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@aj.afterbabyfit - afterbabyfit.com / @sweatandshineon - sweatandshineon.com
Today we dive into Sandy’s birth story. Starting with how Stella got conceived. They could not have a baby naturally so they used donor sperm. The journey of infertility is so unique and it was much different than she expected. She did an IUI and on the second or third try she got pregnant and then had a miscarriage. It’s also hard to know what to share and tell people as well, especially on a journey of infertility and after getting pregnant with Stella she was hesitant to do her normal workouts and felt very protective until she was further along.
When it came time to think about a birth plan she decided she did not want anesthesia because she had a very bad previous experience with it and dove into hypnobirthing. It was a lot about reframing words, mental emotional preparation. Using the word surge instead of contraction. She felt really good about the approach.
When she went into the birthing center her contractions were really close together but she was not dilated so she had to start petocin and for about 24 hours she was on petocin and her body wanted to push but it wasn’t working. They finally convinced her to try an epidural, which didn’t take full effect but allowed her to relax a bit but Stella was still pretty content. She was sunny side up and so they tried to flip the baby to help things along and she went right back to her sunny side up position. Having a supportive doctor was incredibly important, willing to deliver the baby any way baby wanted to come out.
After getting the epidural and big increases in the petocin it was about 45 minutes and 3 contractions of pushing to get her out. Stella’s head was in the 98th percentile to add to the fun!
Upcoming episodes we will chat pre-labor and after labor like perineal massage. Her experience was much different than she expected but recognizing that it’s ok for it not all to go according to plan is the best gift you can give yourself. Any way that baby is delivered is the right way for the baby to enter the world. Not talking about infertility, miscarriage, c-section, pelvic floor work even after c-section, surprise twins – all things we want to keep sharing and normalize. Join us!
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@aj.afterbabyfit - afterbabyfit.com / @sweatandshineon - sweatandshineon.com
Today we dive into Sandy’s birth story. Starting with how Stella got conceived. They could not have a baby naturally so they used donor sperm. The journey of infertility is so unique and it was much different than she expected. She did an IUI and on the second or third try she got pregnant and then had a miscarriage. It’s also hard to know what to share and tell people as well, especially on a journey of infertility and after getting pregnant with Stella she was hesitant to do her normal workouts and felt very protective until she was further along.
When it came time to think about a birth plan she decided she did not want anesthesia because she had a very bad previous experience with it and dove into hypnobirthing. It was a lot about reframing words, mental emotional preparation. Using the word surge instead of contraction. She felt really good about the approach.
When she went into the birthing center her contractions were really close together but she was not dilated so she had to start petocin and for about 24 hours she was on petocin and her body wanted to push but it wasn’t working. They finally convinced her to try an epidural, which didn’t take full effect but allowed her to relax a bit but Stella was still pretty content. She was sunny side up and so they tried to flip the baby to help things along and she went right back to her sunny side up position. Having a supportive doctor was incredibly important, willing to deliver the baby any way baby wanted to come out.
After getting the epidural and big increases in the petocin it was about 45 minutes and 3 contractions of pushing to get her out. Stella’s head was in the 98th percentile to add to the fun!
Upcoming episodes we will chat pre-labor and after labor like perineal massage. Her experience was much different than she expected but recognizing that it’s ok for it not all to go according to plan is the best gift you can give yourself. Any way that baby is delivered is the right way for the baby to enter the world. Not talking about infertility, miscarriage, c-section, pelvic floor work even after c-section, surprise twins – all things we want to keep sharing and normalize. Join us!