Ep 04: Hailey's Transition From Hospital Birth to Homebirth

    Hailey Mugica Show Notes: Website: myhappyhomebirth.com Contact Katelyn: [email protected] Follow: instagram.com/happyhomebirthpodcast  Donate: https://www.patreon.com/happyhomebirth    Hailey's first two births were traditional hospital medicated births Her sister planned to have a homebirth for her first baby, which Hailey thought was crazy, but then she watched The Business of Being Born, read some of Ina May's Books and decided she wanted a homebirth, too!  She says that the prenatal experience between her OB and Midwife were not even comparable. Her midwife came to her for home visits, discussed nutrition and exercise, and diagnosed anemia, which Hailey feels confident she had during her first two pregnancies and was missed. She feels she received far more detail and attention from her midwife. She remembered Ina May's words of "you're going to get huge" during her labor, and it was very helpful. Hailey was 41+ weeks and worried she would not be able to have her homebirth because she wasn't seeming like she would be going into labor soon. She decided to pump, and after 20 minutes, she was having contractions that were 45 seconds long and less than 2 minutes apart.   Hailey saw a chiropractor the day before labor began, and she attributes her fast birth to that.  Before the adjustment, she could feel that her baby was ill-positioned in her right hip, and then labor began the next day.  Her birth went so smoothly, and she felt incredible about her decision to have a homebirth. Hailey felt incredibly supported by her midwife postpartum: On day 5 her midwife came back and set up an herbal bath for Hailey and her baby and even took photos for them. With her medicated births, she felt like something that had happened to her.  With her homebirth, she felt like she was covering from something that she did. Hailey's mom took her other two sons out for dinner, and when they returned, the baby was already born.    Katelyn and Hailey discuss the benefits of not finding out the gender before the birth:  You get double the presents, and people buy you good gifts from your registry because "nobody wants to buy a gray onesie."  Hailey's recommendation for a mom considering homebirth:  It's not a flippant decision.  Do your research, and as long as you have a solid 'why' behind your decision, you can do anything. She and her husband opted not to tell anyone who they thought might not support a homebirth.   Instagram:  @theintentionalessentials or @haileymugica