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  • what a beautiful video thank you for sharing your experience with the world it that a warm/hot cloth your husband is putting on you

  • Why would you say in the title 'unassisted' when you clearly had assistance?

  • @blondecat666: It is called an "unassisted" birth anytime a woman gives birth without a medical professional present. Yes, I did have assistance. Some women take it a step further and have a completely solo birth. That is a true unassisted birth, however, the term "unassisted birth" just refers to the fact that a doctor/midwife is not assisting.

  • You mentioned during this labor not wanting to tear. Did you tear at all?

  • @rockstarofredondo: Nope. Baby was 9lbs 11oz and not a single tear!

  • wow... your husband delivered your baby.... wow... talk about family...

  • Awesome! For the commentators: Midwives and doctors are not a superior class of person; they just have an education (education that any woman is capable of getting if she researches thoroughly). In my experience most home birth moms are more educated about natural birth than most hospital staff, making them at least as qualified to attend their own births. IMO, midwives are great though- doesn't hurt to have an extra pair of skilled hands on board :) Thanks for sharing this beautiful birth!

  • congrats ..... i have one question is this legal not to have an experienced doctor or mid wife just asking thanks

  • @skippytapp84: Although some people are trying to get it outlawed, yes it is legal. Births without doctors happen all the time: the woman didn't make it to the hospital in time, the doctor was busy and didn't make it on time, etc. And in other countries, home birth is the norm. In an uncomplicated pregnancy in a woman with no health issues, a home birth is a healthy and responsible choice to consider. The best birth is where the mom feels safest, whether that means home or hospital to HER.

  • This is the most loving thing a husband could do, help his wife give birth and be the one to hold the baby first.... You must really happy together and the baby is gorgeous!

  • Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your beautiful birth to show others that it is not scary or dangerous, it is peaceful, natural and very safe. I love that you had direct skin to skin contact so close after the birth and your attendants were family who also loved your daughter, not doctors or nurses with no personal relationship who would have treated her like just another number to process. I also had an unassisted home HypnoBirth, just in water. ^_^

  • i love the husband down there with his face ready to be the first to be seen by that little baby!

  • I'm a guy and such an incredible sight to see.Surely this is how its meant to be,rather than the mother feeling pressured to produce the 'goods' like clockwork.The previous video I saw showed the mother being cut to speed up the birth in a hospital.Giving birth should not be treated like a production line.

    Its videos like this that should be shown in schools to educate.

  • you are a very strong woman :)

  • she's now 4 years old.. :) oh my gosh! i cried when you held her and you were looking at her and talking to her and also your husband was with you.. oh my gosh... tears of joy for me,, :) anyhow, has your baby seen this video yet?

  • Is unfair to call this an unassited home birth. It was assisted brilliantely for who I belief is your husband or partner and your sister or friend, don't know but those guys did a great job, and of course they cared the most, more than any doctor would. and Of course congratulations for baby, you did a great job having such a healthy precious baby. I'm in my 41 and 1/2 week, and I'm planning to habve a home birth doctors say is over due or baby is big, though.

  • @Saramada7979: You are right, I WAS assisted in the process. However, "unassisted birth" is a term that means that the birth was not assisted or attended by a medical professional, like a doctor or midwife.

  • woohoo for you, although having someone hanging around me like that would have pissed me off i would have told him to stop touching me! im loving the stupid comments about germs and hospitals being safer, the baby comes out right near the bum guys face down (or up in this case) theres going to be germs no matter where you give birth! delayed cord clamping is better for the baby as they get all the blood back that was squeezed out during birth. congrats!

  • I will be having a home birth as well - why did you have the thing in your baby's mouth... was that to remove any fluid/mucus? so she could breathe? doesn't the cord still provide oxygen? thanks for letting me know !

  • That was amazing:) Thank you for sharing!

