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Everett’s Hypnobirth – Stage 3 & Postpartum

Feb 12th, 2009 by Fiona | 1

I couldn’t believe my ears when they announced his weight…9 pounds 13 ounces!! I had birthed a nearly 10 pound baby naturally! The next thing I thought was, “oh no…what’s the damage to my perineum!” I looked at Roberta as she was examining me and she informed me that I did not need stitches…I [...]

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Everett’s Hypnobirth – Stage 2

Feb 12th, 2009 by Fiona | 1

Roberta said I was dilated 9.5 cm and to push if I wanted to. The problem was, I wasn’t really feeling the urge that strongly, and when I pushed it didn’t feel right. The pressure was not in my bottom where it should be. A couple of surges later I was fully dilated but [...]

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Everett’s Hypnobirth – Stage 1

Feb 12th, 2009 by Fiona | 1

Here is the full story of Everett’s birth!  I’m breaking it up into three posts so it won’t be too long.  Enjoy!

I went to bed Sunday night with no signs of labor. Shortly after lying down, I started to feel him move like crazy and he was putting a lot of pressure on my [...]

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