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When did you realize you were really in labor?
While home schooling my oldest at 10:20 AM, the day of my baby's birth.
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What was the most challenging thing about going natural?
The intense and quick dilating!! I could feel myself dilate with each contraction in the last hour!
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What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?
Read, read, and educate myself on how the body works in labor. The understanding of the body helps me to better deal with what is happening and why it's happening. It made me more confident in my body and that it knew what to do with out me having to do anything, allowing me to relax and "ride the waves."
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What surprised you about your birth?
It was my first day-time birth!! YAY! I thought I would get a good night sleep being Baby Girl came at 3:15 PM, but I was still on the birthing high, that I was way too excited to sleep that night. In my previous three births, I had my babies all after midnight, leaving me awake for almost a full 24 hours. So, I got a bit more rest this time.
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Educate yourself on pregnancy, labor, and delivery! Understand why the body does what it does. It makes a world of a difference when you're in the process!
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What pain relief strategies worked best?
Breathing through, listening to my playlist of my favorite worship songs from church, and thanking God we're making it through.
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What position did you end up delivering in?
In the birthing tub on my hands and knees.
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How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?
There are no words... I was so in love...and so relieved and thankful that we did it and made it through healthy and whole! I kept telling my baby girl when I first held her, "We did it!! We made it!" ...including her in the process.
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What advice can you give to other mamas who want to go natural?
Educate yourself on pregnancy, labor, and delivery! Understand why the body does what it does. It makes a world of a difference when you're in the process!
