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Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast

Independent Podcast Network | Sarah Bivens and Matthew Bivens

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,

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49:53

Retelling Maya’s Home Birth Story, 9 Years Later

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/09/10

What happens when you retell your birth story nine years later, with no notes and no prep?In this episode, we revisit Maya’s home birth story, which took place the same week that we launched the Doing It At Home podcast. We sit down to share the story again, nine years later, straight from memory. Then, we compare this new retelling to our original 2016 recording, just one week postpartum. Here's what you'll hear in this episode: The core details we remembered clearly vs. the ones that

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43:49

Jurassic Park, Birth Affirmations, and a Baby Named...

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/09/09

What happens when labor begins with a jolt and never lets up? Katie and Chris McGrath return to the podcast to share the electrifying home birth story of their daughter, Molly. If you caught their first episode you’ll remember their playful vibe and thoughtful prep. This time, we dive into what actually went down (spoiler: it’s real, raw, fast, and filled with heart). From Jurassic Park inspired affirmations to a quiet, candle-lit bathroom birth (complete with their dog at their side), this

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12:22

We’re Back! A Fresh Chapter for Doing It At Home

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/09/03

We’re back! After months of sharing rebroadcasts, we’re stepping into a new season of Doing It At Home with fresh energy and intention. In this short announcement episode, we share why we’re back on the mics, what you can expect moving forward, and how you can plug in to support the show.Here’s what we cover in this episode: Why we’re bringing fresh content back to the feed Our new cadence: 1 new episode each month Weekly connection through emails, clips, and videos on social

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58:59

First Time Birth Stories: First Time Mother and Labor...

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/08/29

We’re back with another special series, diving into one powerful theme at the heart of home birth journeys. This time: First Time Birth Stories.Why would a labor and delivery nurse choose home birth? There are quite a few reasons, at least for today’s guest Corrie Oyinloye. Corrie has been a labor and delivery nurse for 10 years. And two years ago, she chose home birth for the birth of her daughter, Rachel. (*Dates as of original recording). Corrie’s story also includes creating the space for

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53:08

First Time Birth Stories: Infertility, First...

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/08/29

We’re back with another special series, diving into one powerful theme at the heart of home birth journeys. This time: First Time Birth Stories. What helped you when you were preparing for home birth? For Paige, “Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth” and Doing It At Home podcast were two of the biggest resources in her journey. In Paige’s submitted audio story, she walks us through her preconception journey as well as the planning for home birth and the birth of her son, Cole. Themes and topics from

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26:47

First Time Birth Stories: First Pregnancy, Planning a...

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/08/29

We’re back with another special series, diving into one powerful theme at the heart of home birth journeys. This time: First Time Birth Stories. This episode is part two of our conversation with Christie Andersen, our first-time mom planning her home birth while her husband Ryan had been stationed in Korea throughout the whole pregnancy. And a lot has changed since our last conversation! For one, we had a baby! Little Charlotte has since stepped on the scene, and we get to hear all about her grand

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28:16

First Time Birth Stories: First Pregnancy, Planning a...

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/08/29

We’re back with another special series, diving into one powerful theme at the heart of home birth journeys. This time: First Time Birth Stories. What does it look like to fully trust your instincts and choose a new birth path halfway through pregnancy — while your partner is deployed across the world? In this episode we're talking with Christie Andersen about her home birth. Christie was pregnant at the time of our recording, just days away from giving birth. We were incredibly excited that

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55:42

First Time Birth Stories: Fearless First Time Mom at...

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/08/29

We’re back with another special series, diving into one powerful theme at the heart of home birth journeys. This time: First Time Birth Stories. What if your surprise pregnancy at 38 turned into the most empowering experience of your life? In this episode we're talking with Tammy Williams. Tammy is a 38 year old first time mom who chose to have her baby at home. She is an amazing momma who approached her home birth without fear, and had a magic experience. If Tammy could, she would shout from

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53:39

First Time Birth Stories: Choosing Faith Over Fear...

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/08/29

We’re back with another special series, diving into one powerful theme at the heart of home birth journeys. This time: First Time Birth Stories. What if your path to a first-time home birth started with loss, moved through doubt, and ended in triumph? In this moving birth story, we talk with Caryn Ragin — military wife, new mama, and fierce advocate for her body and her baby. After experiencing a miscarriage overseas and feeling unseen and dismissed by the medical system, Caryn knew she wanted

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18:59

How To Prepare Your Children For Your Home Birth

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/08/26

Ever wondered how to include your older kids in your home birth in a way that’s empowering, fun, and not scary? In this episode, we’re sharing creative tips from real home birth families on how they prepared their children to be present for the birth of a sibling. From animal birth videos and “growling games” to plain talk about body parts and backup plans for midnight labors—this one’s packed with heart and humor. Whether you’re planning to have your little ones right there or just want the

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44:53

A Chiropractic Mama At A Birthing Center with Emily...

