In Episode 14, Becca & Arielle sit down with Katie Noland, a mom of four whose birth stories span nearly every type of birth setting. From two hospital vaginal deliveries → to a birth center birth → to her final home birth, Katie opens up about how each experience shaped her confidence, her voice, and her motherhood.

Katie walks us through:

💛 Baby 1 — Mollie (2020)

Induction at 40+2, a long hospital labor, vacuum delivery, tearing, and hours of pushing — ending with the unexpected discovery that Mollie was born with a lipoma (facial abnormality) in her cheek, something no one had caught prenatally. Katie shares the shock of that moment and how it shifted her entire postpartum experience and motherhood journey.

💛 Baby 2 — Heidi (2022)

Another induction, minimal epidural relief, one push, and a postpartum experience that left Katie vowing never to deliver in a hospital again — shaped heavily by feeling pressured around interventions and her family’s vaccine preferences.

💛 Baby 3 — Harrison (2023)

A spontaneous birth at California Birth Center at 41 weeks — fast, supported, and only 2.5 hours from start to finish. Katie calls this birth her “literal dream.”

💛 Baby 4 — Georgia (2025)

A 38+6 spontaneous home birth, six hours start to finish, and their first surprise gender. Big sister Mollie was determined to be in the room — and got to witness her baby sister being born.

Katie also shares how her first baby’s facial abnormality shaped her early motherhood, her fears going into future pregnancies, and the healing she found in her later births.

We explore:

✨ Choosing different birth settings for different seasons of life

✨ Rebuilding trust in your body after hard or unexpected births

This episode is raw, heartfelt, and full of insight for both new and seasoned moms.