Bram’s Birth Story

Bram’s birth was one of those experiences that was both completely unexpected and exactly what I hoped for—a home birth surrounded by the people I love, with a few wild surprises along the way.

Labor started subtly, with what I thought might just be my usual cramping and back pain. By that evening, though, things had clearly shifted. I ended up laboring at home for hours, mostly in the bathtub, while our birth team made their way to the house.

And then, in true birth-story fashion, things suddenly went from calm to “the baby is coming!”

There were some funny and unexpected moments along the way—including discovering he was a boy when he was born, my desperate need for my post-birth chocolate chip cookies, and some surprisingly intense after-birth contractions.

But one of the sweetest moments came the next morning when Ojai woke up and came upstairs to meet his baby brother for the first time. ❤️

It was intense, empowering, unexpected, and one of the most unforgettable experiences of my life.

In this episode:

• Recognizing the early signs of labor
• Laboring in my own bath tub
• The surprisingly fast 2nd birth
• Our first hours with Bram
• My postpartum birth cookies 🍪
• The unexpected afterbirth contractions
• Ojai meeting his baby brother for the first time

Thanks for listening and letting me share this very special story with you. Please share this episode with someone you know who is looking for an inspiring home birth story.❤️

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