![[Birth Story] Why Having an Audience Stalled Her Birth](https://birthful.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Heather-Lauf-with-her-baby-Birthful-Podcast-e1553689333183.jpg)
Birth Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast
Heather Lauf was so clear on the importance of choosing the right care provider for her birth that she switched practices, twice! Even with her ample preparation, labor still threw her for a loop when she found out her water hadn’t broken (it really seemed it had!),...
![[Birth Stories] Pivoting From Wanting an Immediate Epidural to an Unmedicated VBAC Over Four Births](https://birthful.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Mariah-headshot-2-1080x675.jpg)
Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast
After having three hospital births— that included inductions, vaginal births, and a cesarean— Mariah Robinson couldn’t shake the feeling that something was missing from her experiences. She shares with Adriana how she searched far and wide for a collaborative care...
Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, TBPodcast
Kara Fransted and her husband had never considered having a home birth, but as the pandemic hit and there was a real possibility of her husband having to miss the birth of their third child, they looked into it. Never mind that she was already 38 weeks pregnant. Check...
Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast
Laura Kline-Taylor spent most of her first pregnancy preparing for motherhood while healing from infidelity, and then had three days to get ready for an unexpected breech cesarean. Second time around, both she and her husband were in a much better place to come...
