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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:

416: Gestational Diabetes, Preeclampsia and Advocating for the Birth You Want with Kseniya Gadh Dec 13, 2022

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What would you do to get the birth you want?

Change plans at 33 weeks, talk to different providers, get your partner on board?

These are all themes of today’s story with Kseniya Gadh.

Her first birth was a bad experience in the hospital. For her second birth, she switched to a home birth plan around 33 weeks, even with circumstances like gestational diabetes and previous preeclampsia.

Kseniya is an example of pushing for the birth you want, despite odds being against you.

Things we talk about in this episode:

Gestational Diabetes
Preeclampsia
Switching care providers
Craniosacral therapy
Challenges with the birth pool

Links From The Episode:

Happy Belly Pregnancy program: https://happybellypregnancy.com/
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering by Dr. Sarah Buckley: https://amzn.to/3sEPQIZ
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: https://diahpodcast.com/merch
Give Back to DIAH: https://bit.ly/3qgm4r9

415: Home Birth After TTC Struggles and Preterm Labor with Sophia Pavia Dec 07, 2022

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How do you feel in a hospital environment?

Many choose home birth because of a bad experience (whether birth-related or not) or general dislike with the hospital.

In today’s story with Sophia Pavia, an unpleasant experience in the hospital during her first pregnancy added to her reasoning for having a home birth. But that wasn’t the only reason. She herself was born at home and her sister had home births before Sophia started having children. For her, it was the best choice.

Sophia is a fertility dietitian and at the time of this recording she is pregnant with her second, just weeks away from birth!

We talk about details from her first birth along with intentions and plans for her upcoming home birth.

Things we talk about in this episode:

TTC journey
Spinning Babies
Using the birth tub
Placenta delivery
Postpartum insomnia and anxiety
Affirmations and intentions for birth

Links From The Episode:

Sophia’s website: www.ttcnutritionist.com
Sophia’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ttc.nutritionist
Food Freedom Fertility Podcast: https://www.foodfreedomfertility.com/
Birthing From Within: https://birthingfromwithin.com/

Offers From Our Awesome Partners:

Esembly: https://bit.ly/3eanCSz - use code DIH20 to get 20% off your order
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

414: Choosing Home Birth as an Evidence-Based Minded Person Plus Letting Go, Accepting Pain and Being Patient with Shira Page (DIAH Classic) Nov 29, 2022

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Can you over prepare intellectually for birth?

This is a topic that comes up in our interview with Shira Page, NP and CLC.

According to Shira, when it came to her first birth:

“I had been planning to deliver at home my entire life because my mom gave birth to my brother at home. We did Bradley, I read all the books, watched all the documentaries, and listened to DIAH non-stop. My labor at home was over 40 hours of nonstop stabbing back pain and non-progressive labor. We went to the hospital to get morphine and sleep and returned home to continue to try to labor. After another day at home doing all the things, we transferred to get an epidural. The hospital experience was okay but still had a lot of moments where I felt decisions were taken from me. I felt that I overprepared intellectually and didn't focus on letting go, accepting pain, and being patient.”

We talk about the details of her first birth, then details of her second, including some of her postpartum and breastfeeding journey.

Things we talk about in this episode:

La Leche League
Business of Being Born
co-care model
Bradley Method
hospital transfer
mental preparation
prodromal labor
postpartum trauma and anxiety
placenta removal

Links From the Episode:

Shira’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dyadsupport/
Shira’s website: www.DyadSupport.com

Offers From Our Awesome Partners:

Esembly: https://bit.ly/3eanCSz - use code DIH20 to get 20% off your order
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://diahpodcast.com/merch
Give Back to DIAH: https://bit.ly/3qgm4r9

413: The Hybrid of Medical and Midwifery: Talking Breech and Twin Home Births with Dr. Stu Fischbein (DIAH Classic) Nov 22, 2022

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How do we make birth better?

Today we’re chatting with one of the country’s top leaders addressing this question, and not just addressing it, but matching his conviction with his actions.

They say don’t meet your heroes...but I don’t think they included “birth heroes” in there. Because you should definitely meet those people! Dr. Stu Fischbein joins us at Doing It At Home for a powerful conversation on his history in the birth world, shifting from hospital care to now working with midwives to support families in home births, specifically with the variations of normal of breech and twin births.

Dr. Stu has nearly 30 years in the game and is full of passion. Chatting with him was invigorating and certainly added fuel to our flame for the work we do here and our desire to keep flooding the birth world with empowering and educational conversations. After we talked about his years of experience and perspective on breech and twin home births, he answered some of our community members’ questions. This is a must listen for every birth nerd out there!

