My Best Tips for Postpartum Recovery + Why I Love Home-Birth
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Meet the new homesteading baby! Plus my top 5 Reasons Why I Love Home-births AND My Best Tips for Postpartum Recovery
Can you tell I love homebirth? Homebirth fits right in with homesteading, home cooking, home growing, and home-medicating. Here are the top 5 reasons we choose homebirths here on the homestead.
Postpartum recovery is a topic that is not covered nearly enough in my opinion, as it is crucial to our long-term health after baby. Here are my top Postpartum Recovery Tips!
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Just found your channel. I'm 63, and I chose planned home birth for my two back in 1980 and 1983. There were no midwives in our area, so it was just hubby and me. 1st weighed 9 lbs 5 oz, and was a breeze, almost no pain at all. 2nd presented differently and was a totally different experience, but all was well. They're now 41 and 38--my baby is 6'7" tall.
I grew up on a farm / cattle ranch. I grew up close to nature, and was taught from little on that you don't mess with any mama while she is in labor, or right after she's had her kittens, pups, calves, or foals--you don't want to interfere with her bonding with her baby. When I was pregnant, I realized the care available to me in my rural area was totally focused on interventions and interference--it was almost the total opposite of a successful animal birthing experience! I trusted my body, and I'm so glad I did.
Your video and your advice is spot on! Keep getting the message out there. Home birth is SAFER for moms and babies when, as you said, it's planned, and you're low risk. You are a blessing, and your daughter is adorable. Love all those darling new baby noises.
I found out at 15 weeks my son's heart stopped 💔😭!!! The Dr wanted to do a d & c and throw my son "the tissue" away. I refused and did it completely natural 2 weeks later here at home 1/18/2020 at 9:12pm and we buried Angelo and his placenta in our orchard so his life goes into our trees and the circle of life continues. My children wanted to see him after he and I were cleaned up and got to tell him their final goodbyes as well. It was so much more peaceful and we feel he was more honored at home and biggest thing is he wasn't thrown away!!! I am a high risk but I would do anything for my kids.
A close friend had a similar experience. The baby was born, baptized and given a Christian burial. My deepest condolences to you and your family.
@@colliecoform4854 thank you so much and my condolences to your friend as well 💔❤️
So proud of you for standing up for your own. I lost my son at around 16 weeks they think. But didn't know until I went into my 20 week ultrasound that he was gone. I was having contractions that morning already and went to the hospital and had him there. They told me he was just big enough that I could take him and bury him. I was shocked to learn there are such rules. I took him home to my Grandma's land to be buried. It's a great deal of comfort knowing that I have him within visiting reach. Such a strange norm we have allowed to take place...hospitals disposing of "miscarried tissue" and how many mourning Mamas have nothing of their babies.
@@keeshamcneil520 so true. I'm sorry for your loss as well!!! So many have forgotten our bodies know how to do this and have done it for years before modern medicine. I am happy to report that just over a year later now since we lost him I am 22 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby boy!!!!! We're so excited to welcome our rainbow baby on the 4th of July
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Homebirth is the BEST. MY #4 WAS UNASSISTED. Just me and hubby. Just the way it is supposed to be. Very intimate.
Best most healing calm birth of them all. I encourage everyone to consider homebirth
Me and my wife were pretty radical in our younger age, but midwifes were unheard of in our world (West Texas ranching area)
back in the '80's and '90's. But my daughter is a midwife. So we are right there with you. Most of the kids who grew up in our homeschool community, have done home births with midwives. All of you young people who are homesteading and taking control of your lives back from big medicine, big pharma, big ag, etc are so luck to have so much info out there that wasn't as readily available back in the day! Good for you all!
I agree with all you said and that was why I planned a home birth back in 1992. Freaked everyone out but I was the only one totally calm. Labor was FAR less intense because I could completely relax, not have to pay attention to anything/anyone but the waves of contractions, and not be checked every few minutes by 10 strangers. Definitely accelerated labor because I was so relaxed.
I'm part of that high risk group. All 6 babies born in a hospital with a fabulous doctor! Gratefull for modern medicine. I love hearing about the other side! Thank you for sharing!
"Another fruit picker on our team".That made me chuckle out loud.
Your 3-year-old helping you - so sweet.
Great video.
(I have a Rebekah Marie too - she's 44 now.)
