In this episode, my husband James and I share our intimate, powerful home birth story of our second baby, Latham. It was such a wild and empowering journey! Here I weave the tale of each step of the journey, plus what we did to prepare for the birth.
I am so passionate about rewriting the narrative around birth. I believe birth can be the portal to a woman’s deepest feminine power, a blueprint that lasts her whole life (and the baby’s!).
This is a great listen for anyone who is pregnant or considering a home birth.
- 0:00 - Who we are and why we chose a home birth
- 4:00 - The juicy way my labor started (literally!)
- 10:00 - The power of primal sounds in labor
- 15:00 - When it got challenging through transition
- 18:12 - Realizing "F*** good girl, that part will not get you through this birth"
- 25:35 - The baby is born! One big contraction
- 27:10 - Brief scare when baby didn't breathe right away
- 30:00 - Birthing the placenta, skin-to-skin after birth
- 34:04 - The two most helpful things I did to prepare for birth
- 39:14 - How partners can cultivate trust in birth
- 41:00 - Final reflections
