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When did you realize you were really in labor?
I had been having contractions all day since 6 AM, they were between 4-6 minutes apart so I called my doula. When she came over they spread to 10 minutes apart. She stayed for a while and when they didn't pick up she left. I ate a nacho and was going to get some rest. Halfway through the nacho, the contractions hit full force. 4 minutes apart, for 1 minute each, for 1 hour. Needless to say, we called the doula back , she never even made it home.
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What was the most challenging thing about going natural?
The most challenging thing about going natural was not going natural itself, but the doubt people gave. I chose to birth at a hospital and there were a few times I had to get stern with the nurse and tell her no to interventions. She even said to me at one point "I would have thrown the towel in by now". However, the negativity from people just pushed me even further to make sure I went drug free!!
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What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?
Mama Natural child birth classes. Setting my mind to going drug free. Researching and listing the reasons I wanted to go drug free. And my doula.
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What surprised you about your birth?
When my baby was born and set on my chest, I felt in shock. I loved her from the minute I learned about her through the pregnancy test, and all over again when she was put on my body, but I felt in shock for sure.
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Mama natural classes helped me in so many ways. Expressing the importance of a doula, explaining why she's necessary from a man's point of view, and the encouragement that I can go natural were all very helpful.
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What pain relief strategies worked best?
The shower !!! The shower was amazing! And my doulas hands.
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What position did you end up delivering in?
On my back. And my goal for my next child is to change to a different position because I did tear.
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How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?
Unreal. Like nothing I have ever experienced before in my life .
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How did the Mama Natural Birth Class help you in your childbirth?
Mama natural classes helped me in so many ways. Expressing the importance of a doula, explaining why she's necessary from a man's point of view, and the encouragement that I can go natural were all very helpful.
