First kid did an epidural and the counting and pushing and it was a rough birth that resulted in an episiotomy and level 3B tear. Second birth went to a birth center and when I tell y’all it was 10000% easier! My body pushed and pushed it really wasn’t even painful just intense and ended up only having minor tearing which was so much better when it came to recovery. Trust the Lord in how you were made, trust your body and find a team you trust and you’ve got this!

@paige.hentschel

Ай бұрын

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@hopefulmelody1727

Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing!!

@katieswan7385

Ай бұрын

Can I ask what your birthing position was?

@daniellekeangrassikeanstra270

Ай бұрын

Thank you for saying this.

@unicorn_sparkles_8945

Ай бұрын

Exact same as me! I'm expecting my 2nd, but my first was a very long drawn out labour with an epidural and tearing. The trauma from the labour and length of time spending pushing affected my breast milk and that didn't come for a week. The whole thing was so horrible. For this 2nd birth I'm really aiming for a home birth with as little interventions as possible (if I can help it!)

Hi Bridget, I'm Lora Collins. I'm 63 years old and I am a retired childbirth educator and doula. I am SO proud of the work you are doing. This information is needed to empower young mothers to own their childbirth experience. I showed this video to my husband who is a chiropractor and he was deeply impressed. He has a lot of young mothers coming through his practice and we have decided to send any pregnant mothers to your course and your KZread channel. Thank you so much for this. The world needs your voice and your knowledge.

@BridgetTeyler

28 күн бұрын

I so appreciate this! Also, I love chiropractors especially during pregnancy! I'm always encouraging moms to get chiropractic care!

@angelocean5556

11 күн бұрын

Isn't she just awesome 😍👌🙏

@mayrodriguez23

6 күн бұрын

That she is, may the Lord bless her always 🙏🏼 ​@@angelocean5556

I love this. with baby number three, I stayed in the shower of my hospital room, swaying and humming. No one checked me, so we didn’t know how dilated I was. I came out of the shower so they could take my blood pressure and check my progress, but we didn’t make it 😂 my body just started pushing her down. I said “I think I’m pushing” so I got on all four and two pushes later I had my little girl. It was so different than my epidural births (which I was expecting to get this time! Just didn’t make it). I felt like a million bucks and it really didn’t hurt like I thought it would.

Oh yeah I was wondering what on earth I could do to make labor easier, and I first hear you say don’t push, yeah. I gave birth naturally to 4 kids and I haven’t pushed any of them. I just breathe. I can attest to this video to be facts

WISH I could show this to the horrible nurse who was telling me not to push and trying to scare me and saying I would tear if I didn’t stop. She had clearly never been through birth her self nor did she have enough knowledge or sympathy to be a nurse. Luckily I quickly asked her to leave and the next nurse said “oh yeah you definitely cannot control the urge to push but try not to add to the push reflex until we’re ready”.

@JonathanMullany-fx1qh

Ай бұрын

As a man I seriously don't know how some people think it's okay to tell someone with a baby in there vagina what they can and can't do.

@BridgetTeyler

28 күн бұрын

Way to speak up and get a nurse who you resonated with!

Before I birthed my first baby, our Bradley Method birth coach told me to wait for that urge to push even if I reached 10cm, so that’s what I did for the birth of our first but also our other 3 children. They all were born in 1-2 relatively easy pushes which was maybe 5 minutes-and with no tearing 🙌🏻

Also, for my first VBAC birth I had the urge to push BEFORE I was fully 10 centimeters dilated. The fetal ejection reflex was so strong but I ended up swelling my cervix and had to wait until that went down and I was fully dilated to push baby out. For my next births I still listened to my body and pushing with the reflex felt great for me! Babes were out in 11 minutes and 15 minutes for my 3rd and 5th births 🤗! Such a great tip to wait until you feel the pressure in between contractions. Thanks for sharing ❤️🙏🏿!

I ended up getting an epidural, but kept doing the breathwork I had been practicing during my pregnancy. I would watch the monitor for contractions, then breathe. It helped SO much even though I had an epidural, and I kept progressing along and only pushed a few times, maybe 3 or 4? I tore but since I was already numb I didn't feel it, so I'm thankful for that. So even if you do end up doing a medicated birth, breath work helps!!

I had my son about 3 months ago at home and I let my contractions push him out. It was a wild feeling! It only took about 16 minutes once the pushing contractions started and I had no tearing and of course a lovely baby boy now!!

