<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:47:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/homebirth/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Birth And Motherhood - The Choices We Make]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this evening, eleven years go, I was preparing to welcome my second daughter earthside. I was living in a bus in Ireland at the time. 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I was super excited to bring a little sister or brother earthside for my daughter, just as she was, to have one. My youngest loved to sing to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@trucklife-family/remembering-the-birth-of-my-daughter-how-she-was-almost-born-on-the-beach</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@trucklife-family/remembering-the-birth-of-my-daughter-how-she-was-almost-born-on-the-beach</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trucklife-family]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2021 21:28:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNho1d5owNvLc9kLkZETgqoQLu9zcBbNBbDDEp9W4DbuZJuhrUjm9PUjkX9dxN5UeRHX5j4h2mTfnHzagcGo61pB3xXGuGVDV4HSjKNSewBsKHCQXhCcx1YYqNYbHFNLjdNsbqBdKeHaPtLfnf2F3JGk6HJk9xUwxaDkke2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beauregards Unassisted Home Birth Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year ago I gave birth to our second son at home, on the bathroom floor, 10 minutes before the midwife arrived. It wasn’t a quick labor, and the midwife wasn’t late. I filmed the birth story when Beau]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120078/@alexanderfarm/beauregards-unassisted-home-birth-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120078/@alexanderfarm/beauregards-unassisted-home-birth-story</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-120078]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexanderfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2021 16:58:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC5zCX7VyeahSt4oaf9k8dVLqqSEr9hbejpFN3XEZKU46t6Carmi5VansVkbrc14chTNQGZDX2bheq1vxaY2pA2KNmVL2NxaGoN3Ke1VWtBcpbP77viZDx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giving birth to my second child.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lotus Water Birth HomeBirth in Belize, Central America]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homebirth/@dezispeaks.life/giving-birth-to-my-second-child</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homebirth/@dezispeaks.life/giving-birth-to-my-second-child</guid><category><![CDATA[homebirth]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dezispeaks.life]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2021 03:51:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e3XWffh5MBDLjBqvFRMNvekGjnQJoN1Lrnz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Unassisted Home Birth]]></title><description><![CDATA[---Background Info--- I had a wonderfully easy and uncomplicated pregnancy. I had an unassisted pregnancy (meaning I did not see any medical professionals before, during and after birth), focusing on keeping]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/naturalmedicine/@vanessamidwife/my-unassisted-home-birth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/naturalmedicine/@vanessamidwife/my-unassisted-home-birth</guid><category><![CDATA[naturalmedicine]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vanessamidwife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2019 21:03:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4bEjbgCbFMvA8T33kKpp3RsBvZue1Hns5Cwuz57pgmmNsNje6a16Wonj6wgWF19AvuAmxUrcVtJLeWikUjKdiag5pXN1uW2yVowdhWPh5DtKmkeX82fXZEWa8dQqv6GvZHXfeSa9zqGJDQAqCjPKBxxGBe3M6tHD8nKc5HpBUkKttj3dpa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Successful Homebirth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using a birth pool has always been a dream of mine, and I almost had it this time! 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This written account is for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homebirth/@jawsoflife/unattended-a-tale-of-unintended-consequences-and-redemption</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homebirth/@jawsoflife/unattended-a-tale-of-unintended-consequences-and-redemption</guid><category><![CDATA[homebirth]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jawsoflife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2018 19:33:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homebirth in the Works]]></title><description><![CDATA[👶37 weeks and 4 days along, though Felix and Jasper were BOTH exactly 2 weeks late. I am crossing my fingers and taking my Evening Primrose Oil every night to keep things on track as best I can, only]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homebirth/@brutledge/homebirth-in-the-works-813a41c8a6905</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homebirth/@brutledge/homebirth-in-the-works-813a41c8a6905</guid><category><![CDATA[homebirth]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brutledge]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2018 18:28:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMzw1AGZNd77TyvcKWPGa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preparing for a Home Birth.... Birth Box List]]></title><description><![CDATA[With only around 40 days to go until my due date of baby number 4 arriving and yes that’s also only 44 days to go for those of you counting down to Christmas. 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Is it nothing new for me, what is changed is the world and thinking between my second last breastfeeding and breastfeeding anno 2017 ...  I feel obliged to inform other]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/breastfeeding/@irisnova/breastfeeding-not-just-a-choice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/breastfeeding/@irisnova/breastfeeding-not-just-a-choice</guid><category><![CDATA[breastfeeding]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[irisnova]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:58:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1bbjuxJLYLJw9N9prNLk6WS9WtZJZ3pckaPQxRkt9HL9RG8rKxdU13pwfNNBPxyoPF352sVydMwzL4ihrrhbYuaEB77NQLyUMghyhc5j7ciZfMS6UCv3Aq9c8HoMuUZuyT8m8cCKSKV14YAA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unassisted birth art-true story]]></title><description><![CDATA[A while ago I got really sick with the flu and had to sit around for many days. 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Ripping at my mother’s]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@kimberlylane/gumdrop-tits</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@kimberlylane/gumdrop-tits</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kimberlylane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 21:25:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5yoDYniNgHt9adueaL9z8VEgEBZoaUvWyDz34w7FEX7qXzJZEqsmtFit2iFwJK8H54mNpRysB6N9eyo56c6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My First Free Thinking Project Blog post to share with you!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm in the process of starting a website... This is my very first post. The website is getting its shape although not finished yet but would love feedback if anyone has the time! Helllo! My first Free]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/permaculture/@mereftp/my-first-free-thinking-project-blog-post-to-share-with-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/permaculture/@mereftp/my-first-free-thinking-project-blog-post-to-share-with-you</guid><category><![CDATA[permaculture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mereftp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 20:34:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWQ22nnqaDTfdSMVAYKFTeuFfRm6woa6jsEmjEQek6k6Ee5MZynNRn4Yy5NYYLsJhNHz7mjzv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our 2009 Home Birth Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since we are expecting our surprise bonus baby I have had the opportunity to share my last birth story many times over the last few months. 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Making Children & Dream Catchers!]]></title><description><![CDATA[@thetinyhouse is a micro-blog by,@markwhittam]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@thetinyhouse/hand-made-by-louise-making-children-and-dream-catchers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@thetinyhouse/hand-made-by-louise-making-children-and-dream-catchers</guid><category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thetinyhouse]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 16:52:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2UbSvTLagPdE4Xrh1jC9CUaRhWfx2XBHaHZW9MCd7QiK5EYxDeQ8vEejZ7j2mBKeCyEPwmjroivPGZsHqmaA2V1Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>