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When did you realize you were really in labor?
I woke up to some very light birthing waves around 3 am and realized they were pretty consistent and decided to time them. They were right at 5 mins apart for about 2 hours when I called my midwife!
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What was the most challenging thing about going natural?
Trying to relax through my waves! I had taken the Hypnobabies course, which was absolutely amazing, but I got sick 3 weeks before giving birth and was still sick while giving birth so I was a little out of practice.
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What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?
Definitely Hypnobabies!! Absolutely wouldn't have been the same without it. For me and my husband.
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What surprised you about your birth?
When my birthing waves changed to pushing waves I thought those would be the most intense but actually they felt awesome! I finally could push and didn't have to focus on relaxing as much I could work with my body pushing my baby out!
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You can do it! It's not as scary as our culture makes it out to be. Find a great birthing course (like Hypnobabies) that supports the idea that you were created to do this and your body knows what it's doing because you were created well!
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What pain relief strategies worked best?
My husband was such a huge help with my this! He would let me put all my weight on him to help me relax all of my body! That was the best.
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What position did you end up delivering in?
My midwife had me in several different positions but I ended up on the bed in kind of hands and knees lunge position.
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How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?
So crazy!! Seeing him for the 1st time was just amazing. Like this is the little guy that we've been talking about for so long and wondering what he'll look like and he's here! It's just amazing.
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What advice can you give to other mamas who want to go natural?
You can do it! It's not as scary as our culture makes it out to be. Find a great birthing course (like Hypnobabies) that supports the idea that you were created to do this and your body knows what it's doing because you were created well!
