Liz, a doula and pharmacist from Saskatoon, SK joins me on this episode of Moony Birth Stories to share the pregnancy and birth story of her daughter Marjorie. Liz and her partner, Pete, were able to conceive with no complications after a few months of trying and while she'd hoped for a home birth, Liz explains the factors that ended up leading her in a different direction. She opens up about her struggles with a labour experience that felt out of her control and not supported by ...

Desley from Regina, SK joins me on this episode of Moony Birth Stories to share her two pregnancy and birth stories. Desley and her partner Allen took two months to get pregnant with their first baby and since Desley had done some research prior to conceiving and wanted a homebirth, she knew she'd need to apply for a midwife immediately. She was able to get in with midwifery care and moved forward with her plans for a home water birth. After an enjoyable pregnancy, labour st...

Hannah, from Saskatoon, SK joins me on this episode of Moony Birth Stories to share the pregnancy and birth story of her son Oakland. Hannah and her husband were together for quite some time before deciding to have a baby but once they started trying, they were able to conceive right away. That first pregnancy unfortunately ended in a miscarriage and the couple conceived again later that year. The pregnancy was not enjoyable for Hannah due to being very sick and strugg...

I'm joined on this episode of Moony Birth Stories by Eve, from Saskatoon, SK. She shares the pregnancy and birth story of her daughter Zahra. Eve and her partner were pleasantly surprised to find out they were pregnant after four months of natural family planning and although Eve was happy to be pregnant, the pregnancy itself was challenging as she was extremely sick and struggled with nausea and vomiting. In her third trimester, it was discovered that she was very anemic an...

Kaitlyn from Martensville, SK, shares the story of her pregnancy and birth on this episode of Moony Birth Stories. Sadly, before getting pregnant with their son Lincoln, Kaitlyn and her husband experienced a miscarriage at 8 weeks. They went on to conceive again and Kaitlyn absolutely loved being pregnant. At just over 38 weeks pregnant, labour started on it's own and Kaitlyn shares the details of how things progressed from there. After a great pregnancy and delivery, ...

Kayla from Regina, SK shares her experiences on this episode of Moony Birth Stories. Kayla and her husband took a little while to get on the same page about having children but once they decided to try, they were able to conceive quite quickly. The pregnancy went well and Kayla planned to have a hospital water birth with the support of her midwives and doula. After her due date came and went, she eventually moved forward with an induction and delivered her first son in the w...

Jenn, from Saskatoon, SK shares her two pregnancy and birth stories on this episode of the podcast. She opens up about her and her husband's struggles with infertility and their journey with IVF. Once Jenn was pregnant with their first daughter, it was discovered later on that she had a very rare placenta issue and would require a scheduled c-section to ensure that labour would not start on it's own. She also had gestational diabetes which she was able to manage with an appr...

Meghan of Saskatoon, SK shares the pregnancy and birth story of her son Nolan on this episode. Her and her husband Mitch conceived quite quickly after only two cycles of trying and while Meghan thought she'd be very excited, she didn't initially feel that way. She talks about how her feelings evolved throughout her pregnancy and the anxiety she had surrounding birth, as well as the choice to hire a doula for birth support. Physically, Meghan also found the pregnancy to be qu...

Kelli of Shift Birth Work in Edmonton, AB joins me on this episode to share her pregnancy and birth stories. Kelli and her husband got pregnant with their first baby very quickly and had a relatively smooth pregnancy until she got a kidney infection at 32 weeks and developed irritable uterus. She was hoping for an unmedicated birth but was open to whatever she might need. Kelli shares the story of this lengthy labour and talks about some challenges she experienced postpartum...

Part 2Megan moved from California to Sweden over 6 years ago to be with her husband and start a family. They were fortunate to get pregnant immediately with all three of their children but did sadly suffer two miscarriages after their first baby. Megan's first and second pregnancies were generally very good but she found her third to be a little bit more challenging. All three of her births were in hospital and while she had an epidural for the first birth, she chose to go w...