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When did you realize you were really in labor?
I was induced when Quintyn's growth plateaued.
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What was the most challenging thing about going natural?
The unknown.
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What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?
Read anything I could get my hands on.
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What surprised you about your birth?
How quickly the memory of the pain faded when I looked Quintyn in the eyes. AND the post delivery shakes, how quick they come on, stay completely uncontrollable, then just stop.
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Listen to your body, it knows what it can do.
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What pain relief strategies worked best?
Closing my eyes and focusing on my body and what it was telling me.
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What position did you end up delivering in?
In OR with suction assist.
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How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?
Blessed. Truly, genuinely blessed.
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What advice can you give to other mamas who want to go natural?
Listen to your body, it knows what it can do.
