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Karmaura - Calmly Welcoming New Life

Positive Birth Story with Induction Holly, Matt & Milah

in Birth Story, Karmaura on 06/30/20

Holly and Milah after their Positive Birth experience

I wanted to let you know Matt and I had our baby girl on Easter Friday at Cairns Private Hospital and I’m happy to report that we had a wonderful, positive, mostly natural birth. As is always the case, we had some unexpected trials pop up but we received the news calmly, made good decisions and still had the exact beautiful birth we’d hoped for. 

 We had a scan at 36weeks and were told our baby was small. She was tracking at 16 percentile for the whole pregnancy but now had dropped down to 5th percentile. The obstetrician was concerned she was a growth restricted baby and was recommending we were induced at 37 weeks. We were a tad frightened at this but talked it through thoroughly both as a couple and with the obstetrician (and midwife provided by Cairns Obstetrics). We decided not to be induced as long as all other signs of health were good and they were. We were monitored by CTG every 48hrs and she remained healthy so we waited until just over 38 weeks. I launched into my hypnobirthing tools, read all the induced birth stories on the website and did the baby come out meditation everyday while using the pressure points and clary sage. The obstetrician was super happy with all our mental prep and how open to self help we were and was pleasantly surprised that I was already 1cm dilated when I went in for the ‘sweep’. 48hrs later I had the gel inserted and went into 1st stage of labour that night. In the morning they broke my waters and 5hrs later gave birth to a very well positioned 2.4kg baby girl who seemed willing to come out. No gas or anything. All I had was a nausea injection first thing as I struggled all night with nausea (and couldn’t be bothered dealing with that as well all the rest).

Matt and Milah enjoying some skin to skin bonding.

 
We had the most profound bonding experience of our entire lives! Matt was the perfect birthing partner. He was so empowered after the hypnobirthing course. We did all the things! And it was really fun. We were close before but now we feel we could literally handle anything as a couple. From 32 weeks (after the course) I did a meditation every night/day. We practiced our soft touch massage. I drew up a positive affirmations fairy and had her on the wall in my bedroom which I looked at before sleep and first thing in the morning. Matt packed me a beautiful hospital bag with all my nik-naks (crystals, soft lighting, snacks, clary sage etc) and made me a beautiful birthing playlist. Matt listened to a lot of the meditations with me too (which really helped him with his language and positive affirmations during the birth). 
 
I also wrote myself a birth diary in which I hand wrote all my personal affirmations, some drawings and a list of words I like hearing like calm, gentle, relax, soften etc. I gave this book to Matt and he studied it prior. We had it in the birthing suite and used it extensively. He even just read from it for me at times. He knew exactly when to say what. He even reminded me of my lotus flour opening affirmation when I had forgotten and really needed it! I feel like Matt basically delivered our baby and I was so proud of him. All the midwives at the hospital were also very impressed.

Personal affirmation and art hand written by Holly

 
Anyway, the point I’m trying to make is that the hypnobirthing course and the incredible work you are doing is empowering parents in a profound way. After the birth Matt and I talked extensively about how m, had we not done the course, we would certainly not had the wonderful experience that we did. It would have blind sided us big time. We literally used every bit of info and all the tools you gave us and had the most incredible birth we could have imagined. Not saying it wasn’t tough! It’s literally the most difficult thing I’ve ever done. Precisely why the preparation was so necessary. 
 
We cannot tell you in words just how grateful we are to have met you and spent what seemed like an easy going fun weekend with you in Yungaburra, which turned out to have such an instrumental role in the beginning of our new lives. We became parents in the exact way we’d hoped for. We felt safe, empowered, and happy. From the bottom of our hearts Alana – thank you

Holly, Matt and Milah with their birth support team at Cairns Private Hospital.

Perfect baby girl Milah

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Alana Kilpatrick 🤰🏻🤰🏼🤰🏽
So beautiful. In labour partners equal a massive o So beautiful. In labour partners equal a massive oxytocin drip. Through your connection together a feeling of safety is felt. When we feel safe and supported this promotes labour 🙏🏽

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That ✨ connection ✨ looking into her partners eyes with each wave that she conquers 🌊, him letting her know she’s doing amazing and to keep going. There is something about watching couples during labor and birth… one of my favorite things to witness is the unveiling love.
A true birthing goddess 🤍 I wish for all Mums t A true birthing goddess 🤍 I wish for all Mums to be supported like this gorgeous Mumma in labour 🙏🏽 🌺 
🌸🌸Welcome gorgeous Flora Louise🌸🌸 
I’m a bit late in posting this amazing free birth from back in January. Alice and Clancy travelled from Cooktown to my workshop in Yungaburra last year. Their gorgeous girl Flora was born wild and free on their property in Cooktown. 

