Birth Matters Podcast, Ep #123 - [TTC] IVF to a Fast, Unmedicated Hospital Birth

Today Bea shares her perinatal journey from dealing with unexpected infertility and IVF to the whirlwind experience of a fast labor and delivery. Listen in as she discusses the realities of fertility treatments and the specific challenges surrounding her fear of needles, the surprise of a rapid labor, and a bit about the great support she got in early breastfeeding, sleep challenges, and an early thyroid imbalance her son had that required medication.

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Birth Matters Podcast, Ep 109 - A Black Doula’s 2 Unmedicated Hospital Births

NYC birth doula, postpartum doula and lactation counselor Theresa Lasbrey Peters shares her own 2 birth stories, discusses her empowering experiences with Hypnobabies and unmedicated hospital births, how it informed her approach as a birth worker, doula, and a passionate advocate for empowering birth experiences.

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Birth Matters Podcast, Ep 105 - Body Confidence Reclaimed in 2nd Birth

Melissa shares 2 birth stories, 1 hospital birth with epidural, the 2nd in which she reclaimed her body confidence in an unmedicated birth in a birthing center with midwives.

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