Evelyn’s Stories of Home Birth After Cesarean and Following Her Intuition

About this episode

Evelyn Houder shares her transformative journey through home birth after cesarean and the importance of intuition and support in motherhood.

Evelyn Houder is back to share her stories of home birth after cesarean and her transformative journey through motherhood. She details the contrast of these experiences with pregnancy, birth, and postpartum compared to her first. From her initial struggles with IVF to her decision to pursue a home birth, Evelyn emphasizes the importance of intuition, advocacy, and finding the right support during the birthing process. She reflects on the unique challenges posed by the pandemic and the lessons learned from her multiple birth experiences, ultimately highlighting the power of maternal instinct and the need for supportive care providers. For many years, Evelyn lived in LA and SF, CA as a dancer, actor and on-camera talent, turned media producer. She drastically changed course when she decided to take on the role of a lifetime as a mama and eventually move to the amazing state of Texas with her family. She is a full-time wife and Mom to her three children, ages; 8, 5 and 4. Evelyn proudly boasts the title of "Dance mom" to her first born. She uses any opportunity she can get to educate those around her about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and educated nutritional or environmental…

People in this episode

Guest: Evelyn Houder

Topics covered

• home birth
• cesarean
• motherhood
• intuition
• support
• pandemic challenges

Keywords

• home birth
• cesarean
• IVF
• maternal instinct
• supportive care
• pandemic
• motherhood

Mentioned in this episode

Places: LA, SF, Texas

More episodes of Birth, Baby! | Guidance for Pregnancy, Birth, Postpartum, and Parenting

• How Sleep Coaches Helps Families and Why Doulas Should Consider Becoming One · June 9, 2026 · 37 min
• The Difference Between Employee vs. Independent Contractor Doulas · June 2, 2026 · 31 min
• High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy: Hypertension vs. Preeclampsia · May 26, 2026 · 14 min
• Shelby's Story of Navigating HELLP Syndrome, an Extensive NICU stay, and 2 VBAC Attempts · May 19, 2026 · 46 min
• Secondary Infertility: When Getting Pregnant Is Harder Than You Expected · May 12, 2026 · 31 min
• Domestic Violence During Pregnancy: Warning Signs & How to Help · May 5, 2026 · 32 min