16. Jan
Thank you for all your support during our Refresher class recently, Jake and I absolutely loved it and it was so beneficial for us to be reminded of all the aspects of labour and birth that I’d subconsciously put out of my mind the last couple of years. I also loved unpacking our first birth with you and talking about how this one could be different.
We welcomed Maxwell Alex Oliver on the 20th December, a couple of weeks earlier than his due date. After my waters broke at lunch time we spent the afternoon and evening relaxing together. Contractions got stronger around midnight, and we used calm birth breathing and the tens machine at home until around 2am when we headed into hospital. I had 4 contractions walking from the car to the birth suite, I think we decided to head in at a good time!
Max arrived at 6.30am, there were no interventions and gas was the only pain relief. We used the combs we talked about! And the shower was a saviour. But most of all Calmbirth breathing helped me through every contraction and was my main focus through the whole thing.
We are so thankful for everything you’ve taught us during our Calmbirth classes, this birth was completely different to our first and my recovery has been so quick in comparison too. We will continue to recommend your classes to others, it’s amazing 🙂
Maddy & Jake