Ep. 5: Roman's Birth Story — Our At-Home Birth

Brielle and Michael share the full story behind their decision to have an at-home birth — from frustrations with the hospital system to the 46-hour labor that brought Roman into the world.

Show Notes:

- Intro & static noise apology

- Life update: sold the Arizona house, new Jeep, Roman's diaper blowout story

- Why they chose to share their at-home birth story

- Starting with the hospital system — feeling like "just a number"

- C-section statistics & suggestive language from hospital staff

- Brielle's anxiety and the weight of restrictive hospital guidance

- Talking to friends who'd done an at-home birth

- Researching doulas and midwives

- Doula vs. midwife — the difference explained

- The birth class & taking accounta ...