In her first book, Birth Without Fear: The Judgement-Free Guide to Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum (Hachette Books; March 5 2019), January Harshe, mom of six and founder of the Birth Without Fear website, delivers an inclusive, non-judgmental, and empowering guide to pregnancy, birth, and postpartum life. Each chapter provides you with the all the necessary information,…
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My CBAVBAC – Cesarean Birth After VBAC
The birth of my second child was shared on your blog several years ago: Long Labor Ends with Beautiful HBAC. With my home birth I really wanted to inspire other women. I wanted to show them that they are capable of having the birth that they want. This time around, I think it’s important to share that sometimes the birth…
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The Harshe Podcast – Episode #41: It Always Comes Back To Poop
{EXPLICIT WARNING} January and Brandon are talking potty training. Brandon recounts the horrific poopy discoveries he’s made throughout the house during this final round of potty training, and January reveals the most traumatizing poopy experience of her life as a result of potty training. Trigger warning for those of you still sensitive to trials and tribulations that involve toddler fecal…
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Recapping the 1st Birth Without Fear Conference in Australia!
Saturday, 26 May 2019 was day of the first ever Birth Without Fear Conference in Australia. Held at the Northside Conference Centre in Crows Nest in North Sydney, it was an amazing day of excitement and inspiration! We want to share with you some of the special moments that just happened to be caught on film by Andrea Edwards of…
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Say It: “I Am Magical As F***.”
Life can be hard, disappointing, frustrating, depressing, and scary too. But the moments of utter joy like when you hold your child for the first time, moments of intense love like a lovers embrace, and moments of childlike wonder and awe like meeting beautiful, strong, intelligent elephants make this life worth living for. This mama and her adopted sister were…
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The Harshe Podcast – Episode #40: Another Fetchin’ Mormon Episode!
{EXPLICIT WARNING} January and Brandon are back talking about the differences between being Mormons and being heathens! They talk about Brandon’s amazing Benjamin Button impersonation in which he was a balding, malnourished Mormon ten years ago! January talks about coffee (of course!) and the difference between choosing to abstain from alcohol for health reasons versus doctrinal reasons. Also, Brandon talks…
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CBAC: The Birth of Ingrid Alexandra
In the “birthy world”, CBAC or “Cesarean Birth After Cesarean” refers to a belly birth that was initially planned to be a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean). In cases like this, sometimes simply saying “repeat cesarean” negates the significance of the decision to birth again via cesarean. As someone who has personally travelled this road, I share the story of…
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The Harshe Podcast – Episode #39: Coffee & Tattoos – Take 3
January and Brandon are talking coffee and tattoos once again! January goes into how she makes her killer iced coffee and Brandon looks out for the people while she does! They talk about tattoos they’ve gotten and tattoos they plan on, and January goes into why she plans on a snake tat in the near future! Subscribe to the Harshe…
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My Healing Hospital VBAC
(Editor’s note: this was originally published on October 9, 2014) To tell Mel’s birth story, I have to say a few words about Katherine’s and Laeney’s birth stories. Laeney’s birth was a hospital induction. At my final ultrasound, my doctor told me my placenta was failing and she was losing weight in the womb. They told me she would only…