GIVING BIRTH TO MY 6TH BABY | Positive Hospital Birth Vlog

What it’s like to give birth! Come with me as I deliver my 6th baby!👶🤰

When I was pregnat I had no idea what to expect when giving birth. I wish I had someone to walk me through how long labor could potentially be, the interventions that are used, and what my options were. So I decided to document and share my entire birthing experience from start to finish in hopes that it can be helpful to others!

I begin recording as my first serious contractions took place. I had been experiencing Braxton Hicks for several weeks at this point, but on this day the contractions were different. They were more frequent and progressively getting stronger.

Once I realized they were happening every 3 to 5 minutes, I decided it was time to go to the hospital. Given this was my 6th kid I knew things could go more quickly than ever before.

They say you know it’s time to leave for the hospital when your contractions are happening at least every 5 minutes, last for one minute each, and have been happening consistently for 1 hour. It’s called the 5-1-1 rule.

I birth big babies, I am talking over 10 lbs, and never once was a c-section mentioned to me just because of their size.

I chose to get an epidural as soon as possible due to what happened at my last birth. With baby number 5 I tried to go unmedicated. Unfortunately I didn’t make it. I was close, but I knew I would lack the strength to push if I continued to suffer and fight the pain. I have actually enjoyed my epidural births! They allowed me to relax and be more present for the experience. Being able to relax is key too. Each time I tried to birth unmedicated labor wouldn’t progress. So for this time around I decided to not fight it and just get the epidural as soon as it was available.

Please note, this is just my personal experience. Everyone is going to have a different birth story 🤗❤️

If you’re new here, hello, and thanks for reading this far! My name is Chrissy Horton and I am you big sis through pregnancy and motherhood where I like to keep it real yet encouraging! ❤️

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