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When did you realize you were really in labor?
I wasn’t quite sure at first. My midwife gave me castor oil due to me being 41 weeks and 5 days. So I wasn’t sure if it was just the castor oil or castor oil taking effect plus contractions. However, at 5:00 pm pains started to come.
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What was the most challenging thing about going natural?
I wasn’t expecting my contractions to be so intense so quickly. It was like zero to a hundred in 10 minutes.
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What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?
Making sure the baby was in the right position. Lots of yoga and just making sure I was sitting in a good position always. As well as eating dates and red raspberry leaf tea. I believe all those preparations made my labor super fast.
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What surprised you about your birth?
How intense it was so quick. I prepared myself for a 24 hr labor but when my labor was only 2 hrs I wasn’t prepared for the intensity. The contractions were on top of each other with no breaks pretty much right from the start.
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She was so perfect and beautiful. I can’t quite describe it but it was bliss.
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What pain relief strategies worked best?
Sounds... Moaning. It’s the only thing that got me through.
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What position did you end up delivering in?
All fours on my hands and knees
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How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?
I was honestly in shock. From the first contraction to when baby girl came out it was like 2 hrs. It was amazing. She was so perfect and beautiful. I can’t quite describe it but it was bliss.
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How did the Mama Natural Birth Class help you in your childbirth?
Just information!!!! Seeing the live birth videos was super informative. I think just knowing what to expect and how to potentially cope with it was the most valuable tool. Also the affirmation cards actually were super helpful. I tried to recall as many of those as I could while in transition.
