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**Doing It At Home – The Home Birth Podcast**

Doing It At Home – The Home Birth Podcast is a weekly podcast about home birth and our decision to go from a traditional hospital birth with an OBGYN to a natural birth at home with midwives. This is a raw and honest show that explores homebirth from every angle. We talk about the fears and judgements thrown at you when you choose home birth. We share resources that we found tremendously helpful for understanding our birthing options. We confess the magic and craziness in preparing for pregnancy, home birth, motherhood and fatherhood. We talk about having sex while pregnant and maintaining your connection and intimacy as a couple. We reveal how to stay centered and not lose yourself through pregnancy, and tons more! This show is all about adding an empowered conversation to the topic of home birth and natural birth, while keeping it real, grounded and fun. So strap in and join us as we’re doing it at home!

Latest Episodes:

426: Our Second Home Birth Story: Rotisserie Chicken, Chatting with God and Cord Snap Feb 22, 2023

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FINALLY! Our second home birth story.

At 12 weeks postpartum, we are sharing the details of the birth of our second daughter, Naomi.

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More From Doing It At Home:

Doing It At Home book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3vJcPmU
DIAH Website: https://www.diahpodcast.com/
DIAH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doingitathome/
DIAH YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pzuzQC
DIAH Merch: www.diahpodcast.com/merch
Give Back to DIAH: https://bit.ly/3qgm4r9

425: A Sweet and Simple Home Birth - Listener Submitted Story from Holly Leever Feb 15, 2023

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Why home birth?

For today’s DIAH Mama Holly Leever, her answer was:

“I knew I would be more comfortable at home and would avoid a lot of unnecessary interventions.”

This episode is part of a new format and style we will be featuring on the podcast every so often - a non-interview audio submission from listeners sharing their birth stories with us. We’re excited to have this as another way to bring you more birth stories, for when we’re at capacity with our interview schedule. And it’s great for those who would prefer to share in this way.

Some of the topics mentioned in Holly’s story:

Practicing FAM
Finding out she was pregnant
Struggling with eating disorder before becoming pregnant
Helpful resources during pregnancy
A sweet and simple birth

Links From The Episode:

Holly’s Website: Rosebudwellness.com
Love Your Labor: https://brownrootslove.com/
Ina May’s Spiritual Midwifery: https://amzn.to/3jVLfkI
Steamy Chick: www.steamychick.com
Womb Wisdom Podcast episode with Sarah: https://www.rosebudwellness.com/podcasts/womb-wisdom/episodes/2147827042

Offers From Our Awesome Partners:

Needed: https://bit.ly/2DuMBxP - use code DIAH23 to get 20% off your order or DIAH100 for $100 off a Complete Plan

More From Doing It At Home:

Share your birth story with us: https://bit.ly/3jOjCKl
Doing It At Home book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3vJcPmU
DIAH Website: https://www.diahpodcast.com/
DIAH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doingitathome/
DIAH YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pzuzQC
DIAH Merch: www.diahpodcast.com/merch
Give Back to DIAH: https://bit.ly/3qgm4r9

424: 2 Home Birth Stories with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack of “Fertility Friday” and “The Fifth Vital Sign” (DIAH Classic) Feb 07, 2023

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Who knew they were going to have a home birth before ever becoming pregnant?

This was the case for Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, today’s guest and creator of the “Fertility Friday” podcast and author of the book “The Fifth Vital Sign.”

Lisa is a holistic reproductive health practitioner specializing in fertility awareness method. She’s helped thousands in their reproductive journeys.

And today, we get to hear both of her birth stories! We learn what got Lisa interested in home birth back in her 20s, plus the different details of her births and what helped her during the experiences.

Things we talk about in this episode:

Productive labor
Fetal ejection reflex
Goals and strategies around birth planning
Midwife support

Links:

Lisa’s website: http://fertilityfriday.com/
Lisa’s book “The Fifth Vital Sign”: https://amzn.to/3KAdiOR
Lisa’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fertilityfriday/
Doing It At Home book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3vJcPmU
DIAH website: https://www.diahpodcast.com/
DIAH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doingitathome/
DIAH YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pzuzQC
DIAH Merch: www.diahpodcast.com/merch
Give Back to DIAH: https://bit.ly/3qgm4r9

423: 2 Beautiful and Simple Home Births and Awakening as a Mother with Steph Greunke Feb 01, 2023

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Can birth just be wonderful and beautiful and simple and uncomplicated?

Absolutely!

Every story is unique and every story matters. We love how we are able to present the variations here on the podcast.

