[Birth Stories] How Flexibility Helped Her Flow through Relentless Contractions

Birth Stories, Models & Places of Birth Series, Podcast, TBPodcast

Sarah Winward’s story starts with some lovely swing dancing in the living room, and stomping through deep snow with her dog, then gets really intense, having Sarah ask herself over and over “Where is the break?! There’s supposed to be a break. Where is the break?!”...

[Birth Stories] Wonderful Waterbirth with Strong Fetal Ejection Reflex

Birth Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast

Michelle Onaka shares the ups and downs along the way toward having her child, including her fertility journey, then completely gutting their house during pregnancy, and following that up with a fabulous waterbirth. She shares with Adriana how immediate postpartum...

[Birth Stories] Prodromal… and Fantastic?!

Birth Stories, Comfort measures, Podcast, TBPodcast

Criselda shares with Adriana the details of her three-day-long birth, which she describes as amazing and transformative. It also truly illustrates how birth is not linear, as it can easily go from prodromal to precipitous! Find out what helped her get through the...

[Birth Stories] Homebirth After Two Cesareans, With Castor Oil and a Location Twist

Birth Choices, Birth Stories, C-sections, Doulas, homebirth, Podcast, TBPodcast, VBAC

Alison Spath shares with Adriana the many twists and turns included in her path toward a planned homebirth after two cesareans (HBA2C), including getting things started with castor oil, having to hold at bay the fear-based opinions of random obstetricians, celebrating...

[Birth Story] Birth: Not as Bad as Hiking the Machu Picchu Trail

Birth Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast

Shelley Wylie shares with Adriana how marvelous it can be to see your partner really have your back and tell the nurse to wait until your contraction is over, how birth is not as horrendous as the Machu Picchu trail, and how you can absolutely have a lovely birth,...

[Birth Stories] A Glorious Vaginal Birth After Cesarean

Birth Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast

Kally McConnell shares her glorious VBAC story, along with all the things she did differently from her first birth, how it all started with a literal bang when her bag of waters broke, and how there was no time for the tub. She also shares with Adriana the insights...