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Charlie’s birth 😍❣️ On November 28th, Truly called at 6:45am saying she woke up to contractions that started at 4:30am. She was having strong contractions every 20 mins. At 7:30am, her husband Zack (my first cousin) called saying they had moved to 3 mins apart and were getting pretty intense. When we arrived, she was in strong active labor. She labored beautifully and intuitively as the waves strengthened. With each surge, she gripped her comb and steadied her breath. She leaned into discomfort as she created space for her baby to navigate deeper into her pelvis and to rotate into an optimal position for birth. Just after 1pm, her body began to bear down. She breathed and moaned, and we all chuckled in amazement when Charlie’s head was born and none of us even realized! (When she says “hi, baby!” 🥹) With her next contraction, she reached down and brought her baby out of the water. She asked for my help as she calmly unwrapped the cord twice from Charlie’s body and neck. She intuitively talked to her and stroked her while skin to skin as we waited for her to realize she was outside the womb! 50 seconds after her birth, she let out a strong lusty cry and her body pinkened. We waited another 59 minutes for her placenta to be born while they were both tucked into bed, surrounded by family. (The placenta had an amazing velamentous marginal cord insertion and was born Duncan!) I’m so proud of Truly and Zack! And so excited to finally meet baby Charlie face-to-face! This was such a fun birth with my aunt (Zack’s mom), their niece, and Truly’s sister present! And I’m grateful for the presence and wisdom of @wholisticw @tamyknightroloff Find more conversation about nuchal cords in my stories/highlights! It’s not an emergency, and is actually a very common occurrence - 1 in 3 babies are born like this! Many babies are born slightly pale/blue; they should pinken up within that first 1-2 minutes. Also, it is normal and safe for the baby to take up to 1 minute after birth to breathe their first breaths. The cord is still attached and supplying oxygen, even after they are born! Feel free to ask questions about any of this in the comments if you’re curious!
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