Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast

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396: Behind the Scenes of DIAH with Birthing Outside the Box’s Jani and Dr. V Aug 05, 2022

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Ever wanted to know more about the history of Doing It At Home or some of the behind-the-scenes life of running the show?

In this bonus episode, we’re sharing the interview we did on the Birthing Outside the Box podcast with Jani and Dr. V. Last week we shared an episode (no. 394) where we interviewed them. So this week we thought it’d be fun to share the conversation where the roles were reversed and we got to be the interviewees.

What’s cool about it is we take off our “host hats” and we just have a powerful, candid conversation about our journey into DIAH, plus details of our 2-year “open to conceive” journey and how we found out we were pregnant, as well as thoughts on things we all observe in the birth world.

Check out our interview with Jani and Dr. V as well as their podcast and birth education with Birthing Outside the Box!

Links From The Episode:

DIAH episode interviewing Dr. V and Jani: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/taking-responsibility-for-birth-with-jani-barnes-and/id1153134918?i=1000571284305
Birthing Outside the Box podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/birthing-outside-the-box/id1512851843

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Expectful -- use the code DIAH25OFF for 25% off an annual membership: https://expectful.com/

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

395: When You Secretly Want an Unassisted Birth (Freebirth) with Lindsay Robinson Aug 03, 2022

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What does it look like to follow your instinct when it comes to birth?

Today we’re chatting with Lindsay Robinson about the details of her second and third home births. Lindsay joined us back in 2018 to share her first home birth story.

Now we’re talking about her desire to have a freebirth for her second, but she really loved her midwives and was still open to having them there for the birth. Spoiler alert: the midwife arrived after the birth!

And then details from her third birth, where her midwife was present.

There are a lot of great details and themes throughout this conversation. To name just a few:

Insomnia and depression during pregnancy
Birth pool setup (aka shenanigans)
Fetal ejection reflex
Postpartum bleeding
Ultrasound visits
Prodromal labor
Laboring on the toilet
Meconium in waters when they break
Nuchal cord

Links:

Episode 162 with Lindsay: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doing-it-at-home/id1153134918?i=1000416056522
Lindsay’s Facebook: www.facebook.com/willowwilderphotography
Lindsay’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/willow.wilder.photography

Offers From Our Awesome Partners:

Needed: https://bit.ly/2DuMBxP - use code DIAH to get 20% off your order
C & The Moon Malibu Made Glow Oil with code DIAH15 for 15% off your order: https://bit.ly/3KWeGL1
Expectful - use the code DIAH25OFF for 25% off an annual membership: https://expectful.com/

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

394: Taking Responsibility for Birth with Jani Barnes and Dr. Vivian Federowicz Jul 27, 2022

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What are some of the main contributors to stress and anxiety around pregnancy and birth?

What are the main contributors to having peace and joy around your pregnancy and birth experience?

Today we address both of these angles to birth with our friends Jani and Dr. V from Birthing Outside the Box. Jani and Dr. V are a dynamic duo of a doula and a chiropractor who are passionate about empowering and educating parents around pregnancy and birth. Along with hosting the Birthing Outside the Box podcast, they lead an in-person birthing course for their community in Raleigh, North Carolina.

This is a very robust conversation all about birth. From unrealistic and sensationalized depictions of birth and the programming and language we receive around birth, to the attempts to control it. Plus what it looks like to birth in the system.

We also cover what you can do to set yourself up for success like finding community and utilizing resources.

Links From The Episode:

Birthing Outside the Box: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/birthing-outside-the-box/id1512851843
Birthing Outside the Box Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/birthingoutsidethebox/
Birthing Outside the Box Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/birthingoutsidethebox
Jani’s birth stories on DIAH: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doing-it-at-home/id1153134918?i=1000418693348
ICPA: https://www.icpainc.org/
Babies Are Not Pizzas: https://amzn.to/3S6ssQb
Business of Birth Control: https://www.thebusinessof.life/
Birthing on Your Own Terms: https://amzn.to/3zA1PLY
Unassisted Childbirth: https://amzn.to/3zCTZBz
The Performance Sex Like Birth on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jACKa9YW2Yg
Evidence Based Birth: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/
Birthful podcast: https://birthful.com/
Birthing instincts podcast: http://www.birthinginstincts.com/podcast

Offers From Our Awesome Partners:

Expectful - use the code DIAH25OFF for 25% off an annual membership: https://expectful.com/
Needed: https://bit.ly/2DuMBxP - use code DIAH to get 20% off your order
C & The Moon Malibu Made Glow Oil with code DIAH15 for 15% off your order: https://bit.ly/3KWeGL1

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

393: What Birth Can Teach Us and Entering Laborland with Emily Freimuthv Jul 20, 2022

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Today we’re chatting with Emily Freimuth about her 3 births and how they are connected with each other.

