Join us on this episode of the Birth Journeys as Shandi shares how her massage therapist encouraged her to get her thyroid  checked out and how that led her down a path to advocate for her health. She went on to have an uneventful pregnancy and a beautiful birth that was followed by continuous thyroid issues in her postpartum. 

This episode covers Hashimotos, thyroid issues, midwifery care, birth center birth, natural birth, and postpartum anxiety. 

Join us on this episode of the Birth Journeys as Karissa shares how early on, God spoke to her about trusting Him with her womb. After that encounter, she trusted God through all of her pregnancies and birth and saw His hand on every experience and situation He led her to. 

This episode covers hospital birth, episiotomy, epidural birth, miscarriage, NICU stay, homebirth, wild pregnancy and freebirth. 

Resources:

Be Fruitful and Multiply by Nancy Campbell

Be Fruitful and Multiply: What the Bible Says about Having Children https://a.co/d/eaA6Kgo

Pain Free Childbirth by Nissa Andrew’s

Pain-Free Childbirth: Every Woman's Blessing In Jesus https://a.co/d/7Sph3xj

Follow Karissa Here: 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecollinskidsfamily?mibextid=LQQJ4d

Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecollinskids?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==

Join us today on the Birth Journeys as Cat shares how her births were effected by who she allowed into her birth space and the impact those choices made. 

This episode covers midwifery care, natural birth, unassisted birth and a CPS investigation. 

Reach Cat Here: 

Itscatherineprice.com 

Instagram: @Kingdombirth 

https://instagram.com/kingdombirth?igshid=MzMyNGUyNmU2YQ==

Join us on this episode of the Birth Journeys as Victoria shares how her planned homebirth turned into a hospital transfer, an unexpected diagnosis for her baby and all that transpired afterwards. She also shares about her second birth that ended up being a redemptive experience even with unexpected changes again. 

This episode covers midwifery care, homebirth transfer, cerebral palsy diagnosis, NICU stay, exclusively pumping, external cephalic version (ECV) and induction.

Resources:

Real Food for Gestational Diabetes: An Effective Alternative to the Conventional Nutrition Approach https://a.co/d/9shnyLW

Real Food for Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of Optimal Prenatal Nutrition https://a.co/d/0fdxLov

Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation https://a.co/d/cnObWuj

Reach Victoria here: 

IG: https://instagram.com/victorialynnprince?igshid=MzMyNGUyNmU2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

Join us on this episode of the Birth Journeys as Sharla shares how each birth gave her to confidence to make different birth choices and trust her body to bring her baby earthside. 

This episode covers hospital birth, epidural birth, midwifery care, natural birth, and miscarriage.

Join us on this episode of the Birth Journeys as Tasha shares how along her journey she had to make choices that brought her and her family peace and rest even if it went against what she thought she’d ideally choose. 

This episode covers hospital birth, epidural birth, homebirth, midwifery care, missed miscarriage, chemical pregnancy, pregnancy insomnia, low iron and pumping.

Join us on this episode of the Birth Journeys as Cassie shared her stories of empowering home births, healing from abortion trauma and preparing for a freebirth. 

This episode covers abortion, homebirth, midwifery care and freebirth prep. 

Resources:

A Heavenly Welcome

http://aheavenlywelcome.com

Childbirth in the Glory:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k_4y2cTIWfvL9S94eRyhWDRgsm-ImqNl0&si=QAGkAkPaAMrCqBU5

Reach Cassie here:

www.CassieHutton.com 

Bearfoot Parenting Podcast:

https://open.spotify.com/show/3t81f04tZ8wYssxmZEuPmU?si=60MgbZitTG-PP0GHI8sZBQ

Join us on this episode of Birth Journeys as Diana shares how a homebirth hospital transfer ended in an emergency cesarean due to the classic cascade of interventions. She shares how that experience gave her a passion for women to heal from birth trauma and how she eventually went on to have a beautiful, redeeming second birth. 

This episode covers homebirth, hospital transfer, midwifery care, natural birth, VBAC, and HBAC. 

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

Reach Diana Here:

IG: @Healingbirth

Join us on this episode of the Birth Journeys as Kelli shared her journey through IVF and all of the things she learned on that journey. She also shares how a procedure she had in her 20’s had an impact on her birth years later.

This episode covers IVF, Induction, LEEP procedure, emergency d&c postpartum, and blood transfusion.

Join us on this episode of the Birth Journeys as Dara shares how God healed her fears of childbirth and all He taught her along the way.

This episode covers miscarriage, homebirth, natural birth, and midwifery care.