Well said and so well done. Home birth is safer! I know, I’ve seen a thing or two and have had 4 babies at home myself! I also midwifed for many years in California back in the 70s/80s. I truly love your wonderful videos. I also loved in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho for 10 years in the 90s. Northern Idaho is very beautiful.
how is a home birth safer? if my wife would have tried for a home birth our daughter would not be here today
Aww Im watching this while 5 months pregnant and compleatly teared up. So beautiful. We are on our 3ed child but 2ed home birth and cant wait to meet my next child. Your family is so beautiful and you are such an amazing woman. Lot of love for all of you!!!
HB, “cosleeping”, EBF (nursing past 6 weeks lol), nutrient dense, homemade food, HSLing
All the best!
I had my first baby at home and everyone thought i was crazy. But it was one of the most amazing experience of my life. I am pregnant with our second baby who is a girl and we are naming her Rebekah Grace and i am planning to do a water birth this time around. I also did a video on my channel on my birth story.
We just had our 3rd home birth, two months ago to a baby boy, Rowen. It was our first birth with a midwife. The first two we did unassisted. I really loved having the support and reassurance of a professional Midwife, instead of just my husband.
Wow! Normally it’s the other way around! First time with a midwife, after that unassisted! 😂
Congratulations! Rebekah is precious! I found your channel through the Back to Basics summit and watched all your videos within the week after the summit. We're organic dairy farmers and homesteaders in northern NY. We have seven children, this side of heaven. The first five were born at home and the last two were born at our Mennonite midwife's "birth center". My youngest is 28 months and I've had two miscarriages in the last 10 months. I turned 40 this year and I'm praying that God will bless us with another healthy, full-term pregnancy (or two!) before my childbearing years are over.
Home births seam to be so controversial, good for you for sticking to your home birth plan 4 times. I have 3 sweet kids, but al hospital births, although i think it's could have managed just fine at home and kinda wish I have tried. Thank you for touching on the importance of recovery time with baby
Congratulations with your new daughter, she looks beautiful.💚☘️
Totally agree with your reasons!
I value autonomy.
I hate being pressured, forced to ignore my instincts, and being a watched pot.
Just let me alone and let my body do the work of birth... and recovery!
Being in your own bed with your favorite food and sharing the experience with your loved ones. And sleep... how can you rest with all those nurses coming in every hour or so and pictures and visitors?... its just too much!
I always tell people, skip toys and fancy gadgets. Give moms nutritious food, a massage, and a house keeper for a gift.
+Rachael Pohlman ❤️
I had fond hopes of being able to have a home birth, although we just don't have the infrastructure to support this option in Australia. Turns out even after 8 anorexic months, my only baby was 3 weeks late and over 11 lbs, and caused a major haemorrhage on his way out. Had I not been in a hospital, I would not have made it, and nor would he. Far from leaving the hospital within a day as my sister did, I needed to stay put for 8 days.
I agree with the negative comments about nurses - most of the many who dealt with me were hideous - but the medical system did pull us back from the brink.
You are so blessed to be able to give birth naturally and easily, among your family at home!
FYI: I had high risk with both pregnancies. I was glad to see that hospitals are changing procedures. The lights were kept down, and many hospitals are using midwives to advise how to make labor a more relaxed time. Hospitals have also realized that staying in the hospital is more dangerous, so as long as there aren't any complications for mom or baby there is usually only a 24 hour stay. Congrats!
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You can have a midwife at the hospital. It is totally different than delivering with a regular OBGYN. If you have any risks, you go straight to a doctor.
Regardless, you never know when something is going to go wrong. I could never forgive my self if I had chose to birth at home and something went wrong.
I was high risk with my first, not my second. I had a midwife at the hospital with my second. Two totally different experiences! My daughter is now due and they are having a midwife at the hospital also. I recommend that to everyone!
Congrats on the new Little One!!
My friend's daughter, also named Rebecca Marie, has her birthday on October 2nd...
She is baby #2 in their family. Their total now is 3 girls, followed by 7 boys. Six were home births.
I love this! I'm just finally seeing it now and as a doula, childbirth educator, and home birthing mama, I so appreciate you sharing this great information on this platform! ❤❤❤
Congratulations on the birth of your baby, she is absolutely so beautiful!! I had my last child (41) years ago at home. It was the most amazing experience I have ever had. I had my first 2 children in the hospital and back in my day you didn't do home births so it was difficult to find a doctor to see me. I had a wonderful midwife though who took very good care of me in my home.
