[A Well Lived Life] Meara & Mike's HypnoBirthing Story
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Jul 16, 2010, 6:22:02 PM7/16/10
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Meara & Mike took my HypnoBirthing classes in April/May of 2010. This is their birth story of their 2nd child.
Sylvie Ines D was born at home on May 21st, 2010
She entered the world at 4:03 am
9 lbs, 21 inches long...
As you know, I had been experiencing surges during the temporary suspension of Dr. Biter's privileges and during that wretched period of time I silently pleaded with my baby to stay put until we had a plan in place... I was so certain that I wanted a birth experience that included Dr. Biter, my friend and advocate, that I needed a little time to figure out where and how we would deliver.
Linda Goldsmith, whom I met at a rally for Dr. Biter, offered to be our doula and when I expressed my hesitance to delivery at Sharp Mary Birch, Dr. Biter suggested I contact Jamin Sylvada & Le Shel Montgomery. Trusting that Dr. Biter would come to our home to attend the birth of our daughter should we choose that route gave me to confidence I needed to opt for a home birth. We met with Jamin for the very first time on Monday, May 17th. Later than afternoon I met with Dr. Biter and all at once the details seemed to fall into place and I was able to let go... to whisper softly to my baby that it was ok to come now, that I was ready.
Wednesday evening my surges began to find a rhythm and were gaining in intensity. I lay down for bed though, and they stopped all together. I slept deeply and awoke the next day feeling calm and ready. No surges though... After an entire day without surges like I'd had the night before, we went for a long family walk to the park where I ran and played with Elsa, our 2 1/2 year old daughter. I went to bed that night feeling somewhat discouraged by the false start, and uncomfortable with the weight of baby but still listened to the Rainbow Relaxation just as I'd done every night for weeks... I awoke several times in the night to go the bathroom and was vaguely aware each time that I'd been woken by a surge, but they weren't very strong or uncomfortable and each time I went easily back to sleep. I awoke to really strong surge and looked at the clock at 2:41 am. It was the first of them that was really intense and somewhat painful and I decided to get up and shower to relax and see if more would follow. I had several more really intense surges in the shower and when I got out I woke Mike up, letting him know that labor was getting started. Thinking we might have a baby the next day or evening, I was really trying to relax for the journey ahead. I lay down and put my headphones back on to listen to the Rainbow Relaxation again and my calm was punctuated by several more really strong and uncomfortable surges. I sent Linda a text message letting her know that I was now in labor and asked her to contact Dr. Biter. At 3:25 am my waters released in a warm wave and I had Mike call Jamin immediately. All at once my surges were just one minute apart and I could hardly catch my breath between them, let alone relax! I was really trying hard to quiet myself, to turn inward and to stay present. I was so tempted to just leave my body when the surges swept over me but I managed to stay put. I was unable to find any position that offered any relief so found myself squatting on a towel on the bathroom floor while Mike and my Step-Mom Lorraine (who was visiting from Canada) feverishly rushed around preparing our bed and room, organizing the supplies for Jamin & Le Shel. I recognize now that I was in transition while I was alone there on the bathroom floor. There were a few minutes where I lost my focus and started to get scared, all alone in there with a overwhelming pressure from within and no doula, midwife, or doctor... But Jamin rushed through the door at 3:55 am and she could tell immediately by my breathing (and low moans) that the baby was coming. She and Mike managed to get me onto our prepared bed and Jamin barely had a chance to get her gloves on before Sylvie was emerging. I wasn't pushing, it felt as though Sylive was pushing, as though nothing in the world I could have done would slow her down... Jamin reminded me to breath, not to push, and our daughter was born at 4:03 am. Jamin had only been in our home for 8 minutes and I hadn't even opened my eyes, thinking that we had hours more ahead... I was just desperately trying to stay focused and calm and that singular effort required every ounce of energy and attention. Sylvie weighed 9 lbs and was 21 inches long. Linda, Dr. Biter, & Le Shel all arrived within minutes of her birth, before I'd even delivered the placenta. The atmosphere in our bedroom was so lovely--calm and relieved and joyous and sacred. Sylvie was placed on my chest immediately and remained there until it was time to repair the tear that I sustained during Sylvie's rapid arrival. She was calm and alert and latched onto my breast at first try... It was so beautiful to be at home, to be surrounded by such loving and supportive birth attendants. I have no regrets about my birth experience, I wish I'd thought to open my eyes for a moment, but other than that it was perfect! Perhaps if things had progressed a bit more slowly I could have remained a bit more relaxed and in my hypno-state, but I think everything happened just as it should have and your HypnoBirthing classes gave me a quiet confidence that I might not have mustered otherwise! I was very aware of breathing and my focus inward was my method of hypnosis... Not relaxed perhaps, but very deliberate and purposeful.
