The Birth Part 3
By noon the pool was ready & {at this point I was 8 cm} both Shawn & I got in, with me settled on all fours hanging on Shawn’s neck. Within 10 minutes of getting in the pool I felt like I really needed to go the bathroom. I kept begging to get out & sit on the toilet but everyone else knew I was ready to start pushing & wanted me to stay in. I continued hanging on Shawn, digging my nails into my mom’s hands as I screamed & screamed “I have to go the bathroom! Make it stop! I’m scared!”
Things started happening so fast & stuff hurt so bad that I knew at this point I must literally be on deaths door & if I wasn’t I was willing to volunteer myself to be on deaths door because I couldn’t do it anymore. That’s when I heard my mom say “I think she’s ready”. I then called out for Phoenix to come in & they told me to start pushing.
With Phoenix my epidural kicked in right when I started to push so I felt none of that. But like with Phoenix once I realized that I was pretty much done I locked my arms around Shawn’s neck, closed my eyes, screamed & started to push.
The moment I felt his shoulders come through it was like this “POP” & he slide right out. Because of the position I was in I didn’t see him come out, but apparently he swam his way out and kind of swim/floated his way up to me. I quickly flipped around, grabbed him and brought him to my chest. It was the most amazing feeling since the last time I had the experience. When he got on my chest he wasn’t crying or anything, which is normal because a water baby is not as “startled” by their exit. But even though I knew this I couldn’t stop myself from asking if he was ok no less than 10 times.
My biggest concern with having a water birth was having to sit in all the stuff. Everyone reassured me that I wouldn’t even care, but if I did I could get right out & shower. But obviously they were right because once he was on me & I could feel him & smell him I didn’t care that I was bathing in tomato soup.
Caspian Shalom Seven Campbell was born at 12:36 that afternoon weighing in at 9 pounds & 6 ounces. He had a full head of dark black silk hair, much the opposite of Phoenix who was born with thin wispy blonde hair. Phoenix beamed, Shawn cried & I just stared in awe. By 3/4ish that same day everyone had cleared out, I had been stitched up {5}, cleaned up & tucked in & we were in bed as a family of 4 watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse eating Panera.
Would I do this again? Absolutely hands down. Even though during pushing I kept thinking “Never again, never again” the moment it was over & I was looking at him I thought “Yes, it was worth it. When can we do it again?” Birth is an amazing, life-altering, & empowering thing for a woman. But birthing at home completely naturally took those feelings to the next level. I am immensely proud of myself for seeing my vision & completing it.
The last 4 weeks have obviously been a complete game changer. Everyday I’m learning how to figure out how to be a mom to two. It has been hard, sometimes easy & always emotional but we’re getting there.
The picture quality isn’t that great because camera setting were wrong. Wish I would have hired a birth photographer 
Tags: birthing at home, homebirth, pregnancy
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It just felt weird that someone is watching you (other than the doctor) giving birth. I commend your bravery though! Cheers!
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Twitter: WomanTribune
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Congratulations on the new baby, and thank you for sharing your entire birth experiencing here. I went back and read the first two parts before reading this post, and you had such an amazing, emotional journey through this experience. Your photos were beautiful, even though the camera was on the wrong setting.
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That is so amazing, Alex. You are so incredibly strong and brave. It is so wonderful to hear about the all experience from you.To be honest I never was for home birth, but it sounds like such a strong bonding experience….congratulation to your beautiful baby boy….well done!
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Twitter: NorthOnHarper
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Wow. You are incredibly brave. Part of me is not sure I should have read this, I am so scared of delivery, I can’t even tell you. But it is probably better for me to come to peace with the pain beforehand than be blindsided. I am planning on having a natural birth, but at the hospital (we have a history of some serious complications in my family and honestly it has me freaked out).
Anyways, thank you for sharing this incredibly intimate story and images! A huge congratulations!!!
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Twitter: jamiegall1930
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What an amazing experience, and as your mom explained it, he swam right up to you, nothing is more amazing than that, and it shows from the beginning the bond between a mother and their child.
I am honored to know you, and the experience you just shared with us all.
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You were absolutely amazing!!!! Brave, determined and warrior like in your fierceness. I don’t think I have ever been prouder as a mom as I was in watching you birth this beautiful baby boy!!!❤
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Wow, that’s incredibly brave! And congratulations!!
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