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When did you realize you were really in labor?
It was Monday and I had my membranes stripped around 11 my water broke at 1500.
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What was the most challenging thing about going natural?
I went Natural as long as I could but I wasn't dilating. I was stuck at 5 for over 12 hours.
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What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?
Take a Lamaze class that allowed me to concentrate on the breathing.
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What surprised you about your birth?
How easy it was to push
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Do it! There is no pain. I didn't feel contractions until maybe 5CM dilation if I wouldn't have gotten stuck there it would have been easy.
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What pain relief strategies worked best?
Breathing and counting the contractions.
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What position did you end up delivering in?
On my back
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How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?
It was the best feeling in the world. He has crying at first but the second he was placed on me he stopped. It was incredible.
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What advice can you give to other mamas who want to go natural?
Do it! There is no pain. I didn't feel contractions until maybe 5CM dilation if I wouldn't have gotten stuck there it would have been easy.
