We did a belly cast at the start of labor - late Saturday night.
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Finished product of Belly Cast
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Sitting on birthing ball (although you can't see it behind Sandhano's head :-)
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A couple hours into labor -- just trying to get comfortable. Sometime early Sunday morning.
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Chris making sure that we're all okay...
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Chris helping me into birthing pool. ~3:30 am. 6cm dilated.
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Laboring in pool, with help from Christina (our doula) and Chris.
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This is what I probably looked like for about 2 hours.
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I was able to go from 6cm to fully dilated in 2 hours in the pool...
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Mitch slept through it all!! Notice that he was right next to the pool!
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Chris being so incredibly present and amazing!
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Just got out of the pool trying to warm up.
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The beginning of trying to find a way to start pushing. Sometime in the 6-7 o'clock hour...
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Again -- this is how I probably looked most of the time! ;-)
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Tried the side lying pushing for awhile...
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Tried squatting for awhile...
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Here is Sandhano (our midwife) sitting in front of me while I'm on the birthing stool. It's about 8'ish in the morning here.
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Chris helping with back pressure.
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Pushing on birthing stool -- this is how our baby was born!!
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Baby just born - lying on my belly...
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Right after he was born -- before placenta came...
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About a half an hour after birth -- Chris, baby and I.
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Baby about 7 hours old with the hat on that Sandhano knitted during labor!
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Day 3 of baby's life outside the womb!
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Look at those eyes and hands!
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