After I had my first baby, I found my self saying “why didn’t anyone tell me about this” & “I wish I would’ve known…” more times than I’d like to admit. Having just gone through my second pregnancy and birth, I realized how much that first experience taught me and I felt so much more empowered going into birth number two. My intention behind this blog post is to hopefully prepare you a little more than I was for pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum phase. I’ve packed up the information I wish someone would’ve handed me when I was first approaching the beautiful phases pregnancy, birth, and postpartum and delivering them to you here. I’ve included actionable advice that you can apply right now whether you are planning on getting pregnant or are currently pregnant.
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For months I envisioned how the birth of my son would go. I wrote down my “birth plan”, practiced visualization techniques, read tons of books on natural birthing, listened to podcasts, all gearing up for the big event. Throughout my pregnancy I exercised, did yoga, ate well, and tried to do all the prep work I could. At the same time, I’m the type to just let nature take its course, and I knew this was something I couldn’t plan out perfectly. I knew a birth plan was really just a wish, but I didn’t expect my birth story to take all of the crazy turns that it did!