Birth Tide Podcast—Faith Filled Conversations on Natural Pregnancy & Birth

Regina is a Christian and a mom of 3, and she had all birth unmedicated! The 1st birth was a traditional hospital birth where she realized she knew next to nothing, so got more prepared she switched to midwives for her 2nd! She ended up having a 30-week preemie (and now shares about her experience on her Instagram.) Her 3rd birth was AMAZING at a birth center with midwives, and for the next baby,...

I know how hard it can be to stand up for yourself, especially when it comes from family members. You know they care a lot about you, but it's also making you doubt your decisions... Today we discuss why this happens for so many women, and what you can do about it in a kind, loving, but firm way. ✨ Grab my $17 handbook to get empowered for your birth! Take a step TODAY toward your natural, f...

Dr Chandler is a chiropractor, childbirth educator, mom of 3, a Christian, and entrepreneur. She is co-owner of Healthy Home Chiropractic with her loving husband Devin. She claims her calling to serve perinatal women, infants and children, and is AMAZING at her job!! Webiste - www.healthyhomechiro.com Instagram - @healthyhomechiropractic Take a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth! G...

I’m a 24-year-old first-time mama who had her dream homebirth in February 2024! I knew I wanted a homebirth before I ever got pregnant and am so grateful it all worked out. JorDann's top book recommendations: The Mama Natural Week-by-Week Guide to Childbirth Ina May's Guide to Childbirth Mind over Labor by Carol Jones Birth Partner And you can follow Jordan here on Instagram @jordannnchr...

In preparing for birth, SOOOO many moms forget to plan for postpartum. So I got you!!!  Here are the few things I referred to for you to check out: My Amazon Store Front for breastfeeding supplies The books I recommended   Take a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth! Grab my FREE guide for navigating your first trimester: FREE GUIDE Get access to the beautiful guidebook of informatio...

Lindsee is a mom of 4, 3 earthside and 1 angel baby.👼🏻 After her first birth, she realized she was super unprepared and wanted to help other women become educated. Over the years she became a childbirth educator, and doula, and had 3 more babies. Lindsee is a doula in Atlanta, and if you'd like to work with her you can follow her on Instagram @wildflower_birthserivces   ✨ My ONLINE BIRTH C...

To be honest, everyone needs to know how to advocate for themselves in this world today! But especially, you who want a low-intervention birth, this is KEY!! Don't forget that your voice has power and its so so so important to voice it!! I promise you won't regret it!! Take a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth! Grab my FREE guide for navigating your first trimester: FREE...

This episode applies to every single pregnant woman (unmedicated or not), but they are ESSENTIAL for an unmedicated mom. The essential need of a laboring woman is to feel totally safe. This of course comes into play with the location you are giving birth in and the people who are there, but if you already have that all figured out, then there are more things you can do to help create a peaceful, c...

Kanika is a mom of 4. Today she shares each of those birth stories but elaborates on her 2nd birth. ✨ If you are in Kanika's area and want one of those doulas she mentioned from Three Strands Childbirth Services, you can check them out here. If you have a feeling homebirth might be for you, don't ignore it!! I always recommend this film to people, Why Not Home , to learn more, because s...

Anxiety is a huge battle for many. If you are facing this, please reach out to a professional who can support you through pregnancy and postpartum! Download the Christian Hypnobirthing App . This might be very helpful to listen to even in pregnancy if you have a hard time slowing your mind. Do research on E vidence-Based Birth to get evidence-based info so you can better understand what is happeni...

Order the Fresh Test here Lisa's Podcast - Empowered Pregnancy Podcast Lily Nichols's book for Gestational Diabetes Lisa Villani is a pregnancy coach, toddler mama, and birthpreneur. She helps pregnant women take charge of their care, tackle their daunting pregnancy to-do list, and birth with freakin’ confidence! She’s passionate about sharing self-advocacy tools.  She’s not afraid to qu...

Erin is a birth doula who used to work in L&D. While having a pregnancy and dealing with hyperemesis and a hard postpartum season, she decided to step away from being a nurse and became a doula! Erin is based in Lebanon, PA, and serves neighboring areas. If you have questions for Erin or would like to reach out to her, go to her Instagram @birth.doua.erin . In today's episode, we talked a...

