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Mini birth story: Natural birth, baby #2

mexicolombianamexicolombiana member
in January 2012 Moms

Hi ladies this is my incredibly short version of Liliana's birth.

This is my 2nd baby, my first was almost all natural but I caved in and got an epi at what I thought was the very end (I had about 1-2 hours left w/my first) but god was I wrong.  I missed ALL the good stuff and the pain and pushing!

Well this time I had an awesome midwife and the goal the entire time was a natural birth.  And I did it!

So here is the mini version:

-10:30 p.m. water broke (crazy feeling) no consistent contractions before this except for the night before.

-Labored at home with contractions til 2:30 a.m. about every 3 min apart

-3:00 a.m. at triage at the hospital I was only 4 cm dilated and DISTRAUGHT since I thought I was closer.

-4:00 a.m. checked into the alternative birthing room at the hospital and the midwife joined us she was confident I would progress quickly and thankfully she was right.

-4:30-5:00 a.m. labored in the shower and contractions progressed to the point of having to bear down and push (also the point where I thought I was sure the contractions would kill me from the pain.  I never "felt" these contractions since I had gotten the epi by then w/my 1st).

-5:00-5:25 a.m. we moved from the shower to this little stool thing to push on like a mini toilet.  It was awesome to push on this little thing.  And let me tell you did I PUSH.  I didn't think I could do it, in fact I told my midwife I could NOT push a baby out.  I also screamed like I was a wild amazon woman being chased through a jungle by a leopard.  My DH said he couldn't believe I screamed so loud.  Anyway the midwife continued calmly encouraging me and reinforcing that I COULD do it and that when I pushed I would be closer to having a baby. I was also advised to hold my air in instead of screaming bloody murder and it would help in the pushing and obviously it did.

-5:25 a.m. out came Liliana!  And let me tell you ladies it was the most amazing feeling to push out the baby after laboring w/out pain meds.  It is the world's most satisfying feeling hands down.

Recovery has been ridiculously amazing, I feel bad even writing this but I didn't tear and it's not even hurting to pee.  I do not feel like I just gave birth down there, except of course I am having cramping from my uterus contracting.  But my bleeding has practically stopped and it has only been 2 days. I am obviously having some kind of abnormally awesome recovery but thank god for that because I also have to chase around my toddler.  Although my husband has a few days off and is being awesome.

Good luck to all the remaining January mamas! and congrats to the rest.  I will write a longer birth story later :)

Liliana: 8 lbs 8 oz, 20" long born on 1/24/12.image

 





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