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H and J started prenatal care with me early in their third pregnancy.\u00a0 H had previously had two easy hospital deliveries, and was now looking to experience a home birth.\u00a0 We had worked together in the past at a few births as H is a doula, and I was looking forward to being her midwife. Pregnancy progressed fairly easy and uncomplicated.\u00a0 In the middle of her 38th week, H started having some issues with headaches and vision issues.\u00a0 Everything looked great\u00a0 otherwise, but we decided together that we would go ahead and sweep membranes and see about working baby out to be safe.\u00a0 At 38.5 weeks, I swept H’s membranes.\u00a0 She was 3cm, 60% effaced and baby was at a 0 station. H went home and deep cleaned her house!\u00a0 It made me smile.\u00a0 She couldn’t labor with a messy house so she cleaned and vacuumed and had J steam mop the floors too!\u00a0 I told her later when I walked in that I had never been in such a clean house for a delivery! I arrived at H’s house a little before 1pm to do a quick check up.\u00a0 She was having some regular contractions, but they were still mild.\u00a0 I did an exam and found her to be 5cm and 80% effaced.\u00a0 I helped her wrap her belly with the moby wrap since her abdomen was pendulous and sent her to walk outside with her husband.\u00a0 Slowly a couple birth team members trickled in.\u00a0 H alternated doing some captain morgan’s and rocking on her ball to help baby move down with walking. \"Hunter<\/a> In the 4pm hour, H started to get frustrated that things weren’t moving as fast.\u00a0 She had had fast labors in the past so it was frustrating to see contractions stay at a stand still, not getting stronger and not progressing as quickly.\u00a0 H decided she wanted to be alone for awhile.\u00a0 J napped and H and big sister H went to the grocery store to get some ingredients to make energy balls for labor. I arrived back close to 7pm and things had picked up.\u00a0 Contractions were now coming every 4 minutes, lasting a minute long.\u00a0 H was rocking her hips, and leaning over the counter during contractions. \"Hunter<\/a> H kept moving positions for the next hour.\u00a0 From leaning over the counter, to bouncing on her ball to trying to lay on her side in the bed.\u00a0 Her back was achy and crampy, and it was hard to find a good position that felt good. Close to 8pm, we did an exam.\u00a0 H was now 6cm and 100% effaced.\u00a0 Good changes were happening.\u00a0 We were hopeful things would pick up for her soon, as her last baby was born less than an hour after she was 7cm.\u00a0 This little guy had his own journey in mind though! H was ready to get in the birth pool.\u00a0 She got in and sat, snacking on a banana, before getting on her knees and leaning over the birth pool.\u00a0 She labored in the birth pool for an hour before deciding it was time to get out since the contractions had spaced. H got out, and we had her get in a knee chest position.\u00a0 Her doula and the birth assistant used the rebozo to do the “booty shake” on her to help get the oxytocin going and jiggle the baby in a better position.\u00a0 I then recommended H go out for a walk.\u00a0 She went out with J and big sister and enjoyed the sunset. H came back inside for a little while, leaning over the counter during contractions.\u00a0 Contractions picked up again, coming every 2-2.5 minutes, lasting 45 seconds.\u00a0 H ate a little snack and went for another walk with J. As 11pm came, H asked to be checked.\u00a0 I found her to be basically the same.\u00a0 H felt pretty emotional.\u00a0 Things were moving slower than she thought and going a whole different path than she expected.\u00a0 J and I talked with her, and J prayed over her.\u00a0 I left them in the room for H to get a nap and build back her energy. Half past midnight H got up and said she couldn’t sleep.\u00a0 Contractions were coming every 5 minutes, and she couldn’t sleep well.\u00a0 She snacked a bit while standing, doula providing counter pressure with contractions.\u00a0 I suggested H go try standing in the shower to see if it helped with the back and hip pain. For the next couple hours, H really worked different positions to see if it helped get baby down and out!\u00a0 She tried hands and knees and then would walk around the house.\u00a0 She would rock on her ball, and then try slow dancing with J through contractions.\u00a0 Contractions were now coming about every 3 minutes, lasting 75 seconds. Close to 3am, H stated she was starting to have an occasional pushy urge.\u00a0 She decided she was ready to try the pool again, so we warmed it up and she got in the pool and kneeled. \"Hunter<\/a> H moved to her left side in the pool for a few surges, then tried leaning over the pool.\u00a0 H asked for a check at 3:40am, and she was 8cm and baby at a +1 station.\u00a0 She stayed in the pool for a little while, then decided to get out.\u00a0 She was tired, and decided to try laying in the bed and resting.\u00a0 She started on her right side, then moved to her left.\u00a0 She rotated her sides ever so often in the bed over the next 90 minutes.\u00a0 H would sleep hard during her break, and moan softly through each contraction.\u00a0 She would look at us and say “What should I do ladies?” and before we could answer she would be sleeping hard again.\u00a0 I was happy to see her getting rest. \"Hunter<\/a> About 615am, H got up and stood at her counter, eating a slice of toast.\u00a0 She became emotional as the contractions kept rolling in and asked me to just break her water.\u00a0 It appeared to me that we were definitely deep in transition and baby had to be close. H went to lay on her bed.\u00a0 At 637am, I did an exam and found her to be completely dilated and baby at a +2 with a bulgy bag.\u00a0 H requested I still break her bag, so I ruptured her forebag and she moved into hands and knees and began spontaneously pushing.\u00a0 The urge quite present now to push. Six minutes later, the baby’s head was crowning, followed by the whole baby a minute later.\u00a0 It was so fast.\u00a0 I joked to H that I don’t often have a mama just “sleep” through transition, but I would recommend the way she went through transition. H was definitely thrown for quite the journey with this sweet boy.\u00a0 How emotional and stretching it was for mama and me, as not only her midwife but as her friend helping her through the journey.\u00a0 So honored to help this sweet couple welcome their third baby into the world! Welcome to the world Ezra!\u00a0 Born earthside on March 20, 2015 at 6:49am, weighing in at 7lbs 14ozs, 19.25″ long.\u00a0 Such a privilege to be part of your birthing day! \"Hunter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

H and J started prenatal care with me early in their third pregnancy.\u00a0 H had previously had two easy hospital deliveries, and was now looking to experience a home birth.\u00a0 We had worked together in the past at a few births as H is a doula, and I was looking forward to being her midwife. 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