In this episode Rebekah shares her new baby’s birth story along with a little bit about her journey to choosing freebirth.

You can check out a photo timeline of Waylon’s birth here: https://open.substack.com/pub/shiphrahlife/p/a-birth-timeline-in-pictures?r=1f0bbi&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

Embrace Birth Journey: https://sisterbirth.com/journey

Holy Wild Birth episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/holy-wild-birth/id1632340260?i=1000580790602

Books:

“Freebirth” by Sarah Schmid

“Homebirth on Your Own Terms” by Heather Baker

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In this episode, we share our experiences with weaning our babies, post-weaning depression, and our experiences with fertility charting postpartum along with some fun rabbit trails about testosterone exposure in the womb and caring for ourselves well when our cycles are all over the place!

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In this episode I (Eden) discuss my own breastfeeding experience as well as the tools I wished I had the first time and made sure I had the second time!

Links:

Haakaa: https://haakaausa.com/collections/for-mum/products/haakaa-generation-1-silicone-breast-pump-4-oz

Silverette USA: https://silveretteusa.com/collections/shop/products/silverette-nursing-cups?variant=40049460641897

Lanolin: https://www.amazon.com/Lansinoh-Lanolin-Breastfeeding-Soothing-Essentials/dp/B005MI648C/ref=asc_df_B005MI648C?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80608063552361&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=m&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584207590085315&psc=1

Type of huge bra I get: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Joyspun-Women-s-Maternity-Lace-Trim-Bralette-2-Pack-Sizes-S-to-3X/157826183

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Episode 8: Getting a Good Start to Breastfeeding

In this episode we share some tips for getting a good start with breastfeeding.

Books we mention:

“Breastfeeding Made Simple” by Nancy Mohrbacher and Kathleen Kendall-Tackett

“The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding” by Diana West

Online Breastfeeding Class:

https://www.babybelovedinc.com

More learning resources:

https://kellymom.com/

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In this episode we talked about the benefits of breastfeeding, not just for babies, but for moms too! We spend the first few minutes chatting about mother blessings and birth pools - if you want to skip straight to the breastfeeding info it starts around 9:10!

Books we mention:

“Every Moment Holy” by Douglas McKelvey (not breastfeeding related 😂)

“Breastfeeding Made Simple” by Nancy Mohrbacher and Kathleen Kendall-Tackett

Documentaries:

“Breastmilk”

“The Milky Way”

“Microbirth”

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In this episode we chatted with Eden’s good friend Eliza about mindset, transformation, and sanctification during labor and through motherhood. Eliza serves as a doula and birth photographer in the thumb of Michigan and you can follow her on Instagram @thethrifteddoula https://instagram.com/thethrifteddoula?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Bible reference: 1 Timothy 2:15

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In this episode Rebekah shares how she went about choosing to give birth to her first baby at home and how his birth story unfolded and then she and Eden dive into the statistics on the safety of homebirth.

Here’s the main study we cite: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC558373/#!po=27.7778

And here’s some resources!

My favorite book on homebirth safety: “Homebirth: Safe and Sacred” by Kim Osterholzer

Another great one: “Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering” by Sarah J. Buckley, MD

A couple documentaries:

“The Business of Being Born” https://watch.thebusinessof.life/bizoffilms/play/621fe8b47c1e9a00374c4c8b

“Why Not Home?” https://www.whynothome.com

An awesome podcast my friend Brooke did with her husband where they dive into many of the concerns husbands typically have with homebirth, many of which involve safety: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/holy-wild-birth/id1632340260?i=1000587934909

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Where my friend Abby joins us to talk about how the media handles birth stories.

News story:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/parents-deliver-baby-at-home-during-blizzard-with-help-from-doulas-on-video-chat-then-trek-through-knee-deep-snow-1.6211194?fbclid=IwAR3iXfQgEmURKcSP6jKUPwYPi1Qr-hLJ4aPtAjUmZwYHM5SBXhSQ3WSBg_U

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Was Jesus really born in a barn?

And was Mary’s birth the harrowing part or was it her postpartum?

Highly recommend this book:

“Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes” by Kenneth E. Bailey: https://www.christianbook.com/through-middle-eastern-cultural-studies-gospels/kenneth-bailey/9780830825684/pd/825684

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In this episode we dig in to Eden‘s birth story with her oldest, Clara, has she made the decision to birth at home, and how homebirth supports the physiology of labor!

Books we recommend:

“Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering” by Sarah J. Buckley, MD

“Birth Matters” and “Spiritual Midwifery” by Ina May Gaskin, CPM

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