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When did you realize you were really in labor?
I had prodromal labor for the entire week leading up to birth, I realized I was in active labor once my water broke
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What was the most challenging thing about going natural?
The pain..I went from 4 cm to 10 cm in 20 minutes and the pain from going that fast was excruciating, but it went really fast, I pushed my baby out in less than a minute, 2 pushes and she was out
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What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?
Reading other people's experiences, drinking red raspberry leaf tea and constantly giving myself a pep talk that I was built to do this
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What surprised you about your birth?
How great I felt after all that pain
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Know how your own strength, us women were built for this. Our bodies know what to do and it can handle it
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What pain relief strategies worked best?
Breathing mostly, walking
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What position did you end up delivering in?
Laying down with my legs up
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How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?
Amazing! There is no greater feeling
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What advice can you give to other mamas who want to go natural?
Know how your own strength, us women were built for this. Our bodies know what to do and it can handle it
