A midwife's homebirth... it should be easy, right? I mean, come on... you're a pro at this!
Madeline, like so many other midwives, shares just how incorrect that assumption can be with the birth story of her second baby.
Show Notes:
After experiencing a LONG, arduous labor with her first child, Madeline decided to prepare differently for the birth of her second child.
She saw a new chiropractor
She focused on visualizations
She took Happy Homebirth Academy
She learned to release her pelvic floor (accounts to follow will be linked at the end)
Madeline did all that she could to prepare herself for a faster, calmer, more peaceful birthing experience.
However, "peace" is not the description Madeline would use for her second birth. Peaceful as a tornado, maybe!
Madeline's fast and furious birth left both her midwife and mother brains reeling. Her mind couldn't keep up with her body, as her body forcefully produced her new daughter.
Episode Roundup:
Although I love the idea of having a peaceful homebirth, and I think it's an important desire to discuss, Madeline's experience has taught me just how important it is to emphasize the empowerment of birth, not only it's potential peacefulness.
No matter how you do it: fast, slow, loud, quiet.... bring a baby from inside of you, out... that's incredible.
Resources:
https://www.instagram.com/pelvicpotential/
https://www.instagram.com/thepelvicperspective/
https://www.instagram.com/pregnant.postpartum.athlete/
https://www.instagram.com/the.preconception.pt/
Ep 264:The Opposite Of A Traumatic Birth with Regina Lowenfield
Ep 263: VBA3C?! You’re Not High Risk Until You’re High Risk with Jan DeAngelo
Ep 262: The Body-Mind-Birth Connection with Errika Horner
Ep 261: A Beautiful Shoulder Dystocia? With Coco Brown
Ep 260: A Failed Epidural and a Victorious Homebirth with Brianna Peters
Ep 259: Responsive Sleep for You and Your Baby with Taylor Kulik
Ep 258: How To Turn Your Passion For Birth Into A Full-time Career As A Doula with Kyleigh Banks
Ep 257: From Questioning Yourself to Questioning the Birth System with McKenzie Ulmer
Ep 256: From Changing Care Providers to Midwife Continuity with Shayna Piva
Ep 255: Deep Familial Connection Through Homebirth with Anna Rivera
Ep 254: From Interventions to Undisturbed with Bree Darby
Ep 253: Finding Joy While Experiencing Secondary Infertility with Shyla Brown
Ep 252: Minerals, Lymph, Fascia, Oh My! With Margaret Barry
Ep 251: A Deeper Understanding of the Transformative Power of Birth with Karey Hoffmann
Ep 250: Coming Into Your Own and Advocating for Your Dream Birth with Cortney Steffensmeier
Ep 249: Surrendering to Physiological Birth and Motherhood with Jessica Livengood
Ep 248: Game-Time Birth Decisions with Katelyn and Thomas Fusco
Ep 247: Making Birth Choices From a Place of Empowerment with Leigh Anne McGiff
Ep 246: Birth in Captivity to the Freedom of Homebirth with Esmeralda Carrillo
Encore: Birthing Instincts With Dr. Stu
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