Homecoming Podcast

02/10/2021

WE'RE BACK Y'ALL!!!! And we're starting with Chae’s homebirth story! Our co-host Chae Pounds is a midwife in training and now a mother of 4! She's an apprentice midwife and also works with and runs Sunflower Society group and discussion forum. We also have the pleasure of hearing from her husband and the partero himself, Mensa Pounds. Mensa () is a recording artist, a school teacher, and an advocate of homebirth. Their story addresses iron-deficiency anemia in pregnancy, planning an unassisted birth also known as a family birth, prodromal labor, the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on postpartum, the postpartum soup diet and how even when birth is normal we can sometimes become anxious or overwhelmed even when everything is normal!

24/06/2021

Birthed in love!

The JOY is palpable!!!
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08/06/2021

Here at we generally talk about the cute side of but sometimes hospital transfers DO happen and that’s okay! It’s not a failure nor are you broken! Transfers are a normal part of home birth! Here is Chae and Isis both with their babies that were planned homebirths. ….almost.
Be sure to check out season 1 where Chae shares her eventful hospital transfer!
Did you transfer from home to hospital? Share with us in the comments below!

28/02/2021

Water birth ❤️😍

📸PhotoCred: Gabriella Borba Fotografia📸

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Babies live in amniotic fluid in the womb.
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When a baby is born in the water, the larynx closes when water passes by, and the liquid is swallowed rather than inhaled.
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Your baby has a physiological reflex called the Dive Reflex that prevents them from taking a breath until they’re out in the open air.
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When your baby’s facial skin receptors come in contact with, oxygen, carbon dioxide and cooler temperatures, your baby’s own breathing will start.
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08/01/2021

NEW EPISODE ALERT! Isis and Chae interview Talise and her husband Arsalaan (formerly known as Deron). All 6 of their children were born at home including their SURPRISE (BREECH) TWINS! Talise Xavier, of Atlanta, Georgia, is a wife, mother of six, author, and homemaker. Talise uses her birth experiences and expertise to help empower other women as a natural pregnancy, breastfeeding, and postpartum care advocate. Her mission is to encourage women to birth their way, re-normalize natural homebirth, and educate women about their pregnancy and birthing options. Talise’s book,  “Home is Where The Birth Is: The Stories of my 6 Homebirths and How You Can Do it Too,” is now available for purchase on Amazon!

LINK IN BIO

08/01/2021

New Episode! Talise and Arsalaan's Surprise Twin Homebirth! - https://mailchi.mp/82449877dc80/new-episode-talise-and-arsalaans-surprise-twin-homebirth

01/12/2020

New Episode! Giving Birth to a Spirit: Miscarriage as Homebirth with Ellenie Cruz - https://mailchi.mp/fd0b0cef6db7/new-episode-giving-birth-to-a-spirit-miscarriage-as-homebirth-with-ellenie-cruz

30/10/2020

NEW EPISODE!!! Isis and Chae interview anthropologist Dr. Dana-Ain Davis who discusses her book Reproductive Injustice: Racism, Pregnancy, and Premature Birth, how medicalized childbirth is an extension of slavery, how racism is a risk factor for all Black birthing people, and why we need more radical birth workers! Listening today at Homecoming Podcast dot com! *Link in Bio*

12/10/2020

Yep, Chae and Isis are goners! 💀 😂

08/10/2020

This picture brings tears to my eyes. makes the graphics for the pod and this one certainly does not disappoint.
Ancestral Midwives.
Midwife of the present and future. 💪🏾
I have always said I can continue to do this work due to the strength of my ancestors. I can be all I can be due to their leadership, guidance, and divine path.
Today is dedicated to ALL the Midwife students. I see you. I hear you. I feel you. I am you. May we all ascend together. Wherever you are, keep going. Don't stop. *virtual covid free hug*