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Happy Homebirth

The Happy Homebirth podcast is your source for positive natural childbirth stories, and your community of support, education and encouragement in all things homebirth and motherhood.

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Ep 167: ”What if it’s painful?” Getting Comfortable...

Happy Homebirth ·

2022/04/04

I want to give birth physiologically and at home… but what if it’s painful? Today we’re going to take a few minutes to discuss the very common, very understandable fear of pain when it comes to giving birth at home….without medication. We'll be discussing this from several perspectives today/using several guiding questions: 1. What makes you think it will be painful? 2. What can we do to mitigate the potential for pain? 3. So what? What if it is painful? And throughout we'll include a

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01:25:03

Ep 166: Uncharted Euphoria: Rose’s 3 Homebirths

Happy Homebirth ·

2022/03/28

When you describe your labor and birth, what words come to mind? Difficult? Intense? Powerful? What about…. Euphoric? Today we’re going to be talking to my friend Rose, of Rose Uncharted– Rose is a wife and mother of 3 children born at home. She began cultivating an online presence on instagram by sharing her unconventional lifestyle choices and ideas, and by pushing back against the societal norms of how we should live and raise our babies in this modern age. Her signature message has been to

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31:27

Ep 165: Homebirth on Historic Family Land

Happy Homebirth ·

2022/03/21

Midwives are great, but OB’s are definitely better when it comes to diagnostics and testing, right? This week we’re speaking to Hannah White, a sweet, sentimental mama who switched to midwifery care later on in her second pregnancy. And she was shocked to find out that her midwife was more thorough in keeping up with her health than even her obstetrician. Episode Roundup: I just love the historicity of Hannah’s story. She was able to give birth on family land, in the home that she grew up in,

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18:54

Ep 164: How to Release Your Fears of Transporting

Happy Homebirth ·

2022/03/14

Let’s say you’ve decided that you want a homebirth…but….you’re feeling some uncertainty. Maybe you’ve heard stories from other moms who wanted the very same, but then their births took another direction, and they didn’t end up with the intimate birth at home that they’d envisioned. How do we come to terms with this possibility, yet not expect negative outcomes? Several weeks ago, one of our community members, Danielle, shared her story of planning a homebirth, but having to make the difficult

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01:12:22

Ep 163: Kelsea’s Fast First Time Homebirth &...

Happy Homebirth ·

2022/03/07

First births are always long and hard. Period. Right? Or…. This week we’re speaking with Kelsea, a precious mama of two, who surprised herself and her birth team with her first labor. We’ll dig into both of her beautiful experiences. Episode Roundup When Kelsea broke the news that she was having a homebirth to her OB, her OB said, “we always see unsuccessful homebirth attempts.” Well, duh, doctor. You certainly don’t see the successful ones… they’re…. Not at the hospital. I just want to use

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01:26:35

Ep 162: Homebirth and Chiropractic Wisdom from Dr....

Happy Homebirth ·

2022/02/28

Let’s say you’re a birth expert- you’ve been working with pregnant mothers for years, and you’re finally having the homebirth of your dreams. Is firm education enough, or will there possibly be unexpected tests in the emotional and mental aspects of birth? This week we’re speaking with the marvelous Dr. Courtney Kahla. Dr. Courtney is a nervous system centered chiropractor specializing in families. She is the owner of Our Well House: a multidisciplinary wellness center in Dallas, TX. Her mission

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01:04:56

Ep 161: How to Process a Homebirth Cesarean and a...

Happy Homebirth ·

2022/02/21

How do we process birth when we don’t experience the outcome we intended? How do we manage changing our plans and accepting what comes to us during the wild and uncontrollable ride that is birth? This week we’re speaking with Danielle, accompanied by her doula Tracey. Danielle was raised in a homebirth family, so naturally, she was planning her own. We’ll listen to how her story unfolded and how she’s processing through it all now on the other side. I always like to give a heads up when the

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01:01:21

Ep 160: Advocating for what you need when the...

Happy Homebirth ·

2022/02/14

What do you do when your mainstream care provider won’t listen to what it is that you need? When you KNOW something isn’t right, but they totally blow you off? This week we’re speaking to Michelle Rodas, who had to go to battle with her care providers in order to keep her baby safe. We’ll hear how she advocated for her child in utero and what she did to avoid further disruptions later on in her pregnancy, which, believe it or not led her to to out-of hospital midwifery. Episode Roundup Did

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23:09

Ep 159: When Your Midwife Choices are Limited

Happy Homebirth ·

2022/02/07

What do you do when you’re sold on the idea of homebirth, but your area has either no midwives or no midwives that you like? Resources Believe In Midwifery Episode (sustainable midwifery) https://www.myhappyhomebirth.com/episode23/ Shared Decision Making (book) https://www.amazon.com/Shared-Decision-Making-Bring-Mothers/dp/B089M59Z35/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2TAOKXFRMHUYP&keywords=shared+decision+making&qid=1644082050&sprefix=shared+decision+making%2Caps%2C110&sr=8-2 Shared Decision Making

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Ep 158: Farmhouse on Boone: Lisa’s Homebirth Journey

Happy Homebirth ·

2022/01/31

Once you’ve had 6 babies, 4 of which were at home— you pretty much know everything there is to know about birth, right? This week we’re speaking with Lisa Bass of Farmhouse on Boone to hear all about her most recent birth. Lisa shares some of the new insights she gained during this pregnancy and labor preparation, and sheds tons of wisdom throughout her explanation of how she began having home births in the first place. Lisa is a wealth of wisdom when it comes to homemaking and wholesome living,

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Ep 157: Communicating With Your Birth Team About...