I had this with my son and it was a total game changer! I was just breathing and my body pushed by itself. No tearing, 7-10cm in 5 minutes!

Thank you so much for mentioning that this is largely only possible if going natural without epidural. Many videos online don’t add that key piece of information and then mamas wonder why their providers/nurses don’t practice this gentle method of waiting for the ejection reflex… it’s because so many people choose epidurals & then they don’t have or feel the reflex leading to more tearing, forcefully pushing, which is allll so stressful and so much more work! I understand their are times epidurals are desired & helpful but the facts around pushing with an epidural need to be more transparent 🙏🏾

@rachelm.3158

Ай бұрын

My last birth I got an epidural at the very end (9cm) and since I had a break from the contraction pain, my midwife told me to labor down until my body started to push on its own. I didn't really push at all/no tears even with an epidural so it's possible but you have to also wait/have a team willing to let you do that.

@gretchenretka189

7 күн бұрын

@@rachelm.3158this is a great way!! And not only do you need a supportive team but the mom herself needs to be willing to do that.. as a doula I can confirm some moms are unwilling to feel that much pressure/pain with the epidural turned down to be able to do what you were able to. That’s why, I hope everyone takes the built to birth course and develops more coping strategies beyond just planning for the epidural. Congratulations and good work managing with your epidural turned down 💕🙏🏾

@gretchenretka189

7 күн бұрын

@@rachelm.3158also you obviously have a high pain tolerance to have been at 9 cm when you got the epidural 🙏🏾

I also think having a good team helps. I just had my first a month ago and my doula made sure to keep me on track with contractions. I labored at home as long as I could. By the time I went to the hospital I was 6cm and 100% effaced. My doctor, nurses, and doula kept me going and even when I was tired and my hips hurt they reminded me it wasn't time yet. When I thought it was time to push and get the baby out they knew it wasn't time yet until I finally felt like the baby was coming and THAT'S when they were like oh okay now the baby is coming. My doula asked if I was pushing or my body was, I remember saying "I don't know but he's coming" then the doctor and nurses coached me on how to push and everyone kept me motivated. Yes it was painful, but somehow I expected it to be worse. And I felt okay after a nap when my baby was out. I 😆

Good info. Sometimes you would need to push if your baby has shoulder dystocia and your baby is turning blue. Which was the case for my last home birth. She needed a little help breathing when she was born. And yes, I had a 3rd degree because of it. I had plan to breathe baby out.. but sometimes circumstances does not allow it.

I had a successful VBAC - thanks to your videos and me believing you that I was built to birth!! However, as soon as I hit 10cm my midwife had me start pushing and I pushed for 2 hours - with no joy!! After 1.5 hours I did start to have the urge, but I was so exhausted (was a 36 hour labour). Ended up having a episiotomy and vacuum to help get baby out. Still so happy and proud of myself for having my VBAC, but with my next birth I don’t want to start pushing until I actually feel the urge to! Thank you so much for all this information Bridget!!

Just had a completely natural birth no epidural. All your videos were extremely helpful. The nurses and the doctors thought I was crazy because they mentioned 99% of women get the epidural…. without your videos I don’t think I could have done this. Your meditation videos were also very goodand mentally prepared me to push with every surge that was unbearable thank you so much. Also I delivered on my knees for the first time . It was such a great experience I could feel the ejection that you referred to .

Thank you so much for these videos! With my second I had the fetal ejection reflex right after we arrived at the birth center (he was almost born in the car) and that was my best pushing experience. With my third I started trying to push before I had the urge and I ended up exhausted, it was extremely overwhelming, and got a bad second degree tear. With this fourth baby I'm going to really try to listen to my body and be patient again. Thank you for your educational info!

In the past I felt like bearing down and it was uncontrollable but with my most recent baby I felt like pushing but I felt like i was going to tear if I didn’t hold back a little bit. I was able to control my breath and pace my pushing a little bit to be more gentle and use some pressure to push his head down with my hand as well to help navigate him out and I had almost no tearing at all. Listening to your body is the way!

Awe ❤❤❤ I love your work and your dedication to natural birth and sharing this information. You are a light on this earth. A very special soul, thanks.

Hi Bridget, I am so thankful for your KZread channel!!! I am pregnant again after giving birth eight times, and am still super nervous about my upcoming birth. I will be at a hospital in India, which has its down sides and upsides. The positive part is that I won’t have a monitor strapped to me during labor. All of my labors happen pretty fast, and I usually give birth a few hours after arriving at the hospital. (I get through the beginning hours at home.) My last two births were excruciating.😭 Unfortunately I spent too much time reclining in a chair the last few months of the pregnancies, so the babies weren’t in the ideal position to come out easily. I plan on following your advice better this time! God bless you!!💕 Thankyou for being there.💖

Your videos have been my favorite for preparing my mind and birth plan.

