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Built To Birth Podcast

Preparing for birth can be overwhelming and many stories surrounding birth are scary. But the truth is, Birth is a normal, natural, and beautiful event.This Built To Birth Podcast exists to share mama"s true and positive birth stores to remind and inspire mamas that they are built to birth!I"m Bridget Teyler and I"m a childbirth educator, doula, and fellow mama and it"s my passion to help women discover their strength and power in pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.Birth is the beginning of a new life

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#17: Bethanie's Birth Story

Built To Birth Podcast ·

2026/08/17

The Built To Birth Podcast | Episode 17Childhood friends reconnect to share a positive birth story. Bethanie's journey from pregnancy to labor and delivery is filled with challenges and triumphs, highlighting the importance of preparation, support, and endurance. Bethanie shares her challenging yet empowering birth story, from a long labor to delivering her doctor's biggest vaginal delivery ever. Her experience highlights the mental and physical strength required for childbirth, as well as the

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#16: Ashley's Birth Story

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2026/08/12

In this episode of the Built to Birth Podcast, we’re sitting down to talk through Ashley's birth story—from preparing for birth and choosing the right birth team to navigating an unexpected preeclampsia diagnosis and induction.We talk about what it looked like to make decisions when birth didn’t go exactly as planned, how important it was to feel informed and supported along the way, and why having a birth team you truly trust can make such a difference.We also get into some of the really special

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#15: Shannon's Birth Story

Built To Birth Podcast ·

2023/02/24

Join me today for my sister in love's birth story! She chose to switch care from a traditional OBGYN at the hospital to a midwife for a homebirth and having her home birth was one of the best decisions Shannon made for her labor and delivery experience. In this positive birth story episode we chat about how ANYONE can have a homebirth. So many women think you have to be a certain type of person to have a homebirth. The truth is, anyone can have a home birth and I think this story is a beautiful

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#15: Kastle's Birth Story

Built To Birth Podcast ·

2020/11/16

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#14: Marieta's Birth Story

Built To Birth Podcast ·

2020/09/30

Speaking up for yourself and your birth preferences is hard to do as a pregnant and birthing woman especially when things don't go according to plan and you need more answers than you're getting. In this Episode of the Built To Birth Podcast, Marieta shares her POSITIVE BIRTH STORY including how she chose between an OBGYN and a Midwife for her hospital birth, her amniotic fluid leaking before labor began, and her induction without epidural using Cervidil. If you need some encouragement on how to

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#13: Kristina's Birth Story

Built To Birth Podcast ·

2020/09/09

In Episode 13 of the Built To Birth Podcast, Kristina shares her TWO birth experiences, both at a birthing center but the first being somewhat traumatic and the second being healing and empowering. Kristina talks about everything from raspberry leaf tea to induce labor, back labor, transition, different labor positions, to what do contractions feel like, postpartum care, and beyond! I absolutely LOVED chatting with Kristina and hearing her labor and delivery story and I know you will too!For more

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#12: Melissa's Birth Story

Built To Birth Podcast ·

2020/08/26

Listen to Melissa’s captivating story as she shares her first birth experience which she described as traumatic and her most recent birth experience for which she could not get an epidural. Melissa shares her experiences with and without an epidural and also gives us powerful encouragement and insight on dealing with postpartum depression and miscarriage. Her positive birth story is one you won’t want to miss! Enjoy!MORE RESOURCES FOR A HAPPIER, HEALTHIER, AND EASIER BIRTH:

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#11: Victoria's Birth Story

Built To Birth Podcast ·

2020/08/05

Today, Victoria shares her 4 birth stories- one an unexpected C-section, the other 2 successful VBACS with only partially working epidurals, and her 4th, an induced VBAC without an epidural. Her story shares so many different experiences and tips and tricks for how to prepare for labor and birth as well as recovery from c-sections. MORE RESOURCES FOR A HAPPIER, HEALTHIER, AND EASIER BIRTH: www.builttobirth.com/?el=podcast

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#10: Jerrianne's Birth Story

Built To Birth Podcast ·

2020/07/15

Every birth story is different and can be unpredictable, and it’s easy to become overwhelmed if you’re facing a situation that wasn’t apart of your plan. In today’s Built to Birth podcast, Jerrianne shares about her two birth experiences- her induced hospital birth and her second time giving birth at home as well as her experience with midwifery care. Jerrianne shares about how both her induction and natural birth experience were beautiful in their own way, but how they impacted her postpartum

