Today on the Birth Journeys Podcast, Ruthie shares her first six births, including a stillbirth. She shares how trusting God's plan is best and how each birth taught her new lessons along the way.

This episode covers stillbirth, infertility, hospital birth, natural birth, and twin birth. 

Join us on this episode of the Birth Journeys as Kacy shares her second birth and how the Lord was faithful to keep His promise to give her an amazing birth. 

This episode covers midwifery care and homebirth. 

Join us on this episode of the Birth Journeys as Kara shares how she was treated in her first birth by medical staff led her to choose a different route for her second baby’s birth. 

This episode covers miscarriage, Fragile X Syndrome, hospital birth, uterine infection postpartum, midwifery care and homebirth. 

Resources: 

Birthing Instincts with Dr. Stu: https://open.spotify.com/show/5IYrdNqDATUbK7FDAk2EKc?si=2xrnnzyFTqy2RIax9LOx7w

Join us today on the Birth Journeys as Natasha shares her second birth story which was much shorter than her first and how she was able to prepare her body in a different way to try to avoid  postpartum hemorrhage. 

This episode covers midwifery care, homebirth, and postpartum hemorrhage. 

Reach Natasha Here: 

IG: @asimplervida

Blog: https://asimplervida.com

Join us on this episode of the Birth Journeys as Cali shares her journey through never planning to have children to her very unexpected pregnancy and how much of a gift Gods blessing ended up being, in His perfect time. 

This episode covers midwifery care, home birth, and subchorionic hematoma. 

Join us on this episode of the Birth Journeys as Miriam shares her third birth story and how she had to trust the Lord and surrender her wishes for a homebirth and was able to see Him work through her circumstances. 

This episode covers prenatal depression, thyroid issues, hospital birth, natural birth, midwifery care and postpartum anxiety. 

Resources: 

Birthing Instincts Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5IYrdNqDATUbK7FDAk2EKc?si=wXRiELZYTGahC-06spZRWw

Happy Homebirth Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OBsT6QKc1OjIDRNSqo3Ww?si=LUfSWYUoT_-oqsNvz5Itng

Join us on this episode of the Birth Journeys as Miriam shares her first two birth stories, her struggles with prenatal depression, postpartum anxiety and managing her thyroid postpartum.

This episode covers prenatal depression, thyroid issues, hospital birth, natural birth, and postpartum anxiety. 

Resources: 

Birthing Instincts Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5IYrdNqDATUbK7FDAk2EKc?si=wXRiELZYTGahC-06spZRWw

Happy Homebirth podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OBsT6QKc1OjIDRNSqo3Ww?si=LUfSWYUoT_-oqsNvz5Itng

Today Natalie shares her second freebirth story. We also chat about her holistic lifestyle, MTFR gene mutation, and precipitous labor. 

This episode covers cesarean birth, VBAC, homebirth, freebirth, MTHFR gene mutation, precipitous labor. 

Resources: 

Birthing Instincts Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5IYrdNqDATUbK7FDAk2EKc?si=P77Uho1-S4SIrN8tsiekMg

Whole grain milling YouTube video: https://youtu.be/A9XNQii8k-4

Homebirth after Cesarean Resources:

Dr. Sara Wickham study: https://www.sarawickham.com/research-updates/hbac/

Choosing HBAC: 

https://www.thevbaclink.com/home-birth-vbac/

Bayrampour et al. Birth. 2021 Sep.  Study on HBAC: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33583048/

Join us on this episode of the Birth Journeys as Mariah shares how after her first two births both ended in unplanned cesareans, she educated herself and had the determination to do whatever it took to have her third baby vaginally. 

This episode covers cesarean birth, pre eclampsia, postpartum pre eclampsia, repeat Csection, and VBA2C 

Resources:

Bridget Taylor YouTube: https://youtube.com/@bridgetteyler?si=CcV-MBHyrlsIsCYF

VBAC Link Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/H7hUmu1TL6EVk3Rh/?mibextid=K35XfP

VBAC Link Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36bVxqOGd1EYcR0oJteF5n?si=gh9ymqruQm6kzTiUZ9hH9Q

Induction for VBAC: https://www.thevbaclink.com/the-best-induction-for-vbac/

Info on VBAC Calculator: https://www.thevbaclink.com/vbac-calculator-acog/

Join us on this episode of the Birth Journeys as Brenda shares how birth choosing to be induced for her second birth possibly led to an emergency cesarean. She went on to have two VBACs, including one at home then another emergency cesarean. For her 6th baby, she chose a planned cesarean even though it went against everything she knew and trusted about birth. 

This episode covers hospital birth, Epidural birth, emergency cesarean, VBAC, Homebirth after cesarean, planned cesarean, gentle cesarean, and postpartum depression. 

Resources: 

The VBAC Link: https://www.thevbaclink.com

The Birth Hour: https://open.spotify.com/show/3I301uCFd2MABesqWKJMG7?si=hD_nWaJFQ8qtcHLiCQvbFg  

Ina Mays Guide to Childbirth: https://a.co/d/81kf37c

The Business Of Being Born 

International Cesareans Awareness Network: https://www.ican-online.org

Follow Brenda here: https://www.instagram.com/brendaaamour?igsh=MTY4cWZuZzJseHNrcQ==