Thank you so much for your videos! I just gave birth to my first baby, and had a very fast labor. But after my water broke my contractions stopped, so I was able to follow them as a clear sign to push. My baby was born in less than an hour after my water broke, my midwife was even a few minutes late to the party. I did end up with a good sized tear.

I JUST listened to a podcast about this. So comforting to know that our bodies know what to do ❤

So good! Thank you for explaining this so well !!

With my first, I got too excited and started pushing when I only sort of had an urge to push but I didn't have the FER yet which resulted in me becoming exhausted, having a hard time pushing with contractions, and being in a lot of pain. The FER was like a hail mary, it felt like I finally had help and I saw the light at the end of the tunnel. Dare I say, it felt relieving.

I was looking forward to trying to breathe my baby out with my first birth. Unfortunately my baby was in distress due to nuchal cord and I had to "purple push" along with a vacuum assist to get him out quickly, which resulted in a third degree tear. I almost had to get a c-section, so I am glad that I was able to have my baby vaginally at all, and grateful the he was delivered safely. I hope I get a chance to try again with my second baby.

I gave birth to my baby boy at 42 weeks 4 days (3,45kg). My mom had an induction at 42 weeks so my midwife told me at 40 weeks, "oh yeah you're definitely going over 42 weeks, just you relax." 😂 And she was right! The labour was very intense though, started at 8am, went to midwife at 3.30pm. The reflex kicked in at 9pm and he arrived at 2am. I was exhausted! Apparently it took longer because his hand came out next to his face, AKA Compound Presentation. Had my midwife been aware of it, she would've told me to push the mental goal post a little further down the line. Because my husband and I were wondering why it was taking so long! Every birth is different. ❤️

My lil guy is 3 months old now, and I'm still working through the disappointment that my midwife told me that I needed to push during contractions despite what I'd heard (like the info in your video). I had a long labor, but completely without complications or pain meds. When I was fully dilated I continued to down breathe through contractions. The midwife asked me why I was breathing and not pushing. At this stage of labor I think her asking/telling me this was enough to make me question myself- which is super disappointing in retrospect. I started to feel the fetal ejection reflex, I know, but after 3-4 sensations like that, the baby was just in the birth canal, not out. Eventually, after 2 hours of pushing hard during contractions, he came. I honestly think the midwife questioning me made it worse 😭, but in the moment you're so vulnerable! I just wanted to breathe my baby out, but it didn't happen that way.

Just gave birth an hour ago. Not first time. Literally had a freaking bladder prolapse but thankfully my midwife caught it. I was stuck at a 6 for 8 hours. Felt like a lip so my body was pushing for a couple hours. She had to move my bladder while pushing. Omg but we made it!!

@VanillaRoseLifeVanilla

Ай бұрын

You’re a soldier to be here an hr postpartum even if not complicated. Congratulations mama bear☺️

@rachel-c

Ай бұрын

@@VanillaRoseLifeVanilla thank you so much!!

@JB-gt5ws

4 күн бұрын

Good!!! Glad everything worked out

Oh my goodness…. My son was born in the car accidentally and I 100% experienced this. I was not preparing for a natural birth but it’s what I’m planning for this go-round (baby #3). It was so surreal for my body to be forcing that baby out with no input from myself.

@natalieschick6974

2 күн бұрын

Hey, I gave birth to my second in the car😅. She was way easier then my son's birth. I did have to do some pushing but I felt strong urges to push and couldn't bear the pressure anymore. I got her out in 10 to 15 minutes. With my son I didn't feel any urges to push, but just horrible pressure and it took me 30 minutes to get him out, I pushed so hard, it felt like I was going to explode and my eyes balls were going to pop out, unfortunately that caused an second degree tear. I birthed both of them naturally.

I am due next year but I am curious already how the whole birth thing goes. Thanks for all the info. I am scared the hospital might not listen to my wishes. I feel like everyone is doing a basic routine. Even the ultrasounds are like a random walk to the store and back. I am thankful for channels like yours otherwise I will learn absolutely nothing.

