Birth Your Way: Exploring Breech Births and Alternative Options with Bonnie Baker, CPM

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4.4 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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What if breech didn’t automatically mean cesarean? In this episode, I sit down with my good friend and midwife Bonnie Baker to talk all about breech babies—how they’re born, when it’s safe, and what your options really are (especially outside of a hospital setting). Whether you’re a birth junkie or you just found out your baby is breech, this is a conversation you don’t want to miss. Show Notes HERE! Where to find Bonnie: WebsiteInstagramLinks Mentioned: My Essential Birth CourseMy Essential ...

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0:00.0	I have people that come to me that say at my 36-week appointment, my OB told me that my baby was
0:08.6	breached and had been breached this whole time and that we just need to schedule a C-section
0:13.1	and that they don't even offer. And they don't, they didn't give them a heads-up. They didn't even
0:18.2	offer an ECV. They don't give them a heads up. Just try to start doing all the things. I agree. Chiropractic is a huge component as well. Bodywork matters.
0:33.5	Getting pregnant and giving birth are two of the most exciting things you can ever hope to experience in this life.
0:40.0	The moment you think you could be pregnant, you're frantically searching for all the best information, which is why you're here today.
0:46.6	I'm Stephanie King and with my many years of experience as a professional childbirth educator, doula, and lover of all things, pregnancy birth and postpartum.
0:55.9	I'm here to make preparing for your birth enjoyable, empowering, and totally easy.
1:01.5	Each week, I'll cover different topics, interview professionals, and get into the nitty-gritty
1:06.1	birth stories from mamas just like you. And when you're ready for more, you can join me in the My Essential Birth course at myessential
1:13.7	birth.com, where I take you step by step through exactly how to prepare your mind,
1:18.9	body, spirit, and partner for a birth you love.
1:22.2	So let's get started.
1:33.9	Welcome back to the podcast, you guys. This week's reviewer of the week is Steph Bately, and she says, truly essential. I love this podcast. I have worked in labor and delivery
1:39.1	as a registered nurse for over six years, and yet I have still learned so much from this
1:43.9	podcast. I love how all sides of every situation are approached, and yet I have still learned so much from this podcast. I love how all
1:45.2	sides of every situation are approached, and it is empowering women to be in control of their
1:49.9	birth. At 19 weeks pregnant myself, I feel so much more confident in my body and its ability
1:54.8	to grow and birth my baby. Listening has replaced my birth anxiety with confidence and joy.
2:00.0	Well, thank you, Steph,
2:01.0	nice name, by the way. I'm really happy that you're here. I love that you are listening along,
2:05.4	and it is crazy to me how many labor and delivery nurses we have following along, and I love
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