The Natural Birth Podcast

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Bailee.
Bailee is a mama of 3 daughters from California.
I got to know Bailee through The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship and was on her journey of wanting a third child at the same time as battling the reality of having a 25% risk of giving the child cystic fibrosis. A diagnosis her second baby got shortly after birth.
She prayed and left it up to the soul of her baby and universe to decide. She instantly got lots of signs telling her yes to a third baby but it took a long time and almost to the point of giving up before her spirit baby decided to come through.
In this episode Bailee shares about the reasons and the impact of having her first two C/S and the deep desire to birth naturally for her third which she consciously and unconsciously prepared so deeply for through taking the mentorship.
At the time of this recording her little bub is only 10 days old and she has had the most blissful postpartum recovery teaching her daughters not only about the normality of having a home birth but also how to care for a new mama postpartum.
One of the things Bailee told me during our clarity call for the mentorship was that she was doing this mentorship for her daughters. She wanted to help and guide them through their first rite of passage, their bleed, as well as all aspects of being a cyclic woman and eventually birthing babies in an embodied way and having the knowledge to pass down to them.
What a full circle moment this time in her life now is, having had her home birth and nourishing postpartum time really embodying and imprinting on them what a woman is capable of and how she should be treated. Goosebumps. So proud in this moment.
Curious about Bailie? Find her on instagram as @bailieemccuskerWant to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
⁠www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast⁠

I'm finally sharing the secret I’ve been keeping… I’m pregnant! 🤰✨

In this very special and personal episode of The Natural Birth Podcast, I’m sharing my pregnancy announcement and taking you with me through the first half of my pregnancy, from conceiving on Valborg, the day before Beltane, the ancient celebration of spring and fertility, all the way to 20 weeks pregnant.

I’m sharing the week-by-week signs that made me feel pregnant, from progesterone headaches, breathlessness and a little nausea to the absolutely bone-deep exhaustion that became the defining symptom of my first trimester.

I talk about the brown spotting at eight weeks that had me bracing myself for a possible loss, the bloating that made me look six months pregnant almost immediately, the aches and pains, cravings, aversions and my least favorit pregnancy symptom.

I share what it has been like moving into the second trimester while still waiting for that famous burst of energy everyone talks about, feeling my baby become stronger and more present every day, turning 40, and suddenly reaching 20 weeks and realizing: I’m halfway.

I also share how I’m preparing for birth and postpartum, the care team I’m building around myself, my plans for a home birth, and my experience of stepping into the conventional maternity care system for the first time in this pregnancy.

And I talk about a decision that I know may be different from the path many women choose: so far, I haven’t had any prenatal screening or ultrasounds.
I share some of the thinking behind that choice, what information feels meaningful to me, and why I may still choose an ultrasound later in pregnancy.

This isn’t an episode about telling you how pregnancy should be done. It’s simply an intimate look inside how I am navigating mine as a midwife, a woman turning 40, and just simply a mother-to-be.

I am so excited to finally bring you along for the journey. ❤️

Want to join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/thesacredbirthworkermentorship

Find Anna’s Website & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episodes here: www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast

Are you curious about the Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?In this special episode of The Natural Birth Podcast, I’m joined by four graduates of the Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship to answer some of the questions I receive most frequently from women considering joining us.And instead of just hearing the answers from me, I wanted you to hear directly from women who have actually walked this path, who have moved through the mentorship, experienced the teachings, been part of the community, and integrated what they’ve learned into their lives and work.Together, we answer:✨ What was the best thing about the Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?✨ I’m pregnant or in my postpartum — is this the right time to take the mentorship?✨ I’m not sure I want to work as a birth worker, or even how I would use everything I learn. Is the mentorship worth taking just for myself?✨ I’m working or studying full-time. What is the workload actually like, and will I be able to manage it alongside everything else in my life?✨ I’m already a doula, midwife or birth worker. Will I actually learn something new?✨ And finally, what would our graduates say to anyone who is currently considering joining the Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?This is a beautiful and honest conversation about what it’s really like to move through the mentorship, who it’s for, how it can fit into different seasons of life, and what our graduates have taken with them on the other side.Whether you already know that birth work is calling you and your searching for the right training, you’re an experienced birth worker longing to deepen your knowledge and practice, or you simply feel drawn to learn more about physiological birth, women’s wisdom and holding sacred space, this episode is for you.The next Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship begins on the 21st September.Come listen, meet some of our graduates, hear their experiences, and see if this journey might be calling you too. ✨Want to learn more about The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship? Go to sacredbirthinternational.com to read the full curriculum, listen to more testimonials and apply for the next round starting on the 21st of September!

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Stephanie
Steph is a first-time mama from Aotearoa (New Zealand) and she is a proud Sacred Birth Worker graduate.
Her pregnancy, birth, and mothering journey have been guided by the rhythm of nature, the innate wisdom of other mammals, and her own intuition.

She attended her first birth when she was 3 months pregnant which deeply informed her about the birth and especially the postpartum care she wanted for herself.
She had a great home birth midwife who held her through pregnancy, but in her birth she felt that having her partner and best friend was all she needed and ended up free birthing her baby undisturbed.

Curious about Stephanie? Find her on instagram as @goddessinclay

Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?

Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
⁠www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast⁠

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Ally

Ally is a homesteader and mother of two in the United States in West Georgia, where she and her husband are building their first homestead completely from scratch. 

You can find her on YouTube by searching for Ally Roberson (@allylothman), where she shares her journey of growing food, raising animals, and living connected to nature on their 2.5-acre farm.

Ally is passionate about family-centered pregnancy and birth. She recently welcomed her second child, an incredible 11-pound baby boy (which is almost a 5 kg baby!) right on the homestead in a powerful home birth. 

Her story beautifully embodies trusting the body’s wisdom, reclaiming birth as a sacred family experience, and most importantly overcoming the negative story society tells us about birth.

Curious about Ally? Find her on instagram @allylothman

Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?

Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:⁠ www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast⁠