#383 | A Second Home Birth: Vocalizing, Instinct & Skilled Support
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Carson Meyer shares her experience of her second home birth, discussing the emotions and anxieties that accompanied it.
Birth doula and mother of two Carson Meyer joins us to share the story of her second home birth and the very different emotions that came with approaching birth after such a positive first experience. Carson talks about the anxiety she carried in the final weeks of pregnancy, the problem with predicting when labor will begin, and her persistent worry that her midwife might not make it to the birth. We also discuss what it means to feel safe enough to be completely uninhibited in labor, why so...
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