{"id":2543,"date":"2011-12-02T05:13:53","date_gmt":"2011-12-02T05:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/demothemes\/lebleucite\/2013\/09\/23\/olivia-grace-born-2-december-2011\/"},"modified":"2020-07-08T16:54:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T06:54:10","slug":"olivia-grace-born-2-december-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/olivia-grace-born-2-december-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Grace born 2 December 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11591\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/388411_10150437753512149_360037147148_8808038_600745851_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"388411_10150437753512149_360037147148_8808038_600745851_n-300x200\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Just a quick email to let you know that our little girl, Olivia Grace arrived on 2\/12\/11 (15 days early according to EDD). \u00a0Olivia weighed 6lb 9oz. \u00a0From the time my waters broke (at my work Christmas party!) until Olivia arrived was 10.5 hours.<\/p>\n<p>It was an amazing drug free, natural birth. \u00a0My obstetrician was there for the final 45 minutes and was immediately commenting on what a beautiful birth it was and how easily I breathed her down. \u00a0It wasn\u2019t easy, and doubt crept in at times, however being re-focussed time and again to the learned techniques really made a difference. \u00a0Again over coming days he (OB) continued to make similar comments about how well he thought the birth went. \u00a0We have also later laughed to ourselves as staff asked in the days after Olivia\u2019s birth how my pain was and did I need any \u201cmore\u201d medication. \u00a0I\u2019ve still not had even a paracetamol.<\/p>\n<p>Nick has since spoken about the benefit he saw in the breathing techniques and how playing the affirmations and relaxations really prompted a noticeable change in how I was going throughout the birth. \u00a0I couldn\u2019t have had the birth I did without the encouragement and support from Nick. \u00a0I even used the relaxation on one evening while in hospital to assist me to get some sleep.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you Melissa for sharing these invaluable skills with us both!<\/p>\n<p>Danielle &amp;amp; Nick, Kenmore, Brisbane<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was an amazing drug free, natural birth. 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