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@aj.afterbabyfit - afterbabyfit.com / @sweatandshineon - sweatandshineon.com
Today is the day that Alex shares her birth story. The first of her three children was born in October 2015. During the entire pregnancy, Alex was doing Crossfit and was feeling very mentally and physically strong an decided not to do an epidural. When feeling all the feels during labor it forced her to start pushing earlier than she would have with an epidural (now having had a second birth to compare, this is her opinion). Her sons head ended up in the high 90th percentile and although who knows if she would have suffered the same pelvic floor trauma but that in combination with pushing a bit early feels to her like there may have been more damage done.
Alex felt so prepared for the actual birth – physically and mentally but the after birth was the part that she felt really surprised by and rocked her world. Luckily the pregnancy and delivery were fairly textbook but the part that no one talks about, the after, was the part that was the most surprising.
Second birth she had a surprise pregnancy and surprise twins, due October 2017. Turns out the first month you are off birth control you have a 50% higher chance of having twins (Book: Oh Shit I’m having Twins). This one her doctor really wanted her to have an epidural and she was totally fine with that – she had done it naturally, “checked that box” and was ready for the epidural. The entire twin experience is different during a vaginal delivery as well, you deliver in the operating room just in case something happens and an emergency c-section is required.
Everything felt so, dare we say, pleasant at the hospital with the second pregnancy and delivery and couldn’t have been more different than the first one. The day went along as planned and when she was 10 cm she moved to the OR and she thinks because her body was fully ready at 10 cm and she didn’t have the other pain she was able to fully focus on the breath work to efficiently deliver both girls. Again, the aftermath was a whole different ball game but very thankfully the delivery was smooth. Special thanks to all the wonderful doctors and nurses at Northwestern Hospital.
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@aj.afterbabyfit - afterbabyfit.com / @sweatandshineon - sweatandshineon.com
Today is the day that Alex shares her birth story. The first of her three children was born in October 2015. During the entire pregnancy, Alex was doing Crossfit and was feeling very mentally and physically strong an decided not to do an epidural. When feeling all the feels during labor it forced her to start pushing earlier than she would have with an epidural (now having had a second birth to compare, this is her opinion). Her sons head ended up in the high 90th percentile and although who knows if she would have suffered the same pelvic floor trauma but that in combination with pushing a bit early feels to her like there may have been more damage done.
Alex felt so prepared for the actual birth – physically and mentally but the after birth was the part that she felt really surprised by and rocked her world. Luckily the pregnancy and delivery were fairly textbook but the part that no one talks about, the after, was the part that was the most surprising.
Second birth she had a surprise pregnancy and surprise twins, due October 2017. Turns out the first month you are off birth control you have a 50% higher chance of having twins (Book: Oh Shit I’m having Twins). This one her doctor really wanted her to have an epidural and she was totally fine with that – she had done it naturally, “checked that box” and was ready for the epidural. The entire twin experience is different during a vaginal delivery as well, you deliver in the operating room just in case something happens and an emergency c-section is required.
Everything felt so, dare we say, pleasant at the hospital with the second pregnancy and delivery and couldn’t have been more different than the first one. The day went along as planned and when she was 10 cm she moved to the OR and she thinks because her body was fully ready at 10 cm and she didn’t have the other pain she was able to fully focus on the breath work to efficiently deliver both girls. Again, the aftermath was a whole different ball game but very thankfully the delivery was smooth. Special thanks to all the wonderful doctors and nurses at Northwestern Hospital.