Water breaks at 7:30 a.m. and you think, “Lunch time baby.” Then the hours crawl by, your house is spotless, everyone is waiting, and you start doing the mental math of a possible transfer. I’m Angie Roger, and I’m finishing my personal birth stories with the two home births that reshaped my understanding of what support really means, especially when life is already full of kids, work, and big feelings.
I share what it was like to move from hospital births to a planned home birth with a conservative, experienced midwife and a clear Plan B at a nearby hospital midwifery group I trust. You’ll hear about the emotional weight of miscarriage, the surprise of secondary infertility, and how years of attending births as a doula changed what I wanted for my own care team. I also read from my journal of my final pregnancy and labor, including the stop start rhythm after my water broke, the relief of the birth tub, and the moment intensity got so real my brain reached for “an epidural” even though I was at home.
We talk postpartum too, because the baby may be out, but real life is still right there: hungry kids, exhaustion, and the difference practical help can make. If you’re building a birth plan, considering home birth or water birth, or searching for honest perspective on unmedicated birth, midwifery care, and postpartum support, this story is for you. If it resonates, subscribe, share it with a friend who’s expecting, and leave a review so more families can find the show.
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Show Credits
Host: Angie Rosier
Music: Michael Hicks
Photographer: Toni Walker
Episode Artwork: Nick Greenwood
Producer: Gillian Rosier Frampton
Voiceover: Ryan Parker
