63. Aly McClain Talks Mindset During Labor

Today I chat with Nadine about her two births. She had a natural hospital birth with her first and the second time around, she chose to have her baby at a birth center. Her labor was super fast and she actually went through transition in the car! Follow Nadine on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ Don’t forget to give Birth Naturally a five star rating on iTunes/Spotify so I can continue doing what I do! And follow along on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Until next time 💕 Cait SPONSORS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your free trial of audible⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠40% off Ritual Vitamins for Black Friday!⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Save 10% at Lovevery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and check out their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠new play kits for 4 year olds!⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birthnaturally/support

Today I chat with Paige about her two births. Her first was an induction which led to an epidural and postpartum hemorrhage. She learned a lot from that birth and was convinced she could get the natural birth she wanted the second time around. Spoiler alert- she did! Follow Paige on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Don’t forget to give Birth Naturally a five star rating on iTunes/Spotify so I can continue doing what I do! And follow along on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Until next time 💕 Cait SPONSORS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your free trial of audible⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 40% off Ritual Vitamins for Black Friday!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Save 10% at Lovevery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and check out their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠new play kits for 4 year olds!⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birthnaturally/support

Hi everyone! Today I chat with Tilly, a nurse turned doula based in London. She has had quite a wild ride, from having a stroke at 19 and open heart surgery at 20. She also talks about her work in African maternity wards. All of these life experiences have helped her evolve into a truly nurturing doula. Check out Tilly's website! Don’t forget to give Birth Naturally a five star rating on iTunes/Spotify so I can continue doing what I do! And follow along on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Until next time 💕Cait SPONSORS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your free trial of audible⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠30% off Ritual Vitamins!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Save 10% at Lovevery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and check out their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠new play kits for 4 year olds!⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birthnaturally/support

Today I chat with Liz about her 2 homebirths. She loved the Mama Natural Guide to Childbirth and it helped her to prepare for birth, along with listening to and reading positive birth stories! Follow Liz on ⁠Instagram⁠ Don’t forget to give Birth Naturally a five star rating on iTunes/Spotify so I can continue doing what I do! And follow along on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Until next time 💕 Cait SPONSORS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your free trial of audible⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠30% off Ritual Vitamins!⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Save 10% at Lovevery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and check out their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠new play kits for 4 year olds!⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birthnaturally/support

I loved getting the opportunity to talk with Aly from the Empowered Birth Podcast. She was on an earlier episode which was a GREAT interview, and she was so much fun to chat with again! We delve into mindset during labor and she gives amazing advice for how to achieve the birth you want. I hope you love it! Get Aly's E-book here! This E-book will guide you in your journey to taking your anxious thoughts captive and enjoying your journey to and through motherhood. Follow/DM Aly with any questions @empoweredbirthpodcast Don’t forget to give us a five star review on iTunes/Spotify so we can continue doing what we do! And follow along on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Until next time 💕 Cait SPONSORS: ⁠⁠⁠Get your free trial of audible⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠30% off Ritual Vitamins!⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Save 10% at Lovevery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and check out their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠new play kits for 4 year olds!⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birthnaturally/support

Today I chat with Raini about her 2 unmedicated hospital births. She used mindful meditation & journaling to overcome fear. She struggled a little in her second pregnancy journaling really helped her to feel more positive and excited about birth. Follow Raini on Instagram Don’t forget to give us a five star review on iTunes/Spotify so we can continue doing what we do! And follow along on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Until next time 💕 Cait SPONSORS: ⁠⁠Get your free trial of audible⁠⁠ ⁠⁠30% off Ritual Vitamins!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Save 10% at Lovevery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and check out their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠new play kits for 4 year olds!⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birthnaturally/support

Today I got the chance to get all the answers to your questions on natural birth. Angela from Happy Birthing was a wonderful guest who is full of knowledge on birth! She's a birth photographer, doula and more, so she has tons of experience in the birth world. I learned so much and I'm sure you will too! Follow/DM Angela with any questions @angela_happybirthing.az Check out the Birth Naturally ⁠⁠Bonfire⁠⁠ store to see merch designs! Don’t forget to give us a five star review on iTunes/Spotify so we can continue doing what we do! And follow along on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Until next time 💕 Cait SPONSORS: ⁠⁠Get your free trial of audible⁠⁠ ⁠⁠30% off Ritual Vitamins!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Save 10% at Lovevery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and check out their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠new play kits for 4 year olds!⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birthnaturally/support

Hi birth nerds!! Laura was so great in episode 23 that I knew she had to come back and share her second homebirth story! She tells us all about how labor started slowly and calmly but made a quick transition to fast and furious! Giving birth outside with only her parents and husband, it was a beautiful and wild ride. Laura can be reached at [email protected], on her personal ⁠Instagram⁠ or at her wellness center's ⁠Instagram⁠ Don’t forget to give us a five star review on iTunes/Spotify so we can continue doing what we do! And follow along on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ Until next time 💕 Cait SPONSORS: ⁠Get your free trial of audible⁠ ⁠30% off Ritual Vitamins!⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Save 10% at Lovevery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and check out their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠new play kits for 4 year olds!⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birthnaturally/support

Hi everyone!  Today I spoke with Beth Connors- certified nurse midwife, online birth educator, and fellow ⁠⁠podcaster⁠⁠. Beth describes how her first hospital birth didn't go how she imagined and what she did to get the birth she wanted the second time around! Follow ⁠⁠Beth⁠⁠ on Instagram and check out her website for how to get the hospital birth you want too! Don’t forget to give the podcast a five star rating and review! And follow along on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Until next time, Cait SPONSORS: ⁠Get your free trial of audible⁠ ⁠30% off Ritual Vitamins!⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Save 10% at Lovevery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and check out their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠new play kits for 4 year olds!⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birthnaturally/support

Hi everyone!  Makayla gave birth at home with her first baby. He came out fast & furiously and she learned so much through the experience. It led her to becoming a doula and helping young moms get the birth experience they want.  Follow/DM Makayla with any questions ⁠⁠⁠@makaylakanee Don’t forget to give the podcast a five star rating and review! And follow along on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Until next time, Cait SPONSORS: Get your free trial of audible 30% off Ritual Vitamins! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Save 10% at Lovevery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and check out their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠new play kits for 4 year olds!⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birthnaturally/support