My low-intervention labor & delivery experience

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DIRECT AID LINKS
UNFPA for reproductive, birth & newborn care: www.usaforunfpa.org/
doctors without borders: donate.doctorswithoutborders....
the perinatal project: gofund.me/23f1d9ad
INNER WORK
→ Julia Frodahl's compassion immersion (a great starting place for her work) - www.juliafrodahl.com/a/214783...
→ Julia Frodahl's nature-based parts work course (very powerful) - www.juliafrodahl.com/a/214783...
→ monthly meditation gathering: www.juliafrodahl.com/a/214783...
BOOKS
→ Mindful Birthing - rstyle.me/+gWyeAUT7KVwGRqbRr6...
→ A Wrinkle in Time - rstyle.me/+rm7nlfMZjyPWoy13U4...
→ Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn - rstyle.me/+1bNu_Yl4TV8RdDP2iF...
→ We also used Expecting Better by Emily Oster to help make our birth plan - rstyle.me/+9RlgqQht0gBOVYc3Ou...
→ Like a Mother by Angela Garbes was another one of our favorite reads - rstyle.me/+H4lblR51A6JKYwl7gv...
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OUR BIRTH PLAN
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MY LABOR AND DELIVERY CHEAT SHEET
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CHAPTERS
00:00:00 → INTRO
00:02:42 → why birth stories are compelling & complex
00:04:21 → having a birth plan
00:07:08 → giving birth without a doula
00:08:20 → I didn't want an epidural
00:10:01 → pre-labor & the stages of labor
00:11:44 → braxton hicks & description of contractions
00:12:41 → dilation and effacement during pre-labor
00:14:15 → Mindful Birthing (book)
00:15:26 → a contraction is also an expansion
00:16:38 → about early labor
00:18:24 → down-regulating the nervous system during labor
00:20:32 → the unpredictability of labor & delivery
00:23:24 → we had packed bags and prepared
00:27:50 → THE BEGINNING OF THE ACTUAL STORY (going into labor)
00:29:52 → sounding
00:31:10 → throwing up during labor
00:31:59 → the body knows
00:33:02 → what do contractions feel like?
00:34:16 → water breaking at the beginning of labor
00:35:27 → labor = drugs & resting between contractions
00:37:43 → laboring at home
00:40:49 → calling the hospital when you're in labor
00:43:38 → we went to the hospital
00:44:19 → keeping my eyes closed the entire time
00:47:01 → checking in at the hospital
00:50:22 → getting the IV port put in
00:52:19 → we went to the labor & delivery room
00:54:16 → the transition phase of labor
00:55:29 → what actually happened during labor in the hospital
00:57:50 → what it's like to push during labor
00:59:56 → what happens with each push
01:06:00 → letting go of control
01:06:39 → pushing the baby out
01:09:38 → what happened next
01:13:58 → a very brief summary of my breastfeeding journey
01:17:24 → OUTRO
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