I enjoy your RUclips channel and this old lady (lol) has learned so much from you.
Midwives much more skilled in birth!
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We had five home births. Three of them were water births which is the best!
Rebekah is beautiful. Congrats!
Simah E wow that’s great An you never had a issue . That’s the only thing I’m worry about .
"Amazing circle of love" what a beautiful and true way to describe a large family. God bless yours.
Congratulations 🎉 every baby I know who were born at home, always seem healthier to me. I'm so glad you had a good experience!
i also had home birth with my 4th and loved it.. she literally fell out like a torpedo. I always recommend home-birth if you can find a midwife close to you. My 5th was at hospital in 2018 and it was sooooo bad.. but we moved out of midwife range.. only one licensed in our state. The hospital pushes so much crap! I have a 20 yr old, 14, 11, 6 and 1.5 yr old. If you read the Epoch times they did an article recently on birthing, "Why Americans give birth in bed." It was very good. They said MRI shows giving birth on your back with legs up significantly narrows the baby's pathway through the pelvis. It's a must read if you are on the fence.
She is so beautiful! Just viewing this from over a year ago. You are so blessed! You are quite a woman!!!! God certainly has given us super powers to handle natural birthing. I had my first baby (in a hospital) and she was a natural birth. Thankfully, she was a very quick birth (20 minutes) with no complications and no meds. You look beautiful and your new addition is beautiful! God bless you all!
Just stumbled onto your site about two hours ago! Watched several. Thank you for encouraging your viewers to home birth, breast feeding. I am British RN MIDWIFE.
I WOULD LOVE to join in to sooooo many benefits to home birth/breast feeding etc.
well done. & hearty blessings on all your family❣️
I've recently started watching your videos. I love you and your family, you are encouraging and a blessing to all who watch! My daughter does home births. She is pregnant with number four.. Her husband delivered all three. I wish I had one but didn't know about it then. God bless you!
Your comments were spot on. I had four high risk babies that I would have loved to have had a home birth. Congratulations. 10 Pound babies are always high risk to mommy.
Thank you for sharing about home birth. How blessed you are!! Home birth is such a beautiful birthing option. The comfort & familiarity of home & family is invaluable. I had 2 of my 3 babies at home after birthing our first born at a birthing centre where my doctor told us about home birth. We are very thankful for our home births & for our midwife, she was such a blessing!! ❤️ Bless you & your precious family!!
Your baby is so big and so quiet. What a good baby. Looks like an angel.
We’ve had 2 home births with a wonderful Mennonite midwife! Our first baby was born in a birth center and then Our last two babies have been in hospitals and we’re not nearly as calm and wonderful!
Both my babies were home births! Loved it and would do it again in a heartbeat!!
Congratulations...i'm late to the game...nine babies...God Bless You!!! lol. Get your rest and love those babies!!! I am loving your channel. You are waking me up to a different way to live as my husband and I have health issues (blood pressure, cholesterol, weight..both are pre-diabetic if not diabetic) that we must take care of immediately.
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Calling for a frost on Monday night. Not ready for the colder weather. We live in a city and trying to save for land but are older and worried we need to save for retirement also. Giving it to God and seeing what his plan is but we do garden, can, freeze and dehydrate. I cook everything from scratch and make bread weekly. God bless you and yours.
I had both of mine at home. Both were amazing experiences, especially the last one. She’s my little firecracker, born 3 minutes after my water broke. My husband caught her and my eldest, who was 7 did everything the midwife told her to do via the phone with the midwife. The midwife showed up 45 minutes later to help my daughter cut the cord and do the midwife stuff. It was awesome!
Eastern Ky here, no snow or freeze yet, it was in the 80's here today. Congratulations on the sweet baby bundle!!! So precious!
Florida. Mid- to high-80s still. :). Congratulations on your newest member. She is beautiful, and you all are blessed, as you know so well. My youngest was born at home (1985) with a licensed lay midwife, who barely made it in time as I had very fast labors. Home birth is awesome.
