[Birth Stories] Weaving Together Four Unmedicated Births To Reveal Her Authentic Self

Birth Stories, homebirth, Hospital, Podcast, Pregnancy Loss, TBPodcast

One of the biggest surprises for Ujarak Appadoo when she first got pregnant was that she would need to prepare or adjust for living in a pregnant body and giving birth. She’d figure she’d just carry on doing life as she’d seen her peers do, and that everything would...

[Birth Stories] Getting Baby To Flip From Breech With An ECV For A Flowing Vaginal Birth

Birth Choices, Birth Stories, Hospital, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

What happens when a baby suddenly turns breech at 36 weeks? For Kaitlin Moore, this meant a hard pivot and lots of research to weigh her options between trying to get her baby to flip back or having a surgical birth. She shares the difficulties of finding the right...

[Birth Stories] An Intentionally Unassisted Birth After Three Hospital Births

Birth Choices, Birth Stories, homebirth, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

Doula and perinatal dance instructor Kemeera Nimahat has given birth four times and is the self-proclaimed queen of ignoring early labor. She shares with Adriana how tuning into her intuition has been pivotal in deciding where and with whom to give birth (she switched...

[Birth Stories] How Her Goals Of “No Epidural And No Whining” Helped Her Befriend The Labor Pain

Birth Beyond the Clinical Experience Series, Birth Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast

Celeste and Claudiu Bancos share their perspectives of their son’s birth (who chimes in too!), often surprising each other with moments the other didn’t remember or knew about. Ultimately, Celeste achieved her birth goals of not whining and avoiding getting an...

[Birth Stories] How She Got Through A Week Of Prodromal Labor By Embracing It

Birth Choices, Birth Stories, Interventions, Movement and Body Wellness in Pregnancy Series, Podcast, Stories, TBPodcast

Adriana Aleman Crane’s first birth involved several days of prodromal labor– and if you don’t know what that is, you really want to listen to this episode! But her second birth? Her husband almost missed it! She shares with Adriana Lozada that sleep is glorious,...