New_Mothers

Meet Lila

It was our first time at Womb's View Center. We took the New
Parents class and Breastfeeding class in our second visit. It was
awesome and really helped me know why I wanted to breastfeed.
Look at my breastfed baby now! All those rolls are from me!
Literally and figuratively speaking those are my rolls! I already lost
25 lbs! We didn't take the time to do childbirth classes and thank
god Heidi convinced us to use a doula! Labor started a week early.
My water broke right after I left a friend's birthday party. Boy am I
thankful it didn't happen at the party cause it was a mess! My
contractions didn't start and I was worried. I called the doula and
she came to meet us at our house. My husband- as wonderful as
he is- was extremely grateful that we had a knowledgeable person
to help. We called the doctor to let him know and spent a few
hours getting my labor going. The doula helped a lot! We all
packed into the car- doula and all. Those bumps caused a
contraction every time and the doula talked to me the whole time.
When I got to the hospital I was 5 cm!!!! I wanted some pain
medication, but I decided to try a little longer without. I didn't want
my baby to get all those medications too. I thought I must be crazy
to deal with the pain, but something happened when I thought I
couldn't take it anymore. I got really focused and started working.
Kinda like when you run for a long time and suddenly your knee
stops hurting and you are running like a machine. Well, that is
what it felt like. I was 8 cm. I stopped wanting to quit and just
wanted to get the baby out and before I knew it I was pushing.
Each push meant the baby was coming and the pain mattered less.
And before you knew it- she was in my arms!! She didn't
breastfeed right away, but I put her to the breast and she put her
mouth on it. After a few hours I got her nursing. I was unsure at
first if I had enough milk but then I remembered what Heidi said
about the small amount of milk the baby takes. I fed her every 2
hours and before I knew it things were going well. When I got
home it hurt and I called the lactation consultant to come and
help. It was just a positioning problem. We fixed that and all went
well!

Jeanne and Francis