Natural hospital birth

December 14, 2020, will forever be one of the best days of my life...but let me give you a little back story first... Starting at 38 weeks pregnant, I was trying everything to get this little dude to come. Yes, I tried eating spicy foods, ate pineapple, went on endless walks around the neighborhood, heck, I even tried bouncing on an exercise ball while watching TV at night, and yet, none of it worked. Baby boy was just not coming. It was so disappointing because I kept having really…

While giving birth in the comfort of your own home may sound like the ultimate natural birth experience, it may not be the best option for you if you are

Yes. You read that right. I had a 24 hour labor with no epidural. In fact, I didn't use any form of drug or medicine for pain relief. But I did use quite a few natural labor coping techniques to survive labor with no epidural. I'll share my 10 secrets to an easier labor, so you know how to prepare for an unmedicated birth of your own. These unmedicated birth techniques helped me to have a healthy pregnancy, an autonomous birth, and the confidence necessary for surviving labor.

Here is our sample birth plan from our natural hospital birth. A great Birth Plan example for a natural or unmedicated birth.

Read about real stories from women who share their natural births. This is my hospital birth story for my 4th natural birth! Read all the details and what helped me through the birth.

This is a natural hospital birth story - Everly's Birth Story. I hope sharing this positive experience will inspire other woman to go for it!

Elowyn’s guess date was August 14th, and the five days we went over that day were the hardest days of my entire pregnancy. I was so anxious to meet her. I knew that babies come when babies are ready, but I was still so excited for her to come. I thought for sure she would come on August 15th, because it was a full moon, but that day came and went and still no baby! On Saturday, August 17th, I started having contractions, but they were spread about 30 minutes apart, and not super intense. I…

It started simply as curiosity, but as time went on, I found more and more information touting the benefits of an unmedicated birth: quicker recovery, greater comfort, more presence of mind, awake baby, and many more. This is all great, I thought. But I still have to do it MYSELF.

*Written by Anna Bourdess. **This post contains affiliate links. To understand our birth story a little better let me tell you about the weeks leading up to Jackson's arrival. My pregnancy had been almost seamless up until 35 weeks. I had some pretty severe morning sickness the whole time, but,…

10 tips for from a nurse who has had 3 unmedicated or natural birth stories and shares her tips with those who are trying to prepare!