Labor Q&A: Everything You Wanted to Know About Contraction, Tearing, and More!
Channel: JORDYN ARI
Date: 2022-11-11

Thank you all so much for your kind words supporting my positive home birth video. Some of you had questions about my experience, so I’m sharing all the details with you in this video. Have other questions? Drop them in the comments and I’m happy to answer them. Nothing is off limits 😉

Questions
0:58 What made you do a home birth instead of going to the hospital?  
2:06 How did you find a midwife & doula for your home birth?
4:34 Share your pregnancy journey & how you prepared for pregnancy?
5:20 What helped you prepare most for delivery?
6:51 What advice would you give a mom as she is going into labor?
7:44 Did you have any complications such as low iron, GBS, or preeclampsia?
8:43 Did you take a birthing class? 
8:56 How did you handle pregnancy with your growing business?
9:37 How many months did you give yourself for maternity leave?
11:03 How long was labor? How long did you push?
13:06 How was the pain on a scale of 1-10? Contractions & Pushing
17:47  What was it like doing a natural birth? Were you nervous about it? 
18:31 Would I recommend this way of birthing to others? Would you do it again?
20:25 Did you tear?
22:13 How’d you push out an 8lb baby?
23:40 Did you keep the placenta?
24:22 How did you come up with her name?
27:01 What were your first thoughts when the baby arrived? 
28:16 Was she born with hazel eyes?
28:46 How does it feel to be a new mommy? How are you doing mentally? 
31:00 What did you learn?
32:42 Would you do anything differently? 

Reference 
Midwife Angelina - https://instagram.com/midwifeangelina
Doula & placenta encapsulation - https://instagram.com/a_baby_consultant_llc

Womb Wellness Tea - https://www.bytylerb.com/shop/p/womb-wellness
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Birth Class - https://preparedpregnancy.thinkific.com
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