Surrendered Birth Stories: Your Christian Birth Story Podcast

168: Try Reading Between the Pink Lines (Home Birth, Postpartum Transfer, Miscarriage) [with Rebecca DeYoung]

Sometimes you get pregnant unexpectedly, you weren’t planning on it and thought you’d wait a few more years-but then God blesses you with a baby you didn’t realize you de

167: Hindsight is 20/20 Especially When It Comes To Childbirth (Unmedicated Hospital Birth, POTS, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) [with Sarah McGlaughlin]

If one unexpected pregnancy wasn’t enough, how about two? Sarah and her husband were very blessed to become pregnant in God’s perfect timing for them, although the pregna

166: When The Best Midwife Isn't A Midwife (Home Birth, Free Birth, Miscarriage) [with Treva Morris]

God can teach us a lot during our present circumstances, but also reveal things to us after the fact that we couldn’t have seen while we were in it. Treva and Jeff had be

165: How God Can Use Childbirth To Refine You (Unassisted Birth, Faith, Home Birth) [with Bethany Kime]

God is constantly speaking. But are we listening? Are we asking? Bethany definitely is! When Matt and Bethany became pregnant with their fifth child, the Lord’s will was

164: When Baby Doesn't Wait For The Midwife (Pre-Eclampsia, IUGR, Home Birth)

From an early age, Abigail knew that she did not want to have her babies in the hospital, so when her and her husband became pregnant, she sought out a birth center and w

163: Trusting That God Sees The Bigger Picture (Miscarriage, Home Birth, Water Birth) [with Marcy Seward]

Trusting the Lord in all areas of your life is a wise and peaceful way to live, but especially in the areas of pregnancy and childbirth. When Marcy and her husband first

162: Birth and Faith Are Meant To Coexist (Unmedicated, Hospital Birth, First-Time Mom) [with Jenna Carson]

When your mom had her baby three weeks early and your sister had her baby three weeks early, it must mean you’ll have your baby three weeks early too, right? Wrong! Jenna

161: Entering The Promised Land of Motherhood (Home Birth, First-Time Mom, Postpartum Depression) [with Rachel Moger]

When your mom had three C-sections herself, you don’t picture choosing home birth for your own baby’s birth, but then you fall in love with your high school sweetheart wh

160: How A Change In Environment Can Affect Labor Progress (Infertility, Induction, Forceps) [with Rachel Zywica]

Would you describe suffering as a gift? Rachel is a woman of faith who understands that God has purpose in every part of our journeys. While her and her husband had to go

159: Rejecting The Enemy's Lies About Birth (Home Birth, Natural Birth, Postpartum Complications) [with Patricia Eastman]

Growing up Patricia said she would never get married and never have children. Living in the secular world she had bought into the enemy’s lies that childbirth was scary,

158: When Postpartum Is Harder Than Giving Birth (Birth Center Birth, Wrongful Diagnosis, Meconium Aspiration) [with John & Makenzie Payne]

As a first time mom, Mackenzie’s pregnancy and labor were relatively smooth. A long early labor, yes, and a later gestation, but a quick active labor and a very quick pus

157: God Will Lead You Through The Tough Stuff - Part 2 (Home Birth, Natural Birth) [with Rebekah Watkins]

After a very poor experience at the hospital with her first baby, Rebekah would be choosing home birth from this point on. She did not want a repeat of her first birth an

156: The Birth Was Painless But The Experience Wasn't - Part 1 (Hospital Birth, Natural Birth, Shoulder Dystocia) [with Rebekah Watkins]

When your husband is a paramedic and you watch lots of birth videos, what else is there to need going into your first unmedicated birth, and a hospital birth at that? Wel

155: Miscarriage Support Is a Lost Art, But It Doesn't Have To Be (Miscarriage, Infant Loss, Faith Journey) [with Abigail Johnston]

Have you ever experienced a miscarriage or know somebody who has? What do you do? What practical support options are out there? Today, we talk about just that! Unfortunat

154: God's Will For Your Birth Can Look Different Each Time (Hashimotos, Natural Birth, Hospital Birth) [with Miriam Jussila]

When your mom has had six natural births, five of which were in the hospital, and one home birth that wasn’t actually a great experience, it’s only natural that you’d wan

153: Navigating the Surprises of Pregnancy with Grace (Hospital Birth, Home Birth, Twins) [with Kelli Ford]

Kelli was anticipating a beautiful, unmedicated hospital birth for her first, but an assumed diagnosis of cholestasis would have her being induced on pitocin and change a

152: How Postpartum Complications Strengthen Your Faith (Hospital Birth, Natural Birth, Infant Illness) [with Scotlyn Harrison]

A lot of second time moms think they have a longer labor ahead of them than they actually do…and it was no different for Scotlyn when her labor zoomed by and nobody made

151: Prepping For Birth Physically and Spiritually (First-Time Mom, Natural Birth, Healthy Living)

When you’re planning on getting pregnant in advance, making sure your body is healthy and nourished can truly be to your advantage. That’s what Susan did before attemptin

150: DOULA DIARIES -- 3rd Edition (Crazy Birth Soundtracks, OB Drama, and Beginner Doula Mistakes)

What did you listen to when you were in labor? What calmed you down? Or...what pumped you up?! Also...today we dive into a story of the ridiculousness of some OB's,

149: Discovering That Motherhood Is Ministry (Home Birth, Breech Birth, Natural Birth) [with David and Tesia Hoffman]

Can you praise God in the storm? Can you praise God when thing after thing after thing is going wrong, or not going how we wanted or thought it would go? Will you still p