Birth Story: A Birth Center Water Birth & Letting Her Body Lead w/Kyla & Gabe
After giving birth at 28 weeks with her first baby, Kyla was not going to leave anything to chance the second time around.
She was thoughtful and intentional about every single decision...from the providers she chose to the daily breath work and affirmations she practiced to the birth center she drove two hours to reach in the middle of the night.
And when she finally held her baby girl in that birth tub at 3am every bit of that preparation was worth it.
From the gorilla noises during pushing (I SO relate... except mine were "goat noises" according to my husband!) to Kyla talking to her baby while she was being born, and all the ways her and her husband worked so well together...I know you are going to love these two as much as I do.
Kyla and Gabe are so sweet and their story shows that when you prepare, trust your body, and build the right team, you can have a really incredible birth experience.
Here's What You'll Learn in This Episode:
00:26 – Meet Kyla and Gabe and hear how this birth story looks nothing like the first born. What changed, what they did differently, and what Kyla's provider recommended at 13 weeks that shaped the entire pregnancy. 👀
06:36 – How Kyla and Gabe prepared together the second time around — the specific jobs she gave him, the daily breath work and affirmations she committed to, and the one thing she made him promise never to do once they were at the birth center. 😂❤️
11:13 – The cerclage removal that did not go as planned — and the three options Kyla was given when things got complicated. The decision she made and why will surprise you. 👀
15:58 – Birth day — Kyla talks about how different her belly looked when she woke up, the contractions she ignored for most of the day, the two hour drive in the middle of the night, and arriving at the birth center six centimeters dilated.
38:30 – Gabe's take on being the birth partner — what his role actually looked like and the moment he realized his presence was doing more than he thought. Plus postpartum, a hemorrhage that got handled beautifully, and the best advice for moms and dads to close it out.
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