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post #1 of 19
8/11/07 at 8:53am
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I love this birth, the ecstatic joy the mama is experiencing brings tears to my eyes, every time.

Turn up your speakers, ignore the cheesy music, grab a tissue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aht0HqI7GSw
post #2 of 19
8/11/07 at 2:04pm



OK, I'm not finished yet. . .



Literally, my face was actually doing this smiley all the way through that video. And now I'm just thinking "Huh!" I'm mean, great for her (obviously) but I just can't imagine how rare that must be.

It was a little surreal. . . the obvious lack of any pain or even overwhelming physical stress (even if it wasn't intense enough to call "pain") is abundantly clear by her expressions. It was like she was watching that baby coming out of somebody else!

Cool video! Thanks for sharing
post #3 of 19
8/11/07 at 2:11pm
wow, that's great! i was breathing with her without realizing it...now i'm : lol!
beautiful...beautiful...
post #4 of 19
8/11/07 at 2:11pm
That rocks!

Hypnobabies has a reputation of getting births like that Manitoba. There are a lot of UCers who also "feel no pain". It's all about perception and expectations.
post #5 of 19
8/11/07 at 3:25pm
That was truly inspiring! I loved it! Amazing that she did that on her back and her care providers just watched and dad caught baby.
Angela
post #6 of 19
8/11/07 at 4:58pm
Can't watch it without signing up as it has been deemed 'inappropriate':
post #7 of 19
8/11/07 at 7:40pm
What a beautiful video! I tried to have my son watch it with me, but once the babies head was coming out he was more interested in watching elmo's potty time. ... kids!
post #8 of 19
8/11/07 at 11:01pm
Totally brought tears to my eyes! Thanks for sharing!
post #9 of 19
8/13/07 at 11:13am
That was worth signing up for!

The pure joy of that mama - I want a birth like that!!!!
post #10 of 19
8/13/07 at 11:55am
I'm going to need to watch that video several times a day and imprint it in my brain. What an inspiration! I hope my birth is like that...I'm due tomorrow, so good timing OP!
post #11 of 19
8/13/07 at 1:16pm
That was wonderful video, thanks for sharing!
post #12 of 19
8/13/07 at 1:20pm
Birth 6 from the same user is a TWIN BIRTH! Second baby born breech!

Oh My!
post #13 of 19
8/13/07 at 2:05pm
I don't think she was *necessarily* pain-free, she was just really working with her body in a quiet way. I wouldn't describe my births as pain-free, but I tend to labor really quietly and peacefully, and if I hadn't had people loudly coaching me to push now, push harder, etc, I could totally see myself having a birth like that! It feels GOOD when the ring of fire stops and the head is out, and oh, what a joy to have people just chill out and let your body ease out the baby instead of forcing you to evict him.

I'm hoping for an unhindered birth like that this time around!! What a joy!!!
post #14 of 19
8/13/07 at 7:04pm
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Originally Posted by onlyboys View Post
Birth 6 from the same user is a TWIN BIRTH! Second baby born breech!

Oh My!

YES! And no one touched her either, looks like it may have been the same hospital (French?).
post #15 of 19
8/13/07 at 9:35pm
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YES! And no one touched her either, looks like it may have been the same hospital (French?).
It was so amazing to watch! I must have watched that 15 times.

So, is that what they mean by "hands off the breech"? Do you think the head could have been birthed without pulling the baby directly up? Her perineum was so amazingly stretchy!

I think they might have been French. Didn't everyone look so happy to be there? And their daughter was in the room!
post #16 of 19
8/13/07 at 11:15pm
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It was so amazing to watch! I must have watched that 15 times.

So, is that what they mean by "hands off the breech"? Do you think the head could have been birthed without pulling the baby directly up? Her perineum was so amazingly stretchy!
That's the way I was taught to assist a breech, hands off until you see the nape of the neck, create an airway, then tumble the baby over onto mother's abdomen. I think it's to protect the baby's head, not so much the perineum.
post #17 of 19
8/14/07 at 4:07pm
thanks for sharing- also watched #6 and that movie looks like it was in the 60's or 70's -- I also think that it doesn't mean that these births were "painfree" looks like both women were working with their bodies- the first video we were sent a link for looks as though the woman has a mirror to look into -- and her joy is fabulous ..
on the breech- the hands off is some what what I have been taught except for instead of having a table/surface that the baby lands on- there is more of a drop that way the body comes down if it is anterior and flexes the neck /chin to chest and instead of up and out --- then you put fingers in mouth to help hold flexion and baby emerging downward-
post #18 of 19
8/14/07 at 4:43pm
WOW! That was so fricken' awesome! Nurses, back position, and hospital bed aside, I think that video is an awesome example of a mama doin' her own thing. *happy sigh*
post #19 of 19
8/14/07 at 11:42pm
My husband just commented..."YOUR'S sure wasn't like that!" I was a screamer!
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