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Baby Evey April 2007 - Baby Evey "It was lovely. A mind-blowing experience"  “My
waters started to break slowly on the morning of the 25th of April. I
continued with my day, excited with the prospect that I could give
birth to my baby that day. I went to see my friend who lives a few
houses down.I was looking forward to the experience of giving birth
after the months of preparations. We all had lunch and played with the children and I could feel the surges of my body gradually get stronger. Every so often my attention would “leave” the room and I would close my eyes. I would do the blue ribbon visualization to the sound of the children playing. I ate my lunch, and made some phone calls.I phoned my midwife who did not think I had started labour! And I phoned Mia, as I was so happy, and knew I would share this feeling with her and she would understand. At
about 3.00p.m. I started to walk home with Justine as I decided my
surges were getting stronger. When they came on I had to rest. When I
got home Justine ran me a bath and made up a water bottle with rescue
flower remedy in it. Mark (the baby’s father) arrived home from town
and Lorraine (my second birthing companion) put on my music and went
through the Rainbow Relaxation and reassured me of my and my baby's
ability to birth in a safe peaceful way. Mark started to set up the birth pool down stairs and Justine took charge of getting my midwife to the house as I knew I was progressing fast. I sank down in the bath and visualised the blue ribbons and opening flower. After a couple of strong
surges I realised my midwife had still not arrived. She had said on the
phone that she wanted to finish her clinic, given that a first labour
will take a long time. For a moment I felt I could not do this anymore!
(in hindsight this was transition) But I knew in my heart that my baby
was in position and ready to be born, so I got out the bath and went
into my bed room on a rug and towels which Justine had quickly
prepared. She got Mark to abandon the setting up of the water pool as
it was clear I was go to give birth before it was ready. My midwife
finally arrived. (Justine, out of desperation, had telephoned her own
midwife and held out the phone to her so she could hear me moaning!!
This got a result, because Justine's midwife phoned mine encouraging
her to attend sooner rather than later). On arrival my midwife wanted to do an internal examination, to see how far in labour I was. I said on my birth plan I did not want intervention if not necessary, but she pushed me as she said she did not want to waste the midwife’s time if I was not ready. I tried to let her, but I stopped her as it felt invasive and it hurt! Because she didn’t think I could be in advanced labour, she was reluctant to call the second midwife. I said I knew I was ready, and asked my friend to pass me a mirror.My midwife took a look, and subsequently called the second midwife! Mark sat on the bed and I knelt over a mirror resting onto his lap, while he whispered into my ear to calm and reassure me after the confrontation with our midwife. He remained strong.The second midwife arrived. I started to focus on trying to work with my body to move my baby down. I started to see the head in the mirror and cried with emotion, as the baby had lots of hair.I could see the head emerging.It was so intense.I looked up at Justine and her calm smiling face was just what I needed. At this point the urge to push was so strong I went with it. As the baby was born she gave hearty cry and the midwife passed her to me between my legs. Mark and I hugged up to the tiny one, who stopped crying and we started!!! I gave birth to the placenta an hour later, after which Mark cut the cord and weighed her. Our first evening
and night together was blissful. We all got into bed and cuddled up, I
could not sleep because I was so high from the birth and I could not
seem to take my eyes off her and she smelt intoxicating. I never knew
it was possible to love someone so deeply. Me, Evey and Mark (as much
as he could) spent her first week together snuggled up in my bedroom”.
Within a day of the birth, Abi spoke to me on the phone.During the conversation, she said the following things about the birth and about HypnoBirthing:I was enjoying myself (in the bath).I actually really enjoyed it. It was so peaceful. So beautiful. It was lovely. A mind-blowing experience. HypnoBirthing gave me the deep felt conviction in my own body.Having all those techniques was like an anchor.It was a beautiful birth and it was all down to you.Thank-you so much.” Abi, first time mum, with baby Evey |
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