After everyone had tidied up and left our home to return to theirs, we snuggled up in our bed with Sylvie as the sun rose. Elsa, miraculously, slept through the night and its many disturbances and wandered into our room at 7:15 am to find that her sweet sister had arrived in the night. The look on her face is indelibly etched on my heart and I will carry the joy of that peaceful meeting deep in my heart for the rest of my life. What a blessing it was to be cared for in our home, our birth experience treated like the sacred rite that it is and not a routine medical procedure! It was magical...
The upheaval of Dr. Biter's temporary suspension of privileges offered up a blessing to us that we never could have foreseen at the time--we were welcomed so warmly into the natural birth community in San Diego and grew to feel so supported by so many wonderful men and women. Your classes were invaluable, and so were the friendships I formed with the women who joined us at the rallies and who offered up their wisdom and services. I knew that Dr. Biter would support our birth in the way that I dreamed possible, but I had no idea that there was such a wonderful community of others who share our same beliefs.
Thank you Carol, for your classes and for all of your support in the weeks and days leading up to Sylvie's birth. You are amazing.
Best,
Meara, Mike, Elsa, & Sylie D
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Thank you so much for sharing your birth story, Meara! I know it wasn't the path that you had originally chose for your 2nd birth, but I'm so glad that everything worked out & that you had a beautiful home birth!
For more information about HypnoBirthing in San Diego, please contact Carol Yeh-Garner at 858-837-1259 or through her website at www.AWellLivedLife.Net. You can also learn more about HypnoBirthing at www.hypnobirthing.com.
For more information about Dr. Robert Biter, Linda Goldsmith--labor doula, Jamin & LeShel of San Diego Midwives, please visit Carol's resources page on her website at www.AWellLivedLife.Net for their contact information.
www.AWellLivedLife.Net
www.AWellLivedLife.blogspot.com
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Posted By About Carol to A Well Lived Life at 7/16/2010 03:08:00 PM
Sylvie Ines D was born at home on May 21st, 2010
She entered the world at 4:03 am
9 lbs, 21 inches long...
As you know, I had been experiencing surges during the temporary suspension of Dr. Biter's privileges and during that wretched period of time I silently pleaded with my baby to stay put until we had a plan in place... I was so certain that I wanted a birth experience that included Dr. Biter, my friend and advocate, that I needed a little time to figure out where and how we would deliver.
Linda Goldsmith, whom I met at a rally for Dr. Biter, offered to be our doula and when I expressed my hesitance to delivery at Sharp Mary Birch, Dr. Biter suggested I contact Jamin Sylvada & Le Shel Montgomery. Trusting that Dr. Biter would come to our home to attend the birth of our daughter should we choose that route gave me to confidence I needed to opt for a home birth. We met with Jamin for the very first time on Monday, May 17th. Later than afternoon I met with Dr. Biter and all at once the details seemed to fall into place and I was able to let go... to whisper softly to my baby that it was ok to come now, that I was ready.
