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Freebirth Before It Was Cool: Part 3 w/ Heather Meyers

Freebirth Before It Was Cool: Part 3 w/ Heather Meyers

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 In this short series, we're speaking with women who have been free-birthing long before it became trendy, back when it was called Unassisted Birth and there weren't very many resources devoted to it, let alone a society devoted to it.Each of these women chose free birth for reasons that essentially come down to their faith.In this episode, we’re joined by our friend Heather Meyers, a mama to 8 living children (5 - kind of 6? - of them born unassisted). Among other things, you'll hear about:First freebirth in 2012 - it was called unassisted thenFirst were precipitous home births with hands-on midwivesTwins were a freebirth in the hospitalShe herself was born at home and grew up around home birth culture, apprenticing with a midwife after high schoolHer husband’s roll in the decision to birth unassisted for the first timeOff-grid camper birthActivist tendencies tempered by humbling experiencesWhy unattended births make sense for her personalityHer second-trimester loss at home, unattendedNot about performance, but presenceThe unassisted hospital birth of her twins at 26 weeksFreebirthing with helping friends and kids around vs. with just her and her husbandHow labor patterns aren’t predictable or “normal” after you have several babiesavoiding adamant checklists or “shoulds” about a birth and just asking Him who’s supposed to be there and for the next stepsWhen Jesus says “follow me,” and it means taking some gutsy leapsHer usual DIY prenatal care routines (And ways she broke from them when led to do so)How birth resets her bond with her husband and her confidence in himTimes she has shown up to support other women in their birthsWhy your “yes” is a responsibility and investmentMentioned in this episode:Unassisted HomeBirth: An Act of Love SHOW NOTES “FOOTER”Connect:Email us to say hi: holywildbirth@gmail.comPut in a request for future topics and/or submit a question for future Q&A episodes: Fill out the formApply to tell your birth story on the podcast: http://sisterbirth.com/podcast-guestHang out with us and other Holy Wild Women in our private community (off Facebook): https://anointed-birth.mn.co/Become a holy, wild birthkeeper with us inside Hearthmother JourneyFrom Lauren:InstagramMidwifery consults: Email rootedinedenpma@gmail.comFrom Brooke:InstagramTrust God, Trust Birth Workshop - a 5-part high-level roadmap to a confident home birth (pay what you can)Faith-Filled Home Birth Workshop - a free, 3-part video series delivered to your inboxEmbrace Birth Journey - comprehensive and holistic faith-based home birth preparation (courses + private community)Intro and Outra Music Credit -Betty Dear By Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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