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When did you realize you were really in labor?
Around 5 pm I started having contractions 10 minutes apart, still thinking it may end up being prodromal labor. I called my midwife to sit with me and she came around 7pm and we still weren't sure it was the real thing. I got in the bath at 8pm and the helped a ton, the midwife and I chatted, laughed and around 8:40pm we decided I was in labor and we would have a baby that night. I ended up having a baby 55 minutes later.
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What was the most challenging thing about going natural?
Trusting your body to know that you are stronger than the surges.
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What was the most helpful thing you did to prepare for childbirth?
Trusting my ability to birth my baby, trusting that my body knows how to give birth. I used rescue remedy and birth affirmations.
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What surprised you about your birth?
That I stayed focused and that it was so fast.
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Trusting my ability to birth my baby, trusting that my body knows how to give birth. I used rescue remedy and birth affirmations.
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What pain relief strategies worked best?
Staying relaxed, being calm and focused.
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What position did you end up delivering in?
I gave birth in our tub, her head squatting and her body reclined in the water.
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How did it feel to hold your baby for the first time?
Amazing!
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What advice can you give to other mamas who want to go natural?
Stay focused.
