After almost two months I finally get around to write down my thoughts about my very positive, but slightly shocking birth. Shocking, as everything progressed so very fast 😃 My previous labour was excruciating, it took 2,5 days, it was all back labour, during COVID, so the hospital was very reluctant in calling me in, even when I was clearly exhausted and needing help after two nights of not sleeping… As contractions never sped up, that delivery ended up being an assisted one, with epidural, syntocinon, and a veeeery long first and second stage, where I felt I had no control over what was happening at all. Due to this, and because we didn’t have anyone to leave our three year old with, we decided to have a home birth this time. It was my last pregnancy (not wanting a third child), and I wanted to have a natural experience. I have to say, my home birth team was great straight from the beginning, and even though the first birth was classified as Shoulder dystocia, they suppo...
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