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When did you realize you were really in labor?
Due to my age I was induced.
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What was the most challenging thing about going natural?
The last hour of hard labor.
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What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?
Being very open with my midwife about what was most important to me.
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What surprised you about your birth?
Even though my midwife has said that it was fast for an induction (25 hours), it still felt like it took forever!
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Find a practitioner that you can really trust. And that comes from someone with major trust issues when it comes to the medical field!
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What pain relief strategies worked best?
Changing positions and the midwife telling me how many of my breaths it was taking to get through a contraction. It was very helpful to have a number to focus on and to know that it wasn't going to last forever.
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What position did you end up delivering in?
Squatting with a bar to support myself.
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How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?
There aren't words..... but if I had to pick a couple I would go with: exhilarating, relief, joy, peace.
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What advice can you give to other mamas who want to go natural?
Find a practitioner that you can really trust. And that comes from someone with major trust issues when it comes to the medical field!
