Then they put on the “crime scene lights” on to make sure they could see everything during the pushing phase. Her partner said it felt like a play was about to start with the intensity of the lighting in the room…
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She only pushed for an hour or less. So when the moment became an emergency, mama pushed like a wild woman while papa stayed close by her side. I was on the side lines offering advice to her partner and filming the entire pushing stage...
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When I arrived at the hospital, my now new birth client was content and settled into bed after receiving her epidural. She and I became fast friends while we chatted and I assisted her nurse in helping her turn her body every hour to make sure the epidural worked on numbing both sides of the spine...
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Her induction had a slow start like with most hospital inductions. They started her on misoprostol at 10am with the first half tablet to get things started. Four hours later they administered the last half tablet with a folly balloon accompanied by a pitocin...
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I grounded with her immediately and took her aside to remind her of her goals of having an unmedicated vaginal birth. She looked away from me because she was fighting me internally. She had felt so exhausted and depleted. She didn’t want to hear how she could keep going...
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As long as you do not have a high risk pregnancy, accomplishing a VBAC is quite attainable. You have just as much of a opportunity for a successful VBAC as a first time mother who desires to deliver vaginally...
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They felt well equipped and fully prepared to manage labor together. As they were at the hospital, I offered suggestions through text messages all throughout their labor to help them stay on track. I reminded them to get into a steady flow of labor positions & rest while maintaining the deep breathing exercises...
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The rhythm we created together sufficed in helping time move quickly. We had her resting on the hospital bed for half an hour while we breathed with her and offered counter pressure on each side of her hips...
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If your baby is struggling to breathe, the medical staff will take your baby over to the warming station for resuscitation. At that point, walk over and hold your baby's hand and talk to your baby...
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In early labor there are several things happening all at once. The cervix is beginning to soften and become shorter which then allows the mucous plug to be released...
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Anesthesia through a spinal injection that provides pain relief starting at the bottom of the ribs down to the legs. Sometimes you can still feel the pressure of contractions instead of the pain...
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Originally using the term "natural birth" meant an unmedicated vaginal birth. As the overall awareness has shifted in birth work, coining the term "natural" took away from the fact that ALL births are natural…
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She went into labor right before the cut off time for having a hospital birth. Luckily she progressed into labor far enough to have the birth center honor her stay there. I came in and instantly relieved the father so he could take a 3 hour power nap...
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I had all three of us go outside to talk about releasing any emotional past traumas that occured in mama's past. We formed a sacred woman’s circle to honor this mama as a new mother and to bring a sense of safety into her heart...
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Her partner had prepared her body for months to successfully breastfeed their newborn. Their partnership was equal in providing for the newborn and in being an equal part of giving birth to this new baby girl...
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My client has a background of pagan spirituality. As a Doula, I was very interested in this belief system because I myself believe in the power of the earth and the animals living on it...
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Instead, I told her to get primal and wild. I told her it's time to let go and move as freely as she wanted to during her contractions. It's time to no longer hold it together...
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A lot of women do not fully understand what they are about to embark upon. I do also understand that not all labors are as intense, long, or uncomfortable... You never know what cards you will be dealt...
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Her partner was on top of guiding her verbally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Offering prayers up to God for support and guidance. It was a beautiful thing to watch...
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Her partner told me she didn't feel like receiving physical touch unless her surge had finished. So I discussed with her that she could tell me "hands off" anytime she no longer needed my touch. That way I don't cross her comfort boundary...
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