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When did you realize you were really in labor?
I had a few Braxton Hicks contractions a few weeks before my due date but was praying not to go into labor before my scheduled C-section. Baby girl was breeched and I had been trying all the tricks to get her to turn, including an ECV, which my midwife and Dr had a pretty high success rate in. But, she wouldn't budge. After all the flipping and moving she'd been doing, for her to not turn after all that, I needed to trust that she had her reasons for staying put, so we booked a c-section 3 days before my due date and prayed she didn't try to come before then.
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What was the most challenging thing about going natural?
Not being able to go natural after I had been prepping and planning for it.
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What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?
Hypnobirthing classses and learning to breath in calming ways, helped with the pain of my ECV and in the days before my c-section, to help calm mine and my husband's nerves about the surgery.
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What surprised you about your birth?
How amazing it was to meet my daughter even though it didn't go as we had hoped and planned.
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Plan, prepare and research but be flexible and sensitive to what your body and baby are telling you.
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What pain relief strategies worked best?
Hypnobreathing techniques.
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What position did you end up delivering in?
On a table.
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How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?
Incredible! I couldn't believe she had grown in my body!
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What advice can you give to other mamas who want to go natural?
Plan, prepare and research but be flexible and sensitive to what your body and baby are telling you.
