May 24 2023 62 mins
In this episode, I tell the story of my son's wonderful home birth. I go into detail of every stage of the journey: what I found easy, the challenges I faced and how I got through them, what surprised me, what I loved, it's spiritual nature, and more. If you're looking for a good, happy birth story that also keeps it real, this is it.
Here's what you'll hear:
0:00 - Preview & Intro
1:20 - The Cocoon Loosens
2:31 - The First Early Labor Contractions
5:12 - "My water is about to break"
06:03 - Using Hypnobabies to Release Fear
06:36 - The Early Labor "It's Happening" Warm & Fuzzies
07:25 - What Are The Midwives Doing Here Already?
08:53 - Feminine Fury & a Pause in Labor
10:15 - "I'm going to restart my labor. No one follow me."
11:25 - The Perfect Spring Day and Finding My Flow
12:23 - Learning to Understand and Control Contractions
14:15 - Hummingbird Medicine & Hating The Toilet
16:22 - Active Labor Begins
18:19 - My One Painful Contraction
19:48 - My Favorite Part of Labor
22:10 - Getting Into The Birth Pool
24:10 - A Deep Pool of Bliss
26:37 - Transition
27:53 - Getting Overwhelmed and Telling My Contractions "No"
28:57 - The Rest & Be Thankful Phase
29:49 - Retrieving My Baby's Soul From The Cosmos
30:34 - Pushing Is Powerful
31:17 - My Inner Escape Artist
33:05 - Facing Fears
35:05 - Phwoom! Getting Baby Into Position
36:31 - In An Altered State of Consciousness
37:30 - I Have To Decide To Do This
38:50 - I've Never Seen My Vulva Look Like That Before
39:42 -Calling On My Birth Altar
40:35 - The Only Way Out Is Through
41:18 - Summoning Ancient Power
43:13 - Crowning and Ecstatic Pleasure
44:40 - The Most Pleasurable Sensation I've Ever Felt In My Life
47:14 - "Am I Having A Hemmorage?"
48:53 - I Didn't Tear!
49:33 - Getting Tucked Into Bed As A Family of Three and Breastfeeding For The First Time
52:27 - The Lessons I Learned In Labor
59:13 - An Invitation To Share Your Empowering Birth Story
If you'd like to share your birth story on the MotherSpeak podcast, you can go to podinbox.com/MotherSpeak to share your birth story.
If you'd prefer to share it in written format or be interviewed for the podcast, email me at [email protected].
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