Welcome to the Free Birth Podcast, a supportive space for people who are learning,

exploring and celebrating their autonomous choices in childbirth.

Together, we'll unpack truths, share personal stories,

and claim our ability to birth freely and intuitively. Here's your host, Emily Sal day. Today we have Amanda from Los Angeles, California.

Luckily Amanda was able to attend a hospital birth before getting pregnant so she knew what she

didn't want. With the support of her partner she prepared herself for an

autonomous birthing experience at home. Labor began at the bar where she and her husband had met. She drove

herself home to realize she was in full-blown active labor. Her birth story is

beautifully simplistic, though not without an interesting twist at the end. So we have Amanda here who is a free-bircing mama and today she's going to share her

story with us.

So yeah, let's just go ahead and dive on in.

So you have a nine-month-old daughter now,

so this took place nine months ago, right?

Yes, she was born in June, end of June.

And it's your first baby.

My very first baby, yeah, she's been a blessing.

So, let's just start from the very beginning.

What did draw you to choose free birth

and was that something you had planned

before you were pregnant or did you discover that along the way?

Just tell me a little bit about your journey just to even get to that choice.

Sure, absolutely.

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