What’s Inside this Episode:
- Why we decided to have a home birth with our first son
- How our birth plan didn’t exactly go as planned
- How we were induced at 42 weeks!
- Our 5-day pre-labor experience
- Our experience with Cervidil and why our experience was unlike any other
- All the other different induction methods we tried at the hospital (Cytotec, Pitocin, etc.)
- How we used our hypnobirthing techniques to ease the pains during active labor
- Why we hired a doula and decided we didn’t actually need her when it actually came down to labor until the very end
- What occurred during our 24 hours of active labor
- The pros and cons of getting an epidural
- How we endured 5 solid hours of pushing
- Why I decided for my mom to be in the room during labor
- Our unexpected scare with Zion upon his arrival
- What helped me feel more at home at the hospital
- Why it’s important to be flexible during labor
- My biggest aha moment from the entire process
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