When Alice messaged me after the birth she was on such a birth high! “It was an epic experience! Holy moly! Child birth is hard work! But we got there! It was so empowering! I did your yoga and I listened to the Hypnobirthing tracks all through my third trimester. But you know I forgot about the tracks until I was in transition during the birth. When they played it really helped ground me. Jillian my doula suggested to put the lotus flower on to visualize my cervix opening and I felt like it was the missing piece of the puzzle. I listened to it over and over. It was wild, so empowering and I’d do it again and again! I can’t wait to have my second 🤍 Thank you so much. I could not have done it without my amazing support team 🙏🏽🙌🏽”

#birthisbeautiful #birthmatters #birthpreparation #homebirth
I’m not a belly sleeper but gosh I can remember I’m not a belly sleeper but gosh I can remember that moment after each of my births where I sank into that mattress like it was a cloud of pure ecstasy 🤤 ☁️ 🛌 

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It just feels sooo good! 🤪

Obviously meeting your baby is 100% of the excitement but we know how much people look forward to this!

The reality is it does take a little while (it’s different for everyone) to feel comfortable enough to fully sleep on your front, especially if you are breastfeeding and feeling fuller at night!) but resting and taking it easy will only support your recovery and eventually when you can, it does feel so good! 

#sleepingpositions #pregnancytruths #pregnancy #pregnancyreality #mumtruth #sogood
Savouring these moments of late, knowing it’s on Savouring these moments of late, knowing it’s only another few months of my breastfeeding journey. My shoulders are tired real tired, my neck stiff from six years of growing, birthing, raising and feeding my babies and particularly looking down at my youngest bubba always feeding from my left side. 

For the last 15 of 20 months of his life my baby boy has solely fed from my left breast. I tried my hardest to keep him suckling from my right at 3.5months but it simply was not producing enough milk so the frustration was too great and he stopped. Our bodies are fascinating what they can endure. 

My teeth feel weak and bones weary, but go my left boob! To get my body back is going to be a welcome reconnection, but a feeling that has become so unfamiliar to me.

I feel tears as this journey draws to a close. Like saying goodbye to an unspoken deep form of communication & connection that you know will never be again. They will not remember these years of feeding, but gosh I will ❤️ 
Life will shift as we adjust and continue on our journey growing and learning together. The next season will come in the normal haste of Motherhood. 
I promise myself when it comes to these moments of transition and goodbyes I will pause, exhale, savour and send love to me for how far I and we have come 🙏🏽

I am a mother a little depleted, a little weathered but scraggly with LOVE all around me ❤️

Deep love and acknowledgment to the Mums who cannot take their babies to their breasts and those that yearn to more than ever 🙏🏽❤️

#motherhood #mother #motherlove #breastfeeding #motherbonding #theendofbreastfeedjourney #themmomentstho #themmoments
Homecoming ❤️ @matrescentmuse Homecoming ❤️

@matrescentmuse
“Pain is not necessarily a negative experience.”
I love this quote!

The pain that we experience during birth is often not the problem...it is the FEAR of the pain that is the problem!
Fear has a major impact on labour. It makes labour more painful. And so it becomes this self-fulfilling prophecy.
We are told birth is painful. 
We are afraid of pain. 
We go into birth feeling anxious that it is going to be painful. 
Because we are stressed, labour IS painful! 
And then we tell others that birth is painful.

So how do you get rid of the fear of the pain?
Step one is to learn about the physiology of labour...understand that the pain is your muscles working.
Step two is to work on your mindset...read positive birth stories, listen to positive birth podcasts, watch positive birth videos so you can believe that when your body is doing what it is designed to do, labour is totally manageable.
Step three is to have some tools that will help you cope. Labour is like any other physical and emotionally demanding event (it often gets compared to a marathon). Hitting a wall is normal! You need a plan for how you are going to break through that wall.
Step four is to surround yourself with supportive people...your partner and your caregiver need to know how to encourage you and what you need to have a positive experience. 
Step five is to have a plan for pain relief. If you do need pain relief, you have options - a TENS machine, gas and air, sterile water injections, rebozo, water immersion, morphine, an epidural. Generally speaking, continuity of care provides effective pain relief and greater satisfaction than an epidural. So does water immersion...somehow water immersion is deemed risky and an epidural isn't...but, that is probably a whole other post!

Long story short, don't just be afraid of pain. 
It's fine if you are fearful...but do something about it!
It is possible to feel confident and excited about birth...having a baby should be something you are looking forward to! 

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