My Doula Micah - My Birth, My Baby, My Life

Childbirth is extraordinary, difficult, beautiful, hard and fulfilling; much like life. In today’s episode, Micah reflects on what she’s learned, in her personal and doula journey about childbirth and how it mirrors life. Whether you’ve already experienced birth or are expecting your first child we believe there is something for everyone in this episode.

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Gathering your thoughts and planning for the birth of your baby is so important. In the last several episodes, Micah has talked about the type of experience you’re looking for and what happens after baby is born is just significant. Having a postpartum plan that aligns with the overall theme and hopes for your childbirth experience could be truly significant in having a positive experience.

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Expecting couples can overlook how important this is. Who do you want in attendance? It’s a beautiful thought to have your mother there but if you’re going to be worried about her, then that’s not gonna work. In this episode Micah offers some suggestions and her own personal desires as a guide to, “what’s right for you”, when it comes to who will be at your birth.

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Micah is continuing her new series, “What’s right for me” and based on the experience you’re hoping to have will help determine where to give birth. If you’re looking to learn more about home birth, birthing centers and even natural hospital births then this is the episode for you.

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If you’re an expecting mom you’re probably overwhelmed by all of the choices there are to make concerning childbirth. Micah gets asked quite a bit, “how do I know what’s right for me?”. In this next series, Micah will talk through several different topics to consider, in order to create the type of experience you’re looking for.

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This raw, vulnerable episode about Micahs sixth birth gives a complete picture of who she is at her core. Micah shares the tremendous stress surrounding Levi’s pregnancy and birth as well as the treasured memories she holds. There is encouragement, honesty, surrender and life lessons filling this touching episode. 

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Micah’s birth experience with Naomi is entertaining from pregnancy to delivery. What a ride! Being a “veteran” of the birth process, and now to motherhood, Micah offers some words of wisdom to new moms. There are sure to be several tips that you’ll want to implement in your parenting. 

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Ready for Micah’s third birth story? It’s true, and she confesses, that Anna Joy’s birth was way easier than the first two. However, Micah does go into detail about her struggles with mastitis and what she did to stop the maddening cycle of breast infections. This will hit home for many of you and hopefully will help the expecting mamas listening in. 

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Micah is “backin it up” and sharing her own birth experiences. In this episode, she’s relating the birth of her firstborn, Gabrielle. You will not only enjoy hearing her reminisce about when she was an amateur but you’ll also gain a few tips and tricks. 

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Micah is “backin it up” and sharing her own birth experiences. In this episode, she’s relating the birth of her firstborn, Gabrielle. You will not only enjoy hearing her reminisce about when she was an amateur but you’ll also gain a few tips and tricks. 

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