
Moony Birth Stories
Sharing real and honest birth stories of Canadian families ✨🌙
Host @alivitrih, a doula & mother of two.
Find me on Instagram @moonybirthstoriespodcast
Episodes
82 episodes
Kirbie P | Infertility, loss, and a homebirth with a midwife & doula.
On today’s episode of Moony Birth Stories, I am joined by Kirbie from Saskatoon. Kirbie opens up about her journey through infertility, including over a year of trying to conceive, working closely with a fertility clinic, and experiencing multi...
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1:00:26

Bethany V. | Mental health in pregnancy, a quick hospital birth with epidural, and perinatal mental health resources.
Bethany from Saskatoon shares her story about her mental health during her pregnancy. She shares the details of her quick hospital delivery and her postpartum experience. Throughout the episode, Bethany offers valuable resources and insights...
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30:25

Marisa D. | A long induction, unplanned c-section, and the importance of community.
On today’s episode, I sat down to chat with Marisa about her birth at the Yorkton, SK hospital. She shares her long induction process that led to her c-section. In this emotional story, Marisa goes into what her feelings were about her surge...
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36:33

Ashley N. | Positive pregnancy, hospital birth with an epidural, and the road to becoming a postpartum doula.
We’re joined by Ashley from Saskatoon as she shares the story of her daughter, Isabella. Ashley opens up about her year-long journey to conception, her positive pregnancy experience, and the emotions she felt leading up to labour. She also r...
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45:38

Welcome back to Moony Birth Stories | New host
Welcome back!! In this short episode, meet your newest host, Ali Vitrih. Ali shares why she wanted to re-boot the podcast and what to expect from the podcast going forward. Find us on Instagram @moonybirthstoriespodcast
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5:23

Liz- One Hospital Labour with Pitocin and Epidural; Emergency Cesarean Section
Liz, a doula and pharmacist from Saskatoon, SK joins me on this episode of Moony Birth Stories to share the pregnancy and birth story of her daughter Marjorie. Liz and her partner, Pete, were able to conceive with no complications after a...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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1:10:30

Desley- Two Homebirths with Hospital Transfers
Desley from Regina, SK joins me on this episode of Moony Birth Stories to share her two pregnancy and birth stories. Desley and her partner Allen took two months to get pregnant with their first baby and since Desley had done some researc...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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32:28

Hannah- One Hospital Birth with Epidural, PPD and PPA
Hannah, from Saskatoon, SK joins me on this episode of Moony Birth Stories to share the pregnancy and birth story of her son Oakland. Hannah and her husband were together for quite some time before deciding to have a baby but once t...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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46:07

Eve- One Hospital Birth with Epidural, Endometriosis, Fibroids, Newborn Seizures
I'm joined on this episode of Moony Birth Stories by Eve, from Saskatoon, SK. She shares the pregnancy and birth story of her daughter Zahra. Eve and her partner were pleasantly surprised to find out they were pregnant after four mo...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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53:34

Kaitlyn- One Unmedicated Hospital Birth, Cervical Tear and Postpartum Hemorrhage
Kaitlyn from Martensville, SK, shares the story of her pregnancy and birth on this episode of Moony Birth Stories. Sadly, before getting pregnant with their son Lincoln, Kaitlyn and her husband experienced a miscarriage at 8 weeks. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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25:49

Kayla H.- Two Unmedicated Hospital Inductions with Midwife and Doula support, Perinatal Anxiety and OCD
Kayla from Regina, SK shares her experiences on this episode of Moony Birth Stories. Kayla and her husband took a little while to get on the same page about having children but once they decided to try, they were able to conceive quite qu...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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1:02:06

Jennifer S.- Infertility, IVF, Vasa Previa, Scheduled Cesarean Section, NICU, Successful VBAC with Epidural
Jenn, from Saskatoon, SK shares her two pregnancy and birth stories on this episode of the podcast. She opens up about her and her husband's struggles with infertility and their journey with IVF. Once Jenn was pregnant with their fi...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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1:34:50

