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When did you realize you were really in labor?
After having contractions all day they finally regulated around 2 am and around 4 am they got stronger and wouldn't go away so I knew it was time!
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What was the most challenging thing about going natural?
The hip pain. I had heard of and expected everything else, but I had horrible hip pain during transition that I wasn't prepared to breathe through.
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What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?
Chiropractic care and watching birth videos.
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What surprised you about your birth?
How your body really does everything for you. I had had 3 hospital births with epidurals and pitocin. This time, I went into labor naturally and my body took control. Nobody messed with me and my baby was here in just a few hours! And I was present for all of it. No grogginess from an epidural for days, I was actually coherent and my bonding experience was so much better this time!
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It really helped me to know what to expect. Reading it is one thing, but hearing it from other women was really helpful. I knew during labor that what I was feeling was normal and that helped keep me calm.
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What pain relief strategies worked best?
Birth pool 100% movement was the only thing that helped the pain and it's so much easier to move in the water!
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How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?
I can't even describe it! To feel my little baby against me after all that hard work was one of the most precious moments of my life.
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What did you name your baby, and why?
Joseph-André after the two saints I prayed to when he was breech. He turned at 38 weeks and I was able to have a home birth!
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How did the Mama Natural Birth Class help you in your childbirth?
It really helped me to know what to expect. Reading it is one thing, but hearing it from other women was really helpful. I knew during labor that what I was feeling was normal and that helped keep me calm.
