In this episode, I tell the story of my son's wonderful home birth. I go into detail of every stage of the journey: what I found easy, the challenges I faced and how I got through them, what surprised me, what I loved, it's spiritual nature, and more. If you're looking for a good, happy birth story that also keeps it real, this is it.

Here's what you'll hear:

0:00 - Preview & Intro
1:20 - The Cocoon Loosens
2:31 - The First Early Labor Contractions
5:12 - "My water is about to break"
06:03 - Using Hypnobabies to Release Fear
06:36 - The Early Labor "It's Happening" Warm & Fuzzies
07:25 - What Are The Midwives Doing Here Already?
08:53 - Feminine Fury & a Pause in Labor
10:15 - "I'm going to restart my labor. No one follow me."
11:25 - The Perfect Spring Day and Finding My Flow
12:23 - Learning to Understand and Control Contractions
14:15 - Hummingbird Medicine & Hating The Toilet
16:22 - Active Labor Begins
18:19 - My One Painful Contraction
19:48 - My Favorite Part of Labor
22:10 - Getting Into The Birth Pool
24:10 - A Deep Pool of Bliss
26:37 - Transition
27:53 - Getting Overwhelmed and Telling My Contractions "No"
28:57 - The Rest & Be Thankful Phase
29:49 - Retrieving My Baby's Soul From The Cosmos
30:34 - Pushing Is Powerful
31:17 - My Inner Escape Artist
33:05 - Facing Fears
35:05 - Phwoom! Getting Baby Into Position
36:31 - In An Altered State of Consciousness
37:30 - I Have To Decide To Do This
38:50 - I've Never Seen My Vulva Look Like That Before
39:42 -Calling On My Birth Altar
40:35 - The Only Way Out Is Through
41:18 - Summoning Ancient Power
43:13 - Crowning and Ecstatic Pleasure
44:40 - The Most Pleasurable Sensation I've Ever Felt In My Life
47:14 - "Am I Having A Hemmorage?"
48:53 - I Didn't Tear!
49:33 - Getting Tucked Into Bed As A Family of Three and Breastfeeding For The First Time
52:27 - The Lessons I Learned In Labor
59:13 - An Invitation To Share Your Empowering Birth Story

If you'd like to share your birth story on the MotherSpeak podcast, you can go to podinbox.com/MotherSpeak to share your birth story.

If you'd prefer to share it in written format or be interviewed for the podcast, email me at carina@carinadevi.com.

To connect more with Carina, you can find her at:

www.carinadevi.com

https://www.instagram.com/carina.devi/

https://www.tiktok.com/@carina.devi

In this 2-Part episode, I begin telling the story of my son's painless, pleasurable, joyful, transcendent home birth. I believe that every good birth story starts with the conception and pregnancy story. In this episode, I share the details surrounding his conception and birth, which wasn't nearly as wonderful as his birth.

While I loved being pregnant, my personal life was falling apart. I hope that in sharing my story of this pregnancy, it helps those who are also struggling in their marriage, with their care provider, or are otherwise having a less-than-ideal pregnancy. It doesn't mean a less-than-ideal birth.

Here's what you'll hear in this episode:

0:00 - Preview
01:22 - Intro and Reflections 8 Year Out
05:05 - The Importance of Positive Birth Stories
09:26 - A Releasing, Ground Breath
11:20 - An Unexpected, Planned Conception
26:33 - Processing The News With 12 Other People
29:00 - Holy Shit, I Have To Give Birth Now
29:50 - Processing With The Support of Mother Nature
31:08 - You Can't Be Bothered By Morning Sickness When You're Overflowing With Joy
33:10 - My Feminine Spiritual Connection Blossoms
35:28 - The Happiest and Loneliest I've Ever Felt
40:11 - Doubting My Midwife - Am I Going to Give Birth Unassisted?
44:11 - Due on Mother's Day

Go to Part 2 to hear the story of the birth!

To connect more with Carina, you can find her at:

www.carinadevi.com

https://www.instagram.com/carina.devi/

https://www.tiktok.com/@carina.devi

To connect more with Carina, you can find her at:

www.carinadevi.com

https://www.instagram.com/carina.devi/

https://www.tiktok.com/@carina.devi