Birth Story Podcast

In this episode I share about my week, why it is so hard to take care of ourselves as parents, and the 5 things that I wish I had done before I gave birth. The lack of these 5 things, I believe, trainwrecked my first birth experience and left me with a traumatic birth.

In this episode, Heidi is live on Fireside with Kelly (no editing) and talking all about fertility, IUI, unexpected twins, and her birth plan. She teaches us step by step how she planned and prepared and advocated for an unmedicated twin vaginal delivery. And then....they came 3.5 hours apart from each other. She moved her body and labored each one down perfectly avoiding a cesarean section! Join...

This week I am chatting about a planned wait and see attitude birth with a birthing person who opted for an epidural at 8 cm dilated and a planned unmedicated birth who experienced PROM and needed a little push to get her labor going naturally. Both were beautiful, non-traumatic, low-stress, low intervention births. And, that is my forte! I hope these short stories help you plan and prepare for th...

If you didn't catch episode 94 with Jenna- start there! In this episode, Jenna catches us up on life and her 2nd birth story.....but did the midwife make it is the real question? Don't forget to join Birth Story Academy TODAY and let Heidi be your virtual doula through your premier online, self-paced, childbirth education. BirthStory.com

In this episode, Heidi shares about her rough week of advocacy as a doula and where the breakdown all began....when clients choose the wrong provider. Heidi walks through how to know if you are birthing with the right provider, what questions to ask to make sure, and what to do if you feel like your provider might be tolerant of but not supportive of what type of birth you want for your body and b...

Meet Caity- a mum from Australia and you can follow her on Instagram @living.the.abundant.way In this episode she shares about a surprising double cleft palates and left cleft lip diagnoses with her son. When she felt like her whole world was crashing, she pulled herself into a very positive place and tells us how in this birth story. Caity pumped for 12 months and was never able to breastfeed. Sh...

Hey! I just got back from Disney and I wrote a special episode on how I navigated two parks and never waited in a single line! These are my best tips for 1. Safety 2. Eating on the go 3. Staying Comfortable 4. Staying Hydrating 5. Staying Cool 6. Limiting Exhaustion 7. Making memories to last a lifetime! XOXO Heidi PS Don't forget to enroll in Birth Story Academy at BirthStory.com so that I can be...

In this episode, I chat with Tiffany from Santa Rose California about her unexpected pregnancy, her passion and love for all things birth, her work at a birth center and prepping for an unmedicated birth at a birth center as a single person. Her story also takes a twist when she gets appendicitis at 16 weeks.  Looking for a unique and fun online childbirth course with Heidi as your virtual doula?...

To download the free guides to packing a hospital bag visit BirthStory.com and click on "the workbook" to find all of Heidi's free guides for pregnancy, labor, delivery, and newborn care.  As you prepare for your birth, Heidi recommends considering cord blood and tissue banking with ANJAHEALTH.COM

Heidi shares about her experiences with Herpes personally and professionally as a doula and what everyone needs to know about Herpes during their pregnancy and how to not spread it to your infant during childbirth.  Cordblood and tissue banking with Anjahealth.com Join Birth Story Academy at BirthStory.com

In this episode Heidi chats with Katie and Collin about her upcoming tubal ligation and the many questions that it elicited....like where does the sperm go if you have a hysterectomy? Where do your eggs go if you have a tubal ligation and disconnect your ovary from the uterus? Are the ovaries anchored to anything if the tubes are removed? What does a penis or toy hit if the cervix is gone? Then, t...

This episode comes to you RAW and unedited. I am 3 days post op from a mommy makeover plastic surgery breast reduction (episode coming) and had to get this story out to you! I talk about my client NB and going to 42 weeks, what prodromal labor was like and how she managed unmedicated through 11 days of it on and off.  I reference the midwives brew. Please consult your provider before drinking any...

Heidi borrows this incredible episode from The Birth Ease Podcast  https://www.birtheaseservices.com/podcast all about hypnobirthing.  Michelle Smith is a leading expert in the field of hypnobirthing. She is the primary hypnobirthing consultant for Heidi's private doula practice. This episode tells you everything you ever wanted to know about the practice of hypnobirthing and why she created her o...

In this episode I talk about how 80% of pregnant persons report wanting to have an unmedicated birth in the US, yet 60-90% get an epidural (state dependent stats). So, even if an epidural isn't on your birth plan, you need to know about epidurals just in case you have a change of plans. If you are planning on one anyway, this is a quick guide. You can get more information on epidurals in my full e...

This episode is all the things....juicy gossip, trauma survival, redemption, survival, growth, and making it when the world around you collapses.  This is my story. XOXO Heidi www.birthstory.com

Heidi chats about when walking works, when it doesn't work and what to do in early labor vs. active labor.  XOXO Birth Story Academy launches on 2/1/22 with presales starting on 12/1/21 for 50% off with code BIRTHSTORYPODCAST. Head over to BirthStory.com to enroll. 

I decided for the Thanksgiving holiday and the anxiety that surrounds travel, family, overeating, and well everything really, to bring you calming Birth Affirmations from Michelle Smith of Birth Ease ( www.birtheaseservices.com ) .  Please listen to them over and over whenever you need 8 minutes to float away.  XOXO- Heidi

In this episode I reflect on how we often make birth more complicated than it actually is....and the 3 times in my career the babies came so quickly that I had to help out. I talk about the rare precipitous labor (less than 4 hours) compared to normal long labors around 24 hours for a first time birthing person and 8-14 for a multip. Enjoy! XOXO Heidi PS. Pre Sales begin for my online course Birth...

Heidi chats with Kjirsten all about cholestasis and the warning signs of normal vs. not normal itching, miscarriage, getting pregnant after a miscarriage and good epidurals! Kjirsten is the CEO of Teeny Talkers and focuses on helping get your littles talking. You can find her online course at www.teenytalkers.com and follow her on IG at instagram.com/teeny_talkers Pre-Sales begin for Birth Story A...

Episode 100!!!!! Whoop! In this short episode, I talk about vaginal discharge at the end of pregnancy and how to tell the difference between amniotic fluid, vaginal discharge, and urine and why everyone calls me at 2 am and thinks their water has broken. Then, I share all about pooping, how its a warning sign for impending labor and how one of my clients pooped on my face once.  XOXO-Heidi ( www....

Heidi ran into this amazing book  "The Big Fat Activity Book for Pregnant People" in White Fish, Montana at a small gift shop www.meriwether.love and hunted down the author Jordan Reid of RamShackleGlam.com. Jordan shares her birth stories and talks about the realities of the entertainment industry, divorce, and the thick of parenting.  Hear Jordan's story about Always Sunny in Philadelphia on her...

This is the very first Tuesday episode of the Birth Story Podcast-Doula Diaries. In this episode, Heidi teaches all about the fetal ejection reflex and shares learnings from her most recent birth with Brooke....who labored at Heidi's house to avoid a car baby.  As promised, the midwives brew: 2 tablespoons castor oil, 2 tablespoons almond butter, 1 cup apricot nectar, 1 cup champagne.  ***This is...

Doula Andrea Hausheer of Barcelona, shares all about partner tips so this is one episode not to miss listening to with your partner. She was pregnant across 4 continents, is a doula, and gave birth at a birth center in Switzerland.  You can find her at https://www.birthprepcourse.com/  

This episode is all about inductions! This episode is all about how to plan and prepare for an amazing induction!   more show notes coming

Courtney Wise shares about her experience with DMER and her breast feed journeys and her journey to diagnosis.  more show notes coming soon.