#vrikshambirthstory,

Hi Anu ka, This is Rizwana from Chennai. I attended your may month labor management class with my husband. Along with the labor story, I would like to share my pregnancy journey too.

Pregnancy story:

I still remember the day (17.01.2022) I checked the card. It was 10:20 pm I was alone at home and crying for no reason. I took my phone and started searching for fertility hospitals nearby. Suddenly I remembered that 1 pregnancy kit was left with me. Till 10:30 pm. I really had no idea that our happiness is written in that last test card only.

With shivering hands and no hope, I checked the card. I was so hopeless again it was going to be negative only but to my surprise, I saw 2 pink lines. OMG, that feeling I never ever experienced that kind of happiness in my whole life. I informed my husband he was also so happy and had happy tears.

He was just staring at the card for hours and smiling. Throughout my pregnancy, he was the only one to take care of me right from my regular checkup to important scans he accompanied my side. He never gave me a chance with my mom too😉. I was super active and normal throughout my pregnancy.

Labor story:

15.09.2022(Thursday) around 9 pm my contractions started which was bearable. I informed my husband and he finished some of his next day’s office work meanwhile I prepared dinner and cleared everything from the kitchen. The pain was manageable but still, we started to the hospital at 3:30 am considering the distance.

We reached the hospital at 4:30 am and I was already 2.5 to 3 cm dilated. My baby was on the sunny side up so my labor process was very long. Till 5:00 pm I was doing duck walks, lunges, walking, and squats with the help of your Breathing Techniques. From 6:00 pm to 11:15 pm contractions were really strong and I was asked to lie down on the bed for NST.

I religiously followed Breathing Techniques, a sipper bottle, and a hot water bag. I was totally exhausted and had no energy to push (because I didn’t have any solid food for nearly 24 hours) but I was blessed with a good team of doctors and nurses who continuously encouraged me to push.

 Finally, my forever love arrived at 11:30 pm. Aww that surreal feel after seeing my boy 🤩 can’t be explained in words. After seeing my baby all my pains vanished in a second. He was exclusively breastfed within 1 hour of birth, skin-to-skin, and delayed cord clamping were also done.

My heartfelt thanks to you Akka for giving me an opportunity to experience knowledge-based labor. Special thanks to my husband, Amma, and Krishna Priya Akka for tolerating all the nuisances I made during my unbearable contractions.