MyMaine Birth

Angela Laferriere
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MyMaine Birth is a space where we share the real life stories of families and their unique birth experiences in the beautiful state of Maine.  From our state's biggest hospitals to Birth Center Births, and home births, every birth story deserves to be heard and celebrated.  Whether you are a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth, these episodes are for you.  As part of my commitment to capturing these incredible moments, I offer my services and support to families throughout the state of Maine.  I also offer virtual birth coaching worldwide.   As an experienced photographer I am dedicated to capturing the beauty and emotion of this special moment in your life.  Thank you for tuning in, and I look forward to bringing you more amazing birth stories.  Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! 

  1. 6D AGO

    150. MyMaine Birth: Kelly's Story of How a Family-Centered Free Birth rewrote her View of Birth after three Hospital Experiences

    Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth?  You’re in the right place!  In this episode, we discuss: medically managed breech pregnancy care and a C-section experienceprocessing disconnection after birth and rebuilding bonding through breastfeedingplanning a hospital VBAC with a doula and staying hoe longer in laborhow hospital coaching and limited options shape pushing autonomy ( or lack thereof..)hospital water labor without water birth and the exhaustion of advocating mid-contractioninformed consent concerns around Pitocin for placenta deliverypostpartum recovery realities including rest, meal support and co-sleepingchoosing a Maine home birth midwife and feeling equal in carepeaceful family centered home birth where Dad caught the baby just after they made the first call to their midwife to let her know labor was happeningdelayed cord clamping, cord cutting as a family and nursinghow respectful care and feeling seen can prevent birth trauma….and a whole lot more! You can find Kelly on Instagarm @Cardinal.birth.movement Additional Resources you’ll LOVE… MyMaineBirth.com If you are ready to prepare for an autonomous birth experience, where you’re respected as the authority over your body and your baby…  regardless of where you plan on birthing - CLICK HERE for 10% off  the MyAutonomous Birth self-paced, online course!  Not sure where to start?  I’ve got you covered!  Check out my FREE resource, 37 Questions to Ask Your Care Provider.   Whether you’re interviewing new providers or have already established care, this FREE resource offers guidance on important topics to discuss with your provider.

    1h 16m

  2. MAR 11

    149. MyMaineBirth: Choosing Home Birth with Confidence, Hannah's Three Birth Stories

    Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth?  You’re in the right place!  In this episode, we discuss: Home birth in MaineHannah's Three Birth Stories  - from a COVID-era hospital birth with the midwives at Maine General in Augusta, to two powerful home water births with care from her loving midwives from MotherSeed Midwifery - we talk through fear, logistics, postpartum anxiety, and what it looks like to "lean in and let go" when life with babies gets loud and messy.We get into how birth shapes your confidence, your marriage, and your mental health….and a whole lot more! Hannah's Midwives - MotherSeed Midwifery  Additional Resources you’ll LOVE… MyMaineBirth.com If you are ready to prepare for an autonomous birth experience, where you’re respected as the authority over your body and your baby…  regardless of where you plan on birthing - CLICK HERE for 10% off  the MyAutonomous Birth self-paced, online course!  Not sure where to start?  I’ve got you covered!  Check out my FREE resource, 37 Questions to Ask Your Care Provider.   Whether you’re interviewing new providers or have already established care, this FREE resource offers guidance on important topics to discuss with your provider.

    1h 33m

  3. MAR 2

    148. MyMaine Birth: Katie's Maine Coast Hospital Autonomous Birth Story in Ellsworth

    Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth?  You’re in the right place!  In this episode, we discuss: Choosing the midwifery team at the hospital in Ellsworth amid MDI OB unit closure and high costs of home birth midwifery servicessupplementing, acupuncture, and anemia infusionssecuring the FreshTest and challenging default policieshome blood pressure data to counter white coat anxietydeclining non-evidence-based interventionsmanaging SPD, prodromal labor, and position workhospital admission on her terms and consent-first carehands and knees VBAC, minimal intervention, quick pushing timeplacenta choices, cord timing limits, cutting the cord herselfpostpartum tissue passage, prolapse scare, pelvic floor therapytongue and lip ties, pumping rhythm, and donor milkholding grief and joy, practicing intuition, and trusting herself doula support ….and a whole lot more!Additional Resources you’ll LOVE… MyMaineBirth.com  If you are ready to prepare for an autonomous birth experience, where you’re respected as the authority over your body and your baby…  regardless of where you plan on birthing - CLICK HERE for 10% off  the MyAutonomous Birth self-paced, online course!  Not sure where to start?  I’ve got you covered!  Check out my FREE resource, 37 Questions to Ask Your Care Provider.   Whether you’re interviewing new providers or have already established care, this FREE resource offers guidance on important topics to discuss with your provider.

