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When did you realize you were really in labor?
After 11pm on Monday June 27, 2016.
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What was the most challenging thing about going natural?
Making sure I did not give in to fear.
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What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?
Not allowing myself to think negatively. Listening to Scriptures and praying.
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What surprised you about your birth?
How I realized that the pain to me was not bad enough to need an epidural.
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Do it!!! Just do it!!! ???
You were created by God almighty to give birth. Therefore you will live and not die. No matter what people think. Believe in your heart that all things are possible. You can do it!!!
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What pain relief strategies worked best?
Having the right midwives. Massages, listening to music, having people around me encouraging me. Staying focused on one contraction at a time. Praying and being in my home.
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What position did you end up delivering in?
Sitting up right against my couch on the floor, in my living room.
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How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?
It felt amazing. I was so relieved and grateful. Just knowing that he was in my arms. That everything I focused on proved to be true. That in the end I would hold my baby on the other side of each and every pain and discomfort.
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What advice can you give to other mamas who want to go natural?
Do it!!! Just do it!!! ???
You were created by God almighty to give birth. Therefore you will live and not die. No matter what people think. Believe in your heart that all things are possible. You can do it!!!
