Bonded by Birth: Recent Episodes
Lauren
A Podcast giving a platform for women to share their birth stories. A place to empower women by having them share their story and using these stories to help women listening who may be going through a similar situation.
Cierrah is a wife, mother, student, stay at home mom and influencer. Make sure to leave a shoutout for her twin babies featured in this episode as they get ready to turn 1 this weekend!
On this weeks episode she tells us about her pregnancy with twin boys. Cierrah, already a mother of 1 child under 1 found out she was having twins very early. She spent most of her pregnancy with morning sickness. During a routine ultrasound she found out one of the babies was not growing enough and she was scheduled for a csection the next day. Even with a planned surgery she still ended up with a spinal headache, postpartum hypertension and having to make big decisions on her postpartum care.
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Peter Mutabazi talks to us today about his personal journey which brought him from a small village in Uganda all the way to Charlotte, NC USA. Along this journey of survival, resilience and hope Peter learned many things that would help equip him with tools to provide a strong foundation for fostering children.
Peter has been fostering for more than 5 years, has had 24 children through his doors, currently has 1 adopted child and is in the process of adopting 3 more currently in his care.
He is able to teach is about the importance of a good support network around the foster care families and what we can do to help.
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Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering book mentioned in interview
My birth prep book recommendation
For her second birth Kimberly decided a midwife assisted hospital birth was the right choice for her. While preparing she and her husband had the plan laid out on how they were to make it to the hospital. What they did not anticipate in this plan was just how fast this labor and delivery would go. Kimberly was shocked to realize she was getting ready to deliver her baby after only 2 hours of labor as she rushed her husband to the car. It was on this ride that she knew they were not going to make it to the hospital in time.
Kimberly's body knew exactly what to do in order to get her little boy here safe and sound even if it were in the passengers seat of the family vehicle only blocks away from the hospital.
Kimberly also talks about the heathcare system in Australia and how maternity care works in their country.
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https://amzn.to/3ONiWiYHeidi's Birth Video
Labor Book I highly Recommend!
On this episode we talk to Heidi Calmus, a 36 year old mom of 3 from Colorado, USA. You might recognize Heidi from her families YouTube Channel Dude Dad where her husband Taylor documents all things fatherhood, family and more!
Today's episode features the birth of Otto, Heidi's third child. When her first two labors were anything but what she imagined, were long and required some intervention, Heidi found herself wishing for her third labor to go as fast as safely possible.
At just over 40 weeks she decided an induction was the right choice for her and called her midwife to go into the hospital. Heidi was prescribed Cytotec which she was told would soften her cervix to make it more favorable for labor. After being told to lay down and try to get some rest before they start Pitocin in the morning no one expected just how fast Mr. Otto would make his way into this world!
Heidi keeps it lighthearted while telling her story and gives a wealth of knowledge to every mom out there just starting their pregnancy and birth journey. You are not going to want to miss this episode!
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Below you'll find the link to The Mongan Method Hypnobirthing book referenced. I highly recommend this read to prepare for labor and delivery of any kind, not just a hynobirth!
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Here is a link to the B.R.A.I.N. post on our Instagram to help you process information and make informed decisions for yourself!
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Heather talks to us today about the 6 year trial with infertility she faced. She and her husband decided IVF was not a journey they were prepared to go on and thought if nothing happened in a few years they would adopt. Much to their surprise Heather found herself experiencing pregnancy symptoms while on a 2 week trip to Europe! They were elated to find out they were expecting their miracle baby when they returned to the US.
With all the factors surrounding Heather's journey to pregnancy, she decided she wanted to experience every part of labor and opted for a natural birth center delivery. In this interview she tells us about how her labor started, how it progressed and the beautiful delivery of their baby boy!
If you're interested in hearing more about Heather's work as am image consultant you can check her out on Instagram @heatherriggsstyle She is great and can help you with all of your branding and wardrobe needs!
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Here is a link to Lacey Buchanan's book "Through the Eyes of Hope" as mentioned during the podcast.
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Lacey's book details her journey to motherhood as a young wife, newly accepted law school student and first time mom. She writes about challenges that came with Christians diagnosis, the strength and unwavering love she has for her child and the joy he has brought people all over the world.
Lacey brings a fresh, realistic and encouraging view to topics such as grief, caring for a child with disabilities and the added strength you need for your marriage and personal relationships during times of trial.
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Meredith, a 42 year old mom of 1 from California tells us about her story. She leaves no details out in telling us about her fertility journey to become pregnant, how she felt during her pregnancy and the difference in care she received from when she saw an OBGYN and when she switched to a midwife. Meredith's planned home birth went a lot faster than anticipated and became a precipitous birth. When her babies heartbeat slowed prior to pushing the midwife called for a hospital transfer, but when Meredith stood to walk to the car she realized she was not going anywhere and it was time to push!
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Dena talks about the birth of her son Nicolas in 1996. Despite an uneventful pregnancy and normal genetic/prenatal testing, Dena learned on the day of his birth that he had Down Syndrome. Dena talks about the feelings associated with learning about such a diagnosis and the grief that goes along with realizing your child may not live the life you expected for them. She also talks about the joy that comes with raising a child with Down Syndrome and all of the beautiful things she has learned from Nicholas. With a duel diagnosis of down syndrome and autism Dena gives us a glimpse into her world with Nick and the amazing strength, love and devotion she has for her son.
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Bibi is an Italian mother of 3 living in Australia as a practicing midwife. After a successful unassisted home birth with her first child Bibi was worried her next home birth would not go as planned once she heard she was having twins. After a lot of research, experience and mothers intuition, Bibi decided that a home birth was the right decision for the birth of her twins.
In this episode Bibi talks about learning about her twin pregnancy, the information that led to her deciding a home birth was the right choice and the amazing details of her very fast labor with her twins at home in her shower.
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Dr. Leah Gordon is a natural fertility doctor who has a vested interest in women's health. It was during Dr. Gordon's 4 year program that she learned about her husbands low sperm count. In her interview she talks about her interest in women's health and why its important to the world, her families journey through male factor infertility and how they overcame it to bring their beautiful daughter into the world. Dr. Gordon's birth story is filled with amazing strength and surrender, knowing she would do whatever had to be done to bring her baby safely earthside.
You can follow Dr.Gordon on Instagram @drleahgordon and visit her website https://www.womanhoodwellness.com/connect
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In her interview Jess speaks about the idea that your birth may not go as planned, your provider may fall short and the facility you deliver at can leave a lot to be desired. We work through this topic knowing it is ok to be upset, its ok to feel disappointed, it is ok to grieve the birth you thought you were going to have. Jess brings a lighthearted and down to earth perspective on her experience in hopes of helping women who feel the same way about their experience.
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Welcome to Bonded by Birth, a podcast where we share your birth story! This is our official trailer to tell you a bit more about our plans here at Bonded by Birth and also a sneak peak into some of the guests on our podcast. We have interviews with women who have had natural births, hospital births, VBACS, even babies born in cars! We tackle topics like surrogacy, infertility and grief of diagnosis in a child. We are always looking for guests, if interested please email contact@bondedbybirth.com We will be airing new episodes every Friday at 11am. I look forward to sharing your story!
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