  • i'm glad this video is still on here. it has been with me ever since i saw it years ago. thanks for helping me and all women find a better way. i mean, if i ever have another :P

  • Ur a very strong woman :) Bless you and your family.

  • wow. so intense. its beautiful. scary. and intense.

  • What a wonderful video of birth

    I love the husband in this video. Totally relaxed and confident in what is happening. “You are doing great” I love how the dad just supported the baby out and did not pull on her.

    Great support sis, “Let your body tell you what is right.”

    LOVE IT!!!!!

  • ive had a home birth 2 times now and i used the crouching postion it hurts much less when the sholders are coming through .

  • Yes giving birth is indeed beautiful but for some reason to have a unassisted home birth just seem unsafe and not smart. This is why there are hospital made just for pregnant women. Im glad everything turned out ok but it could have turned out a lot different.

  • @RBarr123: Hospitals were not made just for pregnant women. Hospitals were made for sick people, and pregnancy is not a sickness. Many other countries have a lower infant mortality rate and in some countries the majority of women give birth at home. The US only ranks 41st in the world for infant mortality. Search ABC news for its sept 1, 2011 article on it. Even Cuba has fewer infant deaths than the US. Yeah, it could have been different, but remember: babies die in hospitals too.

  • I am watching and as a midwife.....I am cringing a bit.....this baby is GRUNTING and needed a bit of extra help after being born. I am not adverse to homebirth at all, as long as it's the mum's choice, but attended by a skilled midwife to keep mum & baby SAFE. This IS NOT to be recommended at all.

  • that guy is a real man

  • your husband is amazing!

  • "that's her head, honey." "It is? Ew!" laboring women say the darndest things. Great work Mama!

  • It looked like Maelle tried to say "baby" herself too at the 5:50 mark.

  • This is so amazing! My husband and I are expecting our first baby in October and we're planning an unassisted home birth. Did you use the oil to prevent tearing? How did hot cloths help? I'm trying to soak up every ounce of info I can before this baby arrives and forever changes my life as I know it!!!

  • well im not pregnant but to me this looks painful like shit from any kinda position so it doesnt really matter...ouch

  • Why would ANYONE 'dislike' this video! Great parents and a lovely calm atmosphere for the baby to be born into.

  • Did you try different positions? And if you did would you say this was the position that was the best? I'll be giving birth around March next year and I am considering an at home birth.

  • @aztecwarrior2010 I did try different positions. One thing that's important is to try out the different positions before you're in labor. Spend some time (while heavily pregnant) laying on your side in bed, or in the bath tub, or hanging over the birth ball, or squatting and holding a rope or bar. Practice your breathing exercises in each position. Practice each position you can think of (google some!) often, so when you're actually in labor, you'll suddenly remember one that sounds comfortable.

  • This is beautiful!! thank you or sharing!!!

  •  how beautiful

  • thats amazing i've never seen births so calm and unrushed before

  • @Iminartcollege One of the things that helped was to turn the clocks around and I did not peek. With my first daughter's birth, I was clock-watching. "What? 2 hours and still at 6cm? What? 6 hours and still at 6cm?" and eventually panicked and got an epidural. I'm sure a lot of it was from the stress of thinking it should happen in X amount of time. This time, no cervical checks (so I didn't know how many cm I was at) and no clocks. I'd recommend it to anyone.

  • @sociallyskilled the whole thing is so fantastic, i was unsettled by the thoughts of having a baby in hospital and didn't know why until i saw your video. it has changed everything for me. thank you so much.

  • why would u eat the placenta

  • no offence but if the placenta comes out of u why would u eat it ??? how is it good for u???

  • groovey

  • this was a great viedo......u did great...i have lots of repect for strong ladies who can do it natural and at home, risky but a miricle......

  • thanx for the video=] did u go to the hospital after she was born? did ur ob know u were going to give birth at home? because i rather do a home birth as well but dont no wat to do.

  • Those look like some pretty incredible parents! =)

  • Thank you so much for posting!! How brave and very natural!!