Meghan F.- One Unmedicated Hospital Birth with Doula Support, GBS+, NICU
Meghan of Saskatoon, SK shares the pregnancy and birth story of her son Nolan on this episode. Her and her husband Mitch conceived quite quickly after only two cycles of trying and while Meghan thought she'd be very excited, she didn't in...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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53:50

Kelli- Two Hospital Births, One Medicated and One Unmedicated, Tachycardia
Kelli of Shift Birth Work in Edmonton, AB joins me on this episode to share her pregnancy and birth stories. Kelli and her husband got pregnant with their first baby very quickly and had a relatively smooth pregnancy until she got a kidne...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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46:55

Megan (Part 2)- 3 Hospital Births, One with Epidural and Two without, Severe PPD and Self Harm
Part 2Megan moved from California to Sweden over 6 years ago to be with her husband and start a family. They were fortunate to get pregnant immediately with all three of their children but did sadly suffer two miscarriages after t...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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45:38

Megan (Part 1)- 3 Hospital Births, One with Epidural and Two without, Severe PPD and Self Harm
Trigger Warning- Part one of Megan's episode describes her experience with severe postpartum depression and self-harm and can be difficult to listen to.Megan moved from California to Sweden over 6 years ago to be with her husband...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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43:00

Darya- Fertility Issues, Ectopic Pregnancy, One Hospital Induction with Epidural
This episode features Darya from Saskatoon, SK. She shares the pregnancy and birth story of her 6 month old daughter, Jovie. Darya and her husband started trying to conceive in 2019 and had hoped it would be a smooth and seamless pr...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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42:12

Kelsey from Hey Babe Nutrition- One Unmedicated Hospital Birth and One Planned Homebirth Turned Hospital Birth
Kelsey of Hey Babe Nutrition in Calgary, AB joins me on this episode to share two birth stories. Kelsey and her husband unfortunately experienced a miscarriage the first time they conceived and about one year later, got pregnant with thei...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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39:15

Kayla D.- One Hospital Induction to Cesarean Section under General Anesthesia, Gestational Hypertension, Failed Epidural, NICU
Kayla shares her story on this episode of the podcast. The story begins with her and her husband Jordan conceiving after about 5 months of trying. The pregnancy went generally well but she struggled with nausea and vomiting and ende...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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1:03:43

Caitlyn D.- One Hospital Birth, Pre-term Labour, Induction, Postpartum Anxiety
Caitlyn from Queensland, Australia shares the pregnancy and birth story of her daughter Sunny. Once Caitlyn and her husband started trying, she was able to get pregnant right away. After a generally good first trimester, she went on...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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27:33

Stefanie Antunes- Doula, Educator, Three Birth Stories
Stefanie Antunes from Toronto, ON joins me on this episode of Moony Birth Stories to share her three birth stories. When she unexpectedly got pregnant with her first baby, she didn't know much about birth and felt generally quite fearless...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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29:01

My Copper IUD Horror Story
This extra episode of Moony Birth Stories is definitely different from the usual content and could be consider a follow-up to my first birth story from Season 1, Episode 3. I had honestly mentally blocked this experience out for quite a w...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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20:33

Julia- Two Hospital Births; One with Epidural and One without, Gestational Hypertension, NICU, D&C
Julia joins me on this episode from North Smithfield, Rhode Island to share her two birth stories. She and her husband got pregnant with their first child after about 5-6 months of trying. Julia's pregnancy wasn't too bad for her bu...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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1:27:57

Jesslyn- Three Vaginal Births; One Planned Hospital Birth and Two Planned Homebirths (one turned to hospital induction)
Jesslyn from Edmonton, AB shares her three pregnancy and birth stories on this episode of Moony Birth Stories. Her first pregnancy came as a surprise to her and her boyfriend (now husband) but they welcomed it with excitement. Jessl...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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48:12

Janelle B.- Two Unmedicated Hospital Births
On this episode of Moony Birth Stories, we here the two pregnancy and birth stories from Janelle of Humboldt, SK. Janelle sadly suffered a miscarriage at 11 weeks with her first pregnancy. After processing that, she was able to get ...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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19:56
