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When did you realize you were really in labor?
When I felt a gush of fluid while walking to the restroom at 3 AM in the morning. At precisely the same time, the lights went out due to a storm. It was an awesome start to my labor and I loved it!
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What was the most challenging thing about going natural?
Not knowing what to expect exactly since I had never been through it before and didn’t know what my threshold was for the “discomfort” and how I would handle it.
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What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?
Prepare my mind, mentally and spiritually. Affirming to myself that no matter what, this was the path I wanted to go on and there was no turning back and that I was in it till I saw this baby in my arms. Setting a strong intention at the start of my pregnancy and reaffirming why I wanted to do it this way.
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What surprised you about your birth?
How intense it was physically and mentally but how empowering it felt knowing that I was able to manage it and do it in a way that was inspiring to the people present.
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Intensely beautiful!!!! It was just a rush of gratitude and disbelief at holding this little human being in my arms and knowing I helped create him. The love pouring out of me was different from anything I had ever felt before.
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What pain relief strategies worked best?
Focused breathing and going into my self as well as having someone to hold on to and have them squeeze my pelvis.
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What position did you end up delivering in?
On my back initially which wasn’t ideal for me and we realized hands and knees was the better position to be in for me.
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How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?
Intensely beautiful!!!! It was just a rush of gratitude and disbelief at holding this little human being in my arms and knowing I helped create him. The love pouring out of me was different from anything I had ever felt before.
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How did the Mama Natural Birth Class help you in your childbirth?
This was the only birth class I did and felt I ever needed to do. The beauty of doing the course at my pace, in the peace and privacy of my home with my sister and feeling that I was getting everything I needed to know from this 8 part course, together with the book was an entire package that left me fulfilled with all the information I needed to know. I didn’t have to or feel the need to research or read anything else and I didn’t!
