In this episode, I’m sharing the story of Sofia’s birth (our first baby girl and my first home birth after two very different experiences with my boys). If you listened to last week’s episode, you heard about the months of prayer, mindset work, and preparation that led up to this day. In this episode, I take you right into those final days of waiting, the emotional rollercoaster of thinking “is this it?” a dozen times, and the incredible ways God answered every single prayer on my list.
I talk about the tension between faith and fear in those last few weeks: walking through sickness in our home, trusting that labor would begin at the right time, and trying to rest when all I wanted to do was make this first home birth happen. I share how my midwife’s gentle wisdom (and her very specific midwife’s orders 😂) helped calm my heart the night before everything finally began.
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In this episode, I take you through Sofia’s birth hour by hour, from the first contractions in the middle of the night to realizing how quickly things were progressing. You’ll hear how peaceful the early labor felt, how supported I was by my amazing birth team, and the moment I knew it was time to meet our baby girl. This story is full of answered prayers, full circle moments, and the quiet presence of God guiding every part of it.
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In this episode, I share the story of Sofia Kate’s home birth from the very first signs of pre-labor to the full-circle moments that made this experience so special. You’ll hear how I decided to pursue an HBAC (home birth after cesarean), the spiritual preparation that grounded me, and the parallels I found between preparing for birth and starting my business years ago. See below for a detailed list on topics covered.
For a complete list of home birth supplies, links to my birthing team, and more birthing resources I found helpful (and mentioned in this episode), click here.
[01:20]: Why I love sharing (and listening) to birth stories (here are Colin’s birth story and Ethan’s birth story)
[04:58]: Deciding to try with an HBAC (home birth after cesarean) and how I prepared spiritually (you can also find a list of home birth supplies here)
[10:40]: Signs of pre-labour starting (and why it felt like the worst timing)
[14:31]: Feeling both hopeful and nervous for labor to start
[17:00]: How preparing for a home birth reminded me of starting my business 10 years
[21:22]: The last two days before Sofia was born
[29:59]: When labor started
[38:28]: My advice for mothers planning their birth plan with other kids at home
[39:59]: Feeling like I had delayed my birth team and then having birth be so fast and different this time (with some parallels from my past births)
[51:13]: Setting up my birth space
[54:56]: A shout out to my amazing husband Adam
[56:25]: Affirmations during my first home birth
[59:00]: Sofia Kate McCravy was born and my prayers were so answered ♥️
[01:04:55]: After the birth (with the boys napping, after birth food, and Sofia’s weigh-in)
[01:10:39]: What I believe about birth (and conversations I wish more women had/were told)
[01:17:13]: Full circle moments this pregnancy and first home birth
[01:20:26]: My prayer list for my first home birth
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My family has been CHM members for over 5 years, and their maternity care shared all expenses for all 3 of my children’s births—from c-section to home birth. They even shared costs for key parts of prep and postpartum care, like pelvic floor physical therapy and lactation consulting.
Beyond birth, CHM has helped us through ER visits, surgeries, and procedures. Those bills were shared by other CHM members, leaving us responsible only for our monthly contribution.
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For a complete list of home birth supplies, links to my birthing team, and more birthing resources I found helpful (and mentioned in this episode), click here.