  • Good job! I was clenched the whole time, haha!

  • how much dough did u save by doing this at home?

  • @orangesoda1955 My insurance would have covered a hospital birth but I am not interested in being pressured by doctors and exposing myself and the baby to stress and foreign germs, so I didn't save any money for myself (I'm sure I saved my insurance about $10,000) but I saved a lot of peace of mind.

  • @sociallyskilled you where on no drugs? why are you not screaming more? or is it different for all women and their bodies?. this looks really scary im glad im not a woman. also in a weird way its kind a beautiful thing to see a mother with her baby

  • @yeahthrowingdownroc: I might've been screaming (at least, loudly vocalizing; not as high pitched as screaming) during the active part of labor, but once I got to the pushing stage, it was much easier to relax. It is true that it is different for every mom, but remember that what you see on TV is rarely true. Action sells. A quiet calm birth with no shouting, swearing, fetal distress, or threatening of the husband probably won't attract a lot of viewers!

  • @sociallyskilled It must be nice to have a the birth in the comfort of your own home and family. I myself will be having my baby at the hospital as it's my first. What do you mean by Foreign germs I mean there are germs from anyone.

  • @marshallah21: What I mean by foreign germs is that at home, we are used to the germs there. A hospital has foreign germs: germs we have not been previously exposed to so therefore our bodies would have to spend time fighting off.

  • @marshallah21: I say it often: the births that feel the best to the mother (and probably baby, though it's a little difficult to interview babies on their birth experiences) is the birth where the mother feels the safest. If that is in a hospital, relying on technology or doctor's expertise that makes Mom feel safe, than that is best for her. If it is at home, in privacy or comfort of her own bed that makes her feel safest, than that is best for her. Barring medical issues, of course.

  • That was just amazing and I was so impressed with the father!

  • i liked this! you had a good support team and photgrapher it sounds like lol!

  • @BigBuckHunterGirl My husband had the camera on automatic shutter. You might be able to see that he is holding the remote for the camera in his hand and pushing the button to take the pictures. :P

  • wow...calmest home birth ive ever seen

  • This was an amazing video.. belated congrats!! Best part: "Oh shoulders, shit!" ahahaahaha I laughed!!

  • i am 18 and 7 months pregnant may i ask which part of the baby coming out was the most painful and did the ball help

  • @PreggersGirl18 The baby actually coming out is sort of the least of your concerns. By the time the baby is actually coming out, it's a relief to know it's almost over and it's not that bad. The hard part is active labor, where you have regular and difficult contractions but you don't really feel like anything is happening. It's hard to stay patient and calm. Pushing was a relief for me, and even though I pushed for about 40 minutes with this one, it was gentle pushing and meant the end is near.

  • Did you know this is the internet? people are watching you......

  • @xmancan101 That is exactly the point. When I was looking into homebirth, there were virtually NO homebirth videos online. I wanted to show my daughter what a homebirth looked like, a birth with no doctor's hands, no needles, no shouting & freaking out. Just a healthy, normal birth. I couldn't find one. We watched animal births instead. And so I videoed my birth, and have put it out there for the world to see so someone else can have what I didn't. It's already changed a lot of people's minds.

  • @sociallyskilled what a fantastic job you and dad did! Most men freak out and have no idea what to do! I only wish I'd had access to stories like yours when I had my first child almost 20 yrs ago. I was discouraged from a home birth and felt too young and lacked the confidence to argue with the doctors and midwives. My first birth experience could have been much better if I'd been encouraged by real life stories like yours.

  • @xmancan101 This isn't porn, it's birth, there's nothing to be ashamed of.

  • I've seen a few births now and had always assumed your belly shrank as soon as the baby was out! Especially since your waters break beforehand. Perhaps a silly assumption but never mind. Do you mind me asking how long it was before it went down again? It still looked perfectly round which is surprising!

