Holy Confident Birth | Catholic Natural Birth, Holistic Motherhood, Birth and Postpartum For Catholic + Christian Moms

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Early labor can feel confusing, exhausting, and honestly a little scary, especially if this is your first baby. But early labor isn’t a mistake or something to rush through. It’s an intentional part of the design of birth, meant to gently prepare your body, mind, and heart for what’s coming next. In this week's episode, I walk you through what early labor typically looks like and share practical, physiology-based tips to help you stay calm, conserve energy, and avoid burning out before active...

The C-section rate in the United States is hovering around 35%, which means VBAC preparation is becoming more important than ever. As a labor & delivery nurse and birth doula, VBAC is one of the most common concerns moms bring to me. In this episode, I’m sharing my top, experience-backed tips to help you feel informed, empowered, and confident as you prepare for a vaginal birth after C-section. We talk honestly about the real risks of a VBAC, how to choose a truly supportive provide...

This week, I'm sharing natural, at-home ways to encourage labor to begin without immediately relying on medical induction. These are evidence-based, natural methods that may help encourage labor when the body is truly ready, while also emphasizing discernment, prayer, and nervous system regulation in the final weeks of pregnancy. What You’ll Learn in This Episode Why your due date is really just a “guess date”The importance of trusting your body and God’s timingWhen it may be appropriate to e...

In this episode of The Holy Confident Birth Podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Stuart Fischbein—community obstetrician, breech and twin birth specialist, and co-host of the Birthing Instincts podcast—for an honest conversation about breech and twin pregnancies. So many women are told they are automatically “high risk” when they discover their baby is breech or they’re expecting twins—often without clear explanations or real options. Dr. Stu breaks down why that label is often misleading, how fear-bas...

In this episode, I’m diving into one of the biggest fears I hear from moms all the time: tearing. But the truth is, tearing is way less dramatic than it seems, and there is so much you can do to lower your risk. I’m walking you through the five things that make the biggest difference - things I wish every mama knew going into labor. What you'll learn: What tearing actually is (and why most women don’t even feel it happen)How nutrition plays a huge role in healthy, stretchy tissueWhy a balance...

In this week’s episode, I’m sharing the three biggest reasons I see birth plans fall apart (and how to fix them before you’re in labor). Drawing from my experience as both a nurse and a doula, we’ll talk about what it really means to have a rightly ordered relationship with your provider, how to restore trust in your body’s God-designed ability to give birth, and why “winging it” can leave you disappointed in your birth experience. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: Why your provider shouldn’t be...