Emily was always fascinated by birth. After her first in a hospital, she was inspired to have a home birth for her second and third.

We talk about some of the big differences amongst the 3 births.

Plus Emily is a doula/birth keeper and placenta encapsulation specialist, so that ties into her experience and story as well

Other topics we get into:

Considering unassisted home birth
Physical challenges during pregnancy
Labor denial
Support (or lack thereof) of family members around your birth

From Emily:

“I have had 3 births. My first at the local hospital with the midwife team, I had a super awesome water birth that got me hooked on birth! I then had both my boys at home with the same midwife team! I definitely learned things about myself through each birth! I’m also the “crazy” lady that loves labor and I wish I could do it all the time haha”

Links From The Episode:

Emily’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amethystmoondoula/

Offers From Our Awesome Partners:

Needed: https://bit.ly/2DuMBxP - use code DIAH to get 20% off your order
C & The Moon Malibu Made Glow Oil with code DIAH15 for 15% off your order: https://bit.ly/3KWeGL1
Expectful - use the code DIAH25OFF for 25% off an annual membership: https://expectful.com/

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

392: Being Very Intentional with Planning Your Home Birth with Erica James-Strayhorn and Anthony Strayhorn (DIAH Classic) Jul 12, 2022

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How do you create the pregnancy and birth experience you desire?

First thing - let’s acknowledge that YOU ARE a powerful creator who is capable of doing this. Looking at your “whys,” reflecting on what matters to you and getting intentional about the process makes a huge impact as well.

Our guests today are Erica James-Strayhorn and Anthony Strayhorn. We’ve known Erica and Anthony for over 7 years now and in that time they’ve become family. Well folks...they’re pregnant! And they’re planning a home birth. Needless to say we’re beyond thrilled for them. It was a no-brainer to have them on the show.

So they came over and the four of us chatted in our office/recording studio to talk about their journey. From moving through a miscarriage earlier in the year to advocating how Erica would like to be communicated with regarding her care (asking to not be referred to ask “geriatric” or “high-risk” because she’s 36) to finding the midwife that resonated with them to envisioning birthing time, we cover a lot of ground in a short period of time.

So enjoy part 1, because we will most certainly be having a followup conversation after baby arrives in December!

Links From The Episode:

Erica’s website: https://www.ejcounselingatl.com/
Erica’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ejcounselingatl/
Anthony’s website: https://www.anthonystrayhorn.com/
Anthony’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strayfit.lifestyle/
Part 2: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doing-it-at-home/id1153134918?i=1000521255751

Offers From Our Awesome Partners:

Needed: https://bit.ly/2DuMBxP - use code DIAH to get 20% off your order
C & The Moon Malibu Made Glow Oil with code DIAH15 for 15% off your order: https://bit.ly/3KWeGL1
Expectful - use the code DIAH25OFF for 25% off an annual membership: https://expectful.com/

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

391: Talking About Stress and Anxiety in Pregnancy and Postpartum with Nathalie Walton, CEO/Co-Founder of Expectful Jul 07, 2022

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How does meditation improve pregnancy outcomes?

Today’s episode is a powerful conversation with Nathalie Walton, CEO/Co-Founder of Expectful. Expectful is a meditation and mental health app for before, during and after pregnancy. We’ve been friends with the folks over at Expectful for a few years now, and we’re very excited to team up for this episode to bring important topics to light.

Nathalie shares some of her personal journey of her pregnancy in 2019 and the stress that came with being high risk for preterm labor. After finding Expectful and using it herself, Nathalie found that her tests stabilized and her practices of mindfulness, breathwork and fitness supported her in making it to full term.

We also discuss the science behind meditation and its benefits during pregnancy and postpartum, and how Expectful has created multiple avenues for incorporating mindfulness, meditation, community and support within their platform. From courses in Hypnobirthing to addressing mom guilt, fitness events and classes and lactation support. Plus an extensive library of meditations that can walk you through every day of your pregnancy journey. There are also meditations focusing on preconception, postpartum and loss.

You can download the Expectful app for a free week trial. And - we have a special offer for DIAH listeners. When you use the code DIAH25OFF on Expectful’s website (https://expectful.com/), you’ll get 25% off your annual membership.

Links From The Episode:

Expectful - use the code DIAH25OFF for 25% off an annual membership: https://expectful.com/
Expectful in the app store: https://bit.ly/3yjkytz
Expectful Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/expectful/
Article from The Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jmwh.13359
Article from The American Journal of Perinatology: https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/a-1787-7576

More From Doing It At Home:

DIAH Website: https://www.diahpodcast.com/
DIAH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doingitathome/
DIAH YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pzuzQC

390: Baby Bivens 2 - Weeks 11-14 of the Pregnancy Jul 06, 2022

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Welcome back to another Baby Bivens 2, aka BB2 aka Baby Jo, update episode!