  • @Jessticle21 It takes a few weeks to a few months for the belly to go back to normal. The uterus is a muscular organ and has to slowly tone its way back into shape from its extremely stretched position. Also, during pregnancy, blood volume increases by a lot, so that has to go back to normal. All the internal organs have been pushed out of the way, so they have to return to normal position. And on top of that, the stomach muscles have been over-stretched and need to be reconditioned.

  • @sociallyskilled Ahhh of course! It had never even occured to me that obviously the uterus would stretch as well! For some reason I had always thought the baby was the sole reason for the bump and everything else just sort of sprang back into place... shows how much I know haha!

  • Happy Mothers day ! Awesome job ,

  • Good job helping out daddy!!

  • I agree, seeing the sister swoop in to suction before mama even sees her baby is totally unnecessary. The cord is still attached, you don't need to fuss that soon, babies take a minute to start up sometimes. :)

  • @MadreMaven the baby probably would like to breathe. they do that in the hispital when just the head is out....i think breathing is necessary, though.

  • your awesome

  • Wow! Epic job! I loved how happy and calm you were after your little one was finally out. I'm so happy for yall!

  • wow you did an awesome job, what helped you manage your pain? Me and my husband want a natural birth too and i want NO meds

  • @Jesusnamegirl92: Hypnobirthing definitely helped, so did the book Birthing From Within. Face your fears about birth before birth begins, and without fear there is not much pain.

  • I am wanting a birth much like yours - unassisted! You did GREAT and so did your husband! What kind of oil did you use? You had no tear or ripping? What all did you do to prepare for his birth? I would really appreciate your time in telling us what supplies you bought, needed, books you read ect...How long was your labor? Was this your first child?

  • I so want a homebirth with my 4th and I have the same nasal aspirator.

  • she gotta big head hahahahha :D

  • I've got alot of respect for you :)

  • Truly Beautiful! I hardly ever take the time to comment on videos on YouTube, but this is amazing! I was 15 minutes away from a similar experience hombirthing my son. at the last minute a Dr. showed up (my original Dr. we were never able to get a hold of), but frankly I think we could have done just fine without him (although it was not the original intention. Thank you for posting. By the way, how did you eat the placenta? do you have to prepare it?

  • this is so beautiful you are so inspirational! what did you husband do to prepare for this? he is so cool calm and collected!!! also, can you explain more about eating the placenta? im a little confused how you did that?

    thanks for this video its educational and making me feel at ease with questions.

  • Can you explain to me the washcloth and water from the cup and how it helped you during delivery? I'm guessing the hot washcloth made the stretching feel more tolerable?Was your husband massaging your vulva as she was crowning to help the elasticity? It completely makes sense to me to do such things and I've never had a child.

    It really is so true when they tell you to follow your bodies natural reflexes.

    How long were you in labor prior to filming?

    Breathtaking.

  • that was so beautiful god bless your child

  • you did wonderfully! i liked how you were not rushed through the process and was able to listen to how your body reacted, unlike what you typically see at a hospital. congrats!

  • Wow super Mom! Dad did a good job too.

  • I love this! what a beautiful birth :]

  • y didnt they take you to the hospital?

  • I just want to say that the video is effin amazin' and kudos to you all.... My parents had all six of their kids at home and I attended the last birth at age 11. I had both of my babies naturally although in a hospital due to medical issues of mine. Amazing!

  • such a beautiful moment. how do you pronounce the name?

  • I'm glad everything turned out well. Having 3 children myself, I just couldn't risk my babys life incase the what if's happened. There is a reason the infant and mother mortality rate was so high when everyone use to have their babies at home. Bad things can happen and if for whatever reason they needed to get the baby out super quick or the mom needed medical attention imediately, I'd just rather be safe than sorry.

  • @PinkRain82 Myth.

  • i have had 3 babies in hospital now im planning baby 4 and its homebirth all the way for me that was perfect congrats

  • "Hi baby! You sure look weird!" Haha that sounds like something I would say xD

    Well done!

