Surrendered Birth Stories: Your Christian Birth Story Podcast

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Surrendered Birth Stories: Your Christian Birth Story Podcast episodes

January 05 124: Pregnancy and Long Covid Are Like Oil and Water (Home Birth, Natural Birth, Midwives Brew) [with Christopher Heeter]
While I am on a little maternity leave from the podcast, we are replaying all five of my children's birth stories, and we'll end by releasing our newest baby's birth story.
Listen in today as Chris and I re-live the birth of our 5th baby, with all of the wild twists and turns along the way. There were so many things that were different this time -- things that were both in and out of our control. It's unlikely you'll ever hear another birth story quite like this one!
To read a more detailed version of this birth story, click HERE!
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2 hr 27 min
December 29, 2025 123: Can Childbirth Ever Be An Enjoyable Experience? (Home Birth, Natural Birth, Painless Childbirth) [with Christopher Heeter]
While I am on a little maternity leave from the podcast, we are replaying all five of my children's birth stories, and we'll end by releasing our newest baby's birth story.
This week, you will hear about the birth of our fourth child. Chris and I exchange memories of what pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum were like this time around. Considering it was our first home birth, it looks a lot different than the first three!
The wildest thing of all was that it was also my first painless childbirth! Listen in to hear how it all went down.
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To read a more detailed version of this birth story and see pictures, click HERE!
Worship song mentioned in this episode:
I'll Give Thanks by Housefires
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54 min
December 22, 2025 122: Going From Zero to Transition (Birth Center Birth, Natural Birth, Precipitous Birth) [with Christopher Heeter]
While I am on a little maternity leave from the podcast, we are replaying all five of my children's birth stories, and we'll end by releasing our newest baby's birth story.
To read even more details about this birth and see photos from this story, CLICK HERE!!!
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• Take the SURRENDERED BIRTH ONLINE COURSE!
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Interested in sharing your story on the podcast?
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Want to connect? Have a question?
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For more information:
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56 min
December 15, 2025 121: The Day I Pushed Out A Giant Baby (Birth Center Birth, Natural Birth, Shoulder Dystocia) [with Christopher Heeter]
While I am on a little maternity leave from the podcast, we are replaying all five of my children's birth stories, and we'll end by releasing our newest baby's birth story.
To read even more details about this birth and see photos from this story, CLICK HERE!!!
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Interested in sharing your story on the podcast?
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Want to connect? Have a question?
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For more information:
• Website: www.surrenderedbirthservices.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/surrenderedbirthservices
57 min
December 08, 2025 120: Your First Child's Birth Is The Birth Of Your Family (Hospital Birth, Epidural, First Time Mom) [with Christopher Heeter]
While I am on a little maternity leave from the podcast, we are replaying all five of my children's birth stories, and we'll end by releasing our newest baby's birth story.
In this first birth, you'll learn that I was young and ignorant to all things birth. I had a lot to learn, but God led the way! And I would learn even more in the year following my daughter's birth and would start my journey into birth work.
To read more details of this story and see pictures, CLICK HERE!!!
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52 min
December 01, 2025 119: When Your Second Birth Looks Nothing Like Your First - Pt. 2 (Birth Center Birth, Car Baby) [with Ashleigh Jurena]
When your first labor is 24 hours long, starts with your water breaking and a positive GBS test and you spend the entire thing in the hospital, what can you expect for your second birth? Well, for Ashleigh, it was basically the exact opposite of that! During her second labor she experiences two days of a start/stop early labor and doesn’t know when it will ever actually kick into gear-but when it does, she had less than an hour’s notice before she’d be holding her baby in her arms! And I’ll give you a hint, it wasn’t at the hospital, or the birth center, or at home.
As mentioned in today's episode: Earthley's Pain Potion
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Interested in sharing your story on the podcast?
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Want to connect? Have a question?
Shoot us a DM at @surrenderedbirthservices on Instagram, and give us a follow while you're there!

For more information:
• Website: www.surrenderedbirthservices.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/surrenderedbirthservices
1 hr 11 min
November 24, 2025 118: The Revelations From Your First Birth Should Change Your Next - Pt. 1 (Hospital Birth, First Time Mom, Epidural) [with Ashleigh Jurena]
When your first labor is 24 hours long, starts with your water breaking and a positive GBS test and you spend the entire thing in the hospital, what can you expect for your second birth? Well, for Ashleigh, it was basically the exact opposite of that! During her second labor she experiences two days of a start/stop early labor and doesn’t know when it will ever actually kick into gear-but when it does, she had less than an hour’s notice before she’d be holding her baby in her arms! And I’ll give you a hint, it wasn’t at the hospital, or the birth center, or at home.
Send us Fan Mail
Support the show
Has our podcast made an impact in your life? Please consider supporting us so we can continue! Donate: SUPPORT PAGE!
• Take the SURRENDERED BIRTH ONLINE COURSE!
• Check out my MUST-HAVE PRODUCTS FREEBIE for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum!
Interested in sharing your story on the podcast?
Click HERE to fill out an interest form!
Want to connect? Have a question?
Shoot us a DM at @surrenderedbirthservices on Instagram, and give us a follow while you're there!

