Let's Talk About Birth

Wow, listening to Paige and Cedric share their birth story was so much fun and made us about 20x more in awe of the power of women, their bodies, and their babies during birth in general, but in Paige specifically! Paige’s two birth stories are vastly different, but both full of twists and turns, including a 6 hour pushing phase (!!!), mid-labor shower sex (!!!), and a shoulder dystocia (!!!). Her births were attended by Nancy Pol and Lindsey Meehleis respectively, two rock-star amazing midwives who practice in Orange County. Lindsey was the midwife for our pregnancy and birth of our first baby, too! There are lots of shout-outs to the different care providers who helped Paige along the way during her birth journeys, so if you’re in the Orange County area give a listen and share with your friends who are newly pregnant or interested in home birth or holistic care during birth. :) Thanks to Paige and Cedric for sharing their story with us and if you like listening to our podcast, please share, like, comment, and rate us! We love your support!

This is my favorite episode that we’ve recorded so far! We go through the process of what a hospital birth looks like, from admission during labor to the time after the baby is here before you’re discharged. I recall some of my experiences as a doula supporting women in hospital settings, and go over some of the things people might not realize happen during birth at a hospital. Taylor helps guide the conversation and asks some really great questions that people might be thinking as they’re listening. Please listen all the way through if you feel called to it! And if you like what you hear, please subscribe, share this with your friends who might find it useful, and leave a review if you feel called to do so! Thanks for being along for the ride with us

In this episode, Taylor and I talk about the transition the partner makes when their partner has a baby. Many times, we hear stories about a challenging transition for the partner to go from being the sole focus of the birthing person’s attention, to being the last one in line for attention once the baby arrives.We talk about this from our perspective and what tools and tips we came up with after navigating this transition twice. This episode is short and sweet and we hope you enjoy it!If you love what you hear, feel free to share this podcast with your friends and family, like, rate, comment, subscribe! Thank you!

How can the man/partner support the birthing woman’s choices and desires and not “disallow” her or make her feel bad for wanting to choose her own birth experience, whether that’s in hospital or out of hospital or unassisted or what. What does it look and feel like to trust that the birthing woman knows best? What would the world be like if women and birthing people were trusted to give birth in their power and all had the experience that THEY wanted for themselves? What would it feel like to not have to explain ourselves to ANYone anymore? Is this possible when we exist within families and partnerships? Join us as we explore this conversation from our perspective within our partnership with each other!

Hello all! I’ve teamed up with my lovely husband Taylor to talk about my favorite topics: pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, from the female and the male perspectives! Our first episode covers the birth stories of our two children. We talk about the differences, the similarities, and the lessons we learned from both experiences.We both have learned a lot about supporting each other in the time since I’ve given birth to our daughter, so we talk a lot about that and about how the role of men in birth has changed over time in our culture.We hope you enjoy our podcast and perhaps got a different perspective on some things after listening to our birth stories! Please get in touch if you have any questions or comments, and if you feel called to do so, please comment and rate the podcast and share with your friends!