When it comes to giving birth, most people think about hospitals. However, has homebirth come across your mind? For Sarah and Matthew, halfway through their pregnancy, they explored home birth and changed their providers. This experience turned them into advocates of powerful and transformational births. Listen as they talked about the ways that their preparations …
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Hard and Long 1st Labor, Followed by Pain-free 2nd Birth both at Hospital with Midwives
Grace had her first child when she was 25, her goal was to go unmedicated with as little intervention as possible in a hospital. At 41w3d Grace went into labor on her own (24 hours before her scheduled induction). She showed up to the hospital with contractions coming every 2 minutes, lasting 2 minutes long and …
Ep. 19 – Transform Pain to Power With Pleasure
Key Takeaways: Face and address your fears in childbirth Understand the impact of doulas and support systems on healthy birth outcomes Love yourself during pregnancy, then give that love to your baby Find pleasure and comfort by listening to your body Find ways to open up to your sacred sexuality “When you transform the ambiance …
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Interview with renowned author Henci Goer — Home Sweet Homebirth
If you are planning a pregnancy, expecting, wanting to prepare as best you can for birth and postpartum, get yourself my online Guides! I’ve taken everything I’ve learned from over 27 years in my private practice and I’ve poured all of my love, passion, knowledge, and experience into creating something truly special for you… my …
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Ep. 18 – Be a Goddess for Your Birth with Andrea Hausheer
Birth can be safe, healthy, and empowering for women. With proper preparation and the right support team, there’s a greater chance of achieving orgasmic birth, leaving a wonderful memory for you and your partner. In this episode, Doula Andrea Hausheer discusses how home birth can be a wonderful experience as a mother and how different …
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Two Hospital Inductions: NICU Stay with 1st and Cesarean Birth with 2nd after Failed Epidural
Kyra had one induced birth with an epidural that ended in her daughter having complications after birth and needing to stay in the NICU for 9 days. Kyra labored for a total of 3 days and left 12 hours after birth to go be with her newborn at a different hospital. She had a very …
Storytelling — Birth Becomes You
Birth photography is unlike any other genre of photography due to its unpredictable, yet beautiful nature. For those who commit their time to this incredible industry and providing this gift to families, we mix the unpredictable with photography techniques such as composition, balance, and light. Birth photography storytelling is a balance of documenting not only …
Fast Unmedicated Hospital Birth After Multiple Miscarriages + Healing from a Brain Injury
Hoping for an unmedicated hospital birth and wanting to prepare as much as possible, Madison hired a birth doula, her and her spouse read many books, listened to podcasts and anticipated a long first labour. To her surprise just 3 hours after her first contraction her rainbow baby was born having barely made it to …
Traumatic Hospital Birth Followed By Healing Hospital Birth
Mary Catherine’s first birth, the birth of her daughter, was a traumatic, vaginal hospital birth. It was nothing like the unmedicated, peaceful, yogic birth she’d hoped for; in the end, it felt like an ER episode as she dealt with intense back labor, an epidural that only worked on half of her body, an episiotomy, …
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Comfy Clothes to Take You from Pregnancy to Postpartum
The Birth Hour team has been huge fans of Kindred Bravely for several years and have loved watching the brand grow and their clothing lines get better and better. Today, we are highlighting a few of our favorite items that we consider MUST HAVES to get you through pregnancy all the way to postpartum and …
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