@asmaaabidbaudin7176

3 күн бұрын

Same here

I listened to your birth meditations during my labor, they helped me relax and breathe my baby out ❤

Excellent information, thank you

Thanks, Bridget ❤

Thank you for mentioning foetal positioning. I went into my first labour thinking that I'd just be able to breathe the baby out and a hypnobrithing course had told me not to listen to nurses if they made you push- but as far as I recall the course didn't prepare me for insane nausea throughout labour and an OP baby (didn't know she was OP until she was out) so it was really confusing to feel that things should have been easier but needing to ignore the inner voice from the course and listen to the nurses who knew that I'd need some next-level pushing to get my daughter out. This time around I'm equipped with a lot more awareness of the difference that foetal positioning can make, and steps to try and spin baby before and during labour. Btw I believe adrenaline is added to (maybe just some?) epidurals- worth a look up?

I was told to push at 9 cam to get the last cm get unstuck from the cervix and I never had that feeling of needing to push and then it took forever for me pushing and I felt like I sucked at doing it… but I was being instructed to and it was my first birth. This next time I really hope I can speak up and wait for that need to get that baby out and not have to “push” with all my might like last time.

I have had two births. One in the hospital with a midwife and then one in the car on accident while traveling to the birth center. My first birth wasn't too great. I didn't feel any strong urges for me to push execpt for extreme amount of pressure, unfortunately i was having hard time communicating what i was feeling to my midwife and my husband due to the pain. I ended up pushing for 30 minutes and pushed so hard i felt like i was going to explode and my eye balls were going to pop out, this caused a second degree tear. I was happy we were at the hospital, just because my son need to go to the Nicu, he was born at 37 weeks. With my second i did feel strong urges to push and a whole bunch of pressure. I didn't breath her out because it felt like i needed to do a bit of pushing. I got her out in 10 to 15 minutes by standing up in the car. I really wished i could have made it to the birthing center though, i was looking forward to a water birth, i wanted a water birth both times and it didn't happen 😢.

My baby got stuck on the way out (shoulder dystocia). I felt the uncontrollable urge to push immediately after my water broke, but once his head was almost out he got stuck and I couldn't stop pushing even though the midwife told me to wait a moment so she could try to help me into a different position. That reflex is a blessing and a curse - he was out in 7 minutes but a doctor who happened to be out in the hallway was called in to assist the midwife and he ended up reaching in and rotating my baby so he could come out. I'm thankful for the intervention, but it was not a pleasant experience, I really wish I had gotten an epidural lol

@renemason513

Ай бұрын

This is sadly the problem with how OB’s deliver babies. A lot of times mothers start pushing with the nurses and then they make her wait for the doctor to catch the baby.. I would highly recommend going with a more hands on caregiving modality such as a birthing center or a home birth environment

@ayeletarzouan6610

Ай бұрын

@@renemason513 first of all, as I mentioned in the original comment - I had a midwife-led birth at a hospital, which is extremely common in my country (you only have an ob assist the midwife if it's a high risk pregnancy, or if the midwife calls the ob in like what happened in my case). The only reason the midwife asked me not to push was because my son got stuck and she thought maybe if I changed position it might help him come out without further interventions. Unfortunately because I couldn't control it and I was completely in the moment I couldn't change position and kept pushing, which is when the ob she called in for help rotated him manually. Again, not a great experience but considering my son and I could have been injured during the birth, I'm glad the doctor came in to help.

@haley2542

Ай бұрын

I like to imagine medical midwives and OBGYNs witness a bunch of goats, horses, and cows giving birth. I bet they’d panic, rush in, then claim they saved all the animals from dystocia too.

@ayeletarzouan6610

Ай бұрын

@@haley2542 what the heck? I was literally there, I know he got stuck because I felt it. No one "claimed" they saved us, they literally just helped my baby come out. Midwifery is rooted in ancient traditions, and not all births went well every time - plenty of women and babies didn't survive. But when midwives started sharing their experiences with each other, training each other, they were able to prevent many complications. Same goes for OBs. Besides, I chose to have a hospital birth. I chose for it to be unmedicated. My choices were respected all the way through the birth. So if it was my decision and I, as the person who experienced it, don't feel like anything was mishandled - where do you get off judging the staff and deciding they intervene unnecessarily? At a certain point your distaste for medical practitioners is just a cover for your lack of respect for women's choices and knowledge over their own experiences.

@haley2542

Ай бұрын

@@ayeletarzouan6610 You have every right to your own decisions. But birth requires movement. So if you did not change positions to offer your body and baby an alternative path of less resistance so that baby could rotate naturally, then you cannot jump to the assumption that your birth was somehow disordered/dystocia/stuck baby and that injury or death would have occurred without the radical intervention of someone else reaching in and rotating the baby.

