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The Birth Matters podcast is here to lessen your overwhelm on the journey into parenthood by equipping you on all things birth, fertility, pregnancy, postpartum & parenting. We'll interview parents about their experiences & birth pros on their expertise so that you can have an empowering, CONFIDENT journey into parenthood!© 2026 Birth Matters Hygiène et vie saine Parentalité Relations
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  • 140: Birthing a 10-pound Baby: Pleasure, Power, and Home Birth

    140: Birthing a 10-pound Baby: Pleasure, Power, and Home Birth
    Sep 16 2026

    Genevieve Pleasure, a sexologist, doula, and fellow Astoria mom, to talk about her empowering home birth of her 10-pound daughter. Genevieve shares how her traumatic first hospital birth led her to choose a pleasure-based home birth the second time around, walking through her prenatal journey, an unexpected shoulder dystocia during delivery, and the ferocity and power she manifested. The conversation also dives into postpartum recovery, rebuilding intimacy after birth, and how curiosity and playfulness can transform a couple's connection.

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    1 h et 14 min
  • 139: "The Biggest Life Hack": Lyndsey's Home Birth Story

    139: "The Biggest Life Hack": Lyndsey's Home Birth Story
    Sep 6 2026
    In this episode, Brooklynite Lindsey shares all about her home birth experience with midwives. Lindsey walks through her decision-making process, from being inspired by a doula friend in LA to navigating a long, multi-day labor that nearly ended in a hospital transfer. She shares candid details about the surprise of welcoming a baby girl after months of "boy energy," and the mostly peaceful postpartum period that followed. She also opens up about breastfeeding support, postpartum care, and the very cool bond that formed between her newborn and the family dog.Written Birth Story (Shared with Lyndsey's Permission):Pregnancy and Deciding on Home BirthI found out I was pregnant in August 2024. After talking to my friend Sam, a doula in LA who has worked in both hospital and home birth settings, I decided to pursue a home birth. Sam’s insights into birth made me realize the importance of having a supportive and values-aligned team. I had never considered an unmedicated birth before, but hearing about the risks of working with a misaligned team opened my eyes to the power of choosing the right people to support you during birth. I would describe myself as an experience junkie. I've always been someone who values the journey as much (or more) than the destination, and so the idea of being able to embrace the birth experience for all that it is vs. numbing myself through it just to get to the baby at the end, was very appealing to me. I decided to work with Chloe and Jenna at Cosmos Midwifery. I loved their energy and the fact that there were two of them in the practice, so I'd definitely know the person delivering my baby. I also hired a doula (and meditation teacher) named Lou Read and her energy was also a great fit. I also loved that she had had her own home birth for her son the prior year so she could relate even more.Pregnancy was fairly uneventful and I felt pretty good the whole time. I was lucky to not get major morning sickness and I was exercising pretty much the entire pregnancy. As I approached the 40th week, I started slowing down and began focusing on self-care—treating myself to acupuncture, massages, and long walks to help prepare my body. As a side note, I feel really great about all of the practitioners I worked with throughout the pregnancy - all of them were women with amazing, supportive energy and I really think that choosing the right people majorly contributed to a positive overall experience. I joke that I had this team of witches around me - it felt like the biggest life hack compared to the highly medicalized experiences of my other friends.LaborOn April 8th (3 days after my due date), I had a few cramps that slowly intensified. By the night of April 9th, I was sure labor was starting, but it still didn’t fully progress. On the morning of April 10th, my contractions became more regular and painful, so we called the doula and midwives. My husband Kendall was eager for them to arrive, but in retrospect, we definitely called them too early.Chloe arrived that evening to check in on me. She offered to check my dilation, and although I was curious, I didn’t want to know if I hadn’t made good progress. She told me I was about three-quarters of the way there, but when she shared this with me, I assumed she was lying and that I was only about halfway dilated. In retrospect, she told me I was actually six centimeters.Labor continued throughout the night, and by early morning on April 11th, the contractions intensified. Chloe suggested I try resting, so by 5AM, Kendall and I attempted to sleep for a few hours, but I couldn’t get comfortable due to the pain. At this point I was extremely exhausted and doubting myself. Labor had been going for days and now it was slowing down - I wasn't even confident I'd have the baby on the 11th. Chloe recommended an IV to help me regain some strength and as I sat in the living room on Friday morning, I chuckled seeing the IV bag hanging from a plant in my apartment. We also brought in Stephanie, the acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine practitioner I had been working with. She performed acupressure, acupuncture and used herbs to keep things moving. Despite the very mentally challenging labor, I have a very one memory of that morning with all of my witches puttering around the apartment, brewing herbs, giving me counter-pressure, administering needles. It felt like how birth was supposed to be.Later that morning, Chloe and Lou left for a while to give us space, which was disheartening but also necessary. We needed a reset. As soon as they left, things started picking up again and I intuitively started laboring on the toilet. It was the place I could be most comfortable - completely relaxes and in a small dark space. Kendall sat with me there for a few more hours and things really started speeding up. Chloe returned and checked me once more. Despite feeling the urge to push, I wasn’t fully dilated yet. At this point, Chloe accidentally ruptured my ...
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    1 h et 10 min
  • 138: A Vaginal Twin Birth, Record-breaking placenta

    138: A Vaginal Twin Birth, Record-breaking placenta
    Jul 2 2026

    Jillian and her partner Danny share the story of the birth of their fraternal twin boys. Jill recounts a pregnancy full of unexpected twists — from the surprising discovery of twins, to a sprained ankle, a short cervix scare at 28 weeks, and modified bedrest — while drawing support from local twin families in Astoria and other community resources. She describes going into spontaneous labor at 37 weeks and 5 days, delivering both boys vaginally in a remarkably swift 10-hour labor, including a mid-delivery move from the OR back to a labor and delivery suite where she could have a bit closer to the kind of birth she had hoped for. The episode also covers a brief but emotionally intense NICU stay for Owen, the logistical complexity of caring for one baby at home and one in the hospital, the couple's tandem breastfeeding journey with twins, the invaluable support of their postpartum doula, and Danny's candid reflections on being his partner's primary support person in the delivery room — including a very large 2-in-1-ish placenta that almost didn't fit in its container.

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    1 h et 41 min
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