E22 – How the Rockstar Birth Magazine Mamma Rocked Her Journey – Hospital and Home Birth Stories
11.15.2016 - By Ayla Myra - The Circle of Birth
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ROCKCAST! The new podcast!… Welcome to another empowering birth journey. We are joined in this podcast with fellow podcaster Shalome from Rockstar Birth Mag, podcasts and TV. I found the magazines just before I was about to birth my daughter and loved the collaboration, beautiful imagery informaiton and stories from all over the world. Shalome is inspiring many families through her work to find avenues to empower their experiences, so I thought it was time to hear her three birth journeys and the story of the rockstar mamma! I loved litening to Shalome, her enthusiasim is catchy and I left the podcast feeling bouncy and ready to make more babies… Perfect .. Enjoy this uplifting episode with light and love!
Shalome starts the rockcast with talking about her first experience of birth being with her friend as support person, she describes going into the birth with her friend having no idea of what was to come from that. From that she received a deep ‘quick dive’ into what a hospital birth could be like if not informed and ready, her friend ended up having a cesarean which left Shalome wondering how could this be better, how could have she suppourted more…
Not long after this, Shalome became pregnant. She thought that she could trust her body and would be right for the process to happen as is. She first engaged with the hospital and realised that this was not the right fit for her, she then found a connection with a birth centre. 42 weeks arrived and she was told that she would need an induction, she went through the full induction process and recalls the OB unwrapping the scissors and attempting an episiotomy, telling Shalome that she was not birthing fast enough.. Shalome managed to birth her daughter in time and describes the flood of love hormones, then not long after the feeling set in ‘what just happened’.
Five years later, with a wonderful new blended family, Shalome become pregnant again. Approaching this pregnancy Shalome rocked up to the local hospital, during the conversation with the midwife Shalome explained her wants and desires and then quickly in her mind realised ‘what am I doing here?. She left her appointment with the Midwife and decided that this was not the right place for her. Enter the world of home birth. The last half of the pregnancy was described as a wonderful and bonding experience. After engaging in a CalmBirth class her partner and daughter were on board and ready to support Shalome in this decision. Shalome talks about how important the continuity of care was for her and how excited she would get prior to each midwifery appointment where she felt love and connected and in a safe space to unpack her fears and talk about the processes surrounding birth. At 41+1 Shalome went into labour and describes how fantastic it was to feel her first real contraction (not labour induced). After she stopped timing her contractions she instantly went into labour land, the midwives arrived and Shalome laboured in different positions with the midwifes listening quietly. Not long after Shalome birthed her beautiful boy, she describes the incredible feeling being snuggled on the couch with baby and family. The neighbours visited not long after and they ended up having dinner together! There was a great energy in the house and this is where Shalome has never felt so feminine in her life.
Shalomes third homebirth was only 2.5 hours long, she describes the experience as fast and intense with high peaks and low troughs. Shalome had to dig deeper in this birth and found pleasurable and orgasmic moments in the birth experience.
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