Birth Stories

Rachel's Home Birth

  • When did you realize you were really in labor?

    When I asked the other moms in my facebook birth group!

  • What was the most challenging thing about going natural?

    Trusting yourself.

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  • What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?

    I read a lot of academic papers about every possible choice in the process. Some books I read that I found particularly helpful were: Pushed, and Hypnobirthing

  • What surprised you about your birth?

    How supremely easy it was.

  • Just decide to do it and don't look back.
  • What pain relief strategies worked best?

    I honestly did not really find it painful.

  • What position did you end up delivering in?

    Side-lying

  • How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?

    Joyful.

  • What advice can you give to other mamas who want to go natural?

    Just decide to do it and don't look back.

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