This is part three of my three-part birthing story:
What does a new, natural mama think of her 27-hour labor and everything that followed? This video pretty much sums it up.
Bonus: A slideshow of our baby boy at the end!
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I feel a little scared and self conscious to post this video, but hey, after childbirth a woman can face anything, right?
This is part two of my childbirth story.
In case you can’t see the video, here’s the gist…
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Buckle up everyone, here’s my birthing story! It’s a big one, so we’ve divided it into three parts.
This is part three of my three-part birthing story:
Labor began at 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept 10 and lasted through the night and into the morning. I was unable to sleep, but managing fairly well. We called our doula over around noon and soon it was time to drive to the alternative birthing center at a nearby hospital. When the midwife checked me out I was 5cm dilated. Yeah for the rookie mom! We were worried I’d be at a 1 or 2.
I continued to labor in the birthing center – mainly in the shower and down on all fours with the birthing ball – till 4 p.m. When my midwife rechecked me I was at a 7! Life was good. I had hope! I labored for 2 more hours… very intense, very painful and thank God for Mike who literally held my back together with every contraction to help offset the pressure. I was rechecked at 6 p.m. and was making progress.
We labored for another half hour and then filled the birthing tub…
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