Homebirth Video 7/3/11 (transition to Delayed bond cutting)

!±8± Homebirth Video 7/3/11 (transition to Delayed bond cutting)

During active labor (which for me was 8cm+) I used an ultrasound picture of my daughter as a focus point to cope w/ the pain as a reminder of why I was doing this. I did a lot of moaning & groaning as it helped maintain a loose jaw which kept me from tensing up & preventing baby to come down. I focused on keeping my body as loose, relaxed & limp as possible for this reason. Instead of squeezing someone elses hands they squeezed mine so I stayed relaxed. At one point the MW says "Ohhh that was bad" she accidentally spilled cold water on me while trying to give me a drink. At one point I tell Joel to not breathe on me. I labored for quite some time which meant we weren't exactly brushing our teeth during this process & his breath started stinking. The smell made me very sick to my stomach so I asked him to brush & get gum. Joel supported my body the majority of the time I was in the pool. I was able to just "be" a limp noodle. We kept saying "relax" through contraction as a gentle reminder to not tense. (are you seeing a pattern here yet? lol It took a LOT of focus for me to NOT tense & let the contractions take over my body & do as they need. Surrendering was hard work!) Come pushing time we were trying to find a way I see as I wanted to watch for motivation to keep going while in the pool. I had no urge to push despite being completely ready (& had been) I had to mentally tell my self to push & that was hard. For me pushing against water like was trying to walk through a ...

Homebirth Video 7/3/11 (transition to Delayed bond cutting)

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