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Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place!

In this episode, we discuss:

• medically managed breech pregnancy care and a C-section experience
• processing disconnection after birth and rebuilding bonding through breastfeeding
• planning a hospital VBAC with a doula and staying hoe longer in labor
• how hospital coaching and limited options shape pushing autonomy ( or lack thereof..)
• hospital water labor without water birth and the exhaustion of advocating mid-contraction
• informed consent concerns around Pitocin for placenta delivery
• postpartum recovery realities including rest, meal support and co-sleeping
• choosing a Maine home birth midwife and feeling equal in care
• peaceful family centered home birth where Dad caught the baby just after they made the first call to their midwife to let her know labor was happening
• delayed cord clamping, cord cutting as a family and nursing
• how respectful care and feeling seen can prevent birth trauma
• ….and a whole lot more!

You can find Kelly on Instagarm @Cardinal.birth.movement

Additional Resources you’ll LOVE…

MyMaineBirth.com

If you are ready to prepare for an autonomous birth experience, where you’re respected as the authority over your body and your baby… regardless of where you plan on birthing -
CLICK HERE for 10% off the MyAutonomous Birth self-paced, online course!

Not sure where to start? I’ve got you covered! Check out my FREE resource, 37 Questions to Ask Your Care Provider. Whether you’re interviewing new providers or have already established care, this FREE resource offers guidance on important topics to discuss with your provider.

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Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place!

In this episode, we discuss:

• Home birth in Maine
• Hannah's Three Birth Stories - from a COVID-era hospital birth with the midwives at Maine General in Augusta, to two powerful home water births with care from her loving midwives from MotherSeed Midwifery - we talk through fear, logistics, postpartum anxiety, and what it looks like to "lean in and let go" when life with babies gets loud and messy.
• We get into how birth shapes your confidence, your marriage, and your mental health
• ….and a whole lot more!

Hannah's Midwives - MotherSeed Midwifery

Additional Resources you’ll LOVE…

MyMaineBirth.com

If you are ready to prepare for an autonomous birth experience, where you’re respected as the authority over your body and your baby… regardless of where you plan on birthing -
CLICK HERE for 10% off the MyAutonomous Birth self-paced, online course!

Not sure where to start? I’ve got you covered! Check out my FREE resource, 37 Questions to Ask Your Care Provider. Whether you’re interviewing new providers or have already established care, this FREE resource offers guidance on important topics to discuss with your provider.

Send a text

Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place!

In this episode, we discuss:

• Choosing the midwifery team at the hospital in Ellsworth amid MDI OB unit closure and high costs of home birth midwifery services
• supplementing, acupuncture, and anemia infusions
• securing the FreshTest and challenging default policies
• home blood pressure data to counter white coat anxiety
• declining non-evidence-based interventions
• managing SPD, prodromal labor, and position work
• hospital admission on her terms and consent-first care
• hands and knees VBAC, minimal intervention, quick pushing time
• placenta choices, cord timing limits, cutting the cord herself
• postpartum tissue passage, prolapse scare, pelvic floor therapy
• tongue and lip ties, pumping rhythm, and donor milk
• holding grief and joy, practicing intuition, and trusting herself
• doula support
• ….and a whole lot more!

Additional Resources you’ll LOVE…

MyMaineBirth.com

If you are ready to prepare for an autonomous birth experience, where you’re respected as the authority over your body and your baby… regardless of where you plan on birthing -
CLICK HERE for 10% off the MyAutonomous Birth self-paced, online course!

Not sure where to start? I’ve got you covered! Check out my FREE resource, 37 Questions to Ask Your Care Provider. Whether you’re interviewing new providers or have already established care, this FREE resource offers guidance on important topics to discuss with your provider.