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Moony Birth Stories

Ali Vitrih

Kids & Family

Health & Fitness

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Frequency: 1 episode/23d. Total Eps: 95

Sharing real and honest birth stories of Canadian families ✨🌙

Host @alivitrih, a doula & mother of two.

Find me on Instagram @moonybirthstoriespodcast

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Taylor H. | Hospital birth with epidural and postpartum anxiety.

Season 5 · Episode 6

Thursday, October 23, 2025 • Duration 35:13

On this episode of Moony Birth Stories, Ali sits down to chat with Taylor as she recounts the birth of her daughter, Vienna. Taylor had an uneventful pregnancy with an iron transfusion near the end. She had a few trips to the hospital where she was sent home at 2cm. She was then admitted, received an epidural, and laboured throughout the day. She ultimately had forceps for delivery and had a third degree tear.

Taylor opens up about her experience during the postpartum period, including recovery from a third degree tear, postpartum anxiety, and about her feeding journey.

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Kirbie P | Infertility, loss, and a homebirth with a midwife & doula.

Season 5 · Episode 5

Thursday, October 16, 2025 • Duration 01:00:26

On today’s episode of Moony Birth Stories, I am joined by Kirbie from Saskatoon. Kirbie opens up about her journey through infertility, including over a year of trying to conceive, working closely with a fertility clinic, and experiencing multiple losses along the way. Kirbie reflects on the incredible moment she welcomed her baby at home, surrounded by unwavering support from her husband, midwife, and a doula.

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Bethany V. | Mental health in pregnancy, a quick hospital birth with epidural, and perinatal mental health resources.

Season 5 · Episode 4

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 • Duration 30:25

Bethany from Saskatoon shares her story about her mental health during her pregnancy. She shares the details of her quick hospital delivery and her postpartum experience. Throughout the episode, Bethany offers valuable resources and insights for anyone navigating their own perinatal mental health journey.

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Mother May I: https://www.mothermayi.ca/

Reclaim MBK: https://reclaimsaskatoon.ca/

Birth blessings: https://www.birthblessings.ca/

Motherhood YXE: https://www.facebook.com/p/Motherhood-YXE-100065324806493/

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Marisa D. | A long induction, unplanned c-section, and the importance of community.

Season 5 · Episode 3

Monday, September 29, 2025 • Duration 36:33

On today’s episode, I sat down to chat with Marisa about her birth at the Yorkton, SK hospital. She shares her long induction process that led to her c-section. In this emotional story, Marisa goes into what her feelings were about her surgery and recounts the amazing moment of meeting her baby. She shares more about her breast feeding journey and all things postpartum.

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Ashley N. | Positive pregnancy, hospital birth with an epidural, and the road to becoming a postpartum doula.

Season 5 · Episode 2

Thursday, September 25, 2025 • Duration 45:38

We’re joined by Ashley from Saskatoon as she shares the story of her daughter, Isabella. Ashley opens up about her year-long journey to conception, her positive pregnancy experience, and the emotions she felt leading up to labour. She also reflects on the challenges she faced during birth and in the early days of postpartum.

Through her own recovery and growth, Ashley found a new calling: supporting other parents. Her postpartum experience inspired her to become a postpartum doula, and she now looks forward to offering families in Saskatoon the care and guidance she once needed herself.

Find Ashley on Instagram @lovepostpartum

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Welcome back to Moony Birth Stories | New host

Season 5 · Episode 1

Thursday, September 25, 2025 • Duration 05:23

Welcome back!! In this short episode, meet your newest host, Ali Vitrih. Ali shares why she wanted to re-boot the podcast and what to expect from the podcast going forward.

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Liz- One Hospital Labour with Pitocin and Epidural; Emergency Cesarean Section

Season 4 · Episode 2

Friday, June 9, 2023 • Duration 01:10:30

Liz, a doula and pharmacist from Saskatoon, SK joins me on this episode of Moony Birth Stories to share the pregnancy and birth story of her daughter Marjorie. Liz and her partner, Pete, were able to conceive with no complications after a few months of trying and while she'd hoped for a home birth, Liz explains the factors that ended up leading her in a different direction. She opens up about her struggles with a labour experience that felt out of her control and not supported by her medical team in the ways she should've been. She talks about her path to processing and healing after birth trauma as well as her struggles with postpartum anxiety.

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Desley- Two Homebirths with Hospital Transfers

Season 4 · Episode 1

Thursday, January 26, 2023 • Duration 32:28

Desley from Regina, SK joins me on this episode of Moony Birth Stories to share her two pregnancy and birth stories. Desley and her partner Allen took two months to get pregnant with their first baby and since Desley had done some research prior to conceiving and wanted a homebirth, she knew she'd need to apply for a midwife immediately. She was able to get in with midwifery care and moved forward with her plans for a home water birth. After an enjoyable pregnancy, labour started on it's own at home. She was able to labour at home until the very end when stalled pushing led to the recommendation of a transfer to hospital and everything went quickly from there. At 9 months postpartum, Desley and Allen got an unexpected surprise when they discovered they were pregnany with their second. This pregnancy same with more challenges and Desley's plans for a home waterbirth remained the same. She shares how this birth ultimately ended in hospital transfer as well and how she coped with a more challenging postpartum.

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Hannah- One Hospital Birth with Epidural, PPD and PPA

Season 3 · Episode 30

Friday, December 9, 2022 • Duration 46:07

Hannah, from Saskatoon, SK joins me on this episode of Moony Birth Stories to share the pregnancy and birth story of her son Oakland. Hannah and her husband were together for quite some time before deciding to have a baby but once they started trying, they were able to conceive right away. That first pregnancy unfortunately ended in a miscarriage and the couple conceived again later that year. The pregnancy was not enjoyable for Hannah due to being very sick and struggling with hip pain. She wasn't afraid or nervous for birth and shares the funny story of her labour beginning and involving a lot of laughter. She then goes on to share the details of her hospital birth and a handful of issues she experienced with epidurals. Hannah was diagnosed with postpartum depression and anxiety 3-4 months after birth and talks about that experience as well.

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Eve- One Hospital Birth with Epidural, Endometriosis, Fibroids, Newborn Seizures

Season 3 · Episode 29

Tuesday, November 8, 2022 • Duration 53:34

I'm joined on this episode of Moony Birth Stories by Eve, from Saskatoon, SK. She shares the pregnancy and birth story of her daughter Zahra. Eve and her partner were pleasantly surprised to find out they were pregnant after four months of natural family planning and although Eve was happy to be pregnant, the pregnancy itself was challenging as she was extremely sick and struggled with nausea and vomiting. In her third trimester, it was discovered that she was very anemic and needed an iron infusion. Eve shares the details of her hospital birth with the support of an epidural for pain management. She also talks about the scary experience of witnessing her newborn daughter have a seizure and the resulting diagnosis and treatment.

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