My Home Birth Story - Part 1 / preconception prep & pregnancy

We travelled from Australia to Costa Rica to give birth to our child.

This is my story of initiation from maiden to mother.

Part 1/2 covers all of my preconception prep for our home birth & experiences during pregnancy.

Part 2 tells the story of my labour, birthing at home in the jungle. :)

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Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
1:03 - A new chapter
2:10 - Preconception Prep
2:30 - Getting off Birth Control
3:20 - Vegan to animal based
3:40 - Reducing Chemical Load
4:26 - Emotional Release
5:03 - Astrologist Prediction
5:38 - In Ceremony
6:40 - Death of the Maiden
7:10 - Trying to find a midwife in Australia
8:27 - Birth Tourism
8:45 - Will our child get Australian citizenship?
9:05 - Becoming Costa Rican Citizens
9:50 - Choosing Costa Rica for the birth
10:36 - Finding a midwife in Costa Rica
12:05 - Finding a home to birth
12:45 - First attempt at flying to CR - turned away at the airport
13:24 - Second attempt at flying to CR
13:52 - 1st, 2nd & 3rd trimester
14:32 - Prenatal & Supplements
14:49 - Ultrasounds
16:00 - Learning about Birth & addressing fears
18:00 - Final notes