***ORION'S HOME WATER BIRTH***

***ORION'S HOME WATER BIRTH VIDEO***
THIS WAS OUR 3RD HOME BIRTH. WE DIDN'T KNOW THE GENDER OF THE BABY UNTIL HE WAS BORN! MY LABOR WAS FAIRLY QUICK. WE ATTENDED MY BROTHER IN LAWS' WEDDING THE NIGHT BEFORE ORION WAS BORN. I WAS DUE MAY 12TH 2017 AND HE WAS BORN MAY 20TH 2017. I TOLD EVERYONE I WOULD MAKE IT TO THE WEDDING AND DANCE A BABY OUT. AND BAM THATS WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS HAVING MILD CONTRACTIONS ALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY OF THE WEDDING(19TH). WE GOT HOME FROM THE WEDDING AT 11PM AND I HAD MY FIRST "RUSH" (LABOR CONTRACTION) AT MIDNIGHT. I KNEW MY BABY WOULD BE COMING SOON SO I ATE SOME FOOD AND WENT TO SLEEP. I SLEPT IN BETWEEN CONTRACTIONS UNTIL I COULDN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE. SO AT ABOUT 6AM I GOT UP AND LET MY MIDWIFE KNOW THAT I WAS HAVING CONTRACTIONS. MY HOUSE WAS A WRECK FROM THE RUSHED BUSY DAY BEFORE SO I STARTED CLEANING UP. AT 9:20AM I WAS TRYING TO MAKE MYSELF EAT BREAKFAST SO THAT MY BODY HAD ENOUGH ENERGY FOR MY JOURNEY, EVEN THOUGH I REALLY DID NOT HAVE AN APPETITE AT THIS POINT. I FINALLY TOOK A BITE AND AT THE SAME TIME I HAD THE STRONGEST RUSH I HAD FELT SO FAR THIS TIME. IT WAS SO STRONG IT MADE ME JUMP OUTTA MY SEAT AND ONTO ALL FOURS ON THE FLOOR. THEN IMMEDIATELY MY SMALL BAG OF WATER BROKE. IT FELT LIKE A WATER BALLOON HAD JUST POPPED INSIDE ME AND LEAKED OUT A LITTLE. MY MIDWIFE, MARVELYS, GOT TO MY HOUSE AT 10:30AM. I WAS HAVING LOTS OF PRESSURE TOWARDS MY BACK SO SHE CREATED AN AMAZING PILLOW MOUNTAIN SO I COULD LAY ON MY BELLY. THAT TOOK SO MUCH PRESSURE OFF OF MY BACK. SHE AND MY LOVELY FRIEND JENNY RUBBED ESSENTIAL OILS ALL OVER MY BACK AND FEET. IT WAS AMAZING, I WAS SO HIGH ON ALL THE OXYTOCIN ALREADY! ABOUT AN HOUR LATER I WAS GENTLY PUSHING IN THE BIRTH TUB. I COULD TELL THAT THIS BABY WAS A LOT BIGGER THAN MY LAST BABY (SHE WAS 7LBS. 12 OZ.) SO I HAD TO GIVE IT A LITTLE MORE UMPH. MARVELYS APPLIED SOME GENTLE COUNTER PRESSURE ON MY PERINEUM WHICH HELPED SO MUCH. HIS HEAD WAS BIG AND OOOHHH DID I FEEL THAT RING OF FIRE AGAIN. NEXT WAS HIS SHOULDERS WHICH HE WAS WIGGLING AROUND (YOU SEE MY FACE IN THE VIDEO HAHA) SUCH MAN SHOULDERS HAHA. MY BABY WAS BORN AT 12:03PM AND WEIGHED 9 LBS. 11 OZ.! HE TOOK A MINUTE TO TAKE HIS FIRST BREATH AND WE KNEW THAT WAS OKAY. THE MORE YOU LEARN ABOUT NATURAL BIRTH THE LESS SCARY IT BECOMES. I LOVE HAVING MY BABIES AT HOME. I FEEL SAFE AND SUPPORTED. MY CHILDREN GET TO WATCH IF THEY WANT TO AND THEY DO. THEY WERE RIGHT FRONT AND CENTER WATCHING THIS MIRACLE OF LIFE HAPPENING :) OUR FAMILY HOME BIRTH MADE IT REALLY EASY TO WELCOME OUR NEW BABY AND HARMONIZE AS A FAMILY FROM THE VERY FIRST MOMENT HE WAS BORN.