vrikshambirthstory,

Hi dear Anupama! I had a miscarriage and I am overweight. It took me 6 months to get that courage and trust in my body to conceive again. I used to read all the stories you posted every day for those 6 months.I got conceived again on march 22 and this time I didn’t take much stress. I did all the household work, shopping, and walking. Did everything like a normal person till my baby was out. From the start of my pregnancy, no one believed that I could do a vaginal delivery due to my weight and gestational diabetes (GD).
Even I never believed in myself because I didn’t do any prenatal yoga due to my hip pain and after doing all the household and office work. I used to get tired and didn’t have much interest in doing yoga. But here I am sharing my story on vaginal delivery.
On Dec 7th at 3:00 AM my contractions started. At 5:00 AM I took a shower and woke up my husband. We both packed everything and kept the house ready for the baby. Went to the hospital by 9:00 AM and they said I am 5cm dilated. At 12:00PM my water broke. After that, I couldn’t bear the pain and took an epidural at 1:30 PM. After the epidural, I am relieved of the pain. Did video calls to my parents in India and for some time I and my husband played with the contractions monitor like kids.
We got excited for every big wave in the contraction’s monitors. At 5:00 PM I am fully dilated and I started pushing at 5:30 PM. Since the baby is high, they made me sit for some time and I started pushing again at 6:00 PM and my baby is out by 7:30 PM.
The first thing I told after my delivery was I never thought I could deliver a baby vaginally. The doctor smiled at me and said even I was afraid because the baby swallowed meconium inside the tummy and you had slightly high sugar levels.
All through the process, my husband reminded me of your breathing exercises and he hold my legs while pushing. To all the couples who handled and going to handle the pregnancy journey without any help. It’s okay we can do this as a couple. Just be there for one another whether it’s a miscarriage, gestational diabetes (GD), pregnancy issues, vaginal birth, or c-section.