In this episode of the Nourishing Birth and Beyond podcast, host I talk with Amy about her journey to home birth. Amy shares her initial fears about childbirth and how she overcame them through hypnobirthing and preparation. She discusses the importance of feeling empowered and supported, highlighting the significant role her doula played in her experience. Despite challenges with her midwife, Amy’s preparation and support system helped her achieve a positive home birth. The episode also touches on the broader themes of birth preparation, the influence of societal norms, and the value of investing in a supportive birth experience.
In this episode of the podcast we talk about:
- Amy discusses her initial fears about childbirth and she was able to work through them over time
- The key role that hypnobirthing played in Amy’s birth preparation and decision-making process.
- The critical role that a doula can have in creating a positive, empowered birthing experience.
- The challenges Amy faced with her midwife and why these led her to seek out a doula.
- Detailed information on the preparations Amy went through to support herself in having a positive, empowering birth.
- Societal perceptions of childbirth and how we can shift away from these to feel empowered in our birth choices.
- Amy reflects on the importance of documenting birth stories and the value of support systems in childbirth.
Sound bites from this episode:
“When I was pregnant, the birth was like everything that was in my world. And I was terrified. I was so terrified of the birth the whole time, funnily enough, until I went into labour.”
“I think parents quite delight in being asked that question because you go on such a roller coaster, you kind of want to be asked like, what do I need to know?”
“People spend thousands on holidays, weddings, you know, big things like that. And then birth. They don’t. That it doesn’t seem to be like in the category of worth spending money on, but it is because it’s a massive life event. Massive. The bit. The biggest. But people don’t. It’s not deemed worthy of money, of. Of spending money on it.”
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