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When did you realize you were really in labor?
When I lost my mucus plug and contractions started picking up after almost 24h of prodromal labor. The whole time I had still been thinking that it was false labor.
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What was the most challenging thing about going natural?
The exhaustion, I went for two nights without sleep
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What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?
Hire a doula and my natural childbirth class
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What surprised you about your birth?
Some parts took much longer others were so much faster then expected. I was in early labor forever and nothing really changed and suddenly I was 10cm dilated.
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Stay at home as long as possible and hire a doula
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What pain relief strategies worked best?
Breathing, different positions and counter pressure
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What position did you end up delivering in?
Half sitting, legs on the squat bar and holding on to a rope
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How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?
So relieved and proud of myself
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What advice can you give to other mamas who want to go natural?
Stay at home as long as possible and hire a doula
