[Birth Stories] An Unexpectedly Unassisted Blissful Breech Birth

Toni Shama’s first birth asked for movement, and her third birth asked for much vocalization. Her second birth, however, asked for tons of intimacy with her husband. She shares with Adriana how when they fueled that passion, labor became so fast they barely had a chance to call their midwife before their baby was born. And how if any of them had known the baby was breech, it would have been a very different – and much less blissful – birth.

Related resources*:

• Informed Beginnings childbirth education
• Orgasmic Birth website
• The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions and Restoring Your Vitality, by Kimberly Ann Johnson
• Free Mother Circle gatherings offered by Toni, and her website.
• Meal Train website

Related Birthful episodes:

• Why An OB/GYN Chose To Have A Homebirth
• How Prenatal Yoga Can Help Protect Your Energy (And Why This Is Important!)
• Tips For Choosing A Childbirth Class
• How To Bring More Pleasure And Joy Into Your Birth (And Why It Makes A Difference!)
• Shaking And The Primal Nature of Birth
• [Postpartum] All About Postpartum Doulas
• How to Set Up Your Childcare Options To Include Community Care
• Restoring Your Vitality After Giving Birth

Image description: Toni Shama, a Jewish identifying woman with dark brown hair and olive-toned skin, smiles at the camera

About Toni Shama

Toni Shama is a Registered Yoga Teacher who specializes in prenatal yoga. She is the owner of FLX Mamahood and is a Birth and Postpartum Doula serving the Finger Lakes region of New York, including by teaching childbirth education with Informed Beginnings.Trained by Kimberly Ann Johnson of The Fourth Trimester, Toni facilitates free Mother Circles in Geneva, NY. She is also the Director of Family Education & Lifelong Learning at Temple Beth-El and is a proud mother of three children.

You can connect with her on her website, or find her on Instagram @ShamaToni