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When did you realize you were really in labor?
When my water broke at 1:30 am
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What was the most challenging thing about going natural?
Not finding a midwife to assist in a homebody therefore having to go to the hospital
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What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?
Drinking red raspberry leaf tea I think really made a difference
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What surprised you about your birth?
I had him 20 minutes after getting to the hospital and I didn't even know I was in actual labor until my water broke , about 40 minutes before birthing
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Find coping mechanisms that work for you for coping with "pain". Also don't think of it as pain.
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What pain relief strategies worked best?
I was leaning on a birthing ball for a while for some back pain I had while listening to birth affirmations (again not knowing I was in labor) . Once my water broke I leaned on my boyfriend and he squeezed my hips together
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What position did you end up delivering in?
Laying on the hospital bed
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How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?
Relieved and so much joy! I had been so uncomfortable through this pregnancy since the beginning and joy to have him with us. I didn't have an ultrasound so we found out about the gender at birth. It was a great surprise even though I had a feeling it was a boy!
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What advice can you give to other mamas who want to go natural?
Raspberry leaf tea I feel helps a lot during pregnancy and after. Find coping mechanisms that work for you for coping with "pain". Also don't think of it as pain. I found quotes from Ina May Gaskin especially helpful and also audio of birthing affirmations.