Wednesday evening my surges began to find a rhythm and were gaining in intensity. I lay down for bed though, and they stopped all together. I slept deeply and awoke the next day feeling calm and ready. No surges though... After an entire day without surges like I'd had the night before, we went for a long family walk to the park where I ran and played with Elsa, our 2 1/2 year old daughter. I went to bed that night feeling somewhat discouraged by the false start, and uncomfortable with the weight of baby but still listened to the Rainbow Relaxation just as I'd done every night for weeks... I awoke several times in the night to go the bathroom and was vaguely aware each time that I'd been woken by a surge, but they weren't very strong or uncomfortable and each time I went easily back to sleep. I awoke to really strong surge and looked at the clock at 2:41 am. It was the first of them that was really intense and somewhat painful and I decided to get up and shower to relax and see if more would follow. I had several more really intense surges in the shower and when I got out I woke Mike up, letting him know that labor was getting started. Thinking we might have a baby the next day or evening, I was really trying to relax for the journey ahead. I lay down and put my headphones back on to listen to the Rainbow Relaxation again and my calm was punctuated by several more really strong and uncomfortable surges. I sent Linda a text message letting her know that I was now in labor and asked her to contact Dr. Biter. At 3:25 am my waters released in a warm wave and I had Mike call Jamin immediately. All at once my surges were just one minute apart and I could hardly catch my breath between them, let alone relax! I was really trying hard to quiet myself, to turn inward and to stay present. I was so tempted to just leave my body when the surges swept over me but I managed to stay put. I was unable to find any position that offered any relief so found myself squatting on a towel on the bathroom floor while Mike and my Step-Mom Lorraine (who was visiting from Canada) feverishly rushed around preparing our bed and room, organizing the supplies for Jamin & Le Shel. I recognize now that I was in transition while I was alone there on the bathroom floor. There were a few minutes where I lost my focus and started to get scared, all alone in there with a overwhelming pressure from within and no doula, midwife, or doctor... But Jamin rushed through the door at 3:55 am and she could tell immediately by my breathing (and low moans) that the baby was coming. She and Mike managed to get me onto our prepared bed and Jamin barely had a chance to get her gloves on before Sylvie was emerging. I wasn't pushing, it felt as though Sylive was pushing, as though nothing in the world I could have done would slow her down... Jamin reminded me to breath, not to push, and our daughter was born at 4:03 am. Jamin had only been in our home for 8 minutes and I hadn't even opened my eyes, thinking that we had hours more ahead... I was just desperately trying to stay focused and calm and that singular effort required every ounce of energy and attention. Sylvie weighed 9 lbs and was 21 inches long. Linda, Dr. Biter, & Le Shel all arrived within minutes of her birth, before I'd even delivered the placenta. The atmosphere in our bedroom was so lovely--calm and relieved and joyous and sacred. Sylvie was placed on my chest immediately and remained there until it was time to repair the tear that I sustained during Sylvie's rapid arrival. She was calm and alert and latched onto my breast at first try... It was so beautiful to be at home, to be surrounded by such loving and supportive birth attendants. I have no regrets about my birth experience, I wish I'd thought to open my eyes for a moment, but other than that it was perfect! Perhaps if things had progressed a bit more slowly I could have remained a bit more relaxed and in my hypno-state, but I think everything happened just as it should have and your HypnoBirthing classes gave me a quiet confidence that I might not have mustered otherwise! I was very aware of breathing and my focus inward was my method of hypnosis... Not relaxed perhaps, but very deliberate and purposeful.
After everyone had tidied up and left our home to return to theirs, we snuggled up in our bed with Sylvie as the sun rose. Elsa, miraculously, slept through the night and its many disturbances and wandered into our room at 7:15 am to find that her sweet sister had arrived in the night. The look on her face is indelibly etched on my heart and I will carry the joy of that peaceful meeting deep in my heart for the rest of my life. What a blessing it was to be cared for in our home, our birth experience treated like the sacred rite that it is and not a routine medical procedure! It was magical...
The upheaval of Dr. Biter's temporary suspension of privileges offered up a blessing to us that we never could have foreseen at the time--we were welcomed so warmly into the natural birth community in San Diego and grew to feel so supported by so many wonderful men and women. Your classes were invaluable, and so were the friendships I formed with the women who joined us at the rallies and who offered up their wisdom and services. I knew that Dr. Biter would support our birth in the way that I dreamed possible, but I had no idea that there was such a wonderful community of others who share our same beliefs.
Thank you Carol, for your classes and for all of your support in the weeks and days leading up to Sylvie's birth. You are amazing.
Best,
Meara, Mike, Elsa, & Sylie D
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Thank you so much for sharing your birth story, Meara! I know it wasn't the path that you had originally chose for your 2nd birth, but I'm so glad that everything worked out & that you had a beautiful home birth!
For more information about HypnoBirthing in San Diego, please contact Carol Yeh-Garner at 858-837-1259 or through her website at www.AWellLivedLife.Net. You can also learn more about HypnoBirthing at www.hypnobirthing.com.
For more information about Dr. Robert Biter, Linda Goldsmith--labor doula, Jamin & LeShel of San Diego Midwives, please visit Carol's resources page on her website at www.AWellLivedLife.Net for their contact information.
www.AWellLivedLife.Net
www.AWellLivedLife.blogspot.com
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