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Birth Story Podcast

Hi! I’m Heidi, experienced Birth Doula and host of the Birth Story podcast brought to you by Birth Story Media™. I support moms through their fertility and pregnancy journeys and help have trauma free birth stories and labor stories. When moms embrace their pregnant bellies and their pregnancy and await the arrival of their baby or babies they are going to feel many emotions and have many visions about what will happen during child birth. “Is this normal?” “What does a contraction feel like?” “What does the day of labor look like?” “What is a Doula?” I want every mom’s birth story to be peaceful, happy and a memory that they will love to share. Birth Story podcast is my way to provide childbirth education through story telling in the comfort of your home and to prepare a mom for motherhood with any birth story that unfolds for their pregnancy, labor and delivery. If a pregnant mom uses an OBGYN, a midwife, a doula, a birth doula, or has a home birth, water birth, natural birth, C-section, cesarean birth, hospital birth, medicated birth, epidural birth, pitocin birth, an induction or induced labor, are having multiple babies or a single baby, a birth plan or no birth plan; I started this podcast to help moms learn and prepare for their labor and delivery and birth though birth story telling.

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Latest Episodes:

111 Doula Diaries #8: Pro Tips for Packing Great Hospital Bags (including your "Doula" bag) Dec 28, 2021

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To download the free guides to packing a hospital bag visit BirthStory.com and click on "the workbook" to find all of Heidi's free guides for pregnancy, labor, delivery, and newborn care.

As you prepare for your birth, Heidi recommends considering cord blood and tissue banking with ANJAHEALTH.COM

110 Doula Diaries 7: Stuff You Should Know About Herpes & Herpes in Pregnancy Dec 21, 2021

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Heidi shares about her experiences with Herpes personally and professionally as a doula and what everyone needs to know about Herpes during their pregnancy and how to not spread it to your infant during childbirth.

Cordblood and tissue banking with Anjahealth.com

Join Birth Story Academy at BirthStory.com

109 STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW about your vagina, tubes, ovaries, uterus and where sperm goes if you remove some of these things Dec 16, 2021

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In this episode Heidi chats with Katie and Collin about her upcoming tubal ligation and the many questions that it elicited....like where does the sperm go if you have a hysterectomy? Where do your eggs go if you have a tubal ligation and disconnect your ovary from the uterus? Are the ovaries anchored to anything if the tubes are removed? What does a penis or toy hit if the cervix is gone? Then, they bring on Dr. Alexandria Montgomery...aka an Expert to answer the questions and help all of you understand the stuff you should know.

If you fully trust Heidi after this episode, don't forget to enroll in Birth Story Academy before 2/1/21 for 50% off using code BIRTHSTORYPODCAST at BirthStory.com

108 Doula Diaries 6 Prodromal Labor in Weeks 40-42 Dec 14, 2021

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This episode comes to you RAW and unedited. I am 3 days post op from a mommy makeover plastic surgery breast reduction (episode coming) and had to get this story out to you!

I talk about my client NB and going to 42 weeks, what prodromal labor was like and how she managed unmedicated through 11 days of it on and off.

I reference the midwives brew. Please consult your provider before drinking any of my food based recipes or herbs.

2 oz castor oil, 2 tablespoons of almond or nut butter, 1 cup apricot nectar or a similar juice, 1 cup of champagne or sprite.

Blue Cohosh-as directed by your healthcare provider.

107 All About HypnoBirthing with Hypnobirthing Guru Michelle Smith of The Birth Ease Podcast Dec 09, 2021

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Heidi borrows this incredible episode from The Birth Ease Podcast https://www.birtheaseservices.com/podcast all about hypnobirthing.

Michelle Smith is a leading expert in the field of hypnobirthing. She is the primary hypnobirthing consultant for Heidi's private doula practice. This episode tells you everything you ever wanted to know about the practice of hypnobirthing and why she created her own method after being schooled in all the existing programs.

Michelle is based out of Orlando, FL while healing and teaching hypnobirthing and childbirth education around the world.

106 Epidurals and what you need to know even if you are planning an unmedicated birth Dec 07, 2021

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In this episode I talk about how 80% of pregnant persons report wanting to have an unmedicated birth in the US, yet 60-90% get an epidural (state dependent stats). So, even if an epidural isn't on your birth plan, you need to know about epidurals just in case you have a change of plans. If you are planning on one anyway, this is a quick guide. You can get more information on epidurals in my full epidural guide at BirthStory.com.

One thing I forgot to mention in this episode, is that you will need several vials of blood drawn for a full CBC and platelet count before getting an epidural. That usually takes at least an hour for results to return.

Presales for Birth Story Academy are happening now. Enjoy 50% off between 12/1 and 2/1 by ordering the course in advance for $99 using code BIRTHSTORYPODCAST.

please consider cord blood and tissue banking with AnjaHealth.com and use code BirthStory for $100 off

105 Heidi on surviving a unique trauma, becoming a doula, and building Birth Story. Behind the scenes with your favorite birth podcast host. Dec 02, 2021

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This episode is all the things....juicy gossip, trauma survival, redemption, survival, growth, and making it when the world around you collapses.

This is my story.

XOXO

Heidi

www.birthstory.com

104 Doula Diaries 4 Real Talk About Walking for Labor Nov 30, 2021

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Heidi chats about when walking works, when it doesn't work and what to do in early labor vs. active labor.

XOXO

Birth Story Academy launches on 2/1/22 with presales starting on 12/1/21 for 50% off with code BIRTHSTORYPODCAST. Head over to BirthStory.com to enroll.

103: 8 minute Birth Affirmations for Labor and Birth Prep Relaxation Nov 26, 2021

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I decided for the Thanksgiving holiday and the anxiety that surrounds travel, family, overeating, and well everything really, to bring you calming Birth Affirmations from Michelle Smith of Birth Ease (www.birtheaseservices.com) .

Please listen to them over and over whenever you need 8 minutes to float away.

XOXO- Heidi

102 Doula Diaries #3: Doulas Don't Catch Babies-But the 3 times I have & let's get honest about the length of labor Nov 23, 2021

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In this episode I reflect on how we often make birth more complicated than it actually is....and the 3 times in my career the babies came so quickly that I had to help out. I talk about the rare precipitous labor (less than 4 hours) compared to normal long labors around 24 hours for a first time birthing person and 8-14 for a multip. Enjoy! XOXO Heidi

PS. Pre Sales begin for my online course Birth Story Academy on 12/1 at BirthStory.com. Use code BIRTHSTORYPODCAST for 50% off the course between 12/1 and the launch on 2/1. Prices go up on 2/1!

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