Happy Homebirth ·

2022/01/17

How do we make sure that we’re on the same page with our midwife? Begin with open communication before you even hire your midwife Make sure that your preferences of how your midwife will operate and interact match with what she is willing to provide Be certain that YOU know what You want in a care provider Are the two parties in agreement? Feel comfortable asking questions as you come from a place of initial agreement an understanding Be careful adding additional social checkmarks to your list of

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41:56

Ep 156: A ”Stale Crunchy” Homebirth

Happy Homebirth ·

2022/01/10

When you picture homebirth mothers, what image comes to mind? Do you imagine the totally crunchy, completely alternative health mom who’s making her own bone broth and sourdough? Although I may be "that" mother, one thing I love about the homebirth community is that, although we often have much in common, this group is diverse and brings many viewpoints. For example, today we’ll be speaking with Gabby and Daniel, a homebirth family who self-describes as “stale crunchy”. So kind of crunchy, kind

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14:54

Ep 155: Healing Birth Trauma: 4 Places to Start

Happy Homebirth ·

2022/01/03

What do we do when our previous birth experience wasn’t so happy? How do we overcome the trauma? 4 Tips to Begin Healing: 1. Reframe your birth with someone outside of the situation 2. Write down everything in stream-of-consciousness style 3. Emotional Freedom Technique - Tapping Resource Mentioned: @LivingRootsWellness 4. Fascial Work- Craniosacral, craniofascial, myofascial, etc. Body Rolling Resource 5. Recommendations from Instagram Resources The Homebirth Collective- Join the

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21:47

Ep 154: What Does Birth Feel Like?

Happy Homebirth ·

2021/12/27

Today I’m tackling perhaps the most elusive question about labor…. What does it actually feel like? In this episode we discuss: Some of the ways my followers and those inside of the Happy Homebirth Podcast Community on Facebook described the sensations Some of the most commonly used words: Intensity. Pressure. Power. My personal perceptions of feeling during my births How YOU can prepare for the feelings of birth, no matter how they present Resources The Homebirth Collective- Join the

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Ep 153: How to Keep Your Birth Space Sacred

Happy Homebirth ·

2021/12/20

In this episode we discuss how to keep your birth space sacred: Consider who you let in- take time prenatally to form deep connections Consider who you leave out- you may want your mom and mil and cousin, but is that a genuinely good idea? Consider how you set up- this might not matter to some, but may be more important to others Be on the same page with your spouse- this is sacred You’ve got to convince yourself or consistently remind yourself that it’s sacred If you treat your pregnancy journey as

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01:16:38

Ep 152: Tough Births Can Be Empowering, Too!

Happy Homebirth ·

2021/12/06

What has more of an impact- the exact details of your labor, or the way you feel you were treated throughout? This week we’re speaking with Katelynn Bolt, a mother whose births were both difficult, yet she was left feeling quite differently about herself and her experience based on her care providers and support. *I’ll be taking a little winter break from releasing episodes. This will be the last episode I release in 2021, as I plan to take some time off in December and January to focus on some

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50:24

Ep 151: A Labor Nurse Has a Freebirth

Happy Homebirth ·

2021/11/22

When your job consists of helping mothers give birth at the hospital, then you’re definitely going to… give birth at the hospital when it’s your turn, right? This week we’re speaking with Georgia— a labor and delivery nurse and…. Freebirth mama? Oh, my friends. You’re going to love this story. Reviewer of the Week- herwildsunshine Such a joyful & empowering podcast: I am not into podcasts- I never have been- but these are amazing! I learn so much & get to see such a wide variety of positive

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01:00:54

Ep 150: Birth in the Church...Bathroom?!

Happy Homebirth ·

2021/11/15

If you’ve already given birth before, I’d love to know- did your labor turn out the way you’d imagined it? This week we’re speaking with Steffanie Allen, mama of 5. Steffanie’s experienced a vast array of births, and some of them turned out far different from what she, or what anyone for that matter, could have predicted, especially her most recent birth. Reviewer of the Week- ThePond “so positive and encouraging! I’ve listened to a lot of birth podcasts. Like, a lot. This one is by far my

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01:18:49

Ep 149: Conscious Conception with Loren de la Cruz

Happy Homebirth ·

2021/11/08

How can we prepare for a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby? Is there any way to positively improve our chances of health and mitigate risk? This week we’re speaking with Loren de la Cruz, a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Root Cause Protocol Consultant, and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner that specializes in preconception nutrition. Her mission is to empower women with the tools and the knowledge they need to regulate their cycles, balance their hormones, heal their

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Ep 148: Hurricanes and Homebirths: The Calm After the...

Happy Homebirth ·

2021/11/01

What do you do when your birth suddenly feels as though it’s swirling in chaos? How do you keep calm and remain focused? This week we’re speaking with Holly, who weathered a Category 4 Hurricane just as she was about to give birth. Talk about an unexpected turn of events. I can’t wait for you to hear the incredible mindset that Holly brought to her experience, and the twist at the end of this story Episode Roundup I wanted to bring up the safety idea. Holly decided with her fourth baby that

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