Bennett's Birth Story

This is the birth story from one of our amazing clients, Jessi!

“I cannot speak highly enough about my second birth experience. 

I was lucky enough to have our doula, Vicki, present for the birth of both my children but my second experience was by far the most empowering thing I’ve ever experienced.  I’ll skip the details of my daughter’s birth and say instead that it wasn’t what I’d hoped it to be.  As a result of this, I knew I wanted to do things differently this time around.

With my son I made the decision to go through a HypnoBirthing course.  I knew I wanted a natural, medication free, experience. I’d done a lot of personal work with my life coach during my pregnancy. While I’ve always viewed myself as a pretty direct person, during this time I found a new level of confidence in using my voice to ask for what I needed and wanted – from my doula, from my care team, from my partner, and perhaps most importantly, from myself.

I went into this birth with a sense that labor would be 5 hours.  I missed the mark by 20 minutes.  My ability to use my voice in labor, the personal work I’d done, the unwavering support of my husband, doula, and midwife made a world of difference.  I remember simultaneously melting away into my visualizations while being fully present in my body with my son Bennett. 

I breathed deeply – the variety of breath patterns for different parts of labor made a world of difference.  I relaxed when my husband or my doula noticed a shift in my body and told me to.  I couldn’t be any more proud of myself or more grateful for the people that surrounded me as I birthed my son. 

A special thanks to NDS, Women’s OB, and my loving husband. “