  • what a great moment. I had my baby at home also. What great memories

  • "Oh, shoulders, shit." lol

  • Awesome!! Congrats! You did excellent!! :-)

  • looked pretty assisted to me!lol...j/k, i know you mean unassisted as in no doctor intereference/drugs

  • "Hi! I just had you!" "Look at you! You're a baby!"  Great commentary, mom!

    You are adorable, and you did an amazing job. What a great husband and sister you have! :)

  • wow, amazing video.

    i just wanted to say, the midwife who assisted me with my first childs birth at home told me a story of how another baby she had delivered at home had had trouble settling his breathing, they left the cord uncut & it pulsed for 40+ mins until the baby could breathe well on its own.....

    why there is always such a rush to cut the cord i dont know.

  • haha great vid im so scared to go into the room with my wife!! i love your comments expecially " oh hi baby" and" you look funny" :D

  • Great Job Mom!!!!!

  • GOOD JOB ! YU ARE A VERY STRONG PERSON FOR DOING THIS ...

  • Beautiful birth! While I prefer a midwife at my homebirths, there are a definate set of circumstances where I would do a UC. :-)

  • I wish I could be so couragous to have a birth unassited...however I think it would be much safer to have a midwife...still gives you the satisfaction of a home birth, but also lowers the risk of complications...Good job mommy!

  • Thanks for sharing this. Although, I'm not sure why that person kept bulbing the baby over and over when she came out vigorous. If she had any breathing difficulty it could very well have been because she was stunned and had a vagal response from all that bulbing. You generally don't need to suction babies, and most midwives don't even do it anymore. It is an unnecessary intervention.

  • OMG. why was it coughingg?!

  • @bella8205 Because the uterus is full of amniotic fluid while the baby is growing, and that fluid surrounds the baby, including filling its lungs. When it's born, most of the liquid is squeezed out as the baby goes through the birth canal, but some is left over. The baby cries and coughs to get it out.

  • The suctioning was not necessary at all. otherwise a great birth!!

  • I think the hot wet wash cloth is very comforting. That was a good idea, probably something they'd never think to offer in a hospital at this stage

  • what if there had been a complication? what would a person do at that point...you can call an ambulance but what if they arent able to make it to you quick enough. when my mom was pregnant with me the cord was wrapped around my neck and she had to have an emergency c-section...had she had an unassisted pregnancy i would have probobly died.

  • @kiki77221 There are complications in the hospital all the time too, that the hospital is not equipped to deal with or that is not able to be helped at all. Birth is never risk free, not even in a hospital.

    About 1 in 4 babies are born with the cord around the neck. In nearly every case, doctors prescribe a c-section, or cite that as a reason for the C later. It is rarely warranted. You just slide the cord over the baby's head when the head is out, or somersault the baby through the cord loop.

  • @sociallyskilled I have seen hospitals accidentally snap the cord trying to stretch it over the babies head...! And (in most cases) NEVER a need for csec :( Glad you have a healthy well educated natural birth, you guys did awesome!

  • @sociallyskilled

    Do you ever get sick of the ignorant comments on here? lol Those fearful idiots.

  • @RTSPurcell Yes, of course I do. I was studying and researching birth before I was even pregnant. I value differences in opinion, but am disappointed by how much blind ignorance there is. A lot of people don't WANT to learn that the hospital is not ALWAYS the safest way, and certainly if you want an intervention-free birth you have to be educated (whether it's home or hospital birth). I screen and delete most of the stupid comments. The ones that may provide insight/education/debate, I keep.

  • That was beautiful!! Love how supportive the husband was!

  • you are very lucky she is ok!!! count your blessings!

