In this teaser trailer you'll hear why I created this podcast and also hear clips from future stories. You can connect with The Delivery Diaries on Instagram @thedeliverydiaries ..read more

This week Kyndal and Kris share their birth story. Kyndal and Kris decided to switch care from an OBGYN to midwives late in her pregnancy. They found their perfect birth team and had their dream birth. Kyndal had a lot of back labor due to the position the baby was in but with their doulas knowledge and support Kris was able to comfort Kyndal. Connect with Kyndal on Instagram @kyndal.birthservices Connect with The Delivery Diaries on Instagram & Facebook @TheDeliveryDiaries ..read more

In this weeks episode, Rachel shares her perspective as a birth mother and her open adoption relationship she has with her daughter and her adopted family. She had pre eclampsia with her first born and had to be induced. She then went on to get married and got pregnant with her second daughter. She was induced again and her birth didn't go according to plan and Rachel had to have an emergency cesarean. She had to cope with the emotions of not getting the birth that she had been hoping for. Her postpartum recovery was hard but because she had an over supply of breastmilk, Rachel was able to don ..read more

This week Jemila and Austin share the birth of their son. Jemila had a great relationship with her OBGYN so they initially chose to have their baby in the hospital. Half way through her pregnancy she started having second thoughts and then COVID-19 hit America. It was the push they needed to transfer care to a birth center. She had a beautiful water birth with an incredible, loving, and supportive birth team.  You can connect with Jemila on Instagram @jemilamedley Follow The Delivery Diaries on Instagram and Facebook @TheDeliveryDiaries Do you have a story you would like to share? Or d ..read more

In this episode of The Delivery Diaries Dr. Denisa Weber and Tristan Weber share the births of their two children. Denisa had two water births at home and they didn't find out the gender with both children until birth. Denisa battled non stop morning sickness the first half of her pregnancy and had to learn how to navigate that while finishing chiropractic school. Denisa also shares how she had postpartum depression after her first was born and goes on to talk about how different her postpartum was with her second baby. To connect with Dr. Denisa Weber: https://www.drdenisaweber.com/ https ..read more

I have a couple things I wanted to let you guys know before we get into this weeks episode. First the big news I’ve been waiting to fill you in on... I am now a certified labor doula and will be getting certified as a postpartum and infant care doula in the next week. This is something that has been on my heart for a while now and I’m super excited to start supporting families through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. So if you’re in the Dallas area and looking for a doula let me know. You can email me at vanessaknagg3@gmail.com. The second thing I wanted to let you guys know is that I will b ..read more

Join Michelle and Sam as they share the birth of their daughter. Michelle developed PUPPP rash at the end of her pregnancy which led to a natural induction that lasted two days. Michelle and Sam talk about how they naturally induced and what Michelle went through for those two days leading up to their daughters emotional birth at a birth center. https://www.instagram.com/thedeliverydiaries/ https://www.facebook.com/thedeliverydiaries ..read more

This week my sister and brother in law, Natalie and Rusty, share the births of their four children. We start out this episode laughing and joking but they lost their twins and suffered a still birth so if you're not in the right head space to listen to this episode please skip it and come back when you're ready. They share their journey through pregnancy, birth, and their grieving process. Natalie and Rusty also tell us about the pregnancies and births of their two daughters following their difficult loss. You can connect with Natalie on Instagram @nataliesimp16 Connect with The Delivery Dia ..read more

In this episode Brandi and Matthew share the story of adopting their daughter. What they thought would be a long process ended up happening very quick. A little less than 2 weeks after being matched with a birth mom, they met their daughter. Their daughter was born prematurely and spent some time in the NICU.  Brandi and Matthew also share in detail what the process of adoption is like and why they chose to have an open adoption. If you'd like to connect with Brandi you can email her Brandicaitlinagnew@gmail.com You can follow The Delivery Diaries on Instagram and Facebook @thedeliverydi ..read more

In this episode Noelle and Daniel share the birth story of their son. They had planned and taken classes for a unmedicated birth but things changed. The on call doctor failed to break her water and cut herself while inside of Noelle. Noelle's progress was slow so she was given high doses of pitocin and still not feeling painful contractions. Once Noelle's doctor came on shift he checked her to find out that her water had never been broken. When he broke her water her contractions became unbearable due to the high doses of pitocin so Noelle happily accepted an epidural. Noelle and Daniel have v ..read more