Ep 274: Birth Can Bring You Full Circle

Happy Homebirth

Katelyn Fusco

Sexuality, Health & Fitness, Parenting, Kids & Family:parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Is it really safe to have hopes and desires for your birth? What if you plan but things don’t unfold the way you’d wanted? This week we’re speaking to Lindsey Fuller, a homemaker and former registered nurse living in Tampa, Florida. She is married to her husband John and they have 3 wonderful kids. She loves spending her days devoted to raising her children and supporting her husband in his medical practice. Episode Roundup Reject the naysayers. Prepare fully for the birth you desire. Don’t fall into the trap of fearing “failure” so much that you don’t commit to preparation. Of course birth can go a million different ways, but when you do what you can on your end to prepare, you’ll be served and more ready for however it all unfolds. Surrender your birth. Once you’ve prepared, it’s time to surrender. The beautiful gift of birth is that no matter what, it can be a teacher. It can provide you with the most valuable lessons. It’s so much less about the specific events that happen to you and so much more about how you are able to process and integrate those events into your motherhood experience. And finally, I just want to emphasize something that happened to Lindsey. In her most recent birth, she experienced a pivotal moment. She realized that she was holding onto control in areas that she’d never noticed before. Not only in birth, but in life. This birth– this very moment in birth, gave her an opportunity to break down an entire stronghold in her life– it allowed her to rewire a part of her brain. This, my friends is the beauty that is held in the birthing process. This is what I mean when I say that yes, homebirth is great, but it’s not the whole story. Homebirth is the car that can drive you to a destination of new revelation, just like it did with Lindsey. Links: Samaritan Ministries | samaritanministries.org/happyhomebirth Happy Homebirth Academy | happyhomebirth.thrivecart.com/happy-homebirth-academy-checkout/ Interview Application | interviewwithkatelyn.my.canva.site/direct-to-landing-page Youtube Link | youtu.be/JbyV4z7_OF4?si=7XE93R8am6u62RQE

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0:00.0	And she says, okay, the baby's head is right there. If you just get back in the water, I think she'll be out in
0:06.2	just a few pushes. And just something in me. I just wasn't convinced. I just wasn't convinced. And as I'm saying
0:15.4	to her, are you sure, I have this huge contraction? And I look at John right in his face. I just yell in his
0:24.9	face. Help me. Help me. I need help. Please help me. And then the other midwife, not my main
0:31.4	midwife, but the other midwife, Nicole, she kind of chuckles behind me. And she's like, yeah, I think
0:36.4	you're ready.
0:44.3	Welcome to the Happy Home Birth Podcast, your source for positive natural childbirth stories and your community of support, education, and encouragement in all things homebirth and motherhood.
0:59.2	Is it really safe to have hopes and desires for your birth?
1:03.9	What if you plan, but things don't unfold the way you'd wanted?
1:09.3	Hey there, happy homebirthers, and welcome to this week's episode of the Happy Home Birth Podcast.
1:12.5	I'm your host, Caitlin Busco, and this week we're speaking to Lindsay Fuller, a homemaker and former registered nurse living in Tampa, Florida.
1:19.0	She's married to her husband, John, and they have three beautiful children. She loves spending
1:23.9	her days devoted to raising her children and supporting her husband in his medical practice. We are going to hear how Lindsay's perspective on birth preparation changed over time
1:33.9	and how her most recent birth truly brought her full circle. Okay, let's jump into this week's
1:40.6	episode. Please remember that the opinions of my guest may not necessarily reflect
1:45.3	my own and vice versa. And this show is not medical advice. It's an educational tool. So continue
1:51.0	to take empowered responsibility for your health and your family. Lindsay, thank you so much for
1:57.4	coming on the Happy Homeworth Podcast. Well, thank you for having me, Caitlin. I'm so excited. Oh, man, I'm so excited too. Just sitting here talking with you before we have even started recording. This is going to be such a fun episode, and you have so much to bring to the table. So would you mind just starting off right now, introducing yourself and your family to the listeners? Yeah, sure. So my name is Lindsay. I live in the
2:19.7	Tampa Bay area in Florida. And my husband and I have been married for seven years now, and we have
2:26.4	three beautiful children. He's an orthopedic surgeon, and I help him run his practice. And I,
2:33.9	by trade, I'm a registered nurse, but I primarily just help him
2:37.7	and take care of our three beautiful children now. Wow, that's amazing. What are their ages?
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