OB wants to do induction at 41 weeks. I’m 40 weeks this Friday, just had a chiropractic adjustment to help open up the pelvis so baby can (hopefully) come soon. Praying for a natural, unmedicated, physiologic birth!

@haley2542

Ай бұрын

If you want to wait to go into labor naturally, just wait. If you decide induction, that’s your choice. YOU have the power… YOU get to decide.

@hannahlawson1039

Ай бұрын

Stay home as long as you can, or birth at home. You’ll be surprised what you are capable of doing without interventions.

@patriciaa6649

Ай бұрын

@@hannahlawson1039 that’s the plan! Less time at the hospital = less push for interventions so the plan is to labor at home as much as possible.

@Sarah-psalm127

Ай бұрын

Why do they want to do it at 41 weeks? Can you discuss going longer with supervision ( like a non stress test)

@haley2542

Ай бұрын

@@patriciaa6649 Natural sometimes means birth at 42 weeks… or 43 weeks… or 44 weeks! Going by a deadline is not natural.

I just can't believe that so many mum's are still lead to believe that labour on their backs is the way to go! We're told the whole pregnancy to avoid being on our backs as much as possible. Why? So the baby can be encouraged into a better position for labour (ie to avoid a breech baby labour position)! How on earth is the recommendation suddenly any different during labour itself?! Sure the baby won't go into breech position mid-labour but, logically, if laying on your back would encourage the baby into unideal positions pre-labour, it only makes sense that this should surly also be avoided if possible/desired... Just a first-time expecting mum expressing some thoughts based on what I've watched and read. In the end, your personal choices are your own to make! X

This is something I've always wondered! So thanks for the info :)

I’m 40 weeks and four days, this is my fifth baby and only one that is late besides my first the others were early, the doctors are pushing for an induction next week which I keep saying no but their being intense about it, not sure what todo, praying I go into labor soon!

Definitely gonna try this when i go into labor in a few months. My last delivery was so difficult because i wasnt pushing productively. my husband says i was pushing for more than 2-3 hours (i dont remember cuz i was feeling so out of it at that point).

I just had my first and was on an epidural; labor took way longer than needed because I wasn’t pushing properly and thought I was (kept ended up being Ab pushes instead of stool pushes). I really wanna learn how to push effectively while on an epidural, I’m afraid of birthing naturally (I tried and couldn’t get through the pain when reaching 6cm). I tried doing some breathing and other methods I learned from this channel and others and just got super discouraged and disappointed. I also ended up getting an episiotomy and tearing too. However, I do wanna try again if we’re blessed with another child. I need all the support and help I can get lol

I love your videos and they helped me so much with birthing my first child naturally! I do have a question! During my first labor I started to experience the urge to push only at 7-8cm dilated and my body began pushing on its own. I used the “horse” breathing technique which helped slightly. How do I know the difference between the fetal ejection reflex when baby is ready to be pushed out rather than what I experienced above? I am going to be giving birth again soon and want less cervical checks but do not want to experience the urge to push during my second labor and push baby too soon when I am not fully dilated.

I had hoped that would happen for me, but I had an intense labor that lasted for 4 days (I planned to have an unassisted home birth). I was exhausted, went to the hospital, I was fully dilated, and I had to push really hard to get him out, but it was over in minutes. I tried many position and exercises at home to help labor. Every birth is different. ❤️

I had to push my first for 90 min, my second was born less than 10 min after my body started pushing... I think maybe the first time I was too exhausted from a long labour? Or maybe I was too disorientated by pethidine? Not sure. But the second time was so much easier!

FER is an amazing design by God 🙌🏻🙌🏻 I didn’t have it until my 3rd because of epidurals and laboring on my back but WOW the difference in UNREAL

The not pushing thing made sense to me the first time I heard it because when I was 16 I had a bad UTI and first outbreak of general herpes and my body had a hard time using the toilet for like a week. Finally I was holding it in so bad that when I sat on the toilet my body was like “I don’t care how much it’s going to hurt because this is going to hurt so much more if it stays in” and my body pushed against my mental will and struggle. I was so happy that my minds fear couldn’t hold it back any longer.

@haley2542

Ай бұрын

You hit the nail on the head… the four letter word beginning with F…. Fear.

