Welcome back to the Pain Free Birth Podcast. Today, I’m interviewing Stormie Fraser. Stormie shares her pain free home birth story and compares it to her first time giving birth in a hospital setting. We also discuss faith and grief as Stormie tragically lost three loved ones while she was pregnant.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:44 - Meet Stormie Fraser
01:26 - From Hospital to Home Birth
05:55 - Stormie Losing Her Dad While Pregnant
14:43 - Prayers and Affirmations
19:29 - What is the Mother-blessing ceremony?
21:19 - The Importance of the Village and Community
25:16 - Faith Through Grief During Pregnancy
28:17 - Christian Hypno-birthing Education with Tara Menzies
29:18 - Stormie’s Birth Story and Why Doulas Write Timestamps of Birth
30:54 - Prodromal Labor
34:05 - Prayers and Wishes for Birth List
35:44 - Taking Ownership of Fear
39:40 - Castor Oil and Induction
42:15 - Pain Free Birth Affirmations and Playlist
46:04 - Letting Go
46:46 - Doulas Utility During Birth, Counter-pressure
49:44 - Doula Training As a New Mom
55:00 - Co-creating Life with God
59:46 - Taking a Moment for Babies to Come Into their Bodies
1:00:46 - Pain Free Delivery
1:04:08 - What’s Possible in Birth
1:06:35 - Outro
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