Things we talk about in this episode:

normalizing breech and twin home births
relative risks and actual risks in birth
midwifery model of care
why doctors fear birth
the medicalized birth system

Links From the Episode:

Dr. Stu’s website: http://www.birthinginstincts.com/
Dr. Stu’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/birthinginstincts/
Birthing Instincts podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/birthing-instincts/id1552816683

Offers From Our Awesome Partners:

Esembly: https://bit.ly/3eanCSz - use code DIH20 to get 20% off your order
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://diahpodcast.com/merch
Give Back to DIAH: https://bit.ly/3qgm4r9

412: A Healing Precipitous Water Birth After Postpartum Hemorrhage Trauma at First Birth with Karine Halle Nov 17, 2022

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How can you take your power back after it feels like a previous birth experience took it away?

Today’s story with Karine Halle features details of trauma from a hospital birth for her first child and how she was determined to have a home birth for her second.

In between her first and second birth, she felt called into doula work and became passionate about supporting families in the birth experience.

For her second pregnancy and birth, she did everything she could to put the odds on her side to have her dream birth.

*Please note that this conversation contains mention of suicidal thoughts

Things we talk about in this episode:

Postpartum rage
GBS positive
Gestational Diabetes testing
Body work for birth: chiropractic care, massage, yoga, exercise

Links From The Episode:

The Birth Hour: https://thebirthhour.com/
Birthful: https://birthful.com/
Evidence Based Birth Podcast: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-based-birth-podcast/
Babies are Not Pizzas: https://amzn.to/3UGYtPi
Ina May: https://amzn.to/3tfHuI2
Hypnobirthing: https://hypnobirthing.com/
The First Forty Days: https://amzn.to/3WMDtbK
Birthing from Within: https://amzn.to/3tfHOqe
The Fourth Trimester: https://amzn.to/3NOSUvE
Business of Being Born: https://www.thebusinessof.life/

Offers From Our Awesome Partners:

Esembly: https://bit.ly/3eanCSz - use code DIH20 to get 20% off your order
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

411: Releasing Fear, Guilt and Shame Around Sexuality in Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum with Rosie Rees, Creator of Splash Blanket Nov 14, 2022

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Have you had feelings of fear, guilt and or shame around sex?

If you have, you are most certainly not alone. In fact, you’re likely in the majority. We just don’t always talk about it because of the perceived taboo aspect of it.

We love tying in the conversation of intimacy and sensuality with birth - we’ve had a number of guests on the show who reference it and we’ve shared it in some of our own experiences.

Today we’re chatting with Rosie Rees, creator of Splash Blanket and Yoni Pleasure Palace.

Some of the things we talk about:

Rosie’s background and what brought her into the world of sexual wellness
Blockages that prevent us from experiencing deep pleasure, particularly during the times of pregnancy, birth and postpartum
What is the slow self pleasure revolution?
Yoni eggs
How Splash Blanket is a support tool for entire fertility process

And you can enjoy 15% off your purchase with either Splash Blanket (https://splashblanket.com/) or Yoni Pleasure Palace (https://yonipleasurepalace.com/) with the code DIAH15.

Links From The Episode:

Splash Blanket: www.splashblanket.com
Yoni Pleasure Palace: www.yonipleasurepalace.com
Splash Blanket Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/splashblanket/
Yoni Pleasure Palace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yoni_pleasure_palace/
Rosie’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosie.rees/

More From Doing It At Home:

The Home Birth Hub: www.diahpodcast.com/hub
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

410: Last Update Before Birth: Third Trimester and Preparing for Baby Bivens 2 Nov 09, 2022

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Welcome to our final pregnancy update episode!

We’re at 37 weeks when we record this. It’s our last time recording before the baby arrives.

Stay tuned for the birth story to drop in the beginning of 2023!

We talk about:

Our family babymoon
Tests and test results like blood work, Gestational Diabetes and GBS
Our midwife appointments
Bodywork in pregnancy
Halloween costume during pregnancy
Baby showers
Having kiddo(s) present at birth

Links from the Episode:

Episode 400: Updates From Second Trimester: Body Changes and Birth Intentions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doing-it-at-home/id1153134918?i=1000577856796
Episode 390: Baby Bivens 2 - Weeks 11-14 of the Pregnancy: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doing-it-at-home/id1153134918?i=1000568948597
Episode 386: Weeks 7-10 of the Pregnancy: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doing-it-at-home/id1153134918?i=1000565578941
Episode 381: Weeks 0-6 of the Pregnancy: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/381-baby-bivens-2-weeks-0-6-of-the-pregnancy/id1153134918?i=1000560345155
Episode with Dr. Matt Angove: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doing-it-at-home/id1153134918?i=1000561070353
Blood Vitality - use the code BloodVitality15 for 15% off your purchase: https://bit.ly/3IXEHJS
Needed Hydration Support: https://bit.ly/3vRDrTj
Ancestral Supplements Liver Capsules: https://amzn.to/3G030bv
Chloroxygen drops: https://amzn.to/3FTqAGy
Magnesium Glycinate: https://amzn.to/3tbByzV

Offers From Our Awesome Partners:

Esembly: https://bit.ly/3eanCSz - use code DIH20 to get 20% off your order
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

409: A Doula Learns About Fetal Ejection Reflex The Hard Way with Kaitlin McGreyes, founder of Be Her Village (DIAH Classic) Nov 02, 2022

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Today we’re chatting with Kaitlin McGreyes about the birth of her 3rd child, which was her first home birth. After a cesarean and then a hospital VBAC for her first two births, she decided to have a different experience for her third.

