A Vibrator as a "Natural Epidural"? Thabata Devecchi on Pleasure, Intuition, and Birth Connection - Ep 176

A Vibrator as a "Natural Epidural"? Thabata Devecchi on Pleasure, Intuition, and Birth Connection - Ep 176

February 9, 2026 · 32 min · Episode 176

About this episode

Thabata Devecchi shares her transformative home birth experience and the role of pleasure practices in childbirth.

In this enlightening episode of Orgasmic Birth: The Podcast, Debra meets Thabata Devecchi, a prenatal educator and founder of Feeling Moms, who shares her powerful home birth story and how pleasure practices helped her turn pain into power. Thabata reveals how self-pleasure, embodied movement, sound, and safety transformed her birth experience. She describes using a vibrator during labor to soften the peak of contractions — calling it her "natural epidural" — and shares how deep preparation, somatic awareness, and tantra shaped her pregnancy, birth, and sense of empowerment. Together, Debra and Thabata explore how pleasure, intuition, and body awareness can transform not just birth, but motherhood and self-connection. Key Takeaways: How pleasure and stimulation can ease the intensity of contractions The science of oxytocin and why it's the "hormone of love, pleasure, and birth" Simple daily practices to connect with your body and intuition Why micro-moments of connection matter more than perfection How to rebuild trust between mind and body for a more intuitive birth Mentioned in this Episode: Orgasmic Birth: The Documentary The Business of Being Born Feeling Moms: Thabata's…

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Host: Debra Pascali Bonaro

Guest: Thabata Devecchi

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Feeling Moms

Products: Pleasure Vibe Thin by Dame

Books & works: Orgasmic Birth: The Documentary, The Business of Being Born

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