The Birth of Harriet Banks

February 11, 2020 Corinne Cinatl

Ash and baby Harriet in their post birth love bubble

Not once did I feel ‘pain’, scared, or out of control. I felt so calm and was able to laugh and talk between surges with Josh and our midwife.

I had no sense of time and just went with my body and surrendered to the sensations. I utilised the shower and Josh did the light touch massage that Corinne had taught us.

I reached down and brought my baby up to my chest, Josh and I both checked to see what we had as we had kept this a surprise. What a surprise it was, I was yelling out, “I did it, Oh my goodness, I did it, and It’s a girl !”.

The Birth of Naz

October 15, 2018 Corinne Cinatl

As time went on I started focussing on her heartbeat and tuning into that was all the music and relaxation I needed. I felt myself able to fully relax and get a rest between surges and when they came I remained calm in the knowledge they would be over soon.

The Birth of Evie

July 20, 2018 Corinne Cinatl

I breathed and sat on the toilet and lent over everything haha this baby was turning! My labour went great and before I new it I was 10cm dilated I had a huge smile on my face when they told me! At 9.23am my baby girl Evelyn Joan Carr was born!

The Birth of Sophie

July 14, 2018 Corinne Cinatl

*Photo Credit: Breanna Gravener The Birth Story Photographer*

I still thought I was ages away from transition or the birth, but Adam told me later that the midwife had told him I was close! It was a good way to be, as I had in my mind “it’ll get worse so I won’t want pain relief yet”. But I was actually already at the strongest point, it was nowhere near as bad as I thought it may be!

MY TOP TIPS FOR WRITING BIRTH PREFERENCES

July 11, 2018 Corinne Cinatl

Photo by IvelinRadkov/iStock / Getty Images

Writing birth preferences can be challenging to say the least, its not always about the actual content but often more about bringing awareness to your choices in the process of writing it up. Birth preferences are not a list of inflexible demands but merely a list of carefully considered preferences to be followed in the absence of medically indicated interventions.