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Precipitous Labor Was a Blessing and a Curse to Oriana

When did you realize you were really in labor?

When I didn't get any breaks in my contractions.
What was the most challenging thing about going natural?

The pain but I had a precipitous labor which was a blessing & a curse at the same time.
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What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?

Reading.
What surprised you about your birth?

I was dead set on having an epidural but after a failed first try of receiving an epidural & by the time I was getting a second epidural, it was too late, the baby was crowing & I had him naturally without any pain relief.
I felt that I was holding the strongest person in the world since he was born premature.
What pain relief strategies worked best?

Praying it would be over.
What position did you end up delivering in?

On my back but I delivered him myself with the help of my doctor. I reached down & grabbed him myself and put him on my belly.
How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?

Wonderful, I felt that I was holding the strongest person in the world since he was born premature.
What advice can you give to other mamas who want to go natural?

That it's possible and you can do it! If I could do it so can you. The pain is temporary and as soon as the baby is born, you'll instantly be pain free.

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