    1h 39m

  4. FEB 6

    147. MyMaine Birth: A Surprise Free Birth, Grace Shares her Second Home Birth Story

    Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth?  You’re in the right place!  In this episode, we discuss: home birth in Mainefinding a midwife after moving up the coastpregnancy while finishing a home build in winterearly labor signs that felt like prodromal laborpractical setup at home for birthwater breaking on the toilet and rapid progresssurprise freebirth - fetal ejection reflex leading to a surprise catch by Dad guided by a calm midwife's assistant, just before their midwife arrivedplacenta delivery without the planned Pitocincalmer postpartum through intentional planning ….and a whole lot more!Additional Resources you’ll LOVE… MyMaineBirth.com If you are ready to prepare for an autonomous birth experience, where you’re respected as the authority over your body and your baby…  regardless of where you plan on birthing - CLICK HERE for 10% off  the MyAutonomous Birth self-paced, online course!  Not sure where to start?  I’ve got you covered!  Check out my FREE resource, 37 Questions to Ask Your Care Provider.   Whether you’re interviewing new providers or have already established care, this FREE resource offers guidance on important topics to discuss with your provider.

    40 min

  5. FEB 5

    146. MyMaine Birth: Olivia's Maine Home Birth Story with Loving Care from her Midwives at MotherSeed Midwifery

    Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth?  You’re in the right place!  In this episode, we discuss: Home birth in MaineMidwifery care in MaineThe benefits of working with home birth midwives and a supportive OBlate-pregnancy bleed, monitoring, and reassurancelabor beginning at work and rallying the teamrapid active labor, meconium, and watchful midwifery carebirth by the Christmas tree, delayed cord clamping, minimal tearspostpartum at home, follow-up visits, and sibling bondingbirth photography as a way to help piece back your memory of your birth story and gain clarity over your experience ….and a whole lot more!Show Resources Olivia's Midwifery Team - MotherSeed Midwifery  Additional Resources you’ll LOVE… MyMaineBirth.com If you are ready to prepare for an autonomous birth experience, where you’re respected as the authority over your body and your baby…  regardless of where you plan on birthing - CLICK HERE for 10% off  the MyAutonomous Birth self-paced, online course!  Not sure where to start?  I’ve got you covered!  Check out my FREE resource, 37 Questions to Ask Your Care Provider.   Whether you’re interviewing new providers or have already established care, this FREE resource offers guidance on important topics to discuss with your provider.

    45 min

  6. JAN 23

    145. MyMaine Birth: Hannah's Three Birth Stories at Maine Medical Center in Portland

    Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth?  You’re in the right place!  In Episode 145 Hannah is here to share her three births that move from a long induction and cesarean to an empowered VBAC and then to a breath-led hospital birth with a midwife where Hannah catches her own baby.  Along the way, we unpack postpartum mental health, provider choice, and practical tools that support healing. In this episode, we discuss: first birth at 40+5 induction leading to cesarean and a hard postpartumpostpartum rage, SSRI choice and learning limitsdiscovering VBAC resources and switching to supportive caresecond pregnancy with doula, pitocin use in labor and then the use of an epidural as a tool to relax, leading to a successful VBACgolden hour, smoother recovery, clearer roles at homesurprise third pregnancy and choosing nurse midwifery carelate-term estimates challenged by hands on assessmentspontaneous labor, movement, and breath-led pushingcatching baby, immediate latch, 24-hour dischargepostpartum setup with meals, and resttakeaways on mindset, provider fit, and asking for helpShow Notes Some things Hannah thought of after recording this podcast that she also wanted to share was that during her third pregnancy she fell in love with breathwork.  Two of her friends recently became Breathwork instructors.  Their retreat gave her the time to focus on her birth intentions and mindset.  Her friend Amanda Delorme of  Pearl Holistic Health and she shared her birth stories in episode 79.   Pearl Holistic Health - Connect with Amanda Hear Amanda's Episode from Pearl Holistic Health with MyMaine Birth  Here  Hannah's Doula for her second birth and first VBAC was Ariel Bernstein, you can connect with her on instagram @themidwifeariel   Hear Ariel's First Episode with MyMaine Birth Here Hear Ariel's Second Episode with MyMaine Birth Here Hannah's Doula for her third birth and second VBAC was Corrine Morse  Morse Doula Birth Coaching  If you want to chat with Hannah more about her birth experiences, you can email her hannahgharding@gmail.com   or you can connect with her over on Instagram @h_g_harding Additional Resources you’ll LOVE… MyMaineBirth.com If you are ready to prepare for an autonomous birth experience, where you’re respected as the authority over your body and your baby…  regardless of where you plan on birthing - CLICK HERE for 10% off  the MyAutonomous Birth self-paced, online course!  Not sure where to start?  I’ve got you covered!  Check out my FREE resource, 37 Questions to Ask Your Care Provider.   Whether you’re interviewing new providers or have already established care, this FREE resource offers guidance on important topics to discuss with your provider.

