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When did you realize you were really in labor?
I didn't.... I had some contractions but my body never progressed and I ended up spiking a fever with an elevated white blood count and was admitted to labor and delivery for monitoring of the baby because she had an extremely elevated heart rate and kept falling off the monitor and loaded full of fluids and Tylenol to break my fever.
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What was the most challenging thing about going natural?
I didn't have a chance to try laboring at all.
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What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?
I exercised until 39 weeks it didn't help with child birth but it helped with our recovery!
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What surprised you about your birth?
The emergency c section... Which I would choose over and over in order to save my daughter!
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Have an open mind
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What pain relief strategies worked best?
Didn't get to have a vaginal birth
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What position did you end up delivering in?
On my back with a surgical team and my hubby.
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How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?
So amazing!
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What advice can you give to other mamas who want to go natural?
Have an open mind
