{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"BirthSense™","home_page_url":"https://birthsense.in","description":"BirthSense™","author":{"name":"BirthSense™"},"items":[{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/softness-is-my-super-power","html_content":"

There's something I want to talk to you about today. Something that I think gets misunderstood deeply — especially for women, and especially for women who are pregnant or stepping into motherhood.

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/softness-is-my-super-power","title":"Softness is my Super Power","summary":"There's something I want to talk to you about today. Something that I think gets misunderstood deeply — especially for women, and especially for women who are pregnant or stepping into motherhood.","date_modified":"2026-06-30T12:03:26Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/a-decision-that-shapes-your-birth","html_content":"

There's one decision in pregnancy that quietly shapes almost everything that follows — and yet it often gets made in a hurry, based on a recommendation from a relative, or simply because a hospital is nearby.

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/a-decision-that-shapes-your-birth","title":"A Decision That Shapes Your Birth","summary":"There's one decision in pregnancy that quietly shapes almost everything that follows — and yet it often gets made in a hurry, based on a recommendation from a relative, or simply because a hospital is nearby.","date_modified":"2026-06-25T06:04:58Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/the-strength-you-already-carry","html_content":"

There's a moment that happens in most pregnancies I've supported over the past decade — somewhere around the fourth or fifth month, a woman looks at me and says something like, \"I didn't expect to feel this good.\" Not be...

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/the-strength-you-already-carry","title":"The Strength You Already Carry","summary":"There's a moment that happens in most pregnancies I've supported over the past decade — somewhere around the fourth or fifth month, a woman looks at me and says something like, \"I didn't expect to feel this good.\" Not be...","date_modified":"2026-06-18T13:23:05Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/the-loneliest-kind-of-full-house","html_content":"

A story about pregnancy and the mind

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/the-loneliest-kind-of-full-house","title":"The Loneliest Kind of Full House","summary":"A story about pregnancy and the mind","date_modified":"2026-06-15T15:34:41Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/before-you-book-a-birth-class-a-few-things-worth-knowing-first","html_content":"

Somewhere around the second trimester, it happens. A friend mentions her birth class, your hospital hands you a brochure, or you fall down an Instagram rabbit hole of birthing reels at 1 a.m. Suddenly the FOMO sets in wi...

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/before-you-book-a-birth-class-a-few-things-worth-knowing-first","title":"Before You Book a Birth Class: A Few Things Worth Knowing First","summary":"Somewhere around the second trimester, it happens. A friend mentions her birth class, your hospital hands you a brochure, or you fall down an Instagram rabbit hole of birthing reels at 1 a.m. Suddenly the FOMO sets in wi...","date_modified":"2026-06-15T07:59:23Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/power-of-a-pleasurable-vbac-birth","html_content":"

What happens when a woman who carried the weight of a difficult first birth decides she deserves something different?

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/power-of-a-pleasurable-vbac-birth","title":"Power of a pleasurable VBAC birth","summary":"What happens when a woman who carried the weight of a difficult first birth decides she deserves something different?","date_modified":"2025-03-06T06:51:09Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/swatis-doula-supported-hospital-birth","html_content":"

Birth has a way of reminding us that some things are simply beyond our control. And that's okay.

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/swatis-doula-supported-hospital-birth","title":"They prepared for everything — and then trusted the unknown","summary":"Birth has a way of reminding us that some things are simply beyond our control. And that's okay.","date_modified":"2024-07-26T13:34:08Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/rachitas-quick-beautiful-waterbirth","html_content":"

Calm. Safe. Natural. Peaceful. Memorable. Rachita knew what she wanted — and she trusted herself to get there.

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/rachitas-quick-beautiful-waterbirth","title":"Rachita's quick natural water birth story","summary":"Calm. Safe. Natural. Peaceful. Memorable. Rachita knew what she wanted — and she trusted herself to get there.","date_modified":"2023-12-05T05:06:04Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/grateful-for-my-village","html_content":"

Anisha shares,

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A corporate hospital. A clear intention. And a couple who refused to leave their wishes at the door.