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#9: Tea's Birth Story

Built To Birth Podcast ·

2020/06/24

Birth is not always how we expect it to be, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be a beautiful and empowering experience. In the most unforeseen circumstances, you can learn how truly strong and amazing you are- that you truly are BUILT TO BIRTH. In today’s positive birth story, the amazing Tea talks about her experience giving birth quickly (in the car!!) and her previous birth experiences with an epidural vs her most recent natural birth. Tea shares how much of a mental journey birth is and knowing how

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#8: Crissa's Birth Story

Built To Birth Podcast ·

2020/06/10

Is it hard for you to imagine yourself giving birth with no epidural and having a positive birth story? Many women, because of fear surrounding birth, don’t believe that their body is capable of a natural labor and delivery. In today’s Built to Birth Podcast, Crissa shares her journey from thinking that an epidural was her only option to believing that she truly is BUILT TO BIRTH without an epidural. And Mama, you are built to birth too!Whether you want to labor without an epidural or with one, it’s

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#7: Eloise's Birth Story

Built To Birth Podcast ·

2020/05/27

In episode 7, Eloise shares her diagnosis with endometriosis, fertility journey, IVF success story, and natural birth story. She shares with us the many twists and turns life took before getting pregnant at 40 years old, discovering she had a short cervix during pregnancy,and then uncovering how to have a positive birth story while giving birth during COVID 19. Whether you are looking for infertility support, positive birth stories, or wondering about what it’s like to have a first baby at 40, you

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#6: Madison's Birth Story

Built To Birth Podcast ·

2020/05/20

In this episode of the Built To Birth Podcast, Madison shares her quick change from a hospital birth to a home birth after realizing the changing protocols at her hospital due to COVID 19. Her journey toward motherhood includes pregnancy loss, staying positive and navigating through the season of infant loss, then facing pregnancy and COVID 19 at the same time, and then figuring out what giving birth during COVID 19 would look like for her and her husband. At first very hesitant to the idea of

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#5: Tess' Birth Story

Built To Birth Podcast ·

2020/05/13

INDUCED HOSPITAL BIRTH WITH EPIDURAL vs. SPONTANEOUS LABOR WITHOUT EPIDURAL || Guess what… they can BOTH be beautiful experiences. In this podcast, Tess shares her second time mom tips and her positive birth story for her first birth which was an induced labor and her second time giving birth without an induction or any pain medication and what the road to postpartum recovery looked like in both circumstances.Whether you’re trying to have an unmedicated birth or you’re facing a pitocin induction,

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#4: Lexi's Birth Story

Built To Birth Podcast ·

2020/05/06

The journey to pregnancy and birth is not always rainbows and butterflies. There are often gray skies and unexpected challenges that test the joy of the season that should bring joy during the pregnancy experience. In Episode 4 of the Built To Birth podcast, first time mama, Lexi, from The Cole Life (CHECK OUT HER YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE: https://www.youtube.com/thecolelife) shares her first time IVF success story after months and months of uncertainty and hardship. Lexi shares how her pregnancy did

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#3: Kayla's Birth Story

Built To Birth Podcast ·

2020/04/29

Listening to POSITIVE BIRTH STORIES teaches you SO much about BIRTH and how to prepare yourself for it. For a first time mom birth holds a lot of unknowns and hearing a labor and delivery story can help clarify and eliminate fears about childbirth.In Episode 3 of the Built To Birth Podcast, Kayla shares how listening to positive birth stories inspired and educated her on the kind of birth that she wanted. She also tells us her own natural birth story sharing details about partner support, spending

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#2: Daesha's Birth Story

Built To Birth Podcast ·

2020/04/24

A BEAUTIFUL HOME BIRTH DURING COVID-19 | Almost all births in the United States happen at hospitals that it seems almost crazy to think about giving birth at home nowadays. In Episode 2 of the Built to Birth Podcast, we hear about a home birth experience from first time Mama, Daesha, who drew insight and confidence from the generations of women before her who experienced labor and delivery their own homes. Daesha shares about giving birth without an epidural, processing through birth, the sensations

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#1: Ranzel's Birth Story

Built To Birth Podcast ·

2020/04/12

Giving birth during COVID-19 is not the most ideal situation for most expecting Mamas. In this episode we hear from the amazing Ranzel who was up against the quickly changing hospital protocols, the possibility of her husband not being with her as she birthed their baby, and the unknowns of being a first time mom. Ranzel's story of her quick, natural, and powerful labor will encourage every mama as she navigates the current state of the world and finds her own beautiful and empowering birth

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