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When did you realize you were really in labor?
When my water broke at 1:20 am
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What was the most challenging thing about going natural?
Just making sure I mentally prepared to imbrace everything that was happening.
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What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?
Everything I read on Mama Natural! I made sure I stayed fit, I started drinking raspberry leaf tea at 34 weeks, reading and listening to birth affirmations. Eating 6 dates a day, a 30 minute walk every day.
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What surprised you about your birth?
How fast my birth was! From start to finish my birth was 2 hours and 59 minutes long. With this being my first baby I expected my labor to be over 24 hours long.
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Really commit to a natural birth, don't just dip your toes in go all the way. If you're really committed and believe you can have your baby naturally then you can.
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What pain relief strategies worked best?
I didn't feel any real pain til transition, breathing through the contractions and envisioning that every contraction and push was bring my baby closer to me.
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What position did you end up delivering in?
Unfortunately I was on my back, she came so fast I didn't have time to understand that it was delivery time.
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How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?
In awe and shock, I was 37 weeks along so I was thinking I was go over my due date not have her early. All I could think was I was holding our little answered prayer and she was safe and healthy.
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What advice can you give to other mamas who want to go natural?
Really commit to a natural birth, don't just dip your toes in go all the way. If you're really committed and believe you can have your baby naturally then you can.