  • This is clearly irresponsible. They obviously have no idea what to do. Till the end of the video they had not even clamped the cord. Clearly the poor baby was having respiratory difficulties. An infant is purple then the apgar score is low and that shows the baby is compromised. People take alot for granted. Hope readers do not copy this kind of behaviour

  • @Ifediora1 You have no idea! You should google and spend some time reading why it is hospitals clamp the cord too early! Delayed cord clamping is the best thing you can do for a baby, the cord shouldnt be cut before it has finished pulsating :O) As for purple? What? that was one VERY good looking just born baby! VERY pink.

    Perfect healthy birth, parents should be proud!

  • @Ifediora1

    In reality, there is NO reason to Clap the Cord right away... It is actually better to let the cord stay attached till it has stopped pulsing; During the time it is pulsing the baby is STILL receiving oxygen amongst other good things from the placenta.

    As for ASSUMING that just because the baby was a bit purple a FEW moments after birth= poor apgar score... REALLY!?? As if being Unassisted&HOME is the ONLY time a baby comes out a bit purple... AS IF APGAR is only based on colour!

  • @Ifediora1 that baby is not having respiratory difficulty. and even the hospitals are moving towards waiting to cut the cord until the blood been pumped out after the placenta has been delivered.

  • first of all, im jealous of your butt. i'm pregnant and mine does not look nearly as nice as yours lol. second of all, your husband, man, helper, whatev, knows exactly what to do. we're planning an unassisted birth and trying to get well prepared. i'm doing well with things i've found, what things did the fella who's helping you do to prepare for this amazing event?

  • You did fabulously!! I also loved your running commentary... so funny!

  • Wonderful! I'd wish I had delivered my baby that way.

  • "Head's halfway out." "HALFWAY??!!" LOL

  • your man is amazing! I mean, OBVIOUSLY you are amazing - goes without saying - but he was really fantastic. so calm and in control! well done both of you! xx

  • I have watched this several times since it was first posted and I cry every-time.

    You did such an amazing job! I am a Labor Doula now and I dream to someday "watch" a delivery like yours in person.

    Thank you for sharing such a miracle with the rest of us.

  • I loved it!! Good work guys!! My husband and I are expecting our first baby in March and I'll give birth in the local hospital with a midwife who specialises in natural birth. With me living so isolated I wont do it at home but your video inspired me to trust in my body and try to give birth as naturally as possible.. Amazing work!!

  • Good job mom. Was the ball good for support? Is it comfortable giving birth on all 4

    How soon was the placenta birthed after your baby was born? Excellent home birth video.

  • @cldcld1 I birthed the placenta within about 15 minutes. Then I ate some of the placenta to help stop the normal post partum bleeding and help my uterus contract to get back to it's normal size (a lot of people are grossed out by this. I am a little too, but it's SO good for you). Then I drank a gatorade and took a shower. The placenta weighed 1 pound 15 ounces!

  • @sociallyskilled There is still a village in China that follows the eating your own placenta after birth ritual/practice.

  • A job well done mom. How long after was your placenta birthed. Who cut the cord?

    Excellent home birth video. The ball looked like it really helped to support you. Is it comfortable birthing on your hands and knees?

  • Not that it matters but I always thought babies crowned face down then before the shoulders come out, they externally rotate to be born face up if the mother is on her back. I could be wrong but do not think it matters either way in terns of breathing. Usually you suction a little before the first breath anyway. This was a beautiful birth. My last birth was natural with no medication but the environment was so clinical. I even think they were holding my shoulders down on the bed.

  • Beautiful! :) You are an inspiration!! And what amazing support from your patrner!

  • that right Americans give birth at home! you save money!

  • Well buddy, you put her in there and you took her out. Good job. You are an awesome guy. Of course, lets give some credit to the other girl in the room and the cameraman. Good job guys.

  • your husband was so great

  • wow yall are awesome!

  • Go Mamma! My daughter is a third generation home birth baby, and we are so fortunate to have experienced such a peaceful way. I teach natural childbirth classes and one of my favorite topics is about the enormous impact the power of your mind and your thought have on how much pain you experience.

