I want to start out with a phrase I hear from a lot of mothers. “Oh, I had a really long labor.”
And in my experience, a “really long labor can be anything from 9-48 hours, depending on the mother.” I consider my first birth to have been obnoxiously long. I went into early labor on a Thursday night and didn’t have my daughter until 2am on Saturday morning. Whew. Long one. Madeline, however takes the cake when it comes to long labors, as you’ll hear in her birth story.
Today’s guest is no stranger to the podcast. I interviewed Midwife Madeline Murray on episode 23, and we discussed her brand, passion, life’s work, Believe in Midwifery. If you haven’t listened to that episode yet, I highly recommend you scoot on over right after you finish this one. I’ll make it easy for you and put the link in the show notes. Even more excitingly, this is not the only episode you’ll be hearing from Madeline this week. Nope! Be sure to tune back in this Wednesday, as we celebrate the launch of Madeline’s new course, Believe in Midwifery’s Guide to Sustainable Practice. It’s an amazing episode for both midwives and mothers, so don’t forget to subscribe to the show on your favorite platform so you don’t miss it.
Speaking of your favorite platform, if you wouldn’t mind, I would be so grateful for you to head over to iTunes and leave a review for the show. Reviews are so helpful for reaching more mothers, and I know you want to get the homebirth message out as much as I do! Remember that if you leave a review, you have the opportunity to be selected as the reviewer of the week, and I’ll give you a podcast shout-out and e-mail you a happy homebirth sticker. So….worth the 3 minutes.
Okay, on with the show! Please remember that the opinions of my guest may not necessarily reflect my own and vice versa, and although Madeline is a care provider, neither one of us are functioning in that role during this episode, so continue to see your doctor, midwife, or if you’re like me, your chiropractor. Let’s jump in!
Show Notes
Episode Roundup:
Okay, friends. I know this episode got to you. I know it because it got to me. Thank you, Madeline, for all of your wisdom.
Remember that if you’ve made the decision to have a homebirth, I have a free mini-training just for you. Think of it as the teeniest, tiniest taste of what’s to come from Happy Homebirth Academy when it launches in January. Just go to myhappyhomebirth.com/essentials to pick it up! That’s all for today. Come back Wednesday for our bonus episode with Madeline!
Mentioned in this Episode:
Believe in Midwifery Episode 23
Happy Homebirth Essentials Mini-Course
Encore: Appreciating Rites of Passage, Releasing Fear, and Healing During Pregnancy
Encore: Homebirth and Chiropractic Wisdom With Dr. Courtney Kahla
Encore: Simplifying Birth, Simplifying Childhood with Ginny Yurtich
Encore: Elizabeth’s Peaceful Surprise Twin Homebirth
Encore: Birth as a Rite of Passage with Dr. Rachel Reed
Encore: Homebirth is a Team Sport
Encore: Emily Catches Her Own Baby
Encore: Real Food for Pregnancy (and Postpartum!) With Lily Nichols
Encore: How Did We Get Here?! The History of U.S. Maternity Care
Encore: Leah and Her Midwife Handle a Complication
Encore: From Valley to Mountain: Laura’s Spiritual, Pain-Free Birth
Ep 232: A Primal First Time Homebirth with Sara Middleton
Ep 231: Reclaiming Primal Movement to Improve Your Family’s Wellbeing with Paris Latka
Ep 230: Finding Freedom in Motherhood with Naomi Reyes
Ep 229: Have an Informed Pregnancy with Dr. Elliot Berlin
Ep 228: Midline (R)evolution: Evolution of The Lip and Tongue Tie with Michale Chatham, Dr. Molly and Natalie Healy
Ep 227: Similar Births Internalized Differently with Lauralee Kirkland
Ep 226: Balancing Hormones in our Childbearing Years with Leisha Drews
Ep 225: Supporting Your Body Through Physiological Postpartum With Kela Futrell
Ep 224: A Beautiful Birth and a Stretching Postpartum with Caitlin Cooper
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