The most predictable thing about birth is that it is predictable. The 6 day labor was definitely something that Irma had predicted when she…
The most predictable thing about birth is that it is predictable. The 6 day labor was definitely something that Irma had predicted when she was expecting the birth of her first baby!
But she copied, day after day, trusting in God’s timing. After days of powerful traction and still not managing to exceed 4 cm, she and her husband decided to move from a calm home birth to hospital care.
With an epidυral, pictograph and many positive changes as suggested by her birth team, she has made great progress and met her sweet boy, the next morпiпg!
Whitney encouraged Irma to copy the corporate movement and position changes in her labor, even with the epidυral. She added the bags and helped her get into a lateral release position, to help open the rim of her pelvis.
When the whisper rose, Irma was at 9.5 centimeters with a cervical labrum. She pushed for a while while midwife Whitney tried to shrink her cervix. After some pushing, Irma returned to a sitting position, so that some rest and gravity would help carry her baby.
Irma: Everyone was so excited, after 6 days of labor, we were all ready!
La Drake: I prayed for her, that the Lord would copy her to give her strength. I also held her on the floor so she could wring out.
He had been covered in mecopiυm, which was a total surprise because there had been evidence of it during labor, even though her water had broken the day before. But he was crying and active, and Irma could catch him from across the room.
Once everything was settled, Irma and Xavier tried breastfeeding for the first time with the help of their bag.
Drake: She is a wonderful woman, the amount of pressure, pain and stress she cried to have our baby was a sight to see. I am so happy to have her as my wife, and mother of our son.
Irma: Women don’t receive any recognition for the work we do. I was in the Navy for ten years, but nothing compares to having a baby. This was the most difficult and most hoped-for result of my book.
