My Natural Birth Story – 13 Hours Of Labour

Natural birth is something I always wanted to try but was terrified of.  If you have read my other articles I wasn’t against getting an epidural again, even though the first one did not go totally as planned (you can read about what happened here). An Epidural truly is a great alternative too dealing with endless hours of pain.  However, my natural birth story was completely unplanned and I am going to dish on all the details of how I did it naturally!

Preparing for Labour

May 18, 2018, was my estimated due date for baby girl no. 2.  At the 38 week mark, my doctor had noticed that my fluids looked a little bit low so she scheduled me for an ultrasound just to check things out.

Turned out that my fluids were low but nothing drastic.  My doctor decided we would just keep our eye on it and I would have to be cautious of leaking fluids.  Basically constant monitoring of myself.

When I went in for my 39-week appointment she noticed my fluids were still low.  She suggested another ultrasound to weigh out the severity of the leaking fluids and then based on the outcome, discuss a possible induction to be safe. Read more

My Epidural Experience – Pros and Cons

Pregnancy is overwhelming with all the educated decisions you need to make for yourself and your baby.  For instance, do I get an Epidural?  Or do I do this naturally?

My advice is to do your research LONG before your estimated due date.  I read countless articles on the pros and cons of an epidural.  I watched countless videos on YouTube of women getting epidurals so I could mentally prepare myself.

Everyone has their own story and experience with an epidural.  If you read my birth story you already know I had quite the experience with my first epidural.

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My Birth Story 

My birth story is something I was so excited to write about.  One, I would read countless birth stories on Pinterest and Google to help me mentally prepare myself.  Secondly, this get’s to walk me through memory lane of the best day of my life.

This is not your typical birth story

Ok so yes, there were the labor pains and the whole delivery process.  But how it all begins is so full of ridiculous events.  Let’s talk about the ups and downs, tears and laughter.

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10 Tips To Prepare You For Labor and Delivery

If this is your first baby, labor and delivery are completely foreign to you.  If you have experienced labor pains and contractions, maybe your wishing it was foreign again. It sounds scary, but women for centuries have done it multiple times over.  Keep reading if you want to 10 tips to prepare you for labor and delivery.

Are all labor and delivery experiences bad?

I am here to tell you that no, not all labor and delivery experiences are horrible.  There are things you can do in advance to help you have a smoother labor and delivery.  Both my deliveries were hospital births, so because of that, that is what I am focusing on.  However, I have had epidurals, and I have it done it naturally so I do know my stuff.

First off I want to stress the importance of EXERCISE! 

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