Honest image of natural drug free labor

I felt like I was being torn. In. Half.

Breathe your baby down? More like scream your baby down. I did a full course of hypnobirthing, my husband and I meditated on a nightly basis, I followed all the crunchy mama advice and I can firmly say NOTHING can prepare you.

Honestly ladies, if you had a natural childbirth in a hospital you deserve all the props. If there had been someone anywhere near me offering up an epidural I do not think I could have resisted.

Alright, sass aside I am amazed at what I accomplished and absolutely thrilled with the environment that I birthed in, but I can honestly say it was absolutely the hardest thing I have ever done. HOWEVER, I can also definitely say that if a big old pain intolerant wuss like me did it, you can too! So don’t let me scare you away from natural birth, but also get in the that god damn tub and don’t get out unless they make you, it is the best 😜

Eleanor Elizabeth - 8lbs 6oz - born 10/04/17