Love this video! Just found your page! We are moving to north Idaho soon and love know there are big families homesteading and home birthing! Our daughter Liberty was born at home last year ❤️
I absolutely love watching you and your videos because I can do so many of the things you show, but in this video you have explained home births so thoroughly. In so many videos that I have seen supporting home births they do not go into detail about the fact that this is safer and healthier for low risk labors. I highly applaud you for taking the time to explain that high risk pregnancies and labors should be at a hospital by all possible measures. The lives of both momma and baby are at stake otherwise. I had 2 high risk pregnancies and labors, and that not only prevented me from having a home birth but also limited the amount of babies I could have. But, I think you are a wonderful person and mother and thank you for being so thorough.
Congrats on your newest addition- she's beautiful!
I have had two birth center natural births and now 23 weeks along. This time will be our first home birth. I birth fast and I’m really excited about being home for the whole process. The birth center was nice but I almost did not make it through the door in time. My second was born next to the reception desk :) it was night so no one else was there and the midwife was wonderful.
I had all my children in the hospital. But, if I had to do it over again, I would have them at home for the very reasons you stated. Rebecca Marie is sweet and "fearfully and wonderfully made". Thanks so much for sharing her with us, Carolyn.
Beautiful story. I have to agree with you 100%. Having home birth is a natural process, too bad some get scared away from birthing and do not allow for the natural ways their body was intended to be, and is made by God. I have had many blessings come from home birth.👶👶👶👶👶👶
I'm currently 14 weeks pregnant with number 6. But this will be my first home birth. I'm so excited. I have a wonderful birth team so I'm not worried at all. I believe the Lord will take care of me and the baby.
How did it go
@@kellyh8218 It was incredible. I absolutely will not have another child at the hospital unless it is an actual emergency. My midwife was awesome and her team was incredible. It was probably the most stress free birth I could have ever imagined. He was born 9 lb 4 oz and he was my easiest birth.
@@deanna4814 yay!! Thanks amazing!!!! I’m praying about having a homebirth with my 4th but I’m very nervous! My hospital births were all long and very hard. Like 20-30 hours…. Super painful. #3 I Made it to 7.5 cm but at 22 hours ended up getting an epidural with pitocin bc my water broke and we were approaching 24 hours
Congratulations......what an awesome family and a new daughter for her family to love. Bless you all.
Just found your RUclips after following on fb for a while. I home birthed my second child. So different to hospital birth. Loved it.
Just found this channel and love it! Beautiful baby, lovely family, great videos! Home birth is very common here in the Netherlands, unfortunately I wasn’t allowed because of a pre-existing condition. Hoping to be blessed with more kids someday, perhaps I’ll get to give birth at home then :)
Oh and I love love LOVE that you breastfeed and let people know! Having a role model that breastfeeds is so nice to have!
Thanks for this video, I know it's a year old...lol, but I just had my third baby this past November. I agree with you totally. Now, I can't do home births because of being high risk, but the high risk depends on your self care. I have had gestational diabetes with all three pregnancies but maintained a healthy diet and exercise. So high risk by diagnosis, but I didn't feel like that during. My two girls were both born in hospital by a midwife who I love. She's awesome! One was born in an hour and a half, my November baby came in less than an hour. It is great, you are awake, aware, no drugs, no fatigue. My recovery was amazingly fast this last time. Not sure if it was because of the health I maintained or that it was the third..no idea, but recovery was quick and easy. I hope everyone who is having a baby maintains a great diet, diabetes or not! Also, GET A MIDWIFE! It's worth it! Oh! My number one reason for home birth (if you can), because you don't have to stay in the hospital for days!
What a gorgeous baby! I am just catching up. So she is almost a year now! Wow, belated congratulations. God Bless
I also has a homebirth with my daughter about 13 years ago . It was much better than in the Hospital, when I gave birth to my Firstborn
Love this! I’m currently pregnant with our ninth and my 3 year old is so excited! She keeps asking if she can catch the baby (the midwife said yes) and she wants to cut the cord too ❤ We have had 6/8 at home so far and are planning on this one being at home.
This popped up on my feed today. I'm not surprised that you home birthed your babies but it was still great to hear. I am a midwife who just retired from catching babies for 25 years and have just started homesteading in my retirement. I love your videos and following you on RUclips.
Believe it or not I loved the video. Congratulations on the new little addition to your family. She is so cute. I pray that papa is ever so proud.
God Bless Joe
Congratulations👍🎊 mommy and baby both looking great ❤️
Beautiful baby! We live in central Mississippi and the temp today was in the 80s. God bless you and your beautiful family!