Kaitlin was a doula for 2 years before her home birth. And interesting fact: in the beginning of her doula work, she was against home birth. We talk about the shifts in her thoughts about home birth and the reasons for having one for herself.

Plus really awesome conversations around the landscape of the birth world in general, and what she and her company Be Her Village are doing to help parents and families in getting the real support they need (like funding for their care provider, postpartum practitioners, mental health resources, etc.) as opposed to a bunch of extra toys and gear that they might not necessarily need.

From Kaitlin:

“I had been a doula for 2 years. I had a cesarean for my first, vbac in hospital with my second (unmedicated) and I opted for a home birth for my third baby. I was expecting the birth to be EXACTLY like my vbac labor. and it was in terms of timing and how it started. Both started at 6am while I was in bed with small Braxton hicks that had a pinch at the peak. That's where the similarities ended. My 21 hour vbac was gentle and peaceful and spiritual. My home birth was moving faster than I expected. My midwife only made it because she was smart enough to come without me asking. And in under 6 hours I went from maybe being in labor to roaring my baby out in a half filled birth pool. I experienced FER and instead of pushing her out I was holding her back so I didn't tear. Unlike what you see on YouTube our home birth involved both of us screaming lol. It was fast and furious, much like my daughter.”

Things we talk about in this episode:

Cesarean birth
Hospital VBAC
Reasons for having a home birth
Doula work influencing your own birthing choices
Preparing for birth while you are pregnant
Be Her Village registry

Links From The Episode:

Be Her Village Website: https://www.behervillage.com/
Be Her Village Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/behervillage/

Offers From Our Awesome Partners:

Esembly: https://bit.ly/3eanCSz - use code DIH20 to get 20% off your order
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

408: Positive Example of Collaborative Care and Preparation for Home Birth with Ryan Woodbury Oct 25, 2022

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Is it possible to have good collaborative care with a team of different practitioners when planning for home birth?

Absolutely!

Do you hear about it all the time? Unfortunately, not. But today’s story with guest Ryan Woodbury is a great example of what it can look like to plan for and have a home birth that is supported by multiple care providers and a team approach.

Ryan shares her preconception journey with us, along with her husband Dave’s perspective on home birth when they were pregnant along with tools and resources she used to have an easy, comfortable pregnancy and have the home birth she wanted.

Things we talk about in this episode:

Preconception planning
Choosing your provider team
Acupuncture and chiropractic for prenatal care
Utilizing collaborate care

Links From The Episode:

Our first interview with Ryan on DIAH: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doing-it-at-home/id1153134918?i=1000540894926
DIAH episode with Ryan’s co-founder Julie Sawaya: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doing-it-at-home/id1153134918?i=1000490429003
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth: https://amzn.to/3gBSJrg

Offers From Our Awesome Partners:

Splash Blanket: https://splashblanket.com/ - use code DIAH15 for 15% off your order
Esembly: https://bit.ly/3eanCSz - use code DIH20 to get 20% off your order
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

407: Birth From a Disability Perspective Both in Hospital and at Home with Lo Nigrosh Oct 19, 2022

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How do we take disabilities into consideration when it comes to birth?

Lo Nigrosh of The Milk Making Minutes podcast joins us to share details of her 2 birth experiences. Her first was in the hospital and her second was at home.

Her decision to home birth was largely influenced by the policies and care she encountered in the hospital.

When asked, “Why home birth?” Lo responded with: “I needed to be treated as an individual with individual needs. I had a hospital birth with my first child and was deeply impacted by blanket policy that made me MORE disabled than I already am.”

Things we talk about in this episode:

Gestational diabetes
Bradley Method
Hemorrhaging
Collaborative care amongst providers

Links From The Episode:

Lo’s website: https://www.quabbinbirthservices.com/
The Milk Making Minutes podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-milk-making-minutes/id1614255223
Lo’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lonigrosh/
Bradley Method: https://www.bradleybirth.com/

Offers From Our Awesome Partners:

Splash Blanket: https://splashblanket.com/ - use code DIAH15 for 15% off your order
Esembly: https://bit.ly/3eanCSz - use code DIH20 to get 20% off your order
Needed: https://bit.ly/2DuMBxP - use code DIAH to get 20% off your order or DIAH100 for $100 off a Complete Plan

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