266: HOME BIRTH STORY – Changing From Hospital Birth To Home Birth At 35 Weeks with Jessica and Seth Burdette (Rebroadcast)
In today’s episode we’re bringing you the home birth story of Jessica and Seth Burdette. Have you ever felt like you were limited with your birth options? Our couple today, Jessica and Seth Burdette, share their story about doing what was best for their family and creating the birth experience of their dreams. At 35 […]
265: The Lessons Birth Teaches You About Handling Tough Situations (Plus Practical Tips For You)
What can birth teach us about handling tough situations? Simply stated: A LOT! Matthew and Sarah sit down to address some of the current energy that’s circulating throughout the world, and how we can draw upon the experience of birth to empower us and help us move through it. Lessons like surrender, awareness, mindfulness and […]
264: HOME BIRTH STORY – Switching to Home Birth at 30 Weeks, Plus 10 Minutes of Pushing with Sarah Radcliff
How late is too late to switch your birth plan or care model? The joke (but not really a joke) response we often see in the birth circuit is, “Once the baby has arrived.” In other words, it’s never too late to evaluate what you want in your birth experience, and to make the adjustments […]
263: HOME BIRTH STORY – A Faith-Filled Home Birth Plus Belly Hugs with Amy Jo and JJ Mann
How does faith influence your pregnancy and birth? This could be linked to religious affiliation or not. Birth in and of itself includes elements of trust and surrender, the cycle of ebb and flow. It’s natural to associate it as a spiritual experience. Today’s guests open up their story and hearts to us as they […]
262: HOME BIRTH STORY – A Home Birth Postpartum Hospital Transfer, Energy Work and the What Ifs with Kimberly Huck
What happens when your birth turns out different than how you pictured it? Two-time DIAH mama Kimberly Huck can relate to this question for her second home birth. We’re so excited to have Kimberly back on the show (she joined us back in episode 53 sharing her fast labor and Bradley Method influenced water birth […]
261: Our Thoughts on the Frida Mom Ad About Real Postpartum!
Have you seen the commercial about real postpartum that’s been getting some attention lately? A recent commercial from company Frida, creators of FridaBaby and FridaMom with parenting product favorites like the snot-sucking NoseFrida, recently released a commercial highlighting their postpartum care products like an upside down peri bottle. The ad has sparked up attention. For […]
260: HOME BIRTH STORY – Preparing for What You Can’t Plan in 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 […]
259: Paternity Leave and Going Pain Med Free
Is your partner planning on taking time off when baby arrives, or did they in the past? And what about going pain med free for your birth — do you ever get questions or responses like, “what are you trying to prove??” Today’s episode, both of us are addressing listener emails and touching on things […]
258: HOME BIRTH STORY – 3 Birth Stories: Releasing Shame, Hiring a Birth Coach and Orgasmic Birth with Dorit Palvanov
Did you hold onto any shame from your birth or postpartum experience? In today’s episode, our guest Dorit Palvanov is setting an example on how to let that go. She shares details of her 3 birth stories: from hospital to home to back to hospital. Dorit walks us through the processes and the ups and […]
257: Hypnobirthing: Using The Power of The Mind To Influence Your Body with Kristy Rodriguez
What is Hypnobirthing? We dive into this in today’s episode with our guest Kristy Rodriguez, prenatal yoga instructor and coach and the host of the Pure Nurture podcast. We talk about some of the details of hypnobirthing and the myths and common questions that come up around it. So if you’ve ever thought about using […]