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/08/19

In today's episode we're talking to mama Emily Lucchino about giving birth at a birth center, being a natural mama, and how chiropractic practices factored into her prenatal care.Meet Emily, chiropractor, doula-in-training, mama to Ava Grace, wife to Joe, and lover of all things natural. Emily grew up on a farm and familiar with what it’s like to live off the land. She shares that when they weren’t feeling well in her home, they used hand-picked herbs, flowers and other natural remedies for

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20:17

A Raw Conversation About New Motherhood

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/08/12

In this episode we're talking about mommy guilt, comparison and shame. We're kicking off a brand new series on the Doing It At Home podcast. Normally we talk about home birth, healthy pregnancy, and share home birth stories. But we also want to bring conversations about new parenthood because that's extremely relevant to many of our listeners (and also to ourselves). On episode 45 Matthew and I interviewed new mom Monica Smith, and me and Monica really hit it off. So much so that we started

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35:37

The Birth Of A Mama Goddess with Kim Newing

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/08/05

In this episode, we’re chatting with Kim Newing - a teacher, intuitive coach and creator of hypnotic meditations for women who want more from their lives.I found Kim from a Facebook post of a video of her home birth (link to video is in our show notes on our website). This video brought me to tears and I knew we had to have her on the show. The video was the home birth of her third daughter, Harper. Kim is mother to two other girls, Charlotte and Page. Kim, her husband Jess and their girls live in

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70:41

Water Birth Stories: Peaceful Home Water Birth After...

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/08/01

We’re launching a special series of episodes, each centered on one powerful theme in the home birth journey. This first set — Water Birth Stories — gathers real experiences and insights to support, inspire, and immerse you in the magic of water birth! Today’s birth story features Briahnna Roy and Jerry Scott, a couple sharing their journey to home birth. For their first baby, Briahnna and Jerry chose to deliver in a birth center. The experience wasn’t everything they wanted, and when it came time

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66:59

Water Birth Stories: A Healing Precipitous Water...

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/08/01

We’re launching a special series of episodes, each centered on one powerful theme in the home birth journey. This first set — Water Birth Stories — gathers real experiences and insights to support, inspire, and immerse you in the magic of water birth! How can you take your power back after it feels like a previous birth experience took it away? Today’s story with Karine Halle features details of trauma from a hospital birth for her first child and how she was determined to have a home birth for

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76:32

Water Birth Stories: A Home Water Birth Story and...

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/08/01

We’re launching a special series of episodes, each centered on one powerful theme in the home birth journey. This first set — Water Birth Stories — gathers real experiences and insights to support, inspire, and immerse you in the magic of water birth! 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

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57:10

Water Birth Stories: The Super Fast Bradley Method...

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/08/01

We’re launching a special series of episodes, each centered on one powerful theme in the home birth journey. This first set — Water Birth Stories — gathers real experiences and insights to support, inspire, and immerse you in the magic of water birth! In today’s episode we’re talking with Kimberly Huck, a mama who used the Bradley Method during her water birth at home. Kimberly is mama to Henry and wife to Dan. And we have a special connection with Kimberly. We live near each other and...we used

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70:23

The Secret Home Birth Story with Catherine Spada

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/07/31

In this episode, we’re talking with Catherine about her home birth. Catherine is a spunky, energetic mom of 2 from Canada. You can feel her enthusiasm through the speakers. Her lively nature and passionate storytelling captivates you. Catherine has a the perspective of hospital birth and a home birth. Cool fact: she got to use the same midwife for both births! And we’re honored to share that our show helped influence and support Catherine and her husband Carmen (who wasn’t so convinced to start

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57:36

The 11 Pound Home Birth Baby with Natalie Bancroft...

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/07/23

In today’s episode we’re talking with Natalie Bancroft and Laura Fifield, 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 lbs. 2 oz!!! And Laura, Natalie’s friend, birth photographer and mama of 2, was there to document the experience.Some of the amazing photos from the birth, namely one that features Natalie holding her

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50:41

Two Births at The Farm with Katie Holman

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/07/15

In this episode we’re talking with Katie Holman about her two home births at The Farm (yes that The Farm...the one founded by Ina May Gaskin).Meet Katie. She lives outside of Nashville with her husband, Jimmy and her two sons Cash and Elon. Katie is our first DIAH mom to have a birth story from The Farm! If you’re not familiar with The Farm, prepare to get acquainted. Founded in 1970 by a group of powerful and conscious people, looking to return the natural and sacred act of birth to the family,

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