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In this episode, I share my personal birth story. It’s a solo-sode, so if you’d like to hear an interview, head on to the next show featuring Neely’s story.
- I had attended a Spinning Babies workshop days before going into labor that discussed shoulder dystocia… and became somewhat convinced that my baby would have a dystocia
- I wanted my birth to be a party, so I had my midwives arrive in their pajamas and robes.
- My uterus decided it wanted no audience, and my contractions were very unproductive
- I finally got into the birth pool, which basically stopped my contractions
- The next morning I went to my chiropractor, who tried to get my baby (Janie) in a better position…. I experienced “cartractions” the entire 40 minute ride to and fro
- I took a nap with my husband from 3pm-6pm
- At 6 I decided to go crazy on the birth ball to get the baby out (finally entered active labor)
- Went through transition in my garden tub full of cold water, that I kept accidentally draining
- -Finally moved to the birth pool, where I went from 8 1/2 cm to crowning in a few short minutes
- I had a “short term lotus birth,” where we kept the placenta attached until it was born
- We had a cord burning ceremony
- We then got in bed, ate eggs and toast, drank mimosas and celebrated our new little one!
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