Moony Birth Stories

Meghan of Saskatoon, SK shares the pregnancy and birth story of her son Nolan on this episode.  Her and her husband Mitch conceived quite quickly after only two cycles of trying and while Meghan thought she'd be very excited, she didn't initially feel that way.  She talks about how her feelings evolved throughout her pregnancy and the anxiety she had surrounding birth, as well as the cho...

Kelli of Shift Birth Work in Edmonton, AB joins me on this episode to share her pregnancy and birth stories.  Kelli and her husband got pregnant with their first baby very quickly and had a relatively smooth pregnancy until she got a kidney infection at 32 weeks and developed irritable uterus.  She was hoping for an unmedicated birth but was open to whatever she might need.  Kelli shares the story...

Part 2 Megan moved from California to Sweden over 6 years ago to be with her husband and start a family.  They were fortunate to get pregnant immediately with all three of their children but did sadly suffer two miscarriages after their first baby.  Megan's first and second pregnancies were generally very good but she found her third to be a little bit more challenging.  All three of her birt...

Trigger Warning - Part one of Megan's episode describes her experience with severe postpartum depression and self-harm and can be difficult to listen to. Megan moved from California to Sweden over 6 years ago to be with her husband and start a family.  They were fortunate to get pregnant immediately with all three of their children but did sadly suffer two miscarriages after their first baby....

This episode features Darya from Saskatoon, SK.  She shares the pregnancy and birth story of her 6 month old daughter, Jovie.  Darya and her husband started trying to conceive in 2019 and had hoped it would be a smooth and seamless process.  Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned and Darya shares the details of their struggles with infertility, and a confusing experience with her first pr...

Kelsey of Hey Babe Nutrition in Calgary, AB joins me on this episode to share two birth stories.  Kelsey and her husband unfortunately experienced a miscarriage the first time they conceived and about one year later, got pregnant with their daughter.  Kelsey struggled with nausea for the first half of the pregnancy but was excited about birth and took some empowering classes to prepare.  She also...

Kayla shares her story on this episode of the podcast.  The story begins with her and her husband Jordan conceiving after about 5 months of trying.  The pregnancy went generally well but she struggled with nausea and vomiting and ended up being diagnosed with Gestational Hypertension early on in the pregnancy.  Although some care providers had talked about induction very early on, she was able to...

Caitlyn from Queensland, Australia shares the pregnancy and birth story of her daughter Sunny.  Once Caitlyn and her husband started trying, she was able to get pregnant right away.  After a generally good first trimester, she went on to find out she had gestational diabetes in the second trimester.  At around 28 weeks, something felt wrong and Caitlyn talks about how and why she required immediat...

Stefanie Antunes from Toronto, ON joins me on this episode of Moony Birth Stories to share her three birth stories.  When she unexpectedly got pregnant with her first baby, she didn't know much about birth and felt generally quite fearless and confident.  The pregnancy went well and though her birth would have been considered straight-forward from a medical perspective, there were many things...

This extra episode of Moony Birth Stories is definitely different from the usual content and could be consider a follow-up to my first birth story from Season 1, Episode 3.  I had honestly mentally blocked this experience out for quite a while and didn't even think of it when I originally shared my story, which is wild to me since it was quite an intense period in my life.  It's the stor...

Julia joins me on this episode from North Smithfield, Rhode Island to share her two birth stories.  She and her husband got pregnant with their first child after about 5-6 months of trying.  Julia's pregnancy wasn't too bad for her but she did struggle with some emotions during her 2nd trimester that caused her to question if she wanted to be a mother.  This did passed after she found ou...

Jesslyn from Edmonton, AB shares her three pregnancy and birth stories on this episode of Moony Birth Stories.  Her first pregnancy came as a surprise to her and her boyfriend (now husband) but they welcomed it with excitement.  Jesslyn was very excited to become a mother and looked forward to having her baby, fearlessly.  Under the care of an OBGYN, she delivered her first baby in hospital with a...

On this episode of Moony Birth Stories, we here the two pregnancy and birth stories from Janelle of Humboldt, SK.  Janelle sadly suffered a miscarriage at 11 weeks with her first pregnancy.  After processing that, she was able to get pregnant again and went on to have a really great pregnancy.  She LOVED being pregnant.  She wasn't nervous about birth was did have fears regarding cesarean sec...

