Sticky's Home Water Birth

This Is the Planned Home Water Birth of Our 3rd Child. We didn't Know the Gender Ahead of Time, So we Nicknamed the Baby Sticky. This Is Our First Homebirth and I wish I had done it this way Every time. I Don't know how Anyone can cope through Contractions strapped to a bed with Monitors on your belly, Sitting or laying on your back. In fact I didn't cope the previous 2 times, but resorted to Drugs both times and even an Epidural with My 2nd. Being able to move through the contractions, to lean on the arm of the couch, the kitchen counter or my bed, and have my husband apply counter pressure to my Lower Back and belly Took SO MUCH of the pain away! In Fact I was in denial right up til I was pushing, thinking labor would stop or stall that day because the pain was quite manageable, and because my contractions were not consistently spaced. They Started around 4 or 5pm the previous Night, 15 minutes apart for a few hours, then 10 minutes, then we went to bed around 12 or 1 am, frustrated and desperately wanting labor to happen! The contractions Woke me at 5 am, and I putted around the house, making tea, cleaning, getting things laid out 'just in case'. The Contractions were 10, 4, 7, 9, 5, 13, 3, 8, 2, minutes apart for hours. Never really a consistent pattern, and the gap would be wider when I was resting or sitting. My Midwife Checked Me around 12:30pm and I was 3-4cm Dilated but stretchy to a 5. When They finally did get about 5-2 minutes apart My Husband encouraged me to get into the labor Pool, as it might be just the ticket to finish things up. That was at 2:44pm...

This was the most amazing Birth and Went Exactly According to Plan. Being Comfortable in our own Home, Safe In the Midwife's Hands, Trusting My Body and the Wisdom I had Gain Concerning Childbirth was So Special and I will Treasure this Experience forever. Hospitals are great when Necessary, But Babies can and Should be Born at home into Experienced and Knowledgeable Hands. There is Nothing Like it!

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[Yarngoddess]

Beautiful! Congrats to Mom and Dad and siblings! Woo Hoo! MDC rocks :)

[brittanyismebb]

@Yarngoddess Thanks for watching and commenting!

[24mrshappy]

im crying!! how lovely!! i had a home water birth 7 weeks ago with my second child and it was the most wonderful experience in the world. so relaxing and i trusted my body to do it and my baby was relaxed too. i had my first child in hospital and it was a traumatic labour made worse by the midwives being very unsupportive. hopefully we will have another baby some day and im going for a home birth again!! i wish everyone could experience a birth like this. congrats on your beautiful family!!

[brittanyismebb]

@24mrshappy Aw I Am So Happy For You!!! It Really Makes a difference to experience it both ways, you appreciate the Homebirth better when you know how bad it was in a hospital. Some People have awesome Hospital births, But I Prefer Home over that forever now!!! Congrats on your precious New Little Bundle of Enlightenment! And Thanks For watching and Commenting! :)

[momtoafew]

Beautiful!!

[brittanyismebb]

@momtoafew Aw Thank You.

[JazieeJae]

Amazing Video. . God bless Your Beautiful Baby Girl

[natashajennifer1]

birth baby girl & boy??

[brittanyismebb]

@krystalglen I cry every time too.

[brittanyismebb]

@Loraandlayton Thank You Lora, It means A lot to me that you took time to watch this and comment. I wish I had a fraction of the support and 'fans' you do! Finding out this way was a lot of fun. We already had one of each so it didn't matter if we waited. And I am glad We got to capture this all too! I watch it almost every day. :)

[Loraandlayton]

Aww how sweet!! You did a great job :o) How fun to find out the gender the way you did. I could never wait that long!! I'm so glad you were able to get all of this on film to have forever. So precious...