    How did you keep your mind focused on positives?

  • great job! how do you get rid of the umbilical cord tho? lol

  • technically it was assisted with what looked like a father of the baby and a sister or aunt now!!! but on the other hand...there where no doctors or nurses so it could go either way... any ways it was a great video and very educational...i might even have a homebirth (but i'll wait a while on that one...lol)

  • technically it was kind of assisted because of what looked liked a sister and a husband...but on the other hand ...no nurses or doctors were there...so it could go either way...but very good video...very educational...thumbs up for me!

  • Lucky you if i had to do it again i would not be caught dead giving birth in the hospital .And i am a nurse ,it is time to bring the birthing process where it should have never left home

  • you are a warrior woman! way to go momma! gorgeous and awesome ;)

  • the husbunds face was so calm...a happy memory!

  • I've deliverd a few babies as an EMT...though i understand the pleasure in homebirth, i only have to say the reason your baby might have been looking blue is that he was elevated above your placenta, decreasing the bloodflow to him/her(which is why i clamp the cord quickly).I always suction then clamp immediately, the clamping stimulates the baby to breath and reduces the risk of morbidity. (when the baby's body can no longer eliminate co2 through the placenta, it must through the lungs)

  • This is what I want! But with even less people. Haha.

  • Really gorgeous baby girl congrats to the parents!

    I had 3 rapid hospital births, each one quicker then the other

    I never got my water births, 1st cried a bit a birth. 2nd never cried at birth, screamed at vitamin k injection, 3rd cried a bit at birth

    With my biggest, my waters started to leak at home, and her dad had to go to work within the hour, but that never happened, my 1st witnessed the birth of both our 2nd a 3rd child, and my 2nd witnessed the 3rd's birth.

  • Wow! That was pretty boring. I don't think any birth is beautiful.

  • An absolutely beautiful birth, thanks for sharing it.

  • Beautiful!

  • Oooohh...its so cute how u talkd..."I just had u"...tee hee...yall are precious..Hope life is good for you all!! God bless!!

  • Congratulate you and your spouse were fatásticos !!!!! No yelling, no one forcing you to push, it was so natural and perfect !!!!!!!! Congratulations, you are amazing women have an unusual courage, tenacity and a lot of strength because it is not easy or common to see !!!!!! Cheers to the baby and thanks for sharing with us this video because it encourages other women. As my wife!!

  • Hi, I juss had you! Are you a little girl still??

    too funny

    congratulations and thank you for sharing

  • Fantastic, you did a beautiful job. I found myself wanting to push with you out of sympathy! Thank you for sharing your video.

  • this is called teamwork :) well done

  • "I'm doing it i'm having a baby!"

    Omg that made me laugh with joy when you said that!

    And your husband very supportively confirmed for you, "yes you are!"

  • WOW!! amazing and quick can I say that ??? sociallyskilled????

  • this is the way babies should be born for woman who are low risk and have had a healthy pregnancy. Natural birth empowers women and i have huge admiration and respect for these women. i am a student midwife unfortunatley i do not get to see many of these births and it has become so medicalized in hospitals.

  • So beautiful, thanks for sharing such an amazing moment. Your comments were also hilarious, "Shit - the shoulders" and "Hi baby, you sure look funny". How cute. All the best to you and your family.

  • how long after the birth did u deliver the placenta?

  • All I can say is what a woman!

    How intense and exciting! Daddy is awesome for helping out! Congrats!

  • Next time use a damn doctor. You never know what ailment the baby may come out with, what complications may arise during the procedure (baby coming out butt-first, umbilical chord around neck etc). Better be safe than sorry.

    But congrats anyway.

  • Congratulations! Great job. :) i have one question: is there a reason you chose unassisted natural birth instead of water birth and if so, why?

  • Wow. Such a huge cry :D So alert. Nice work mamma!!! Nice work Dad!! Excellent work all round. Looked so peaceful. :)