MyMaine Birth
MyMaine Birth is a space where we share the real life stories of families and their unique birth experiences in the beautiful state of Maine. From our state's biggest hospitals to Birth Center Births, and home births, every birth story deserves to be heard and celebrated. Whether you are a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth, these episodes are for you.
As part of my commitment to capturing these incredible moments, I offer my services and support to families throughout the state of Maine. I also offer virtual birth coaching worldwide.
As an experienced photographer I am dedicated to capturing the beauty and emotion of this special moment in your life.
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Episodes
168 episodes
168. MyMaine Birth: Anna's first birth story, a home birth with loving support from her midwife
Choosing a home birth for a first baby can feel bold, especially if you come from a family that is involved in the Western medical system. In this episode I sit down with Anna as she shares her candid Maine home birth story that mov...
167. MyMaine Birth: Krista's two birth experiences and the story of the Bar Harbor Lobster Pound
This week I chat with my friend Krista about her two cesarean birth stories in Florida and the choices that helped her feel steady through major curveballs. This conversation is packed with relatable, practical insight for anyone searching for ...
166. MyMaine Birth: Babywearing, bonding, and trusting your instincts, Mary's Maine Birth story
In this episode, Mary from Mainely Babywearing joins me to share her Maine birth story and everyting she's learned about the beauty and practicality of babywearing. We talk about how baby wearing supports bonding, helps regulate ba...
165. MyMaine Birth: Katie's two Maine Medical Center birth stories with Doula support and why getting outside with your kids matters
Katie’s experience at Maine Medical Center in Portland is packed with practical insight.She shares how an endometriosis diagnosis and surgery right before trying for a baby shaped her mindset, and why she chose InterMed for prenatal care...
164. MyMaine Birth: Emily's positive first birth at Mercy Hospital with midwife support, and the importance of trusting your gut when choosing your birth team
Emily joins me to share how a positive pregnancy test on a trip to Greece turns into a pregnancy full of big decisions, including letting go of a home birth dream because of a medical complication and choosing the kind of support that actually ...
163. MyMaine Birth: When birth doesn't go as planned, Teal's two birth stories
Birth can change in a second, and sometimes the part that lingers is not just what happened, but what you did not get to feel or remember. Teal joins me for a vulnerable, detailed conversation about her first birth in April 2020, wh...
162. MyMaine Birth: When home birth gets real, Emma's three birth stories
A birth can look “low risk” right up until the second it doesn’t, and Emma’s story makes that reality impossible to ignore. She joins us to share her three births in Maine: her first two were at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, the...
161. The Free Birth Society Scam: Untangling Free Birth from Free Birth Society with former Inner Circle Member Serendipiti Day
This conversation draws a sharp line between the idea of free birth and the brand and ideology of Free Birth Society, described by a former inner circle member as a high control group. Serendipiti explains how constant content, binge listening ...
160. The Free Birth Society Scam: From Free Birth Ideology to Licensed Midwifery, Nikki returns to share some updates
In this episode we talk with Nikki about her pivot from Free Birth Society circles and birth keeping back into a hands-on midwifery apprenticeship as she works toward CPM licensure.
159. MyMaine Birth: Pitocin Overuse, Uterine Rupture, and the Critical Need for Informed Consent with Katie Spinks
In today's episode we hold space for Katie Spinks as she shares the traumatic birth of her daughter Jolene, including a Pitocin induction that ends in uterine rupture, delayed care, and a devastating HIE diagnosis. From there, we zo...
158. MyMaine Birth: Hospital Trauma and the Pull Towards Free Birth, a doctor's honest perspective with Nathan Riley, OBGYN
Freebirth and unassisted birth are getting more attention for a reason, and the most useful place to start is not with outrage but with curiosity. When families move away from hospital birth, it often has less to do with rejecting m...
157. The Free Birth Society Scam: Midwife Maryn Green of Indie Birth shares her story of birth autonomy without the hype
If you’ve ever felt pulled between “trust birth” and “trust the system,” this conversation lives in the complicated middle where real autonomy actually grows. In this episode I’m joined by Maren Green of Indie Birth, a practicing mi...
156. MyMaine Birth: Katie's planned home birth turned cesarean followed by two free births
A home birth plan can unravel fast when fear, deadlines, and other people’s priorities start driving the room. Katie joins me to share three very different birth experiences that span from Maine, to France, and then Connecticut and what t...
155. The Free Birth Society Scam: Keely returns to share her sixth birth story
A pregnancy can look “low risk” on paper and still feel like walking through a storm. Keely, a nurse and mom of six, joins us to tell the full story of her sixth baby, including why she chose a home birth with an unassisted plan while carefully...
154. The Free Birth Society Scam: Isabel's experience with the MatriBirth Midwifery Institute
In this episode I talk with Isabel about how the free birth society's “sovereign midwifery school” promise turned into confusion, missing transparency, and a culture that punished questions. We also unpack what it looks like t...
153. The Free Birth Society Scam: Emma's experience with the MatriBirth Midwifery Institute
A glossy website, a “world's leading” tagline, and a $12,000 price point can make an online school feel vetted and legitimate. Then the curtain lifts. I sit down with Emma Moore, a fellow Mainer who grew up in Bangor and...
152. MyMaine Birth: How We Birth Matters, Katelyn's First Home Birth Story
In this episode I talk with my niece Kately about becoming a mom at 19 and choosing a home birth in rural Maine where options are limited. We unpack a rapid, induced labor, unexpected third-degree tears, early breastfeeding struggles, and what ...
151. MyMaine Birth: How we Birth Matters, Angela's story
In this episode we discuss: Trigger warning for discussion of traumatic birth and maternal deathchildhood medical experiences that train compliance and silence intuitionprenatal care without real informed cons...
150. MyMaine Birth: Kelly's Story of How a Family-Centered Free Birth rewrote her View of Birth after three Hospital Experiences
Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss:medically managed breech pregnancy care and a C-section experie...
149. MyMaineBirth: Choosing Home Birth with Confidence, Hannah's Three Birth Stories
Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss:Home birth in MaineHannah's Three Birth Stories ...
148. MyMaine Birth: Katie's Maine Coast Hospital Autonomous Birth Story in Ellsworth
Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss:Choosing the midwifery team at the hospital in Ellsworth amid M...
147. MyMaine Birth: A Surprise Free Birth, Grace Shares her Second Home Birth Story
Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss:home birth in Mainefinding a midwife after moving up t...
146. MyMaine Birth: Olivia's Maine Home Birth Story with Loving Care from her Midwives at MotherSeed Midwifery
Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss:Home birth in MaineMidwifery care in MaineThe benefi...
145. MyMaine Birth: Hannah's Three Birth Stories at Maine Medical Center in Portland
Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In Episode 145 Hannah is here to share her three births that move from a long induction and cesarean to an emp...
144. MyMaine Birth: Ivy's Three Pregnancy and Four Birth Stories at EMMC in Bangor
Ivy, a labor and delivery nurse shares four births that shaped her faith in her body and her care team, from a cleft diagnosis and cesarean to a healing VBAC and a swift boy-girl twin birth with a footling breech catch from her supportive docto...