Birth As We Know It ™️-Birth Stories and Experiences
If you are planning to become pregnant, trying to conceive, currently pregnant, have given birth in the last few years, or work in the birth field, Birth As We Know It ™️ is the podcast for you. Birth As We Know It ™️ is a birth story and birth experience podcast that is dedicated to recognizing the many different ways that birth unfolds. The good, the bad, and everything else in between. You will hear birth stories and birth experiences from the perspective of birthing people, birth partners, birth providers, birth workers, and more! This podcast was created to be a place where people can learn more about pregnancy, birth, and a little bit of postpartum, all while hearing about what really happens in the birth space. Every other week, join Kiona Nessenbaum as she interviews guests who encourage birth education by sharing their personal birth stories and birth experiences. She believes that hearing a birth story directly from the person who lived it, brings the individual human experience back to the forefront of childbirth education. Kiona is a mother of 3, a birth doula, a birth assistant, and a former student midwife who has supported over 140 birthing families. Through this podcast, you will find a connection in knowing that you are not the only one who has experienced something unexpected on your journey to parenthood. As people share their personal birth stories and experiences, you will hear about their entire journey through conception, pregnancy, labor, and birth. They will also touch on newborn feeding choices and overall postpartum experiences. You will also hear what providers and birth workers think and feel as they support birthing families on their journeys to parenthood. To learn more about the host Kiona Nessenbaum or see pictures of those who have shared their stories, go to birthasweknowitpodcast.com Subscribe to our newsletter: birthasweknowitpodcast.com/newsletter Connect with Kiona Nessenbaum on Instagram: @birthasweknwitpodcast and join the private Birth As We Know It ™️ Podcast Community on Facebook: birthasweknowitpodcast.com/community
Episodes
🐣BAWKI Snippet # 5: When to hire a doula!
Short answer: as soon as possible
Long answer: when it feels right to you and/or when you first find interest in doula support because doulas can get booked up pretty fast.
#birth #postpartum #doula #BIPOCdoula #postpartumovernight
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✨BAWKI Snippet Ep. 4!✨
The importance of doulas having boundaries!🫶🏽
Key takeaways:
•We need breaks too
•We need to be the best versions of ourselves when we support clients
•We can’t be client pleasers because we need to care for ourselves too
•HAVE A CONTRACT!!!
#birth #postpartum #doula #BIPOCdoula #BirthAsWeKnowIt
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What I learned these past two weeks as a #birth and #postpartum #doula.
Key take aways:
🗓️Due dates are an estimation
🔀Be flexible with your birth and postpartum preferences
#BIPOCdoula #BirthAsWeKnowIt
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The importance of meeting your postpartum clients where they are.
Top 3 takeaways:
- Meet your clients where they are physically, mentally and emotionally
- Do not push your own agenda of what YOU think is best for the client on them
- Have a resource list!!
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What I learned:
- Baby’s don’t wait for anyone
- The energy you bring into the birth space truly matters
- Bonus: know what you bring to the table and where you fall short
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Rebecca takes us alongside her through the journey of choosing to be a single parent, finding a sperm donor, finding out she conceived twins, and then having to deal with being bounced around hospitals during her pregnancy to keep her babies from being born extremely prematurely. It is a wild ride with a very happy ending. Take a listen and let me know what your favorite part was by sending me a text! ...
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Brandy takes us all through the journey of what it is like for her to become pregnant with and give birth to two juicy babies with her husband, Demar, by her side. She also talks us through what experiencing a shoulder dystocia with Oliver was like for her mentally as it was happening, and she touches on the importance of reaching out sooner rather than later when experiencing postpartum depression and anx...
In this episode, Monae shares the birth story of her daughter, Theodora, and how it differed from the birth of her son, Soren. She also touches on the emotional challenges of becoming a mother of two and how her normal day-to-day has changed.
Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational purposes only with no intention of giving or replacing any medical advice. I, Kiona Nessenbaum, am not a lic...
In this episode, Thad, a partner and father, shares his perspective on what it was like to watch his wife Patty go through multiple pregnancies and how they handled each transition as a couple. He also talks about a bonus birth that he experienced while operating an Army helicopter!
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Deb and Norman share how they went from no kids to many through natural conception, also known as their DIY kids, and adoption. They also talk about how the emotions around experiencing pregnancy loss through miscarriages and how that impacts the emotions surrounding the following pregnancy.
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Katie dives into the details of the birth she experienced with her son Zion, and talks about how rough postpartum was for her after the traumatic birth she experienced, especially since Zion was diagnosed with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy in addition to the discovery that he has optic nerve hypoplasia.
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Heather dives deep into the details of what each of her three pregnancies was like for her. She also touches on the importance of postpartum support and following your intuition because she had to do so for her second pregnancy, which was her first home birth experience. This led her to discover that her daughter was a footling breech at home. Want to find out what happened? Tune in to this episode and let...
Description: Genesis dives into the details of what it was like to find out that her son had an atypical result on the Non-Invasive Paternal Testing (NIPT), which is a genetic test that screens cell-free fetal DNA for certain genetic conditions. Then she goes into the details of the induction that led to the birth of her baby boy, Giovanni.
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Description: Jennifer is a mother to four children. Her fourth child is her daughter, Alyssa, who came into this world with all of the surprises. She was a surprise pregnancy for her parents and came with a very surprising diagnosis of a Giant Omphalocele, which was discovered during the very first ultrasound to determine her gestation! Tune into this episode to hear how Jennifer listened to her intuition ...
Amanda dives deep into her true emotions about finding out she was pregnant so quickly after intentionally trying, and how that impacted her pregnancy and postpartum time with her first daughter, Aila. She also talks about how different each of her births unfolded because of how she prepared ahead of time. Furthermore, she dives into how being an active birth doula while pregnant and needing to birth durin...
Maddie and Macka take us along on their journey to parenthood as they discovered their daughter Maya was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. At the time of the recording, Maya is only 6 months old. Throughout the episode, you will hear how Maddie and Macka had to uproot their lives for 10 weeks to live in a different city so Maya could get the support she needed immediately after birth. This support included a...
Sierra shares how devastating it was to experience a miscarriage during her first pregnancy and how that impacted how she felt throughout her pregnancy with her daughter Ember. She also touches on how her size, while being completely healthy, leads her providers to treat her differently and push her into an unnecessary induction.
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Art dives into what it was like to watch his wife of 40 years give birth and become a mother to their children more than 20 years ago. He also talks about what it was like to be in the hot seat and to catch their second child per the doctors request. Spoiler alert, he highly encourages all partners to do so if they ever get the chance.
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Mackenzie was saddened when she had to get an induction with her first son Jack due to low amniotic fluid levels, but was very surprised when the induction went faster than anyone had expected. Her first birth inspired her to birth with midwives for her second son Teddy. The way that birth unfolded was more than she could have ever imagined.
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