Kaia Pailey Roede
May 4th, 2004
4:20 p.m.
7 lbs. 13 oz., 20 ½”
Proud Parents: Stephanie and Anders Roede
From the point of view of the father, Anders:
This birth was great! On May 4th, 2004, Stephanie woke up in the morning at her normal time and felt some tightening, so I stayed home from work and we just relaxed and got our things packed and ready to go. Her surges were relatively mild and about 8 minutes apart. When we got settled in at the hospital at around 3pm, she was already about 6 cm dilated and the surges were stronger and more frequent. I set up our HypnoBirthing® CD with the “Rainbow Relaxation” and “Birthing Affirmations” on repeat, got my prompt sheet ready, and lined up some washcloths.
We had our first baby using the HypnoBirthing® method as well, so I knew that this would go quickly and smoothly. My biggest job was convincing the hospital staff not to expect screaming, frantic activity, and pain, and I made sure they had our HypnoBirthing® Birth Plan handy. They were probably a bit skeptical, but very friendly and helpful.
Stephanie got into a state of deep relaxation and I watched her monitor so that I would know when she had a surge. I kept cool washcloths on her forehead and used light touch on her arm. Although I had warned them, the hospital staff was probably not expecting things to go so smoothly and quickly, so the nurse was surprised when Stephanie suddenly said “the baby’s coming.” After a quick check to verify, she called the doctor. Then, Stephanie started her birth breathing and said again that the baby was coming now. I continued with the washcloths and used my prompt sheet to give her constant reassuring phrases. Then Stephanie’s water broke and the nurse put on one glove and looked over to see that the head was now out! Stephanie breathed down again, and by the time the nurse had her other glove on, the whole baby squirted out onto the bed! The doctor wasn’t there, and the nurse hadn’t even had time to receive the baby! The time was now 4:20pm, less than 1 ½ hours since we had settled into our room, and we had a beautiful little girl laying on her mother’s breast. No drugs, no doctor intervention, and no pain. According to Stephanie, it was intense but amazing to feel the baby arriving as she breathed her down and into the world. The next day, we were ready to go home right after lunch, about 20 hours after we had checked in.
HypnoBirthing® has aided us in the births of both of our children, and we have experienced amazing results both times!
Tanya C. Dorocak, M.A.
Certified HypnoBirthing® Childbirth Educator
(760) 471-9747
Tanya@TLCHypnoBirthing.com
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