A STUDENT'S PEACEFUL BIRTH CENTER BIRTH

I just wanted to say thank you for all of the information in class - I had my baby on 11/5 and things went so beautifully!

I woke up Tuesday morning 11/5 around 2am with light contractions but made myself have a snack and went back to sleep. I had a midwife apt in the morning and then went grocery shopping. I had lunch at home and started doing some body ready method movements in my living room when things started to pick up around 4pm. Around 5pm, the midwife suggested I try getting in the shower to help relax. I took my birth ball in the shower, which was amazing, and things continued to pick up (also may have had the ball on the drain and flooded the bathroom because the lights were off and we had a candle lit so we didn’t notice the shower wasn’t draining - oops).

We went to Willow Birth Center at 6:30pm - I spent about 30 minutes on my hands and knees with my husband doing pelvic jiggles and counter pressure until my doula Nicole Bengtson arrived around 7pm. I moved to a standing and swaying position for about 30 minutes before going to the bathroom and sitting on the toilet “dilation station” for about 30 minuntes, and boy was that intense! I got in the birth tub just after 8pm, and our baby boy Brooks was born at 8:44pm.

I am so grateful for the positive affirmations that kept me calm and peaceful through my 41 weeks of pregnancy. I truly believed that my baby and my body would know when the time was right for the baby to come. I also loved the breathing exercises that helped to me relax during pregnancy and while birthing. Although I practiced “down breathing”, it truly didn’t make a lot of sense until I was in the tub, reached down, and felt my baby’s head. At that point, my body remembered what I had practiced and understood how to down breathe through the contraction to get my baby out.  
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I had such a positive natural birth experience and want to say thank you for your class which helped prepare me. 

- Christy

Flutterby is located in the Twin Cities, and provides Hypnobirthing classes for expectant families. Erin Stertz-Follett, Flutterby's Owner, is a Certified Consulting Hypnotist, Certified Hypnobirthing Educator, and Certified Birth Doula who has taught and assisted hundreds of families. Email her at [email protected] with any questions. Sharing is caring!