Ashlyn from Grandora, SK joins me on this episode of Moony Birth Stories to share the pregnancy and birth stories of her three children.  Ashlyn and her husband were fortunate to conceive easily for all three of their pregnancies.  Ashlyn's  first pregnancy was relatively easy on her and she planned to have a hospital birth since they live on an acreage.  Later in this pregnancy, it was disco...

On this episode, Nat Rolland, owner of Altered Senses joins me all the way from Queensland, Australia to share her journey to getting pregnant and her hospital water birth.  Nat didn't always want children until she found out she may not be able to have them and her perspective and feelings about it changed.  Though she was able to get pregnant quite quickly, she sadly suffered a miscarriage...

Anais from Pembroke, ON shares the stories of her two pregnancies and homebirths on this episode.   Anais got pregnant for the first time after about 7 months of trying and enjoyed her pregnancy.  When she was a week overdue, she started worrying about needing an induction and tried various things to get labour started.  Luckily, labour ended up starting on it's own and she was able to have t...

Alana Matus from Langham, SK shares three pregnancy and birth stories on this episode.  For Alana and her husband Patrick, it was a very long road to getting pregnant after fertility issues as a result of PCOS.  After a couple of years of trying and several cycles on fertility drugs with no success, they were fed up and decided to focus on other things.  It was at this point that they were finally...

Jen Cox from Ottawa, ON joins me on this episode of Moony Birth Stories.  Her and her husband were able to get pregnant with their first child quite quickly and had a generally good pregnancy.  When Jen's water broke on her due date, they went to the hospital to labour and she got an epidural for pain management.  After pushing for three hours with no movement, they proceeded with a c-section...

This episode of Moony Birth Stories has Mackenzie Basiove of Saskatoon, SK sharing the pregnancy and birth story of her son.  It took Mackenzie and her husband Mitch a while to get pregnant and once she did conceive, she had  a challenging pregnancy that she especially noted when looking back on it.  The pregnancy involved a lot of severe nausea and a diagnosis of irritable uterus.  As a result of...

This pregnancy and birth story is shared by Brooke Dixon of Calgary, Alberta.  Brooke and her partner Adriyel weren't actively trying for a baby when they first found out they were expecting, so they were shocked but very much happy and excited.   That pregnancy unfortunately ended in an early loss and it was a very sad time for the couple.  They decided to start trying, casually, by not prev...

Anna Mbuyi from Saskatoon, SK shares her birth story on this episode of Moony Birth Stories.  Anna and her partner Kent were very surprised when they found out they were pregnant as she was on birth control and they hadn't been trying.  After getting over the initial shock, Anna went on to have a smooth pregnancy and was excited to meet her baby girl.  She didn't have any specific hopes...

Leah Coghlan, from Havelock, ON shares two pregnancy and birth stories on this episode of Moony Birth Stories.  Leah and her husband, Evan, got pregnant with their first child after trying for three cycles.  Aside from some morning sickness, Leah had a good pregnancy and was excited for the experience of labour and was hoping for an intervention-free birth.  After multiple stretch and sweeps, labo...

This episode features Makayla Wilson, from Edmonton, AB.  She shares two pregnancy and birth stories.   Her first pregnancy came with all of the symptoms and was a struggle for the duration.  It also involved prodromal labour beginning at 33 weeks and continuing through to the end.  This birth was very fast but Makayla was able to make it to the hospital in time to give birth.  Her second pregnanc...

Abigail Barth from Calgary, AB shares her pregnancy and birth story on this episode.  After initially suffering a miscarriage and processing a lot of grief, Abigail and her partner were able to get pregnant with their daughter.  The pregnancy was uneventful and though Abigail felt a little bit nervous, she was generally positive about her upcoming birth and hoped to experience it unmedicated with...

Jordyn Broadbent from Saskatoon, SK shares her two pregnancy and birth stories on this episode of Moony Birth Stories.  Jordyn and her husband, Jeff, got pregnant with their first baby on their second cycle of trying.   She had a generally great pregnancy but was informed after her anatomy scan that the cord was abnormally positioned, which would require some extra monitoring.  She talks about lab...