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/can-birth-be-normal-in-a-medical-birthing-facility","title":"Can birth be normal in a medical birthing facility?","summary":"A corporate hospital. A clear intention. And a couple who refused to leave their wishes at the door.","date_modified":"2022-06-13T07:02:52Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/deepashas-long-and-intense-natural-birth-at-41-weeks-plus","html_content":"

What’s a birth story without the preceding pregnancy story...\nOurs wasn’t a complete surprise but it was a bit of a ‘whoa’ moment for sure. So many plans, what would become of them...was the nagging thought. Conferences ...

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/deepashas-long-and-intense-natural-birth-at-41-weeks-plus","title":"Deepasha's long and intense natural birth story at 41+ weeks","summary":"What’s a birth story without the preceding pregnancy story...\nOurs wasn’t a complete surprise but it was a bit of a ‘whoa’ moment for sure. So many plans, what would become of them...was the nagging thought. Conferences ...","date_modified":"2021-12-02T07:44:45Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/how-tara-chose-to-be-born---smooth-swift","html_content":"

\"When I got pregnant, I knew that I would like to have a natural birth. I was born at home, as so many other babies in the Netherlands. Unfortunately, in Delhi a home birth or delivering in a birthing center is not reall...

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/how-tara-chose-to-be-born---smooth-swift","title":"How Tara chose to be born - smooth & swift","summary":"\"When I got pregnant, I knew that I would like to have a natural birth. I was born at home, as so many other babies in the Netherlands. Unfortunately, in Delhi a home birth or delivering in a birthing center is not reall...","date_modified":"2021-05-24T18:12:35Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/sanjanas-dream-birth-amidst-the-second-wave","html_content":"

Sanjana and Dhruv's story of the birth of their son Nirvair is a MUST HEAR. Sanjana's deep earning for an empowering spiritual natural birth held her through COVID and all the challenges that come with a pandemic. As a c...

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/sanjanas-dream-birth-amidst-the-second-wave","title":"Sanjana's dream birth : amidst the second wave","summary":"Sanjana and Dhruv's story of the birth of their son Nirvair is a MUST HEAR. Sanjana's deep earning for an empowering spiritual natural birth held her through COVID and all the challenges that come with a pandemic. As a c...","date_modified":"2021-05-24T16:32:59Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/ritikas-natural-birth---amidst-the-second-wave","html_content":"

Here's a story about how making good informed choices leads to good outcomes. Ritika contacted me around the start of her 3rd trimester, enrolled for the Lamaze classes along with her husband Ankit and that she says was ...

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/ritikas-natural-birth---amidst-the-second-wave","title":"Ritika's natural birth - amidst the second wave","summary":"Here's a story about how making good informed choices leads to good outcomes. Ritika contacted me around the start of her 3rd trimester, enrolled for the Lamaze classes along with her husband Ankit and that she says was ...","date_modified":"2021-05-24T16:18:55Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/roopas-natural-birth-at-40","html_content":"

Roopa and Hemant conceived their second baby girl after 9 years of the birth of their older daughter - at the age of 40. And this was a soul who was meant to come and on her own time and terms.

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/roopas-natural-birth-at-40","title":"Roopa's raw and powerful natural birth at 40","summary":"Roopa and Hemant conceived their second baby girl after 9 years of the birth of their older daughter - at the age of 40. And this was a soul who was meant to come and on her own time and terms. ","date_modified":"2021-05-21T18:25:21Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/anjali-and-rohans-birthing-experience-in-the-us","html_content":"

Anjali and Rohan attended my Lamaze Classes in Aug-Sept 2020. Living in the US, they preferred to attend classes with someone they could relate better to. Moreover birth is universal and a good childbirth class can help ...

