Positive Birth Story: Home birth following a difficult first experience

Positive Hypnobirthing Home Birth Story

STM - very quick home birth 39+4, en caul. 

Robin Frank, 7lbs 5oz.

Practicing hypnobirthing in pregnancy


Practised hypnobirthing religiously throughout. My practise fell around the third trimester as I was doubting my ability to do it but even so I did it!

I went to bed Sunday night expecting to get some rest but instead had regular surges that were mild but too much to sleep through. So I got up and went downstairs and woke my partner for 3:30am ish. 

Vaginal examinations in labour


Midwife arrived at 4:00am when surges were every 5 minutes or so. I was coping well with up breathing and my tens machine until 11am when things tapered off (did an inspection to find I was a disappointing 2cm) and midwives decided to leave and come back when things amped up again. 

I laid down for an hour and managed some dozing. When I woke at 12:30pm surges were every 4 minutes but very copable with breathing and therefore we decided to wait to call back the midwife just to be sure things were going the right way. 

By 13:30pm I was mooing down the phone for someone to give me gas and air and telling my partner I couldn't do it anymore. He was amazing, tried to keep me calm (despite the mooing and shouts of doubt) and the midwife arrived shortly after 14:00pm. 

All women moo in labour


Little did I realise that the mooing was baby coming, which I didn't even think to consider given I was only 2cm a few short hours ago. 
She hooked up the gas and air and within 5 minutes I was alot more calm. 

I took in alot of gas and air through the panic and it did feel like I was dreaming. I came back around just to feel my baby's head crowning still in his sack. A few short pushes later (involvantary pushes might I add) and he was delivered en caul by two amazing midwives at 14:25pm. His sack ripped very soon after delivery and he cried within a minute. 

Second birth so different to the first


With my eldest I couldn't feel anything due to the epidural. Not even the urge to push. With this little one I felt it all but in a powerful way not a painful way. I felt him twist out as his shoulders and body were born and I felt him coming down the birth canal and the first words out of my mouth were "I f***ing did it?" to my partner who was crying alot by now! 

Placenta took an hour to come so I had the injection to help and only had a small graze and a small tear which I've opted to not have stitched (mainly because I was so done by that point that I couldn't deal with anything else). 

Baby is happy, chill and feeding well and I'm so impressed with myself! 

Honestly I thought I could never do this. I can't even have an injection without wincing and getting worked up but I absolutely smashed it and had the birth I so wished I had with my eldest. Two very different births because of two very different mindsets!

If you want your dreams of a positive birth to become a reality, why not join us for an in person hypnobirthing and antenatal course in Surrey or London. Further afield? Check out our Online Hypnobirthing course!

Previous
Previous

Birth is just like going for a poo!

Next
Next

Positive Birth Story: First time homebirth