#vrikshambirthstory

Dear Anu Akka,

I have delivered a Baby boy on July 21st Vaginally. I have attended your pre-pregnancy, early pregnancy, labour management, infant care, breastfeeding sessions.

First of all, the knowledge obtained from your classes have given practical confidence and broken myths which has been followed years and years blindly.

Myself and my husband followed your one mantra till date is “Trust your body and trust your baby”. And believe me it has helped us greatly and as a new parents, it gives us enough confidence to manage our new born. I managed to do all the exercise which you told and which was feasible for me till the day my labour started.

Coming to my birth story, I always had a doubt if I ll be able to manage all the breathing techniques which you told in the labour management session. But it has turned out to be a different game changer during that time with my husband’s support. I continuously tried all the breathing techniques during 13 hours of my labour.  My husband was a constant support and he was constantly insisting me to remind the visualization techniques and see different colours and divert my mind. 

On 20th July, my water broke and doctor asked us to rush to the hospital due to my low AFI. Immediately doctor checked the effacement and she induced the labour as it was only 25% effaced and due to low AFI and that’s why I have been advised not to do any exercise during the labour. We were very bold as we had all the knowledge gained from your classes and our doctor’s guidance as well. We waited till 10 hours and only 4cm dilated, doctor insisted me to take epidural and I took it, and it gave me a rest for an hour which provided me energy while pushing my baby out (was skeptical while taking epidural but it helped a lot). 

Throughout the labour, my husband who shown me how a husband should be beside his wife during her toughest struggle, he was holding my hand and reminding me to do the breathing, and wiping my face often, giving me water often which helped me to stay hydrated. while attending sessions, I was thinking whether my husband would be able to manage in labour room, but he managed it so well and more than a husband, he proved to be the best friend.

And after 13 hours of labour, I got the pushing sensation and our doctor was greatly encouraging me and given courage to push. With 6 hard pushes, I delivered my baby Vaginally. To everyone’s shock, baby had three cord around his neck, still my baby proved to be a born warrior and it was a normal delivery for us. Our Doctor Manjula Deepak (cloudnine HRBR, Bangalore) was a great support during that time, she did episiotomy and removed the cord around his neck immediately all in seconds and saved both of us.

Totally it was a beautiful experience to me and my husband. Though I gone through the pregnancy physically and mentally, my husband also gone through along with me mentally and managed me so well and given all the love and support and given me a stress free environment throughout.

Thank you Anu akka for eye opening sessions. Without which, we wouldn’t have gained the knowledge and confidence.

Love you loads akka 😍