Second Homebirth & First Waterbirth with Bryn Huntpalmer
As the host of The Birth Hour, I wanted to join the company of all of the other amazing women who have shared their birth stories on an episode of the podcast by recording my births. I decided to record my son’s birth (my second birth) first in celebration of his 2nd birthday. I took some time to myself to record this episode on the morning of his birthday and it was really special.
I recommend writing down or recording your child’s birth story as a way of celebrating their birth day if you haven’t already. You can listen to my first birth (my daughter’s) here.
My son was born at home in Oregon with a wonderful midwife in attendance. My labor was FAST and was a walk in the park compared to my 34 hour labor with my daughter but that story is for another day! After my first homebirth with my daughter, I knew I wanted another homebirth and I was really interested in having a waterbirth. I wasn’t able to give birth in the water with my daughter and I felt strongly that it would be really helpful to be in the birthing tub during the transition and pushing stage.
Listen to today’s episode below or via your favorite podcast app to hear all about my waterbirth experience.
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Resource Links from today’s episode
Waterbirth pool with heater from Aquadoula
Sleep Bras from Motherhood and Medela (awesome for so many reasons and what I wore during the birth)
Thanks for sharing your new podcast over at SortaAwesome! It’s wonderful! I truly enjoyed your birth story…it has so many parallels to my son’s story (second child, second homebirth, first waterbirth, spouse out of town in the days leading up to the birth, quick labour – right down to being shocked that just the head was out because with my first son he just shot right out! LOL) Thanks for sharing and looking forward to many more episodes!
Wow, Jennifer that’s so wild! Thanks for listening! If you have a moment, I’d love to have you leave your feedback in an iTunes rating/review! They are super helpful to gaining exposure for the show!
Thanks again!
Bryn
I loved you story. I went straight home and told my husband i wanted to have another baby haha. I just delivered my son July 10,2015.
Your story was super encouraging. I originally wanted to have a home birth but I did not push through with my idea. After listening to your story I am definitely and strongly considering having a home birth for my next delivery!
This is a beautiful podcast. Reminds me of when I was in labor and how wonderful we are to bring another human into the world. I look forward to listening to plenty more.
Hi Sofia,
Thanks so much for listening! I definitely had amazing homebirth experiences. And, I feel you – every time I record another birth story I want another baby! I hope you have a chance to leave a rating/review in iTunes since you love the podcast so much! I helps others find the show!
That was a beautiful description of that amazing birth!! Thank you for giving me the honor of serving you…This is an awesome forum ro share stories. I may even share mine here…:)
Thank you Cynthia! Much love to you and I’d love to have you share!
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