Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast

When Things Don’t Go As Planned: Leonie’s Honest Birth Story


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Today’s episode was inspired by a listener email. Leonie, listening all the way in Australia, reached out to share her birth story.


She had planned for a minimal intervention birth in a midwife led public hospital program (way to go Australis!) but things didn’t go exactly as anticipated. Her email was amazing - raw, honest and transparent - and at the end she had a few questions for me about home birth, my connection to Maya, and more.


So when we received this email we knew we wanted to record an episode with our response.

  • Here are the questions we cover in this episode:
  • Sarah how did you feel after Maya was born?
  • Did you feel an instant connection?
  • Can you go into this time a bit for us?
  • How do you feel now weeks down the track, looking back?
  • Do you look back with any regrets, and trauma, and worries?
  • How do you feel overall about the home birth concept, how did it fit into your dream/vision?
  • Is there anything you would change?
  • Is there anything your would recommend?

  • Leonie, and every mom and family out there with similar stories and questions, this one is for you!


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