Today we get to hear Steph Greunke’s birth stories: 2 home births.

Things we talk about in this episode:

Links From The Episode:

Steph’s website: www.stephgreunke.com
Steph’s program: www.postpartumreset.com
Steph’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephgreunke/

Offers From Our Awesome Partners:

Needed: https://bit.ly/2DuMBxP - use code DIAH to get 20% off your order or DIAH100 for $100 off a Complete Plan

More From Doing It At Home:

Doing It At Home book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3vJcPmU
DIAH Website: https://www.diahpodcast.com/
DIAH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doingitathome/
DIAH YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pzuzQC
DIAH Merch: www.diahpodcast.com/merch
Give Back to DIAH: https://bit.ly/3qgm4r9

422: VBAC, HBAC and When Your Birth Turns You Into a Birth Worker with Stephanie King Jan 25, 2023

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How often is intervention necessary?

From what we’ve found and learned in the hundreds of stories on this podcast, more interventions seem to be unnecessary rather than necessary.

In Stephanie King’s stories, she talks about the cesarean for her first birth being unnecessary. From there, she walks us through her journey to a VBAC in a birth center and then a home birth for her next 2 births.

Stephanie is a childbirth educator, doula, creator of the My Essential Birth Course and host of the Pregnancy and Birth Made Easy podcast.

Stephanie is also an example of the many women we’ve spoken to who are inspired and called to birth work after their own birth experiences.

Things we talk about in this episode:

Hospital birth
Cesarean birth
VBAC in birth center
Prodromal labor
Birth as a spiritual event
En caul birth

Links From The Episode:

Stephanie’s website: www.myessentialbirth.com
Stephanie’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myessentialbirth/
Three Daily Exercise: https://www.myessentialbirth.com/3-exercises
My Essential Birth Course: https://www.myessentialbirth.com/getstarted

Offers From Our Awesome Partners:

Needed: https://bit.ly/2DuMBxP - use code DIAH to get 20% off your order or DIAH100 for $100 off a Complete Plan

More From Doing It At Home:

Doing It At Home book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3vJcPmU
DIAH Website: https://www.diahpodcast.com/
DIAH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doingitathome/
DIAH YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pzuzQC
DIAH Merch: https://bit.ly/3qhwgAe
Give Back to DIAH: https://bit.ly/3qgm4r9

421: Preparing for What You Can’t Plan: 55 Hours of Labor with Dr. Brittany Zis Jan 18, 2023

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Is it possible for a birth experience to empower you and leave you feeling a little defeated at the same time?

That was what Dr. Brittany Zis thought about her home birth, at first. For one thing, it was 55 hours long, and a couple of unplanned factors popped up - like her cervix being completely closed after almost a day of contractions, pushing challenges and baby changing position at the last minute.

But with the support of her birth team: her midwives, her husband Andrew and her family, Brittany sees how badass she is and how humbling the experience was, welcoming her son Russell into the world.

As a physical therapist specializing in women’s health and pediatrics, she had a goal of approaching her home birth decision with both a natural mindset as well as evidence-based information (the best of both worlds). We think this is something that many in the DIAH can connect with, and we’re so excited to share Brittany’s story with you!

Links From the Episode:

Brittany’s website: https://www.motherandbabywellnesscollective.com/
Brittany’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/motherbabywellnesscollective/

Offers From Our Awesome Partners:

Needed: https://bit.ly/2DuMBxP - use code DIAH to get 20% off your order or DIAH100 for $100 off a Complete Plan

More From Doing It At Home:

Doing It At Home book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3vJcPmU
DIAH Website: https://www.diahpodcast.com/
DIAH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doingitathome/
DIAH YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pzuzQC
DIAH Merch: www.diahpodcast.com/merch

Give Back to DIAH: https://bit.ly/3qgm4r9

420: 3 Planned Home Births with 1 Baby Born at Home with Britt Anderson Jan 10, 2023

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Would you try again for a home birth if it didn’t happen the first time?

Today’s guest, Britt Anderson, walks us through 3 very different birth experiences. From a hospital transfer for cesarean, to another hospital transfer with VBAC to a home birth.

Britt also shares how her history as a nurse, doula and her expertise in women’s health and wellness fuels her passion for preconception care.

