Oct 14, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min · 15 segments
In this episode of the Built To Birth Podcast (Ep 25), Anna shares her hands-off, unmedicated positive hospital birth story at 42 weeks. ✅ The Built To Birth Class…
Bridget TylerHost
Well, I feel like over and over again in that story it's like patience and timing and avoiding jumping in and intervening right away.
And it's true that some babies just take a little bit of time to transition from womb to world, and especially if he like shot out so fast.
Yeah, good.
Indeed.
And so what an important thing it is to appreciate f- the nuance of like giving baby time to take their first breath and transition into this crazy world that they've been born into and also knowing when to step in and offer support that needs-- that c- that can potentially be lifesaving.
But I love that intuitively like you knew that your baby was okay, and you also trusted your midwife so much that she was looking out for your baby, looking out for you, and you trusted her, and she was there backing you up as well.
And so I love that you had someone in your corner who you just deeply trusted for your care and your baby's care.
And so despite someone being in the room being like, "You know, baby's not doing okay.
We need to intervene," she was that calm, steady presence alongside of you where it was like, "Nope, we just need to be patient," and I love that.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
They also had a really hard time like getting the water warmed up 'cause I was in the tub for several hours, and so they couldn't-- I guess the handle was broken.
They couldn't get more hot water into it, and so he was born into like a...
It-- The temperature of the water was cooler than what it should have been, and so I think that ended up being kind of a shock to him as well, which is why I was like, just-
... like give me more...
Like I, I remember being in the tub a couple minute, maybe not even a couple minutes, but like after I dried him off and I said, "Give me another warm towel," like, "I need a couple more warm towels," because I had heard them, kind of sub- subconsciously I'd heard them talking about the, them being concerned that the water was too cold.
Um, and so I think that might have been a part of it too.
Um-
... just he was a little bit shocked.
So.
Well, I feel like over and over again in that story it's like patience and timing and avoiding jumping in and intervening right away.
And it's true that some babies just take a little bit of time to transition from womb to world, and especially if he like shot out so fast.
Yeah, good.
Indeed.
And so what an important thing it is to appreciate f- the nuance of like giving baby time to take their first breath and transition into this crazy world that they've been born into and also knowing when to step in and offer support that needs-- that c- that can potentially be lifesaving.
But I love that intuitively like you knew that your baby was okay, and you also trusted your midwife so much that she was looking out for your baby, looking out for you, and you trusted her, and she was there backing you up as well.
And so I love that you had someone in your corner who you just deeply trusted for your care and your baby's care.
And so despite someone being in the room being like, "You know, baby's not doing okay.
We need to intervene," she was that calm, steady presence alongside of you where it was like, "Nope, we just need to be patient," and I love that.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
They also had a really hard time like getting the water warmed up 'cause I was in the tub for several hours, and so they couldn't-- I guess the handle was broken.
They couldn't get more hot water into it, and so he was born into like a...
It-- The temperature of the water was cooler than what it should have been, and so I think that ended up being kind of a shock to him as well, which is why I was like, just-
... like give me more...
Like I, I remember being in the tub a couple minute, maybe not even a couple minutes, but like after I dried him off and I said, "Give me another warm towel," like, "I need a couple more warm towels," because I had heard them, kind of sub- subconsciously I'd heard them talking about the, them being concerned that the water was too cold.
Um, and so I think that might have been a part of it too.
Um-
... just he was a little bit shocked.
So.
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