I have a question-during my labor with our first baby (I’m currently 18 weeks pregnant with our second), I felt the urge to push pretty much the entire time. My midwife advised me to try not to because it was way too early (I had 6 hours of active labor, for reference, and only truly pushed for about 15 minutes at the end). My question is, why was I feeling “pushy” the entire time?? I’ve never heard of anyone talking about that. Was it because I was tense? (I had a very painful birth, back labor the entire time)

My first birth was a C Section, at 41 weeks, I experienced no labor. My second child , I was 41 weeks and 4 days pregnant,labor was induced after 5 days of prostaglandine and other methods. 18 hours in the labor I was only 6 cm dilated. The pain was so intense, I was afraid I will ask for a Caesarian. I had an epidural. I could finally fall asleep. After 6 hours of sleep, I woke up almost 10 cm dilated. I didn't fell much pain in the belly, but I felt it in the vagina. After 10 pushes, maybe 15 minutes? my boy's head was at the border. After one long, intense push, the head was out and one more push, the body was out. A max of 30 minutes of pushing and I could feel the need to push, but no significant pain in the belly. For me, it was the perfect solution, but I guess I was lucky.

Hi.. ia FER is the same feeling as wanted to push my poop out when i’m 10cm dilated? Its not voluntarily wanting to push the poop out but i have this kind of strong urge feeling with all my 3 kids when im 10cm dilated.

Can share midwives near Alabama? Alabama does not have many thank you!

I felt my body starting to push, and it was very subtle. After that they checked to find that I was at 10cm. I intended to let my body do the pushing but the contractions were so excruciating, I pushed as hard as I could and got him out in 17 minutes. The breathing techniques were really helpful. Little guy had his hand up by his face. I wonder if that's why it hurt so bad.

What happens if Mum is ready to push because the fetal injection is happening, but they’re not 10 cm dilated? Thank you ❤

I never really understood what it meant when I was asked "do you feel like you want to push?" I was unmedictaed and ended up pushing for 4 hours, so I'm pretty sure the fetal ejection reflex hadn't kicked in, and then I maybe never noticed it. What does it feel like?

@haley2542

Ай бұрын

If you have to ask “do you feel like pushing”, the answer is no. The REFLEX means your body just does it, it’s not a choice. If your body didn’t do the reflex, it probably needed something else at that time, like rest before the grande finale.

@rebeccawalesby4809

Ай бұрын

It feels like vomiting. Your body just takes over with strong sensations that you can't fight and just have to get out of the way of. That's the best way that I have found to describe it.

@taylorswf23

Ай бұрын

It feels like your body literally pushing the baby out when a contraction hits. There is NO FIGHTING IT. It is entirely involuntary. My son was born in the car and my body was forcing that baby out when my mind said, “nope, nope, nope!”

I want to do this but I feel like my obgyn isn’t going to think it’s considered a real push.

@samaralittell-daniels8091

Ай бұрын

Your obgyn isn’t the one in labor and you don’t have to consent to anything you don’t feel comfortable doing. It’s your body and your birth do it the way YOU want.

Im booked for an induction at 42+1 on Monday..... I reslly want to go natural 🤞

Wirh my first I ended up getting an epidural and when I felt pressure I told the nurse she said oh you probably are ready, surprise I was. Told to lie on my back(I was so tired I just did it instead of asking to sit or be on my side) we did practice pushes, expecting me to take awhile as a first time mom. Less than an hour, me beinf able to feel contractions before the monitor would pick it up, and then the nurses saying to not push because the doctor wasn't there 🙄. At one point me struggling not to push and pantong through it, and shouting I'm not pushing, but he's coming! My body wasn't listening to no nurse 😂 and the doctor made it in just as he was finishing crowning, but no tears on my end. I could have smacked that nurse though 🙄

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Gotcha, so the issue really is telling women to push too early, thanks

My midwife for my first VBAC was awful and demanded I push my baby out with no contraction. I tore badly and had a very painful recovery and birth trauma. Thankfully, after two births (attempted) at that birth center, I said, “Never again!” I freebirthed my third baby and it was amazing to see my body working (against my will, it felt like 😅), and it was a dream to allow my baby to be born in their own timing. I tore less and healed well (without sutures this time). Our bodies are indeed built to birth!

Free birthing can help women avoid a lot of unnecessary interventions.

@ShadesofSage

Ай бұрын

Absolutely!

Hi.. ia FER is the same feeling as wanted to push my poop out when i’m 10cm dilated? Its not voluntarily wanting to push the poop out but i have this kind of strong urge feeling with all my 3 kids when im 10cm dilated.