Question of the day: Can I labor without an epidural?
I am here to tell you, “YES! You Can!” Let’s talk about how to make your dream of a natural birth a reality!
Hey Mama, I’m Annabelle, nurse, birth doula, and Mom. I want to start by saying there is no competition here, ONLY encouragement.
The natural birth process without pain medicine is a beautiful process. The pain and the hard work is part of what really helps you connect with your newborn baby.
I want you to STOP and image… the two of you have just gone through this hard, long, and incredible journey together. Now you are both on the other side of that mountain celebrating your natural birth victory together!
How does that make you feel? Is that what you want? Well, let’s get it for you then!
Before I go any further, I want to mention my FREE Natural Birth Workbook! This 4 Step Process is a great start if you are considering a med-free birth. Click the button below to download the workbook…
It takes A LOT more than just walking into the hospital with the idea of having a natural birth (without an epidural). It takes power and preparation: body, mind, and soul preparation.
So, I personally would love to (well, I am going to) encourage you on this journey to having a natural birth.
About eighty percent of women in the U.S. deliver their babies with an epidural in place. There is a reason for this. Labor and birth are hard, but more, it is scary because it is unknown. But that doesn’t mean you can’t do it. Actually, I KNOW you can do it. You just need prep work, and we can help you with that.
I’m going to start with my journey because it may sound like yours right now.
I had A LOT of women telling me that I could NOT birth my baby without an epidural. They didn’t say it directly that way, they would tell me that they were the same way. They wanted a natural birth, but when they got to ______ hours of labor they just had to say, “Heck with it. Get me that epidural.”
That was HARD for me to hear because I knew I WANTED to give birth ‘naturally’. I knew I was made to deliver my baby FEARLESSLY. Plus, women all over the world (for thousands of years) have been birthing babies without an epidural!
I had to have a strategic path to follow, and I created it myself.
This is my PEAR Process that has worked for so many women giving birth naturally: Plan, Engage, Anticipate & Adjust, and Resolve. This process takes you from where you are right now in your pregnancy and guides you through each step that will transform the way you think about birth and the way you give birth.
What About You?
Where are you getting support from to go on this birth journey ahead? You need someone to stand by your side, encourage you, and give you the power to birth your baby confidently and have a great birth memory to go along with all of that.
Who is encouraging you?
Mommy encouragement is so important to each Mom in pregnancy and birth.
Birth is hard, and we Moms don’t need other Moms telling us their horror stories.
That is why I believe that childbirth classes should include community for the Moms in the class. Moms need to hear words of encouragement from other Moms that are pursuing natural birth too!
Thousands of women around the world are birthing their babies without pain medicine. There is something to be said about that kind of courage. And those are the stories I want Moms to hear about. I want Moms that are like-minded to tell other Moms that they are pursuing this natural birth journey.
So, I encourage you to find that source of encouragement. Maybe it is here with me and other Moms that are taking my online birth course.
Your first step towards this type of birth journey is to download my free workbook. I have created my FREE Natural Birth Workbook just for you. This 4 Step Process is a great start if you are considering a med-free birth. Download below…
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