#29 | Three Home Births, Full Confidence: The Message Every Mama Needs | With Priscilla Perez

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Priscilla Perez - Birth Doula

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This week I’m sitting down with Priscilla Perez, a birth doula from the Pasadena, California area, who has had all three of her babies at home. Not one hospital birth. Not a “let me try it once and then maybe.” She chose home birth from the very beginning, trusted her body, built her birth team, and walked straight into three powerful, transformative experiences.

In this episode, Priscilla shares each of her home birth stories — the long, slow 24-hour first birth, the castor-oil induction and midwife-assisted second birth, and the fast, late, deeply intuitive third birth. Every story is different, every lesson runs deeper, and every one of them carries a message that mamas desperately need to hear: you are stronger than you think, and with the right support, you can do this.

We also talk about the part no one prepares you for — the postpartum bubble, the flood of oxytocin, the vulnerability, the days when your milk comes in, and why accepting help is an act of wisdom, not weakness. Priscilla shares what she wishes first-time mamas understood about rest, recovery, and protecting the sacred early weeks, and why letting people love you is part of the healing.

If you’re considering a home birth, wondering what doulas and midwives actually do, or you just need someone to tell you the truth about confidence, support, and what your body is capable of, this is the conversation you want to hear.

Priscilla serves families in the Pasadena, CA area as a birth doula. You can reach her at [email protected]

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