Natural Childbirth Scenes - Part 1, Labor

No pain medication. 27-hour labor. Doula and midwife assisted labor in a birthing center.

Part 2 - Delivery: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSnC8a2xizQ
Part 3 - Reflections: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTRoM-QzL9o

Buckle up everyone, here's my birthing story! It's a big one, so we've divided it into three parts.

Labor began at 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept 10 and lasted through the night and into the morning. I was unable to sleep, but managing fairly well. We called our doula over around noon and soon it was time to drive to the alternative birthing center at a nearby hospital. When the midwife checked me out I was 5cm dilated. Yeah for the rookie mom! We were worried I'd be at a 1 or 2.

I continued to labor in the birthing center - mainly in the shower and down on all fours with the birthing ball - till 4 p.m. When my midwife rechecked me I was at a 7! Life was good. I had hope! I labored for 2 more hours... very intense, very painful and thank God for Mike who literally held my back together with every contraction to help offset the pressure. I was rechecked at 6 p.m. and was making progress.

We labored for another half hour and then filled the birthing tub...

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[lovelylosja1]

Hadra568 I'm 33 weeks also with my first child this video really gives me confidence because so many people are doubting me about going natural but I want the best for my baby so an epidural is out of the question. I hope I can prove everyone wrong and have a fine natural delivery of my baby boy. I hope the pain is manageable !

[MamaNaturalBlog]

@lovelylosja1 Good luck mama! keep us posted as I'd love to feature your birth story in our Mama Natural Show! XOXO

[Hadra568]

I'm 33 weeks with my first baby. I want to have a pain medication free childbirth, but I'm surrounded by nay-sayers. People that say they love and care about me are insisting that I won't be able to do it, that I'm not strong enough, not good enough to have my baby without an epidural or narcotics. Watching your birth story has helped to fill me with confidence that yes, I can and will do this, and I will know I have done right by my little girl.

[MamaNaturalBlog]

@Hadra568 Good luck mama! You'll do great. Keep us posted as I'd love to feature your birth story in one of our Mama Natural shows.

[thelittlejennie]

was this ur first child? just a question, home much should a women dialate? if a woman doesnt dialate much what happens? does the dr. really cut a person? if they do doesnt it hurt the day after or something? or hurt when a person goes pee? i have so many questions. i have no one to ask really.

[MamaNaturalBlog]

@thelittlejennie Yes, this was my first child. In most circumstances, a woman needs to dilate to 10 to deliver her baby vaginally. If the labor doesn't progress and it's becoming life threatening to baby and/or mom (dropping/increasing heart rate, fever, blood pressure changes, etc.) then they will perform an emergency c-section.

[MamaNaturalBlog]

@BearLoveHugz Aw, you made my day! Thank you so much. BUT, be sure you don't get pregnant for a long, long time. K?

[BearLoveHugz]

I'm an 11 year old girl and you have inspired me to want to have a natural birth when I'm older. I want no drugs, just pure natural instinct! Thank you Genivieve and Mike for giving me this inspiration!

[Sara5029]

@BearLoveHugz I'm thirteen and I have the same thing! 

[nermeenmounir]

Are you from Chicago!?? I used to live in River North, where are you!?

[FaithFlores512]

Your labor was very similar to my first. Mine was 23 hours back labor & baby wasn't posterior either. Pretty sure I delivered in that same room too ;) My second birth 3 months ago was GREAT! Water broke at 6:30 pm but no serious contractions till about 12:30 am. Got to hospital @2 am @6 cm. An hour later I was complete, literally pushed for 10 SECONDS. She flew out so fast the midwife couldn't even catch her in enough time. Poor baby face planted on the bed, ha! 

[patricia2249]

Sweetie, I feel your pain. I went al naturale with my pregnancies, all 3 of em. When my daughter was at the last few cm of labor, she was in serious pain and being a mother myself, I wanted to do her labor for her. I learned that day there's another pain you can't keep your daughter from experiencing.

[TheJessybear87]

@Mrbluesman000 Labour and birth probably do hurt more than being kicked in the nuts, the difference though is that at the end of all our hard work we have a baby, a guy kicked in the nuts has nothing to show except pain and bruised balls.

Well done Mama, I'm having a home birth so I'm wondering how I will fare, I labored at home for 2 days by the time I gave in the contractions and went to the hospital I was 7 cms dilated. I was like 'No way!'

[jimbobgeorgejohn]

And she said YES!.. I felt like was not fare for him :(. Next time I want to go for an VBA2C and focus in doing all the hard work with my baby!. Is not other way!!!!