Jess is a mom of 2 and a birth doula in the Washinton D.C. area. During her first birth, she planned to birth at a birth center and had a doula, yet ended up transferring and being pressured into pitocin. It was a long hard birth, and totally different than her first. With her second, she changed things up, got a new support team, and went into it with a different mindset. It ended up being super...

This is PART 2 of Gloria sharing her first birth story of when she was young and "going with the flow." 10 years later, you can hear how different her second birth was because she educated herself so much more! Now she is a mother of 2 and a doula in the treating Dallas, TX area. If you are looking for a doula in the area, check out Gloria Garcia on Instagram @luzrevivalbirth You can als...

Today Gloria shares her first birth story of when she was young and "going with the flow." You can hear how different her second birth was because she educated herself so much more! Now she is a mother of 2 and a doula in the treating Dallas, TX area. If you are looking for a doula in the area, check out Gloria Garcia on Instagram @luzrevivalbirth You can also learn more about her on her...

Elizabeth is passionate about Jesus, creating community, words, and trees. She is a wife to Luis and a mama to two little girls, Jael and Lucía. She can usually be found exploring or at birth! Find her on Instagram @elizabethavanderhorst Read here about her doula services Take a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth! Grab my FREE guide for navigating your first trimester: FREE GUIDE G...

This week Mitch shares about homebirth from the perspective of being a support person. He talked about how the way God created our bodies had a huge impact on our decision to give birth at home, along with doing research and finding a supportive, trusted team. Resources Mentioned: ⬇️ The Business of Being Born Find a Bradly Method Childbirth Class near you   If you are looking for homebirth midwiv...

Hey, this week is a little bit different! I wanted to share some of my journey and thoughts I've had recently.  Take a step TODAY toward your natural, faith-filled birth! Grab my FREE guide for navigating your first trimester: FREE GUIDE Get access to the beautiful guidebook of information all pregnant women need but may not have access to: $17 EBOOK Join my online birth classes!: Birth Tide...

Lindsay is a mama of 2 boys! She shares her 2 beautiful homebirth stories! One thing that we talked about after recording is how well her husband supported her! She was so grateful for his support and "he kicked it out of the park" were her exact words 😉 You can follow  Lindsay on Instagram @lindseywirth and find her birth video on both of our pages!! Resources she mentioned: The Busine...

Alex Heisey, also known as Angel Mama Doula, is a mother-centered postpartum doula as well as a bereavement doula. She cares for women postpartum as well as for women after loss. Her mission is that every mother knows that she deserves postpartum care whether her baby is in her arms or in her heart. Alex serves mothers local to Central PA through postpartum home visits, while also offering virtual...

Ann is a mom of 2 and a doula in Atlanta, Georgia. Her first baby was born in the hospital, and if you want to read about that, click here to read the whole story!  🫶🏼 If you'd like to connect with Ann, her Instagram is @an nmorrisatldoula and her website is annmorris-doula.com/   ✅ She mentioned a few different things she did to prep for this baby. Check out the links! Webster Chiropracti...

Beth is a mom of 2, and expecting her third this summer. She is also a CNM, birth doula, and childbirth educator. Today, she answers your questions about gestational diabetes, why it is something that pregnant women are tested for, alternatives to the drink for the test, and ways to manage and prevent it. Listen to the end to hear a success story of how one of her clients recently went into labor...

Brooklyn is a mom of 2 girls. She shares her first birth story which was a c-section due to a breech baby, a powerful miscarrage, followed by the birth of her 2nd daughter which was a VBAC. Brooklyn is now a doula in mid-Michigan and if you'd like to get in contact with her you can find her on Instagram @honestmamabirth or check out her website honestmamabirth.com ✨ Brooklynn's parental...

Today I am sharing my story of how I became a doula, my passion as a birth worker, and common questions I get. If you are listening to this and interested in becoming a doula, the training I mentioned is International Doula Institute . There are many many other ones out there too. If I could do it all over again, I would probably do the Birthworker Academy because it is far more in-depth than any...

Kate Sanata shares her story of how she had an unmediated hospital birth for her first. Looking back, there was a lot she wished was different but decided to go with an OB practice for her second. As she asked questions she realized she really should birth at home and was able to find a homebirth midwife who could take her. She also shares her third birth story at home as well!  Kate is also a dou...