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/anjali-and-rohans-birthing-experience-in-the-us","title":"Anjali and Rohan's birthing experience in the US","summary":"Anjali and Rohan attended my Lamaze Classes in Aug-Sept 2020. Living in the US, they preferred to attend classes with someone they could relate better to. Moreover birth is universal and a good childbirth class can help ...","date_modified":"2021-05-21T18:21:27Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/aishwaryas-vbac---a-story-of-hard-work-and-deep-faith","html_content":"

Aishwarya contacted me via a facebook group even before she planned her second baby. She wanted to understand why she ended up with a c-section inspite of a healthy pregnancy and spontaneous start of labor. We met and sp...

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/aishwaryas-vbac---a-story-of-hard-work-and-deep-faith","title":"Aishwarya's VBAC - a story of hard work and deep faith ","summary":"Aishwarya contacted me via a facebook group even before she planned her second baby. She wanted to understand why she ended up with a c-section inspite of a healthy pregnancy and spontaneous start of labor. We met and sp...","date_modified":"2021-05-21T18:12:19Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/birth-story-of-ajooni---by-papa-dalip","html_content":"

Dalip writes his experience of the birth of this daughter Ajooni

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/birth-story-of-ajooni---by-papa-dalip","title":"Birth Story of Ajooni - by papa Dalip","summary":"Dalip writes his experience of the birth of this daughter Ajooni","date_modified":"2021-03-15T05:37:04Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/shivanis-vbac-story","html_content":"

Shivani contacted me around her 33rd week when she was in her 3rd trimester, had been attending Lamaze classes and was evaluating care providers in Delhi NCR. After her previous experience of a C-section, she was very mo...

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/shivanis-vbac-story","title":"Shivani's VBAC Story","summary":"Shivani contacted me around her 33rd week when she was in her 3rd trimester, had been attending Lamaze classes and was evaluating care providers in Delhi NCR. After her previous experience of a C-section, she was very mo...","date_modified":"2020-11-25T14:01:02Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/devakis-birth-story","html_content":"

Here's Devaki's story. A second time mom from Delhi who is also a public health researcher.

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/devakis-birth-story","title":"All about trust & surrender : Devaki's second birth story","summary":"Here's Devaki's story. A second time mom from Delhi who is also a public health researcher.","date_modified":"2020-05-22T05:34:30Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/birth-can-be-easier-than-you-expect","html_content":"

Birth story of baby Indy, mommy Liane, daddy Tony and big brother Onyx

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/birth-can-be-easier-than-you-expect","title":"Birth can be easier than you expect","summary":"Birth story of baby Indy, mommy Liane, daddy Tony and big brother Onyx","date_modified":"2020-02-26T05:26:38Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/my-sister-meghas-birth-story","html_content":"

My baby sister had a baby and I'm excited to share this story..

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/my-sister-meghas-birth-story","title":"My sister Megha's Birth Story ","summary":"My baby sister had a baby and I'm excited to share this story..","date_modified":"2020-02-20T07:57:35Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/a-gentle-spontaneous-waterbirth-story","html_content":"

J’s first child was born 4 years back in Mumbai. She had a healthy active pregnancy, was told in her routine check up at completion of 40 weeks that is better to get induced. Her body responded to the induction almost v...

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/a-gentle-spontaneous-waterbirth-story","title":"A gentle spontaneous waterbirth story","summary":" J’s first child was born 4 years back in Mumbai. She had a healthy active pregnancy, was told in her routine check up at completion of 40 weeks that is better to get induced. Her body responded to the induction almost v...","date_modified":"2020-01-15T05:57:45Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/shikhas-intervention-free-natural-water-birth-story","html_content":"

The highlights:

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/shikhas-intervention-free-natural-water-birth-story","title":"Shikha's intervention-free natural water birth story","summary":"The highlights:","date_modified":"2019-08-12T12:37:36Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/banis-well-planned-natural-birth-story","html_content":"

Here’s the story about a second time mom who had a vaginal birth the previous time but felt a lack of support during her labor. She chose a hospital that encouraged her to delivery vaginally but failed to support her thr...

