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When did you realize you were really in labor?
When contractions got really painful.
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What was the most challenging thing about going natural?
Not asking for an epidural.
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What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?
Praying!
Taking 5-w, red raspberry leaf tea. Raw milk. Extra calcium and magnesium when labor started.
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What surprised you about your birth?
I came to the hospital and when the midwife checked me, I was 10 cm. dilated! !!
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With God all things are possible! He will give you wisdom to choose the right supplements that are good for you, choose the right setting to give birth at, and everything else that might need answers, as you read through a lot of material on Internet. God bless!
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What pain relief strategies worked best?
Walking and breathing.
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What position did you end up delivering in?
Leaning on my arms
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How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?
Finally! Very happy!
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What advice can you give to other mamas who want to go natural?
With God all things are possible! He will give you wisdom to choose the right supplements that are good for you, choose the right setting to give birth at, and everything else that might need answers, as you read through a lot of material on Internet. God bless!