I had 3 out of 4 at home with my midwives💕
My 1st labor was an attempted homebirth. My midwife ended up sending me to the er 17 hours later and I needed an emergency csection. She was born, by the grace of God, healthy. Recovery was awful. My next 2 were also necessary (but not emergency) csections (also, recovery was awful).
I find myself a bit jealous, but supportive and happy, when I hear of women having they're successful homebirth. Lol! 🤰👊🖒
Emily Wallace please may I ASK WHY you had to have an initial c-section ?
You are such an inspiration... such a beautiful family. 💕👩🏼🌾 thank you
Sweet baby. Last October, I finally had my first home birth. My first two were at a birth center, next two at the hospital and then this fifth one at home. We had just moved to another state 2 weeks before he was born (I had prenatal care in the first state until we moved) and we couldn't afford a midwife, so we actually did an unassisted birth. But it was my fifth kid, I have done a ton of research over the years and my OB (who is even a high risk OB- although I wasn't high risk myself) didn't seem too bothered by me giving birth unassisted at home. He even came out feet first in a birthing pool (you really have to do your research to do it a safe way, so don't just anyone try what I did--- do lots of research first). Anyway, labor was 12 hours (which seemed weird for a breech baby; my second was also a double footling breach), it was mostly painless and even somewhat relaxing. It was kind of like taking a relaxing bath all day (yes, the water got kind of gross looking, but we were fine) and then a few minutes of pushing the baby out. He was 9 lbs+, so I was pleasantly surprised how little pain there was.
New to your site so I am catching up on your earlier posts. Wow Rebecca is beautiful...almost 2 now. Even though my pregnancies were difficult and I could not have a home birth, I loved being pregnant and feeling apart of God's creation taking place inside of me. What an honor to be a mother and never to be taken lightly. I was pr-eclampsic with my first 25 years ago. I was teaching school, Kindergarten, when my white cell count went crazy. I was sent home to bed rest for the next 3 months. Our son came 3 weeks early, but was fully developed and healthy. My 2nd son was also pr-eclampsic, but not until the last month. I was teaching part time, but by summer and 5 months pregnant I came home to be a full time mom. Yeah!!!! My heart's desire and I have not regretted it for a moment. My last child was a girl, but because of my history a hospital delivery was done. I was blessed with a wonderful patient OBG, who believes in giving mom time to deliver and not rush into c sections. (My first was a 32 hour delivery). He was my doctor for all 3 and we felt as if he was part of the family. I find your site has great information and I hope will be a blessing to many.
I am having Homemade Kombucha. Beautiful baby.
Love this video! I had my 3rd daughter at home and it was the easiest and most painless birth ♥️
So so wonderful!
My 4th was born in hospital with a wonderful supportive midwife. Next baby will hopefully be born at home if we can find a midwife :)
We don't usually have snow, but we do get the freezes. Need that cold weather for sweetening up the oranges.
Carolyn, you are such a great resource! Would love to see more natural parenting videos.
10:26 People also tend to forget that hospitals were created strictly for high-risk situations. Pregnancy and labor themselves are NOT high-risk. Pregnancy/birth are so natural. Considering humans are the only mammals who use hospitals for childbirth out of 6,399 mammals in existence today (6,495 if you want to include extinct mammals), childbirth clearly is NOT a problem or something to be treated as an abnormal situation.
Texas Here... no freeze, no snow.. as of Oct 14th but as of Feb we got a couple of freezes. I love your videos.I'll be watching all of them. My husband and I are moving to AR in about 7 months to start our retired/homesteading life. I'm so ready. Congratulations on the baby. You are so brave to have your baby at home.
homebirthing is the best !...Congratulations!!!!...quicker recovery too!
Congratulations.... she's a beautiful baby . Great to see you bk .... enjoy your rest as much as u can . X
Congrats on the new addition. I am enjoying my evening Kefir its -9 here in Maynooth Ontario Canada. Loving your videos!!
Congratulations! Wow, 9 babies!! I love your videos. I'm so grateful to have found your channel
Congratulations for the new additions to your blessed family 💕
Lovely name.
I am working my way through all of your videos from oldest to newest, absolutely loving getting to know you all and your homestead.
I wish I had this wise information when I had my children, especially the resting part.
You are such a wonderful woman! Thank you for being you!
God bless you for coming out in public!
