When I arrived at the birth center (just shortly after they did) she was moving through surges in the water. They were undoubtedly intense, and yet she remained calm, present, and focused. I love seeing how differently we all labored. I think many folks (who hadn’t been around a lot of birth) might have assumed we had time based on how calm she was between, and even during, contractions.
She began instinctively pushing in the water, and we began to see her baby crown. But after several strong pushes, it became apparent we needed a change of position. We encouraged her to step outside of the tub…and literally as soon as her second leg flew over the edge of the bath…her baby girl flew out into her husband’s hands.
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