Things we talk about in this episode:

Hospital transfer from home
Cesarean birth
VBAC

Links From The Episode:

Britt’s website: www.awombinbloom.com
Britt’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/britteanderson/
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth: https://amzn.to/3TL2Zfk
The Business of Being Born: https://www.thebusinessof.life/

Offers From Our Awesome Partners:

Needed: https://bit.ly/2DuMBxP - use code DIAH to get 20% off your order or DIAH100 for $100 off a Complete Plan

More From Doing It At Home:

Doing It At Home book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3vJcPmU
DIAH Website: https://www.diahpodcast.com/
DIAH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doingitathome/
DIAH YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pzuzQC
DIAH Merch: www.diahpodcast.com/merch

Give Back to DIAH: https://bit.ly/3qgm4r9

419: Feeling Like a First-Time Mom in a Third Birth with Kathryn Langlois Jan 03, 2023

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Do you feel like you have control when it comes to your pregnancy and birth?

In today’s birth story, we chat with Kathryn Langlois, mama of 3 from Alberta, Canada, about the details of her 3 pregnancies and births.

2 hospital births and 1 birth center birth.

Her third birth felt “uncontrolled” – unlike her previous births. So because of that, in a way, she felt like a first-time mom in that birth experience.

Plus we talk about different considerations she and her husband Paul took in choosing between birth center or a home birth.

Things we talk about in this episode:

Hospital birth
Birth center birth
Induction
Blood pressure
Care provider selection and midwifery option in Canada
Birth during COVID times and a polar vortex

Links From The Episode:

Business of Being Born: https://www.thebusinessof.life/

Offers From Our Awesome Partners:

Needed: https://bit.ly/2DuMBxP - use code DIAH to get 20% off your order or DIAH100 for $100 off a Complete Plan

More From Doing It At Home:

Doing It At Home book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3vJcPmU
DIAH Website: https://www.diahpodcast.com/
DIAH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doingitathome/
DIAH YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pzuzQC
DIAH Merch: www.diahpodcast.com/merch

Give Back to DIAH: https://bit.ly/3qgm4r9

418: The Most Common Reason for Home Birth Transfers to the Hospital and The Importance of Preparing Your Mindset with Anne Margolis (DIAH Classic) Dec 28, 2022

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Why do a small percentage of planned home births transfer to the hospital?

There are a number of reasons. In today’s conversation with our friend Anne Margolis, certified nurse midwife and a powerhouse in the birth world. She has personally helped usher in over 1000 babies into the world. We’ve had her on the show a few times now and it’s always magical to speak with her, because she ends up blowing our minds in some way when it comes to birth.

We also discuss the importance of preparation for your home birth, particularly when it comes to preparing your mindset. The typical Western culture and approach to birth is very counterproductive to the experience of laboring and birthing a baby. So we talk about how we can minimize the “googling” and the overanalyzing that keeps us stuck in our heads, out of our bodies and in a fearful place.

We also highly recommend that you follow Anne and check out all of her amazing resources for birthing people and parents.

Things we talk about in this episode: home birth to hospital transfer, birth preparation, mindset work, Western culture’s approach to birth, first-time birthers and parents

Links From the Episode:

Anne’s website: https://homesweethomebirth.com/
Anne’s free mini-course: https://homesweethomebirth.com/gift
Anne’s Love Your Birth course: https://homesweethomebirth.com/love-your-birth-online-birthing-course
Anne’s courses (use the code DIAHOME for 10% off!): https://homesweethomebirth.com/my-online-courses

Offers From Our Awesome Partners:

Needed: https://bit.ly/2DuMBxP - use code DIAH to get 20% off your order or DIAH100 for $100 off a Complete Plan

More From Doing It At Home:

Doing It At Home book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3vJcPmU
DIAH Website: https://www.diahpodcast.com/
DIAH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doingitathome/
DIAH YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pzuzQC
DIAH Merch: www.diahpodcast.com/merch
Give Back to DIAH: https://bit.ly/3qgm4r9

417: Trusting Birth, Questioning the System and Supporting Parents and Birth Workers with Dr. Nathan Riley (DIAH Classic) Dec 20, 2022

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How do you truly honor birth?

Dr. Nathan Riley joins us for the second time on the podcast. First time was back in 2019, and a lot of life has changed for him.

For one thing, he’s welcomed both of his daughters into the world. And today we talk about the home birth of the youngest (about 5 weeks old at the time of this interview). Nathan shares his perspective of the experience, as a father, partner and physician.

Nathan also talks about the space he holds for birth and how he has evolved from an OBGYN practicing in the hospital to a more lifestyle medicine approach where he supports both parents and birth workers.

The nuggets in this episode are too many to count and drop at such a rapid rate. You might need to hit pause and rewind a few times, that’s how powerful it is!

Things we talk about in this episode: