A peaceful water birth

Thanks for having us back at your Active Birth Workshop for baby #2. Baby William Joseph Reed arrived in the world Saturday 6th June at 9.09pm, 38+5 wks. 3652g and 51cms long. VERY healthy set of lungs 

 Two hours of spontaneous drug-free labour, and just 9 minutes of pushing. We were in hospital all of 8 hours in total (the birth centre have such a wonderful discharge policy). Not a single graze, bruise or stitch for Mum, and baby doing so very well. It was the calmest, most peaceful and beautiful water birth that we could possibly have asked for.

 Thanks for all your help in getting baby into position, breathing techniques and relaxation techniques (loose lips really DO open the hips!).  These skills truly did wonders for our labouring experience, and at one point, during pushing, our lovely midwife, Tania, actually asked me to tell her when a contraction came as I was barely making a sound!

 It was so wonderful to just breathe, surrender and embrace the moment without panic or fear.

 With many many thanks, Sincerely, Katie & Jarrod