful resources we used when planning our home birth: from Ina May Gaskin books, to the Hypnobabies audio course, to The Business Of Being Born documentary, to conversations with our amazing midwives. We go through the home birth resources that we personally used, along with […]
“Just Like a Home Birth, But in a Hospital” with Jessica Thomas
In today’s episode we’re chatting with Jessica Thomas to hear about her empowered birth choice to deliver in a hospital. Her story is beautiful and it’s almost like she had a home birth experience in a hospital! Enjoy 🙂 Connect With Us Website: https://diahpodcast.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@diahpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doingitathome/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/diahpodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@doingitathome Merch: https://doingitathome.dashery.com/ Our […]
Taboo Subjects of Birth and Motherhood with Ashley Woolsey of Motherhood Tabutiful
Today we have the awesome honor and privilege of bringing you an empowering conversation with Ashley Woolsey – mother of 3, doula and creator of Motherhood Tabutiful (pronounced “ta-beautiful”) – a blog and online community for mothers to come together and share their stories of motherhood. To give some more context on Motherhood Tabutiful, here […]
From Hospital Birth with Interventions to Home Birth with Fetal Ejection Reflex with Kayleigh Johnson
Did you set intentions for your birth(s)? The last time we spoke with Kayleigh Johnson, DIAH mama from episode 77, she was setting some powerful intentions and visions for her upcoming birth. Today, we get to hear the full birth story! Connect With Us Website: https://diahpodcast.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@diahpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doingitathome/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/diahpodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@doingitathome Merch: […]
Setting Intentions for a Pain-Free, En Caul Home Birth with Kayleigh Johnson
In today’s episode, we’re talking with Kayleigh Johnson, mama to 14-month-old Amelia and wife to DJ. Kayleigh and her family live in Massachusetts, where they are planning for the birth of baby number two. Amelia was born in a hospital with an epidural and pitocin experience. To Kayleigh, the pitocin contractions felt very unnatural. They […]
Why Non-Moms are Important in the Home Birth Conversation with Katy Drew
We have a fun and little different kind of episode for you today. Katy emailed us after her great friend and fellow DIAH mama Katie McCormick (from episode 73) shared the podcast with her. Katy thanked us for what we’re up to with the show. As a “non-mom” (though she plans to be in the […]