What does it look like to have full confidence in yourself, your body and your baby? How does this look in the birth setting?
This week we’re speaking with Talise Homebirth Queen, who lives up to her name in every way. She gave birth to all 6 of her babies at home, without pain or fear. She’s given birth to twins, she’s gone unassisted, and she’s written a book about it: Home is Where the Birth is
Talise brings so much insight and wisdom to today’s conversation, I can’t wait to get started.
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Okay, let’s dive into Talise’s story. Please remember the opinions of my guest, and this show is not meant to prescribe or treat- it’s an educational tool, so continue to take empowered responsibility for your health and your family.
Show Notes
Talise was raised in a homebirth family- she was a breech c-section, but her mother did more research and realized that it wasn’t necessary to have a c-section just because it was a breech baby.
Keep your children and yourself away from the false narrative that birth MUST be painful
“You put in what you get out” when it comes to birth and preparation- She halfway prepared for her first birth, because she didn’t fully understand that you “should” prepare.
There was lots of screaming, cussing, and it was very dramatic. She realized that she wanted to have a different experience.
With her second birth, her midwife helped her heal from her first birth— this is highly important, learning to heal from previous birth traumas.
With the second birth, she exercised more and read more affirmations. The birth went much smoother.
With her third birth (twin birth), she did hypnobirthing and visualizations every day.
She changed her wording
Pain —> Pressure
Contractions —> Waves
She exercised daily, visualized daily, ate well and focused on mental preparation.
Talise encourages women to use their voices to help their babies come down (low tones)
She only had a doula for this birth (not a midwife)
Her doula came in and Talise had her leg up. Her doula said “Stop! That’s the baby’s booty!”
Baby was born, an hour later, she realized she was still pushing. And suddenly another baby booty came out with two little “chicken legs”
Talise always reminds women how important it is to really interview and meet with your doula and midwives and find someone you’re comfortable with. They hoped to have a specific midwife, but she wasn’t going to be available because her own daughter was going to be giving birth.
They decided to have an unassisted birth.
All of her children were there until the very end— she gave a massive roar and all of the kids left!
Once again with this birth, she was incredibly consistent with preparation.
For her next birth, she had another unassisted birth again.
Talise prepared the MOST for her postpartum to make it easier for everyone.
She woke up her husband- he filled the pool
She was talking and laughing until her baby was born.
Talise said her baby’s name just came to her.
Home is Where the Birth Is Book : https://www.amazon.com/Home-Where-Birth-Stories-Homebirths/dp/1704081637/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=home+is+where+the+birth+is&qid=1624035215&sr=8-2
Website: https://www.talisehomebirthqueen.com
Episode Roundup:
Isn’t Talise such an encouragement? Her energy and confidence just radiate, and they’ve got me feeling like a homebirth queen, too. As we head into this week’s episode roundup, here are a few topics that came to mind for me.
Ep 207: From Addiction and Homelessness to Hope and Homebirth with Gabrielle Manier
Ep 206: Raising Children While Healing Your Inner Child with Greta Zukoff
Ep 205: Free Your Family From Harmful EMFs (and 2 freebirths!) With Courtney Taylor
Ep 204: Conscious Conception and Conscious Protection of Our Families
Ep 203: From Hormone Healing to a Happy Homebirth with Amanda Montalvo
Ep 202: Birth is Medicine: Courtney Valdez Steps into Sovereign Motherhood
Ep 201: Navigating Birth with Power
Ep 200: Giving Birth on the Go: Shelby’s Baby is Caught by Jenna in the Car!
Ep 199: LaDaiju’s Dream Homebirth After Cesarean
Ep 198: 3 Ways a Successful Homebirth Sets You Up for a Successful Postpartum
Ep 197: Here’s How to Heap on the Joy
Ep 196: If You’ve Read Ina May’s Guide...
Ep 195: Preparing for Birth Holistically with Tanya Grazione
Ep 194: Husbands! 5 Things to Watch Out For with Childbirth Education
Ep 193: Preparing for Birth When Plans Change Last Minute
Ep 192: Pelvic Floor Problems? Here’s how to “Tighten Your Tinkler”
Ep 191: From Elective Cesarean to Homebirth Mama: Jorda’s Big Shift
Ep 190: Birthing Instincts with Dr. Stu
Ep 189: Birth lessons of an RN turned Homebirther
Ep 188: Healing the Nervous System for Birth & Motherhood with Theresa Piela
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