Heather's homebirth
story
My water broke at 8pm on Saturday
night. I was in the kitchen and I heard a funny sound, like paper tearing.
When I looked down I was all wet! I called our midwife and she was at
another birth 2 hours away. We talked on the phone for a while and decided
to call another midwife to come and "labor sit" until she could get there.
The backup midwife arrived and we
talked for a couple of hours and then decided a little after midnight to go
to bed and try to rest. I went to our bedroom and tried to lay down but
that was so painful. I couldn't lay down for my entire labor. I woke my
husband up and he pressed on my lower back through the contractions.
At about 1:30am I was checked
because I was feeling shaky, nausea, etc. I thought all right I'm already
in transition. I was only at 4cm. Our midwife arrived at about 4:30am. I
labored all though the house. I really found comfort in the bath tub. I got
in twice during labor. We decided that I needed to be more upright so I
tried many other positions. I finally ended up on the toilet for the last
part of labor. It was so comfortable that I was able to sleep between
contractions.
I started pushing at about 1:30pm
on Sunday. We tried many different positions for pushing also. I have a
flat pubic bone and it felt as if I was pushing up against a brick wall for
a long time. We finally found the magic position that worked for me and
delivered a wonderful baby boy at 3:50pm.
I LOVED giving birth at home. It
was a wonderful experience that I hope to repeat soon.
~Heather Henderson
Central California
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