Healing Birth

I share some recent observations and thoughts I've had from listening to a LOT of VBAC stories these past few months.

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Megan's first birth was a cesarean for breech presentation, which she describes as a giving of herself and her baby over to the system.

Her strong faith in God helped her find the courage and conviction to trust herself, her baby, and the intelligent design of birth the second time. She birthed her second baby at home, in power.

My apology that the audio quality is quite imperfect, we actually tried to record this twice and this was the best we got! I think her beautiful story is worth hearing even with the imperfections!

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Ellie's first birth could be described as a classic cascade of interventions that ended in a cesarean, and left her devastated.

She gave birth to her second baby at the Farm in Tennessee, after a series of divinely guided incidents and after having committed to trusting her own instincts.

Recorded just six weeks postpartum from her second birth, this is a beautiful, raw, emotional story of courage, faith, and Divine Guidance.

This is part two of her story.

Follow Ellie @ellieromairalford

Ellie's first birth could be described as a classic cascade of interventions that ended in a cesarean, and left her devastated.

She gave birth to her second baby at the Farm in Tennessee, after a series of divinely guided incidents and after having committed to trusting her own instincts.

Recorded just six weeks postpartum from her second birth, this is a beautiful, raw, emotional story of courage, faith, and Divine Guidance.

Ellie's story is so rich and powerful I made it into two parts! Enjoy this part one, and tune in next week for the conclusion in part two.

Follow Ellie @ellieromairalford

Kristyn was 37 weeks pregnant with her first baby when she developed acute appendicitis. in order to be treated for it, her baby needed to be delivered immediately, but due to delayed diagnosis and dismissive care at the hospital, she suffered a great deal of pain, delivered via cesarean under general anesthesia, and had her baby separated from her postpartum.

Kristyn shares with us the long term ramifications of this experience, the impact of having a healing, subsequent birth at home, and finding her place in the movement to improve birth for women in Australia via craftivism.

Follow Kristyn @buntingforbirthrights

www.buntingforbirthrights.com

Tarina is a certified FEMM Instructor and a student midwife. Her own struggle with high blood pressure, headaches, cramping, and spotting from an IUD led her to explore natural birth control options. She now guides women as they learn to confidently use this science-based, natural method of birth control. Fertility Freedom is available to everyone.

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Freya Kellet is a radical birth coach, and a regenerative farmer who works with women who are dreaming of a wild birth, at home, in power.

Do you long to be witnessed by an authentic wise woman? Do you wonder if you've found her? I've heard too many stories of medically minded midwives sabotaging birth, abandoning women at the end of their pregnancies, or coercing them into unnecessary or unwanted tests, procedures, and transfers.

Freya and I discuss ten questions to ask your midwife to become 100% clear on what kind of midwife you have, so that you can make decisions that serve you, and move forward in total clarity and power.

You can find the free download we discuss on Freya's website, www.freyakellet.com

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Jasmine was 41 weeks pregnant, and about to give birth to her first child, when her brother suddenly and unexpectedly passed away. She tells us the story of what it was like to be induced and give birth while dealing with the whirlwind of stress, emotions, and grief.

Jasmine also shares the story of her second birth which was near a completely opposite experience, at home, and was (as so many subsequent births often are), a healing experience.

Follow Jasmine! @thebirthzone

BUCKLE UP for a powerful conversation with one of the wisest women I've had the pleasure of speaking to.

Maha Al Musa is a Wise Birth Oracle, an award-winning international birth mentor, author and speaker as well as the founder and creator of EmbodyBirth™ School and BellydanceBirth.

Maha gave birth to her 3rd child at home, a full water lotus birth when she was 46 years of age and has been featured in several worldwide media outlets for her strong stance on natural term breastfeeding, an experience she shares here.

If you want to feel not only fearless, but excited to give birth, I highly recommend this episode for you!

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Erica hired a "midwife," had a healthy uneventful pregnancy, and meticulously planned for an unmedicated vaginal birth. What transpired at the hospital when it was time to deliver was a cascade of dehumanizing and unnecessary interventions, culminating in Pitocin and finally, a cesarean.

Erica is now 15 months postpartum, and shares how she's healing the PTSD from this experience. We talk about how difficult it is to struggle with the question, why did my birth go this way, when it is so easy for others? We end with some thoughts on how traumatic births impact our babies, and a call to action to listeners to share any resources you have on this subject.

Follow Erica: @e_m_kenner

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