Being Very Open With Her Midwife About What's Most Important For Her Helped Melissa During Her Hospital Birth

When did you realize you were really in labor?

Due to my age I was induced.
What was the most challenging thing about going natural?

The last hour of hard labor.
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What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?

Being very open with my midwife about what was most important to me.
What surprised you about your birth?

Even though my midwife has said that it was fast for an induction (25 hours), it still felt like it took forever!
Find a practitioner that you can really trust. And that comes from someone with major trust issues when it comes to the medical field!
What pain relief strategies worked best?

Changing positions and the midwife telling me how many of my breaths it was taking to get through a contraction. It was very helpful to have a number to focus on and to know that it wasn't going to last forever.
What position did you end up delivering in?

Squatting with a bar to support myself.
How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?

There aren't words..... but if I had to pick a couple I would go with: exhilarating, relief, joy, peace.
What advice can you give to other mamas who want to go natural?

Find a practitioner that you can really trust. And that comes from someone with major trust issues when it comes to the medical field!

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