Birth As We Know It ™️-Birth Stories and Experiences
If you are planning to become pregnant, trying to conceive, currently pregnant, have given birth in the last few years, or work in the birth field, Birth As We Know It ™️ is the podcast for you.
Birth As We Know It ™️ is a birth story and birth experience podcast that is dedicated to recognizing the many different ways that birth unfolds. The good, the bad, and everything else in between.
You will hear birth stories and birth experiences from the perspective of birthing people, birth partners, birth providers, birth workers, and more! This podcast was created to be a place where people can learn more about pregnancy, birth, and a little bit of postpartum, all while hearing about what really happens in the birth space.
Every other week, join Kiona Nessenbaum as she interviews guests who encourage birth education by sharing their personal birth stories and birth experiences. She believes that hearing a birth story directly from the person who lived it, brings the individual human experience back to the forefront of childbirth education.
Kiona is a mother of 3, a birth doula, a birth assistant, and a former student midwife who has supported over 140 birthing families.
Through this podcast, you will find a connection in knowing that you are not the only one who has experienced something unexpected on your journey to parenthood. As people share their personal birth stories and experiences, you will hear about their entire journey through conception, pregnancy, labor, and birth. They will also touch on newborn feeding choices and overall postpartum experiences. You will also hear what providers and birth workers think and feel as they support birthing families on their journeys to parenthood.
To learn more about the host Kiona Nessenbaum or see pictures of those who have shared their stories, go to birthasweknowitpodcast.com
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- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 73 minutes
- Episodes
- 92
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
71-Valerie Probstfeld-3 Vaginal Births-NICU -To Mom is To Love
In the episode, you will hear Valerie talk about her 3 birth experiences. She goes into detail about how challenging her first pregnancy and birth were and how medical bully…
70-Morgan Harvey-2 Vaginal Births-NICU-Beyond Birthing Doula-Adoptee
In this episode, Morgan shares her preterm birth experience with her son Josiah as well as her birth center birth experience with her son Noah. Both babies ended up in the N…
69-Nicole Bulow-Miscarriage-Bell's Palsy-2 Vaginal Births-Solfuel Wellness
In this episode, Nicole shares her experience with loss through miscarriage as well as diving into her two very different birth experiences with her son Baker and daughter S…
68-Mandy Sanford-Choroid Plexus Cysts-Vaginal Birth-Brooke
In this episode, Mandy shares what it was like to be pregnant for the first time with her daughter Brooke. She dives into detail about a choroid plexus brain cyst scare that…
67-Elliott Leslie-Miscarriage-2 Cesarean Births-Bicornuate Uterus-Breech-Preemie-Adelaide & Brennan
In this episode, Elliott shares her two preemie birth stories of her daughter Adelaide and her son Brennan. She talks about how being a midwife was both a pro and a con whil…
66-Kelli Tuttle-IVF-Adoption-Pre-term-2 Vaginal Births-Nathan, Julia & Talia
In this episode, Kelli talks about her struggles with infertility that led her to the option of IVF. With her first round of IVF failing she turns to adoption and the way sh…
65-Angela Roberts-IVF-Miscarriage-Cesarean-Endometriosis-Preeclampsia-HELLP-Micro Preemie-NICU-Bennett
In this episode, Angela talks about her struggles with conception through IVF due to her late diagnosis of stage 4 endometriosis. She also talks about her micro preemie birt…
64-Melissa Llarena-3 Vaginal Births-Twins-Gabriel, Noah & Nicholas
In this episode, Melissa shares her two personal birth stories of her three boys. She talks about what it was like to give birth for the first time while being induced and t…
63-Tessa & Jeff Sanders-IVF-2 Vaginal Births-Marcela & Rosie-5AM Miracle
In this episode, Tessa and Jeff share their conception journey with IVF and talk about the two birth stories of their daughters Maisie and Rosie. Let’s just say that both en…
62-Allison Goyne-2 Vaginal Births-NICU-Believe in Birth
In this episode, Allison dives into how her first birth with her daughter was traumatic and how it led her to become a birth doula. She also shares the the details of how sh…
61-Karin Freeland-Miscarriage-Ectopic Pregnancy-2 Vaginal Births-The Ins and Outs of My Vagina
In this episode, Karin shares her experience with ectopic pregnancy, trusting her intuition, and dives into the details of the two birth stories of her sons. We also talk ab…
60-Meg Chappell-Miscarriage-IVF-Vaginal Birth-Romy
In this episode, Meg talks about her three miscarriages and what eventually led her and her husband to the road of IVF. She then goes into detail about what it was like to g…
59-Abrianna Canady-Birth Doula Perspective-Ryze Birth
In this episode, Abrianna speaks on what it's like to support clients in the hospital while still working full-time as an ER nurse. She also touches on the importance of pre…
58-Kayla Tschumper-3 Vaginal Births-Kennedy, Claire & Emelia-My Birth Choices
In this episode, Kayla shares 3 personal birth stories as well as how experiencing a precipitous unplanned home birth led her to have a planned homebirth the third time arou…
57-Lori Mortimore-Vaginal Birth-Sebastian-Labor With Love Washington
In this episode, Lori shares her quick birth experience with her son Sebastian and the lengths her family went through to be by her side. She also dives into the importance …
56-Kirsten Spitz-2 Vaginal Births-Logan & Lincoln-Apex Chiropractic WA
In this episode, Kirsten talks about getting pregnant in her last year of grad school and how after she gave birth her school was very strict and provided very little accomm…
55-Kaitlin Rieck-2 Births-Cesarean-VBAC-Esmé & Astrid-Kith & Kin Care Collective
In this episode, Kaitlin shares her first birth experience which ended up in an unexpected cesarean even though the care from her team was amazing. She then talks about her …
54-Anni Denzel-2 Births- Cesarean-Termination-VBAC-Military Birth Talk
In this episode, Anni speaks on what it was like to have an unexpected cesarean and then dives into the details of what it was like to find out her unborn child in her secon…
53- Angela Hodge-Miscarriage Vaginal Births-Angela Hodge Birth Services
In this episode, Angela talks about what it was like for her to experience her miscarriage and how that impacted her excitement for her future pregnancies. Including the emo…
52-Katie Saunders-Miscarriage-3 Births-Vaginal-Cesarean-Peaceful Birth Doula Services
In this episode, Katie goes into detail about her 3 personal birth experiences. She talks about how even though you plan for specific things, they may not always end up that…