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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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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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51:28

Dr. Sarah Buckley on The Science Of Natural and...

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/07/08

In today’s episode we speak with Dr. Sarah Buckley on the science of natural and undisturbed birth. Dr. Buckley is the author of the best selling book Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering, the author the report Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing, and all around natural childbirth expert.We are honored and grateful to have Dr. Sarah Buckley join us on the Doing It At Home Podcast for many reasons. To start, her book "Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: A Doctor's Guide to Natural Childbirth and Gentle

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42:27

Learning To Listen To Your Body in Pregnancy and...

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/07/01

In today's episode we're talking to mama, Monica Smith. Monica and her husband Matt welcomed their son Rocky into the world 7 months ago (at the original time of recording), and they’re such a beautiful family. Both chiropractors, Monica and Matt are used to environments that support home birth and back it up with the philosophy of trusting the body and its amazing ability to heal.Monica is a well of knowledge. She’s also incredibly insightful. Her perspectives on the body, women and birth are

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26:30

Transforming A Purple Pushing Hospital Transfer Into...

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/06/25

In today's episode we're reading a truly amazing listener email from Brianna. Now, Brianna is a totally badass mama (which you'll hear in the episode). She had planned to birth her daughter in a birth pool at a birthing center, but after pushing for literally the entire night with no real horizon in sight, they decided to transfer her to a hospital, and that's where the story really picks up!Brianna connected with us on Instagram (which you can do ⁠@diahpodcast⁠), and emailed me a detailed account

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34:04

Pregnant, Vegan and Planning a Home Birth with...

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/06/13

In this episode we have another home birth story for you! This time we're talking with soon-to-be mom Jennifer Sanchez. Jennifer lives a vegan lifestyle and so we were super curious about how that has played into her pregnancy and home birth planning. Jennifer was a lot of fun to talk to and we're excited to have her on the Doing It At Home Podcast.Jennifer is currently 6 months pregnant and planning for her first child. Her passion is about “helping others to live healthier, more compassionate

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31:25

The 8 Things I Did To Be Powerful And Centered During...

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/05/28

In this episode, Matthew and I talk about 8 specific things I did before and during my pregnancy, which helped me remain strong, focused, powerful and centered during our home birth.Offers From Our Awesome Partners: Needed: https://needed.sjv.io/XY3903 - use code DIAH to get 20% off your order More From Doing It At Home: Doing It At Home book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3vJcPmU DIAH YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pzuzQC DIAH Merch:

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40:20

Home Birth Across The Pond with Irish Mom Charlotte Knee

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/05/23

In this episode we're talking with Charlotte Knee -- a brand spanking new mom, hailing all the way from Ireland, who welcomed her little bundle of joy in a home birth.In this episode we get to hear some perspective on home birth in Ireland! Charlotte was kind enough to chat with us while her 6-week old baby daughter Iza hung out in the background. We understand the life of fresh parenthood, and we know time is one of the most precious things at this state. So we consider it an honor that she spent

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20:46

Breaking Up With Your OBGYN When You're Choosing Home...

Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast ·

2025/05/21

In today's episode we're answering a listener email. This one comes to us from Hannah who is looking for feedback on how she can amicably part ways with her OBGYN. Matthew and I LOVE our listener emails. Seriously, they energize us and inspire us to keep bringing you all awesome content. On the days when we’re feeling under the weather (like Matthew is in this episode - notice the deep, raspy voice) and sleep deprived, we remember your questions and beautiful words of affirmation. They remind us

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