    1h 34m

  7. JAN 14

    144. MyMaine Birth: Ivy's Three Pregnancy and Four Birth Stories at EMMC in Bangor

    Send us Fan Mail Ivy, a labor and delivery nurse shares four births that shaped her faith in her body and her care team, from a cleft diagnosis and cesarean to a healing VBAC and a swift boy-girl twin birth with a footling breech catch from her supportive doctor. We unpack preparation, provider choice, and how calm leadership keeps complex births safe and human. In this episode, we discuss: cleft lip and palate found at 20 weeks, early planning and supportfirst labor to cesarean after long pushingswitching providers to pursue VBAC for her second birth the value of laboring down and movement, for a healing VBACdiscovering di-di twins OR based twin delivery with Baby A born head down and Baby B born footling breech with the calm support of Dr. Claire Faggons Immediate skin to skin, both babies born happy and healthy were able to remain on Ivy's chest after birth.   Postpartum village: meals, childcare and rest for recoverytandem breastfeeding logistics, nutrition, clogged duct awareness….and a whole lot more! Additional Resources you’ll LOVE… MyMaineBirth.com If you are ready to prepare for an autonomous birth experience, where you’re respected as the authority over your body and your baby…  regardless of where you plan on birthing - CLICK HERE for 10% off  the MyAutonomous Birth self-paced, online course!  Not sure where to start?  I’ve got you covered!  Check out my FREE resource, 37 Questions to Ask Your Care Provider.   Whether you’re interviewing new providers or have already established care, this FREE resource offers guidance on important topics to discuss with your provider.

    1h 40m

  8. 12/31/2025

    143. MyMaine Birth: How We Birth Matters - Part Three - Receiving the Light and Holding the Charge, Cam's Story

    Send us Fan Mail In this Episode I'm joined by Alannah and her husband Cam as he shares how a traumatic hospital birth shaped their early parenthood. They then trace the long road to a calm, unassisted twin home birth where Cam caught both babies, including their daughter who was  breech.   The conversation turns to consent, repair, and what real partner support looks like before, during, and after birth. In this episode we discuss: • first birth expectations shaped by TV and hospital classes • separation after birth and lack of consent or clarity • retained placenta discovery and D&C under anesthesia • processing avoidance versus vocal processing in partnership • the weight of unsupported postpartum and surface help • how birth work reframed hospital versus home risk • deciding on a freebirth with twins under Maine law • practical prep: roles, kids, tub, temperature, photography • catching Baby A, double nuchal cord resolved by Cam • Baby B breech with cord entanglement calmly untangled also by Cam • Receiving the Light -  Holding the Charge - and the journey of transformation Show Resources -  Connect with Alannah  on Instagram or Facebook @BirthBodyPhotography Or visit her website  BirthBodyPhotography.com Connect with Alannah's husband Cam if you're looking for any exterior home services in the August, Maine area through his website  Finn Property Services Additional Resources you’ll LOVE… If you are ready to prepare for an autonomous birth experience, where you’re respected as the authority over your body and your baby…  regardless of where you plan on birthing - CLICK HERE for 10% off  the MyAutonomous Birth self-paced, online course!  Not sure where to start?  I’ve got you covered!  Check out my FREE resource, 37 Questions to Ask Your Care Provider.   Whether you’re interviewing new providers or have already established care, this FREE resource offers guidance on important topics to discuss with your provider.

    2h 44m
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MyMaine Birth is a space where we share the real life stories of families and their unique birth experiences in the beautiful state of Maine.  From our state's biggest hospitals to Birth Center Births, and home births, every birth story deserves to be heard and celebrated.  Whether you are a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth, these episodes are for you.  As part of my commitment to capturing these incredible moments, I offer my services and support to families throughout the state of Maine.  I also offer virtual birth coaching worldwide.   As an experienced photographer I am dedicated to capturing the beauty and emotion of this special moment in your life.  Thank you for tuning in, and I look forward to bringing you more amazing birth stories.  Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! 

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  • Creator
    Angela Laferriere
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    150
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 MyMaine Birth
  • Show Website
    MyMaine Birth

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