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When did you realize you were really in labor?
When my doula came over at 10 p.m. to see how I was doing. She said yup! Looks like early labor, call me when you need support. (Which was 5 am the next day)
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What was the most challenging thing about going natural?
How exhausting it is! To me, the contractions weren't all that bad compared to how tired I was.
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What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?
Research! I also drank a lot of red raspberry leaf tea and watched 'one born every minute'.
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What surprised you about your birth?
That it was a complete 180 of what I wanted
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If you even have a hint that you might be in labor, SLEEP! Being exhausted does not help at all.
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What pain relief strategies worked best?
Walking and moving around.
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What position did you end up delivering in?
Pushed on all fours, ended up in a c-section.
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How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?
Surreal and sad at the same time. She had fluid in her lungs still so she had to be on oxygen. I felt that I cheated her from coming the way nature intended. 10 months later and I love her more each and every day.
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What advice can you give to other mamas who want to go natural?
If you even have a hint that you might be in labor, SLEEP! Being exhausted does not help at all.
