Freebirthing in Color ™

Ny-Asia’s story is really heartfelt, simple and beautiful. She is a first time mother who made the choice to birth her baby free of the medical system.

In her early teens, Ny-Asia said that she had to self mother as she was growing up, but that didn’t deter her from wanting to have children of her own.

In her 30’s Ny-Asia took trip to Colombia and learned from Indigenous Midwives in various healing ways. One of them, while there, even felt the spirit of her daughter before she had even conceived.

There were many instances that Ny-Asia knew her child’s spirit was with her and in hindsight, she even saw the visioning of her daughter’s birth in a recurring dream many times before. 

And then the time came for Ny-Asia’s birth to unfold, she was supported by her partner, her friend and was serenaded so lovingly by her friend’s young daughter with singing bowls at the emergence of her daughter.

This story was so lovely to hear with Ny-Asia’s bright and cheery attitude towards her life and her birth choices. Have a listen to her words because this is a story, like all others, that is meant to be heard.

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Today my conversation is with Chantice. I’m so pleased to have spoken with Chantice because it’s been a while since I’ve heard a story from a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) mother.
Chantice is a mother of 2 who experienced an unnecessary cesarean with her first and then went on to birth her second baby vaginally in the comfort of her own home!

Chantice speaks to me of how she went into her first experience of becoming a mother at a fairly young age, having no knowledge of pregnancy or birth. This led to a very unsupported and lacking birth experience within a hospital setting and ultimately receiving the label of “failure to progress” and having a cesarean.

Shortly after that experience, Chantice spent 2 years educating herself, becoming connected with a supportive birth community in her town and mentally, emotionally and spiritually healing from her first birth. When it came time for Chantice to navigate the pregnancy and birth journy of her second child, she had no fear and was well prepped and supported by those that love her dearly.

She birthed her daughter in the comfort of her home with her partner, a wise Traditional Midwife and her son all present. This is such a heart warming story of a woman who did what was necessary for her to find the courage, the knowledge and the strength to birth in the way she always knew she could.

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Traditional Midwife, Kemi: @KemiBirthJoyJohnson

Today, you’ll hear 4 completely different pregnancy and birth stories from Elisha. Each one of her pregnancy and births carries such powerful energy, I was amazed at all of the experiences Elisha had in each of her very profound journeys.

To start it off, Elisha was pregnant with her first in her early 20’s having this pregnancy be infused with tribal West Indies music and dance and also the adventure of walking across the province of Ontario for Eagle Dance.

She had an accidental medically unassisted birth, even though she did hire medical midwives to be her birth support, but they didn’t arrive until after her daughter was born.

Elisha’s second pregnancy and birth experiences were completely different than her first, including having a full term baby that was under 5lbs and spending a night in the local hospital.

In Elisha’s third pregnancy, there was a lot of community, ceremony and joining with an Indigenous community to set the tone for this, again, very different and very wild pregnancy and birth experience.

And lastly, Elisha’s fourth birth with a medical midwife attending and a birth within a hospital setting.

The stories told by Elisha are all completely different and have shaped her into the woman and mother that she is today. Listen to the beautiful story medicine that she shares.

*(please forgive the not so great sound quality in this story)*

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Instagram: @mysticseed_
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Today, I l have a conversation with LuAn, who speaks to me about breastfeeding. Also a really lovely connection between the two of us is that we are both of Haitian Lineage.

LuAn’s own birth, a traumatic cesarean with her son, really sparked the fire for her to breastfeed him and was the catalyst that ignited her to deep dive into the necessities, advantages and passion for breastfeeding.

LuAn is apart of the Radical Moms Union that goes against predatory formula companies that target the delicate breastfeeding relationship of the mother-baby dyad. 

Through her own journey of breastfeeding and learning about the benefits of this for her child, LuAn has made it a big part of her life to share this knowledge, especially to women of color and black women who have an even harder time being supported in creating the breastfeeding relationships with their children.

Listen to this wonderful informative talk that I have with LuAn about the most natural and normal feeding experience a mother can have with her child. 
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I’m speaking with Jenn today and her story is a brave journey of re-establishing her identity from the way she previous led it, more liberated and free to holding commitment for what her future was asking for.

Jenn had to go through the process of figuring out who the father of her baby was and dealing with big feelings of frustrations and anger at the men who potentially got her pregnant.

Later, after being diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder at 8 months pregnant, Jenn was able to find a sense of relief and a deeper understanding for how she was previous living her life.

When the time to birth her baby was coming near, Jenn was dealing with a lot of instability and had to move her birth plans multiple times until it was all revealed in the end.

Jenn, is a first time mother who made the very courageous choice to birth her baby free of the medical system even when it seemed like everything was going against her and I’m so proud of Jenn for speaking her story to me. 

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Doula Instagram: @emancipatedbirth
Personal Instagram: @gomamajenn