Journey to Birth podcast coaching sessions are special episodes where you get to sit in with me and one of my Natural Birth Compass Program students while I help coach them in their pregnancy to prepare for their upcoming birth. These episodes give you the opportunity for an intimate and up close look at the experience of preparing for childbirth using a very unique method that we call the Natural Birth Compass Program. 

Starre is a second time mom preparing for a birth center birth after unexpected events required her to transfer from a home birth to a hospital birth. In this first episode,  Starr will share her birth story, then we will analyze the aspects that went well, the lessons she learned, and what she would like to prepare differently for this birth. And then we will layout the plan for our series of coaching calls. 

Summary

For her first birth, Starre was planning a home birth with a midwife. After laboring at home for four days, and seeing meconium when her water broke, she and her midwife decided to make the transfer to the hospital. Starre found herself unprepared for this situation, not even having packed a hospital bag, and though ultimately she was not disappointed in the decision to transfer, she did find the unexpected change in plans affected her mindset and made it difficult for her to take control of her contractions initially. 

With the help of her midwife, she finally regained control of her birth and had a powerful vaginal delivery that left her feeling proud of her birth. 

After sharing her story, Starre and I will evaluate how her need to always have a plan played a role in why she experienced a long, drawn out early labor, how it is connected to her personality and how she interacts in her day-to-day life based on her Natural Birth Compass. In starting to identify the habits she falls into that predict this pattern, she will gain new perspective in how to prepare for her second birth as our series continues.

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Further info & opportunities:

• Learn how to awaken the magic of homebirth with Circle Magic for Homebirth: A Mini-Birth Preparation Course Beyond the Ordinary. 
• Learn about  The Natural Birth Compass Online Childbirth Preparation Program to prepare for your birth by clicking here.
• See our unique birth plan course Beyond the Birth Plan for Homebirth to write a birth plan that goes beyond ordinary templated plans that don't work for homebirth!

Watch now at NaturalBirthCompass.com/FreeClass

After watching this 15 minute video, you will know:

• What physiologic birth really is and why stages of labor, lists of hormones, and cervical dilation rates are not enough
• The most common points in labor where tissue damage occurs and how to prevent the causes of tears or episiotomies
• The difference between being 10 cm and being ready to push

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Further info & opportunities:

• Open your breath, connect to your pelvic floor, and prepare to relax with the Stillpoint Prenatal Breathwork Worshop Recording for free at NaturalBirthCompass.com/BreatheFree.
• Learn about The Natural Birth Compass Prenatal Wellness Program Here