Learning a Lot and Gaining a Helpful Insight Into The Process of Childbirth Helped Annie During Her Hospital Birth

When did you realize you were really in labor?

When I started having intense contractions, hours after they started Pitocin.

What was the most challenging thing about going natural?

Unfortunately, I wasn't given a chance to let things progress naturally, on its own. It was the hospital policy here in Honolulu, HI to start Pitocin after your water breaks and labor doesn't start on its own after 18 hours had passed.

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

I learned a lot and gained a helpful insight into the process of childbirth by taking the mama natural birth course online and reading the hypnobirthing and the natural childbirth the Bradley method books.

What surprised you about your birth?

That my water broke at 37 weeks and that active labor didn't start after 18 hours had passed. The cascade of interventions followed after they started Pitocin :(

Take the mama natural online birth course! So educational, I enjoyed it. Reading books on hypnobirthing and the Bradley method is definitely helpful too!

What pain relief strategies worked best?

Epidural.

What position did you end up delivering in?

Cesarean

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

I felt in love with my baby right away the moment he held my finger with his tiny little hand the second he saw me!

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

Definitely take the mama natural online birth course! So educational, I enjoyed it. Reading books on hypnobirthing and the Bradley method is definitely helpful too!