JHP05: My Natural Pregnancy & Birthing Story

Giving birth to our daughter Vienna was the greatest accomplishment of my life so far. In episode 5 of the Joyous Health Podcast, Walker and I dig deep and give you the play by play of bringing Vienna into this world. 

To paraphrase a quote from an amazing book called Birthing from Within, it's work, it's gonna hurt but it will be worth it. I never knew how much my mom loved me until I had a child of my own :) The photo below is about two hours after giving birth. I've never been so tired, so relieved and so happy at the same time. I think Walker and I sobbed more than Vienna when she was born, but more on that in the podcast!

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• Not all birth stories are negative or "horror stories"
• Our positive birth story
• Why we chose to find out Vienna's sex before she was born 
• The connection between The Ritz Carlton and Vienna's birth
• How ACDC was involved with my water breaking
• Why we chose not to give birth at home (and chose the Toronto Birthing Centre instead)
• How we felt while labouring at home 
• Our birthing centre experience 
• "It's work, it's gonna hurt – but it's worth it"
• Natural pain relief methods I used during childbirth, including tens machine and hip squeezes
• What helped me get through the pain of childbirth 
• How I felt the moment I had Vienna in my arms 
• The time warp that is childbirth 
• My thoughts on men who have issues looking at their wife's vagina while giving birth 
• My take on the antibiotic eyewash
• The Vitamin K Shot – and why I wish Vienna didn't have it
• What six weeks postpartum looked like
• My challenges with breastfeeding
• Birthing affirmations that helped me during childbirth 
• Why you should take each person's birthing story with a grain of salt 

It was so fun to re-live this incredibly insane and magical experience with Walker and to share it with you, my Joyous community! I hope you enjoyed this episode and if you did, please leave a rating and review on iTunes. If you know someone that could benefit from hearing a positive birth story, please share this with them! 

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I've put together a list of resources below as well that you can turn to for support if you are pregnant or if you are post-partum, there are a ton of great resources on the blog as well including Post-Labour Recovery Remedies , Natural Solutions for Breastfeeding Challenges (from 3 Mama Experts) , Post-Partum Depression and How I Learned To Love My Post-Partum Body.

• Book: Birthing From Within
•  Important Nutrients & Food For a Healthy Pregnancy
•  4 Resources For a Natural Pregnancy & Beyond
•  3 Great Exercises For Pregnancy & Pelvic Health
•  5 Pregnancy & Birthing Affirmations

Thank you for tuning in to yet another episode of the Joyous Health Podcast! If you have any comments or questions, please leave them in the comments below!