This week we’re covering weeks 11-14 of the pregnancy.

Some highlights:

Lab work
Training for birth
Differences in preparing the second time around
Getting into 2nd trimester
Emotions and feelings!
The end of the nausea

Lots of great links to check out in the show notes for this episode!

Links:

The Home Birth Hub: www.diahpodcast.com/hub
Submit Your Story: www.diahpodcast.com/mystory
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 386: Weeks 7-10 of the Pregnancy: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doing-it-at-home/id1153134918?i=1000565578941
Episode 16 with our midwife Debbie: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doing-it-at-home/id1153134918?i=1000378455600
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
Avocado Green Mattress: https://www.avocadogreenmattress.com/pages/sale
Needed: https://bit.ly/2DuMBxP - use code DIAH to get 20% off your order
C & The Moon Malibu Made Glow Oil with code DIAH15 for 15% off your order: https://bit.ly/3KWeGL1
Carson Meyer: https://www.instagram.com/ccmeyer/
Birthfit Prenatal Training: https://birthfit.com/b-prenatal
Revolution Chiropractic: https://www.revolutionchiropractic.net/
Sarai’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarabellym/

389: When the Midwife Doesn’t Make it to the Birth with Summer Lowery Jun 28, 2022

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What happens when your baby arrives before your midwife does?

For our story today, according to DIAH mama Summer, she says that her midwife had a feeling she might not make it to the house before baby was born.

Summer first joined us on the show back in 2019 to share the story of her first birth (link is below!).

Now she’s here to talk about giving birth to her second child at 41 years old.

Things we talk about in this episode:

Ultrasounds
Chiropractic care in pregnancy
Miscarriage
Bradley Method
Hypnobirthing
Empowering your birth partner
Doula care

Links From The Episode:

Episode 242 with Summer: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doing-it-at-home/id1153134918?i=1000453648344

Offers From Our Awesome Partners:

Needed -- use code DIAH to get 20% off your order: https://bit.ly/2DuMBxP
C & The Moon Malibu Made Glow Oil -- use code DIAH15 to get 15% off your order: https://bit.ly/3KWeGL1
Serenity Kids Baby Food -- use code DIAH for 15% off your order: https://bit.ly/39cVITp

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

388: The Precipitous En Caul 10 lb Baby with Jessica Cotter Jun 21, 2022

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If your first birth didn’t go the way you wanted, what would you do to change things the second time around?

In today’s episode we’re chatting with Jessica Cotter about the details of her second birth, her first home birth.

After her first birth with her daughter Grace, Jessica felt disappointed by the circumstances and felt that it could have been prevented. She felt defeated, and like her birth was not how she pictured it going.

Fast forward to her second birth, Jessica sees the process as healing.

Things we talk about in this episode: labor denial, hospital birth, epidural, surrender, en caul, 3-hour labor, 10 lb baby

Links:

Our DIAH Home Birth Workbook is available for download in the Home Birth Hub!
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
Needed, use code DIAH to get 20% off your order: https://bit.ly/2DuMBxP
C & The Moon Malibu Made Glow Oil with code DIAH15 for 15% off your order: https://bit.ly/3KWeGL1
Serenity Kids Baby Food, use code DIAH for 15% off your order: https://bit.ly/39cVITp

387: Doula for 6 Years Before Having a Full Moon Home Birth with Ellen Barnard (DIAH Classic) Jun 15, 2022

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“Why doesn’t everybody do this?”

That’s the question that David, Ellen’s husband, asked after the home birth of their daughter Willow.

Ellen walks us through her journey to home birth -- from her doula work for 6 years before her birth and what inspired it, to changing care from a birthing center to home birth, to getting her husband on board with the decision.

Ellen also shares some of the postpartum challenges, highlighting that sometimes when you have all the knowledge and take in a lot of information, it may not always serve you.

This story includes: doula work, full moon home birth, women’s health and fertility coaching, changing care providers, water birth, postpartum challenges, Raynaud’s disease, feeding tube

Links:

Ellen’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellen.r.barnard/
Your Harmony Hive: http://yourharmonyhive.com/
Salt and Cedar Midwifery: https://www.saltandcedarmidwifery.com/
The Home Birth Hub: www.diahpodcast.com/hub
Submit Your Birth Story: https://diahpodcast.com/mystory
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
Needed: https://bit.ly/2DuMBxP - use code DIAH to get 20% off your order
C & The Moon Malibu Made Glow Oil: https://bit.ly/3KWeGL1 - use code DIAH15 to get 15% off your order

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