#vrikshambirthstory

Hi Anu ka, this is Jeevitha Ragavendra. I attended your early pregnancy, labor management and breastfeeding webinar. We are blessed with a girl baby on Feb 17. We had a natural birth with significantly less medical intervention.

Here is my birth story:
I had gestational diabetes in the 7th month and Went for a scan in the 37th week on Feb 13. They told me I had an umbilical vein varix complication, so the gynecologist told me we could wait for a max of 1week with the regular monitor of NST and need to be given ste in NST then will go with C-section. They asked me to get admitted immediately. They gave me a steroid and I was monitored regularly with NST test and with GD doctor.

I was very scared about my complications. After attending your class, I had mindset that I should have natural labor with less medical intervention. But after this issue I prepared myself that I can have a natural labor only if I trust my body and my baby. In hospital itself I was doing birth ball, climbing staircase doing all exercises you taught for labor.
On Feb 14 I had an early labor pain and doctor checked and I was 2cm dilated. Doctor told good we can wait for normal delivery but with continuous monitoring. Then on Feb 16 I was 4cm dilated. Everybody in our family forced me to do induce, “how many days you will struggle in pain?” in pain they asked, doctor too asked shall I induce but I told I can manage the pain, I wish to have natural labor. Doctor supported me a lot and encouraged me for natural labor because my NST progress was good.

On Feb 17 at 6am I took NST test and waited for result in that time interval I had water broken I informed nurse at the same time they told NST is showing fluctuations so doctor told need regular monitoring and prepared for C-section if things went wrong. But at that time, I was only 4cm dilated at 7.15am. While waiting for doctor to check, I went into active labor pain while I was still walking around the labor room.

I trusted my body and my baby so it was possible me to do have a natural labor extended for 3 days with only 4cm dilation and on 4th day within an hour I was fully dilated and delivered my baby naturally. With 3rd push, I birthed a girl baby at 8.19am. Breathing techniques and sipper bottle was the game changer for me.

Doctor and nurse all congratulated me for my confidence in trying for natural labor and my confidence in avoiding c-section. My family members also appreciated me.

Thanks to My Dr.Sangeetha Karthikeyan & Kumaraswamy hospital staffs for the support they have given me. This all possible because of your class akka. Thank you so so much Anu Akka 😍