'The one labour technique that made all the difference!' One mum shares her birth story ❤️
, which conjures up feelings of pain, I used the word surge, which has more positive associations.
At the centre the calming images of meadows on the walls of my birth room, and the sight of the pool instantly relaxed me. I got in and the warmth of the water felt soothing. By now, I was listening to calming music on my headphones, and despite the strong surges, I felt totally in control. After about an hour and a half of being in the pool, I felt a huge release and realised my waters had gone. Looking down, I noticed a green tinge to the water, and realised that it contained meconium .
At hospital, we were shown to a room, and my blood pressure and the baby’s heart rate were checked. I beamed with relief to see the familiar face of the midwife who’d run my hypnobirthing sessions at the birth centre. She became my ‘cheerleader’, even persuading another midwife to give us an extra half an hour when it was suggested I be hooked to a syntocinon drip to kick-start contractions. I was still 7cm dilated, and if I didn’t progress soon, I’d need intervention, which I wasn’t keen on.
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