Birth Agni

We talk a lot about postpartum anxiety in mothers.

But what happens when it’s the father who is struggling?

And what if we’ve been so focused on the mother and baby that we’ve forgotten to ask the person standing beside them “How are you doing?”

I’m bringing back my conversation from the rebranded Mommytrack Daddy Whispers Podcast with Joshua Maze, Dad Coordinator for Postpartum Support International, because this is a conversation that deserves a much bigger audience.

We talk about anxiety, fatherhood, the pressure men carry sometimes, Pregnancy onwards, and why supporting the whole family has to include dads too.

Welcome back to the Birth Agni Podcast. 

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I read somewhere,

"May your coffee, pelvic floor, intuition and self appreciation stay strong!"

Cannot describe this episode better.

This episode discusses pelvic floor issues early postpartum and the common concerns regarding postpartum health with Pelvic Health Physiotherapist Melissa Dessaulles who has an extensive postgraduate training in both male and female pelvic health with a special interest in perinatal health. She is the founder of MommyBerries (http://www.mommyberries.com) ,  Podcast Host and  a mom of 2  who through her postpartum journey recognized the lack of support and guidance for new moms experiencing life changing, embarrassing symptoms. 

Here we discuss

1) How to approach the embarrassing symptoms like leaking urine and poop postpartum.
2) What is normal and a lot of it is, and when to seek help?
3) Why we should bring forward the stories of improved Core and Pelvic Floor health?

And we go the length and breadth of what are kegels? What is Pelvic Floor? What should you know and how to individualize care, know yourself better!!

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A Primary Home Birth

We often hear women say, oh this is my first time, so I would prefer a hospital but for my second, I will choose a home birth.

This is rooted first in fear and that home births are essentially unsafe, second a trust that is yet to develop in our bodies. Hence, we expect when we would have seen better, we would be more confident.  

However, Krupa decided to have her first at home.. With a doctor in Mumbai, who supports home births. We would hear from Krupa, her reasons, experience and how she feels about it now as a mother of an almost 2 year old baby. 

Krupa and her husband took birth classes with me which furthered into postpartum lactation support for a month. 

And about Krupa : Krupa is mum to her 20-month old baby. Professionally, she is a trained therapist and an interdisciplinary researcher in psychology, art and anthropology. She is based between Mumbai and Germany where she presently teaches creative practice and anthropology to postgraduate students. 

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A VBAC at home, also called an HBAC

Why did Dr Prity  , a dentist , a medical professional, now a Diastasis Recti Specialist 
Vaginal Steaming Practitioner 
Postpartum Doula 
Prenatal Postnatal fitness expert , decided to have a homebirth after a prior VBAC in the hospital?

What did she know that factored in her decision, how was her experience? How did she plan her care and how did her experience differ from that at the hospital to home. 

Tune in now to hear her narrate the layers of her story!

~ Please note the decision to birth at home should always lie with the parents with complete information. Birthing at home is the most supportive of the biological process yet it is not for everyone. 

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Everywhere you look, someone has advice on feeding your baby. But what does it actually take to exclusively breastfeed while running a business, handling endless unsolicited opinions, and still trusting yourself?

In this conversation, Surabhi shares her Postpartum journey after taking Birth Agni's long-form breastfeeding program. We talk about exclusive breastfeeding, elimination communication, navigating Indian family advice with partner support, why breastfeeding education changes everything, and why fathers need communities where they can learn to be truly involved parents. 

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We took two more months to ensure the best comes to you. Thankyou for waiting dear listeners. I know the wait seems long. We will be back on August 5th'26.

We will also release all episodes in the format of one season. Season 6 in a bundle. 

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Three weeks into February, in the soft glow of postpartum, our host, Divya shares a tender life update : welcoming her son in the quiet hours of December after a birth she deeply cherishes. Supported by her husband, daughter, and doula, this experience has begun a powerful season of slowing down, integration, and presence.

In this episode, Rohit Kokane, head of productions at Birth Agni, explains the pause and officially announce the return of Birth Agni in June 2026 — with more real birth stories, diverse expert-led education, advocacy-driven conversations, and the continuation of Midwives Around the World.

We also introduce a special membership-only pregnancy series launching in August 2026 , 12 intimate episodes designed to help you build your birth team, work through fears, nourish your body, and prepare for birth in a way that aligns with your life.

Birth is a becoming.
We’ll see you in June ’26. 

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Note - This is the last episode of the year 2025

We will be back in 2026! 

Happy festivities!

Part II of Surabhi's birth story takes you through her journey of labor and birth. 

Discussion points 

• Laboring at home to reaching the birth centre 2 hours away
• Experience of labor on the way
• Experience of labor at the center
• The various learnings in the experience
• The pushing stage
• Breastfeeding 
• Placenta birth 

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In this conversation, Surabhi Shekhar, founder Gubbi Gudu, women’s wellness specialist, prenatal/postnatal yoga guide, and doula-in-training joins us with her loving husband, Darshan, to share the story of their preparation for a birth center experience.

They speak at length about the thorough preparation, the inner work at various crossroads, and discussions as  a couple helped them arrive at their decisions and needs in this journey. Surabhi reflects on the emotional process of choosing where to birth, while Darshan brings in the partner’s perspective.

Their fun and interactive style of advocacy helped them collaborate with their birth center team and find a middle ground. 'Time -specific' boundaries helped them push for their needs over and over again. Knowledge became their strongest tool, helping them ask the right questions, make informed decisions, and cultivate genuine partnership with their care providers.

And in a first for their birth center, their advocacy made them the first couple to physiologically birth their placenta. 

This episode shows what preparation can look like and how it can help propell a couple further in the direction of the birth they imagine, yet embrace that birth is an unknown space. 

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Ever wondered why the age of 35 suddenly becomes this big red sign in conversations about pregnancy? 

In this episode, we discuss fertility and the age of a woman’s egg.

We will understand biology of what actually happens to your egg each cycle and how aging really affects fertility and a fascinating research paper I found , https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/rmb2.12652

• How does your egg actually mature each cycle?
• What role do hormones play?
• How does age and the health of a woman factor in , in her fertility?

By the end of this episode , you will be able to make an informed understanding of the entire dialogue around aging, women and fertility.

Links to real stories:

#130 - Shilpi's home birth story- meconium, true knot and a geriatric pregnancy.

#114 - Part III - Ariel and Nitin's experience:

#92 - Baneen's Home Birth Story with a Midwife 

#105: Rashmi’s home birth story

#74 - Becca's Home Birth Experience 

Tune in for conversation on age, eggs, and women’s health.

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