226: HOME BIRTH STORY – Two Mama’s Story of Insemination, Breech with ECV and Home to Hospital with Amy and Mallory Caldwell (Rebroadcast)
How do you process when things don’t go the way you planned in your birth? We deconstruct this question with mamas Amy and Mallory Caldwell in today’s episode by taking it back to the beginning of their pregnancy journey. Both Amy and Mallory knew that they’d like to carry children at some point in their […]
225: The Emotional Journey of Multiple Inseminations and Planning a Home Birth for Two Mamas with Caitlin Thompson (Rebroadcast)
How do you stay in a space of trusting your body and the process when getting pregnant presents an emotional journey of challenges? This was Caitlin’s reality when she and her wife, Shona decided to start a family. First there were the conversations of who would be the gestational parent – which were relatively easy […]
224: HOME BIRTH STORY – Risking Out of Home Birth at 40 Weeks Pregnant with Laura Smoker
What if you had to change your birth plans on your due date? This happened for Laura Smoker, as she prepared for and planned a home birth, however had to shift plans when she risked out due to concerns around her blood pressure and possible preeclampsia. Laura and her husband Joshua wanted a home birth […]
223: HOME BIRTH STORY – The Balance of Pregnancy and Birth with Katelyn Fusco of The Happy Homebirth Podcast
Don’t all moms ultimately want what’s best for their children? This is a question that Katelyn Fusco addressed in her work as a certified health coach for pregnant mothers. This question and the answers to it evolved and applied to the world of pregnancy and birth as well when Katelyn shifted to become a student […]
222: HOME BIRTH STORY – Healing Through Trauma After a 48-Hour Labor and Unplanned Cesarean with Katie Suder
What do you do when it’s difficult to come to terms with how your birth unfolded? In today’s episode, Katie Suder shares her journey with us. From her unexpected and joyful pregnancy to currently 9 months postpartum and still processing a lot of her birth experience. While waiting the few weeks before she could see […]
221: HOME BIRTH STORY – A Secret Home Birth and Postpartum PTSD from Hospital Trauma with Stephanie Aberlich
Have you experienced postpartum PTSD? Today we’re talking with Stephanie Aberlich, not only about her home birth of her son Arlo (which she and her husband Dustin planned for and kept a secret from friends and family), but also the traumatic ER visit and hospital stay for baby Arlo just 24 hours after he was […]
220: HOME BIRTH STORY – From Hospital to Birth Center to Home to Possible Free/Unassisted Birth with Emilee Petrill
How does the experience of one birth influence the plans for births that follow? Today we chat with Emilee Petrill, and we pack a lot into a sub-hour conversation. Emilee has experienced a hospital birth with her first son Corbyn, a birthing center for her son Penn and finally a home birth for her son […]
219: HOME BIRTH STORY – Home Birth After 3 Cesareans (HBA3C) with Dedra Straka
What if you felt like no one believed in your body’s ability to birth your baby? What if a care provider told you that just by being pregnant you were making an unsafe choice? Today we talk to Dedra Straka, mama of 4. Dedra had a home birth for her fourth, after 3 cesarean births. […]
218: HOME BIRTH STORY – The 11 Pound Home Birth Baby with Natalie Bancroft and Laura Fifield (Rebroadcast)
In today’s episode we’re talking with Laura Fifield and Natalie Bancroft, two amazing women who are linked with a quite famous recent birth story. You see Natalie, a birth photographer and doula as well as a mama of 3, gave birth to her third baby earlier this year at home. And baby Simon weighed 11 […]
217: HOME BIRTH STORY – 5-Hour Home Birth Plus Mom and Dad are Both Birth Workers with Caitlin and Drew Hutcheon
How long was your birth? We tend to made assumptions about the birth experience based on how long it was. Especially if it was very fast. Some might think, “Oh, wow that’s awesome! You’re so lucky!” But it’s not always that simple. In today’s episode, we talk to both mom and dad! Caitlin and Drew […]