For more information:
• Website: www.surrenderedbirthservices.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/surrenderedbirthservices
1 hr 7 min
November 17, 2025 117: God Is Trustworthy Even When Our Birth Plans Go Awry (Hospital Birth, C-Section, Miscarriage) [with E.J. Lee]
What happens when you’re planning a natural, unmedicated birth at a birth center, and then one little leak of your waters changes everything? E.J.’s plans were turned upside down when she was suddenly being induced, quite unsuccessfully, and then in the end landed in a C-Section under general anesthesia. What she didn’t know at the time is that she would go on to have four more C-sections, and a second and very unexpected miscarriage. Where was God in all of this? How was He working through all of these circumstances? Find out as you listen to E.J. tell her story!
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Has our podcast made an impact in your life? Please consider supporting us so we can continue! Donate: SUPPORT PAGE!
• Take the SURRENDERED BIRTH ONLINE COURSE!
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Interested in sharing your story on the podcast?
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Want to connect? Have a question?
Shoot us a DM at @surrenderedbirthservices on Instagram, and give us a follow while you're there!

For more information:
• Website: www.surrenderedbirthservices.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/surrenderedbirthservices
1 hr 38 min
November 10, 2025 116: Rediscovering Your Belief During Grief (Miscarriage, Gestational Diabetes, Induction) [with Madison Snyder]
When you find out you’re pregnant and you’ve never had more joy, faith, or closeness with God in your entire life, you’re on the mountain top! Then the enemy takes that baby away from you, and everything comes crashing down-how can you recover from such a tragedy? When Madison and Trevor become pregnant for the second time, they were understandably anxious and unable to celebrate in the way that they did with their first, never knowing if this baby was going to go to Heaven too soon too. Questioning her every decision, Madison navigated every step of this pregnancy from the diagnosis of gestational diabetes to the hard push for early induction, and every intervention that she encountered on the day of her baby’s birth. What would they do differently with their next labor? What decisions would they make in pregnancy and childbirth for a different experience? Would her faith ever fully be restored to where it was before? These were questions she was asking herself when her baby was less than an hour old! Listen to every detail of Madison’s gripping story as she shares her heart and mind surrounding her first childbirth experience today, and what she learned along the way.

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Support the show
Has our podcast made an impact in your life? Please consider supporting us so we can continue! Donate: SUPPORT PAGE!
• Take the SURRENDERED BIRTH ONLINE COURSE!
• Check out my MUST-HAVE PRODUCTS FREEBIE for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum!
Interested in sharing your story on the podcast?
Click HERE to fill out an interest form!
Want to connect? Have a question?
Shoot us a DM at @surrenderedbirthservices on Instagram, and give us a follow while you're there!

For more information:
• Website: www.surrenderedbirthservices.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/surrenderedbirthservices
1 hr 56 min
November 03, 2025 115: What To Do When Your Baby Gets Sick (Fever, Ear Infection, Colds, Croup, Flu, Pink Eye, Tummy Bug) [with Emily Ransom]
Books: The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby & Child Care, Smart Medicine For a Healthier Child, How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor, Homeopathic Medicine-Children and Infants
To Have: Pulse Ox, Neb, Nose Frida, Feel Better Fast (6m+), Elderberry (12m+), Cod Liver, Teeth Tamer
FEVER: Ferrom Phos 6C (low), Belladonna 30C (high), Chamomilla 30C (teething), Genexa
EAR INFECTION: Garlic Drops, Belladonna 30C (fever), Chamomilla 30C (fussiness)
COLD/CROUP/RSV: Cough-B-Gone (6m+), Cold Calm, Hyland's Tiny Cold Tablets, Hyland's Mucus & Cold, Aconite 200C + Hepar Sulph 200C + Spongia Tosta 200C (Croup), Carbo Veg 200C (low ox)
FLU: Oscillococcinum
PINK EYE: Silver, Hepar Sulph 200C, Pulsatilla 200C, Sulphur 200C
TUMMY BUG: Charcoal, Arsenicum Album 30C, Nux Vomica 30C, Ipecac 200C
For specific homeopathic questions: @homeopathywithemily
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Support the show
Has our podcast made an impact in your life? Please consider supporting us so we can continue! Donate: SUPPORT PAGE!
• Take the SURRENDERED BIRTH ONLINE COURSE!
• Check out my MUST-HAVE PRODUCTS FREEBIE for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum!
Interested in sharing your story on the podcast?
Click HERE to fill out an interest form!
Want to connect? Have a question?
Shoot us a DM at @surrenderedbirthservices on Instagram, and give us a follow while you're there!

For more information:
• Website: www.surrenderedbirthservices.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/surrenderedbirthservices
1 hr 26 min

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Let’s explore the amazing world of birth together! Listen for inspiring birth stories and intriguing teachings to expand your knowledge surrounding pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and…