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When did you realize you were really in labor?
When my water broke! I got up in the middle of the night thinking I needed to poop - then I stood up & felt a leak. On the toilet I continued to leak & very soon the contractions started.
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What was the most challenging thing about going natural?
Managing the pain through some of the more intense contractions.
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What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?
Visualization! I would imagine a flower opening - or the baby movimg down the birth canal. I even had dreams practicing this!!
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What surprised you about your birth?
How incredibly fast it happened-- 3 hours from start to finish. I held my legs together in the car & we barely had enough time to fill the tub at the birth center!!
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You can do it!!! Invest time, energy, and funds into preparation- it is one of the most important event in your life & your baby's
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What pain relief strategies worked best?
Breathing & visualization
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What position did you end up delivering in?
Sitting & holding my bent legs at the knee
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How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?
BLISS
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What advice can you give to other mamas who want to go natural?
You can do it!!! Invest time, energy, and funds into preparation- it is one of the most important event in your life & your baby's...take classes, read books, talk to women who have experienced it, ask questions at your prenatal appointments, and choose a birth environment that will fully support your choices.
