Trusting Her Ability To Birth Her Baby and Using Birth Affirmations Helped Casey During Her Home Birth

When did you realize you were really in labor?

Around 5 pm I started having contractions 10 minutes apart, still thinking it may end up being prodromal labor. I called my midwife to sit with me and she came around 7pm and we still weren't sure it was the real thing. I got in the bath at 8pm and the helped a ton, the midwife and I chatted, laughed and around 8:40pm we decided I was in labor and we would have a baby that night. I ended up having a baby 55 minutes later.
What was the most challenging thing about going natural?

Trusting your body to know that you are stronger than the surges.
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What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?

Trusting my ability to birth my baby, trusting that my body knows how to give birth. I used rescue remedy and birth affirmations.
What surprised you about your birth?

That I stayed focused and that it was so fast.
Trusting my ability to birth my baby, trusting that my body knows how to give birth. I used rescue remedy and birth affirmations.
What pain relief strategies worked best?

Staying relaxed, being calm and focused.
What position did you end up delivering in?

I gave birth in our tub, her head squatting and her body reclined in the water.
How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?

Amazing!
What advice can you give to other mamas who want to go natural?

Stay focused.

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