Rebekah is so sweet and beautiful! Good to see you up and getting around again. No snow here in Idyllwild, CA although the temps have dipped into the 30s in the mornings but we still get up to the 70s during the day. Sure feels like fall though with the crisp breezes! Take care!
Congratulations. Sweet blessing . . fearfully & wonderfully made !!!
I, too, have a Rebekah Marie. She now has 3 children of her own.
Nothing can beat a midwife at the birth. Also, would you be able to video more cooking of meals and baking please?
3 out of 4 homebirths! So happy for you! ♥
Same! My second came early so went to the hospital. Having her in the NICU was very hard but she's healthy.
We're still in the 90's in Arizona. Have been 90 plus since March.
Carolyn, I just love your videos. You really are such a sweet person, and you really give me something to strive for. Thank you for making these life improvements so accessible and charming! 💜
Warm weather here in upstate NY, it is supposed to be close to 80 degrees tomorrow. Congratulations on your beautiful new addition to your family!
I really love this video (I love all your videos!! Life goals for sure!!). So much good information in here that marketing and social cultural "woke" movements have forced more advanced countries to forget. In some "third world" countries (less developed; not suffering), they still use the same methods for childbirth you're talking about. There was a movie some years ago called "Babies" (I think) about different moms all over the world and how they care for their babies. More tech-advanced cultures like the US and China are the only ones who don't allow themselves to naturally care for ourselves and babies. Clearly these time-tested midwifery practices and homebirth practices work because otherwise every single pioneer family and early indigenous family would have died out in a single generation and none of us would be here today. Whether you look at it evolution-wise or Biblically, if homebirths were not effective and were dangerous to mom and baby, then the first humans would not have had children at all; they would have did or all their attempts at babies would have failed. I was 22 when I had my first child, 27 for my second, both were hospital births because I just didn't know better. Now, if I could go back and do things differently, I would absolutely have homebirths. I have friends who still choose homebirths and I am so proud of them for it. Mothers have been around since the creation of time. We are hearty, sturdy creatures and our bodies really do know what to do with our newborns.
I’ve never made tomato jam, but I do like tomato jam. I’ve made a pickled green tomato and then chopped that into relish which was amazing!
Brownsville Texas here! Our highs are in the upper 80's all week ;)
You really do an excellent job on your videos. Congratulations, belated on the new baby. GOD BLESS
+Ginger Borgeson Thank you!
, beautiful, beautiful.Thank you for letting us know that you and family are doing well. Rebecca Marie is beautiful!
Congratulations! I’m curious though, have you ever been concerned about the time it would take you to get to the hospital? It sounds like you’re pretty far from the hospital. I love the idea of home birth, but the fear that something could happen makes me so nervous!
Adorable precious newborn! Congratulations!
Priest River ID here! Just found your channel today. Love it, God Bless you and your family.
Congratulations!🎀🎉 I hope to someday have a homebirth. I was high risk with both of my pregnancies. God bless~
Congrats Momma! Great JOB!!!! Thats Awesome and truly amazing, you were able have a home birth. I wish i could have. it would have been amazing!!! You have a beautiful baby! Great Job Momma!
I’m watching you from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia and stays warm and humid all year round.
I know this video is 5 years old but home births are the best. I have done hospital and home; doctors aren't worth the hassle and extra interventions they cause. Home is much better care.
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Congradulations! Really enjoy your videos.
9:40 Often hospital staff also has no idea what it's like to be in labor. The delivery doctors are predominantly male so they just want mama to do what's easiest for Doc, not mom and baby. Even most many nurses don't even know what it's like to give birth. My first child, one nurse actually told me "oh it's not that bad" - a middle-aged lady who'd never had kids. When the evening staff came on, a mom of 5 was assigned as my nurse and she knew what to do. If you have to have your baby in a hospital, demand - yes, demand, you have that right - that your nurse has given birth/is a mom of more than 2 (because you want to minimize chances of people who've had c-section; scheduled c-secs do NOT count as labor). You absolutely have rights as a mom in labor. Hospitals sadly don't want to do more than what conveniences the staff, though.
I will encourage my future wife to do home birth for a healthy baby. 🙏
I loved my home birth, my daughter was a complete suprise, I was sure it was another boy...lol
Congratulations...God Bless You all
I'm a new subscriber and I love your videos!
Beautiful blessing from God!!! Congratulations!