Thanks to everyone who has asked and inquired! We had #5 – on Feb 22nd – right on the due date. It was a beautiful, albeit intense, water birth. I got everything I wanted out of it (except the “quick” part). Aside from the water birth, I wanted to keep the cord attached as long as possible, I wanted my husband to be my labor coach (and be a GOOD one), I wanted to have visualizations and relaxations as part of my coping mechanisms, I wanted essential oils to play a bigger part of the labor and birth experience, I wanted to nurse the baby with skin to skin contact before she was rushed off to be cleaned, bathed and measured, and I wanted to come from the experience with NO tearing and NO episiotomy.
Colette Rebecca Wayne followed the trend of my other 2 girls and broke her own water – at least thats what it felt like (felt like her toenail snagged it) – and 15 hours later she was born. I thought with #5 the labor would be so fast. So while the “fast” part didn’t happen, it was beautiful, peaceful and very much cathartic after a traumatic birth from #4. I got to use the Perfect Pushing® technique, and recovery has gone fairly smoothly, with just a couple short-lived snags.
I am loving this precious time to enjoy this cute new baby girl 🙂
FIRST FOUR PICTURES and HEADBANDS by TWINKLED TWIG and PHOTOGRAPHY BY AMANDA – LOVE how they turned out – I will post more to come!
Congratulations Wayne family!! Love the update–glad you enjoyed a relaxing (albeit intense!), beautiful birth. I LOVE WATER BIRTH and can’t say enough about it.
You are supermom, that’s for sure. Welcome baby girl C!
Shara – I just watched your waterbirth (again) a week before I delivered – I loved how beautiful it turned out. So proud you got your VBAC2 with a waterbirth!
Awwww! She is just precious! I have been an avid follower since I had my little one back on 2011 and your guide using the tupler techniques has helped tremendously. My DR is closed; it will open slightly if I perform ab movements incorrectly but nothing a couple of tuplers won’t fix. My biggest issue is having it PERMANENTLY stay that way. And also shortening the abdominal wall has been a struggle also. The midsection isn’t as taut and tight as it used to be. The slight pudge is still nothing but a PUDGE. And I know it isn’t loose skin, but more of lax muscles. Any advice to give to a mommy of an almost 2 y/o to retrieve the ol’ tummy back?
Thank you!
(—Catherine)
Hi Catherine!
I would definitely do both seated and standing headlifts. I do 15 min skype session for technique adjustments and checks – we can make sure you are shortening effectively.
Also – avoid the 5 wicked whites – white flour, white sugar, white potatoes, white rice, and white pasta – this will decrease the spare tire effect and will compliment what you are doing.
The best way to keep the diastasis “permanently closed” is to do consistent Seated Tupler maintanence – 5 sets of 100 a day. Otherwise the muscles atrophy and a weak midsection can more easily split again.
What are seated/standing head lifts? I usually do them laying down. Or I’ll do a few seated pelvic tilts.
I don;t have skype, or a web cam :\ wish I did! I would love to get some one on one time with you.
Catherine
Hi Anonymous,
Laying down headlifts are great. You can also do the same thing while standing – some people have a better mind body connection while standing. 🙂
hey Holly!Im about 13 weeks postpartum and when i dieevlred my boy, i had a bit of anemia and an small episiotomy(not sure how thats spelled) i was wondering if it would be ok to begin working out? i also EBF. When i went to my 6 week postpartum checkup, it was really quick and told me everything was good, just to keep drinking iron pills for the anemia. Up to this day idk if i still have that. Would it be ok to begin working out? Thanks!
Ask you doctor 🙂