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/banis-well-planned-natural-birth-story","title":"Bani's well planned natural birth story","summary":"Here’s the story about a second time mom who had a vaginal birth the previous time but felt a lack of support during her labor. She chose a hospital that encouraged her to delivery vaginally but failed to support her thr...","date_modified":"2019-05-10T10:25:05Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/kajals-calm-and-quick-natural-birth-story","html_content":"

Kajal was expecting her second baby after 4 years of her first. The last time she had read the hypnobirthing book and used it effectively in labor. While her husband was present with her, she felt that he wasn’t too comf...

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/kajals-calm-and-quick-natural-birth-story","title":"Kajal's calm and quick natural birth story","summary":"Kajal was expecting her second baby after 4 years of her first. The last time she had read the hypnobirthing book and used it effectively in labor. While her husband was present with her, she felt that he wasn’t too comf...","date_modified":"2019-04-24T11:55:50Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/birth-story-of-vipasha-sachin","html_content":"

I got a call one day from a woman saying that she found me online and was curious to know more about childbirth classes and doula support. She was just about 3 months pregnant with her first baby and already started her ...

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/birth-story-of-vipasha-sachin","title":"Birth story of Vipasha & Sachin's baby girl","summary":"I got a call one day from a woman saying that she found me online and was curious to know more about childbirth classes and doula support. She was just about 3 months pregnant with her first baby and already started her ...","date_modified":"2019-04-24T10:48:27Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/anamikas-vbac-story","html_content":"

Here’s a story about a couple’s second birthing journey. The first time they went with blind faith of the medical system but ended up feeling betrayed at the end. Second time around they went against the tide, followed t...

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/anamikas-vbac-story","title":"Anamika's empowering VBAC","summary":"Here’s a story about a couple’s second birthing journey. The first time they went with blind faith of the medical system but ended up feeling betrayed at the end. Second time around they went against the tide, followed t...","date_modified":"2018-12-20T04:48:56Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/birth-story-of-baby-malachi","html_content":"

Photo Credit: Amanda & Tim Perkins

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1. The most precious medicine for your newborn is your colostrum and skin contact.

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/8-things-your-pediatrician-doesn%E2%80%99t-tell-you-about-your-newborn","title":"8 things your pediatrician doesn’t tell you about your newborn","summary":" 1. The most precious medicine for your newborn is your colostrum and skin contact.","date_modified":"2018-10-12T10:34:02Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/are-we-taking-away-newborn-babies-right-to-thrive","html_content":"

The moment has arrived. You and your baby have been waiting for 9 months to meet each other. The little one has grown to know everything she needs to know about you – your voice, your smell, your touch, your feelings and...

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/are-we-taking-away-newborn-babies-right-to-thrive","title":"Are we taking away newborn babies right to thrive?","summary":"The moment has arrived. You and your baby have been waiting for 9 months to meet each other. The little one has grown to know everything she needs to know about you – your voice, your smell, your touch, your feelings and...","date_modified":"2018-10-09T07:37:17Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/who%E2%80%99s-your-worst-enemy-when-you-are-expecting","html_content":"

Having a baby has definitely become ‘safer’ in today’s day and age, yet women are more afraid of childbirth than ever before!

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/who%E2%80%99s-your-worst-enemy-when-you-are-expecting","title":"Who’s your worst enemy when you are expecting?","summary":"Having a baby has definitely become ‘safer’ in today’s day and age, yet women are more afraid of childbirth than ever before!","date_modified":"2018-09-27T04:49:12Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/ten-things-that-your-doctor-hasn%E2%80%99t-told-you-about-a-natural-birth","html_content":"

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/ten-things-that-your-doctor-hasn%E2%80%99t-told-you-about-a-natural-birth","title":"Ten things that your doctor hasn’t told you about a natural birth","summary":" ","date_modified":"2018-09-18T11:58:29Z"},{"id":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/ina-may%E2%80%99s-guide-to-childbirth---book-review","html_content":"

","url":"https://birthsense.in/doula-support/f/ina-may%E2%80%99s-guide-to-childbirth---book-review","title":"Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth - Book review & my perspective","summary":" ","date_modified":"2018-04-09T10:47:54Z"}]}