Joshua’s Birth Story – Part 2

Reader Contribution by Antonette Vasseur
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On Mother’s Day 2011, Brandy went in to labor with her fourth child, which she planned to be born at home. Not just any homebirth, but a HBAMC (Home Birth After Multiple C-Sections). She woke up that morning ready to bring her son into this world on her terms. You can read Part 1 of her story here:Joshua’s Birth Story – Part 1. 

My midwife saw the look on my face after telling me that my baby was posterior, and reassured me that babies can turn in labor. Now that my water had broken, my contractions were starting to get more intense. I told the midwife that I needed to get back in the birthing tub. I felt like I was losing control and started telling my husband I couldn’t do this. I was thinking I had a few more hours of hard labor and I there was no way could not do it.

My midwife and her assistant stepped out for a few minutes to give my husband and I some space. As I continued to change positions in the birthing tub and bearing down I was arguing with my husband that I could not do this because I was not completely dilated and the baby was still up high. I was not even thinking about the different positions I was getting into or that I was pushing down. My body just really took over!  My husband went and got my midwife to check me.

As she checked me and her eyes got big and she said, “Brandy the baby is right there! Feel!”  I felt my baby’s head not even to the first joint of my finger! That is all I needed to hear. I sat up, pulled my legs back, and pushed with all my might. My midwives told me two more pushes and my baby would be here!

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