A positive and empowering birth story from a first time mom who decided to go DEEP into understanding labor, how it works, the many possible outcomes, and all the things to practice in efforts to have a smooth unmedicated home birth.

This was recorded 4-5 hours after he was delivered.

I share my experience with being pregnant for the first time and my intentions for birth. Please know, I understand not everyone has such a smooth ride.

In the first half, the "Pre-Competition thoughts" section of this solo cast; I talk about my decision-making process around signing up to compete. Then, I go into the plan we made for preparation, both physical & mental. I talk about some of the hardest parts of the preparation as well and how I chose to overcome them. Last I share a few parting thoughts before signing off and transitioning to "Post-Competition thoughts".