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Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast Independent Podcast Network | Sarah Bivens and Matthew Bivens
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4.7 • 237 Ratings
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Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast is a weekly podcast about home birth and our decision to go from a traditional hospital birth with an OBGYN to a natural birth at home with midwives. This is a raw and honest show that explores homebirth from every angle. We talk about the fears and judgements thrown at you when you choose home birth. We share resources that we found tremendously helpful for understanding our birthing options. We confess the magic and craziness in preparing for pregnancy, home birth, motherhood and fatherhood. We talk about having sex while pregnant and maintaining your connection and intimacy as a couple. We reveal how to stay centered and not lose yourself through pregnancy, and tons more! This show is all about adding an empowered conversation to the topic of home birth and natural birth, while keeping it real, grounded and fun. So strap in and join us as we’re doing it at home!
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Having a Victorious HBAC with Christina Winsnes (DIAH Classic)
“Is my body able to give birth?”
This is one of the questions that Christina Winsnes asked herself as she prepared for the home birth of her second child, after an unplanned cesarean birth with her first child Emma.
With the support of her husband Yeti and the rest of her team, Christina took time during her second pregnancy to deal with fears and concerns. Also to come to a place of peace and acceptance that a non-vaginal birth was not a failure.
She walks us through this process and then the birth of her son Daniel, and how it differed from her time in the hospital.
This is a beautiful story for any mama who is planning an HBAC or is working on building the trust with your body.
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From Hospital to Birth Center to Home to Possible Free/Unassisted Birth with Emilee Petrill (DIAH Classic)
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 Moxy. She walks us through the processes and decisions around each of those experiences.
Then we get into the details of her home birth, and why she’s thinking about a free/unassisted birth for a future baby.
Bonus topics in this conversation include Emilee’s experience with consuming her placenta and why she’s a big advocate for it, the 10,000+ oz of breast milk she has donated and how the Doing It At Home podcast and community has impacted her body image and sex life!
Links From The Episode:
Business of Being Born: http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth: https://inamay.com/books/
Hypnobabies: https://www.hypnobabies.com/
Hypnobirthing: https://us.hypnobirthing.com/
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A Christmas Day Home Birth Full of Statistics and Spiritual Connection with Ashton Parker (DIAH Classic)
Can you approach birth from both a statistics and research-driven mind as well as with an intention to connect more deeply spiritually?
YES!
And our birth story today is an example of that. Ashton Parker shares her home birth journey with us. First with a good hospital birth for her first child, which included 5 hours of pushing. Then considered another hospital birth for her second child, but after some research and statistics, landed on home birth.
Ashton also shares how listening to DIAH was such great birth prep (which overwhelms us with joy!). She and her husband Sean felt prepared and supported, with an experienced birth team backing them.
Ashton’s home birth took place on Christmas Day, which made it feel like a big party.
This is a great episode for those who like to do a lot of research and learn a lot about the birthing process and statistics. And at the same time, for those who see birth as an opportunity to draw closer to God (whatever that practice looks like for you).
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Talking Home Birth and Placenta Encapsulation With Jenny DiPietro (DIAH Classic)
We’re entering a new phase of the podcast!
In addition to our episodes that feature Matthew and me discussing some topic related to home birth, we’re publishing our conversations with moms and families who have experienced home birth along with professionals and thought leaders on the subject.
First to kick off this endeavor is our chat with Jenny DiPietro. Jenny is a mom of 4, who has experienced both home and hospital birth.
In our talk, we cover things like:
The details of her births
What went into her decision-making process to choose home birth
Her work as a Placenta Encapsulation Specialist
The importance of education in the pregnancy and birthing journey
We’re very excited to bring other stories and perspectives of home birth to you. Enjoy!
Links From The Episode:
http://www.goldenheartbaby.com/
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Having a Healthy Relationship with Food in Preconception, Pregnancy and Postpartum with Laura Jean (DIAH Classic)
Would you say that you eat with awareness?
In today’s episode, we’re chatting with registered dietician and creator of Eat With Awareness, Laura Jean.
Laura works with women and assists them in becoming the experts in their personal relationships with food.
This covers the preconception, pregnancy and postpartum experiences. We talk with Laura about how to approach your nutrition with a holistic and loving mindset. This looks like learning what your body is saying and then figuring out how to honor that. Also letting go of rules, negativity and pressure that comes with the experience of having a baby and being a mother.
Links From The Episode:
Laura’s website - http://eatwithawareness.com/
https://eatwithawareness.com/kids/
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A Home Water Birth Story and Normalizing Postpartum Anxiety with Carolyn G. (DIAH Classic)
How does your first pregnancy and birth experience impact your second?
In today’s interview, we’re chatting with Carolyn about her pregnancy and birth story of her son Solomon, while pregnant with her second child.
We go over her decision to have a home birth as well as the intense first trimester sickness she experienced. Also the denial around labor starting, which we’ve heard quite a few times from mamas on the show.
Carolyn shares that while the birth went very well, it was still different from what she imagined in her mind. Following her birth, she experienced postpartum anxiety that involved separation anxiety and trouble sleeping. Addressing the anxiety and getting help around it has supported and encouraged her in preparation for her next child, due this fall.
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Customer Reviews
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I am having a water birth in a birthing center in Mexico, which is wayyyy different than where I had originally thought I would deliver my first baby. But the more I educate myself on home births/birth centers the more I know this is the way for me. I’m so happy to have found your podcast, and am feeling increasingly informed and empowered to delivery my baby boy in Feb 2024! Thank you 1000x over for giving me my nightly source of binge-worthy content 🙏🏼💙
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