Birth Stories

Deep Breathing Helped Gabriel During Her Hospital Birth

  • When did you realize you were really in labor?

    The day of my due date I had contractions the entire day and acted nonchalantly to them , thinking they were Braxton Hicks not wanting to go to the hospital just to be sent home. I took a shower in the evening got out and the pain was unbearable

  • What was the most challenging thing about going natural?

    Actually going natural, something I always wanted to do I just wasn’t sure if I had it in me!

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  • What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?

    Have my bags packed weeks before, and have baby’s nursery up and all her clothes washed.

  • What surprised you about your birth?

    How far I lasted in labor at home before actually going to the hospital

  • It was amazing for a mother of two already I fell in love again for the third time.
  • What pain relief strategies worked best?

    Deep breaths in as your contracting, it kinda subsides the pain a little.

  • What position did you end up delivering in?

    Semi sitting/knees to chest

  • How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?

    It was amazing for a mother of two already I fell in love again for the third time.

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

    Think of it as the most rewarding heartfelt, genuine pain you would ever feel in your life.

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