Episode

Ep 325: From Infertility to Birth in her Own Home

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Happy Homebirth
Published
May 11, 2026
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3603
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Summary

Coincidences– How many of them can you experience before you stop thinking they’re coincidences and start realizing that they are a beautiful divine gift? This week, we're speaking with Kaylee, a mother of 3 living in Athens, Georgia. Kaylee and her husband experienced struggles with infertility before becoming pregnant, and they are now in the process of raising the large family they always dreamed of. We’ll hear how a “high risk” hospital-birthing mother found herself at home with her most recent baby. Episode Roundup: After IVF treatment, Will and Kaylee found out that they had 5 embryos. They felt strongly in their hearts that it was their responsibility to do their part to bring all 5 of those beautiful babies into the world. I love their heart on this, and it was so sweet to hear Kaylee’s forethought about these precious little souls, even as she prepared for her first hospital birth. She wanted to take care of herself and learn as much about birth as she could so that she could have vaginal births– knowing that she would be planning to become pregnant at least 4 more times. I love their tender forethought and the way this family has made their babies such a priority. Next, as her third pregnancy progressed, Kaylee noticed her heart being drawn toward homebirth. She was pulled to listen to mostly homebirth stories, even though she was planning a hospital birth at the time– she felt a sense of curiosity and even desire, despite the fact that she thought homebirth was just out of reach for her. I love hearing this intuitive nudge that pushed her to begin preparing for the type of birth that she would eventually have, before she even agreed to go that route! And this leads to my final thought, which was just so potent throughout Kaylee’s story. Coincidences. Or are…