At 41 weeks, Madeleine’s long-awaited home birth began quietly in the middle of the night. What followed was a powerful, faith-filled journey marked by worship music, laughter between contractions, moments of panic met with prayer, and the unwavering support of her husband, doula, and birth team. Through challenges of a posterior baby, a cervical lip, asynclitic presentation, a tight hymenal ring, and an emergency call to EMS, Madeleine’s story reflects the raw beauty of birth, the strength of a mother’s body, and the steady presence of God in every moment.
Madeleine McKee Bio
Madeleine is a 23-year-old Christian wife and mama to one baby on earth and one in heaven. As a lifestyle and momfluencer, she shares the real and raw moments of motherhood on Instagram, hoping to inspire and encourage other mamas along the way.
Resources
- Inito Fertility Tracker
- Ina May’s Guide to Natural Childbirth
- Christian Hypnobirthing App
Inito
This episode is sponsored by Inito. Inito is the only at-home fertility monitor that tracks four key hormones (Estrogen, LH , PdG, and FSH) on a single test strip and provides lab-grade insights in just 10 minutes. Unlike other ovulation kits that only give you 1-2 fertile days, Inito tracks your full 6-day fertile window and doesn’t just predict ovulation, it confirms it, which is essential information when trying to conceive or understand your hormone health. Instead of piecing together fragments of information, it offers a full, clear picture of hormone health. With 96% accuracy, Inito offers the reliability of a blood test, minus the inconvenience and the expense.
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The kit comes with everything you need to collect a urine sample and the Inito connects to your phone’s camera to read the test—there’s no squinting and guesswork—just easy to read results and clear directions when you are in that fertile window and when you ovulate.
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