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October Birth Story
With the aid of acupuncture, Penny Healing kick-started her contractions. On her birthday the next day, she had Caitlin - her best present ever
My first baby was due on 15th August. I hadn't enjoyed the pregnancy, so by 38 weeks I was desperate for it to end.
The midwife had told me that my baby was completely engaged and weighed over seven pounds, so I decided to try various natural methods to get things moving.
At 38 weeks I started drinking several cups of raspberry leaf tea a day. I also used an oil burner with clary sage and jasmine essential oils. I felt lots of little twinges and regular Braxton Hicks practice contractions.
At 39 weeks I visited the acupuncturist I had been seeing on a regular basis during my pregnancy. She agreed to do a mild induction and then a stronger one the following week.
The day before my birthday, I awoke with bad stomach cramps. I went to the loo and had diarrhoea. I wondered whether this was labour beginning, but it felt more like a dodgy tummy. By 9am I realised that the pains were coming every five to seven minutes, but I still wasn't sure whether they were contractions. I decided to phone my husband as he works some distance away. I was worried that if I left it too late he would miss the birth.
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