My Second Birth, that I attended as a Doula; was for My Sister in Law , Grisel.
It was a Sunday Evening, July 22nd 2012 [Grisel's Mother and Brother had flown in from Bolivia the day before. On a Saturday.]
Sunday Evening they had sat down to eat dinner, When Grisel's contractions started. At about 5:00pm.
She had a hard time getting through dinner because contractions really picked up.
She decided to get in the bathtub for some pain relief.
Her husband (my brother) called me at 7:00 pm to let me know that she was in labor. Her contractions were 8 minutes apart at that time.
I gathered my things that I would need to help her during her labor and headed out. I live about 45 min from them. I arrived at her home at about 8:30pm. (she wanted to labor at home for as long as possible.)
When I arrived, contractions were quite intense, and coming 1 min apart. They decided it was time to head to the hospital. we left for the hospital at about 8:45-9:00pm.
I followed them to the hospital.
we arrived at the hospital at 9:15pm.
By now Grisel was having really intense pain, and contractions one on top of the other and lasting for longer periods.
Grisel was checked at 9:30pm and was 7cm.
Grisel handled labor like a Pro! she was great! she kept calm, and breathed right through her contractions. Dallin was by her side, helping her every step of the way. Grisel's Mother, was also with her and was a great support.
At 9:58, her water broke.
At 10:10 she felt the need to push. she pushed for 8 minutes and Baby Hyrum was born at 10:18pm.
He was so cute and looked so boyish!
From start to finish, her labor was about 5 hours and 20 minutes.
I asked Grisel what helped in this labor and she said that she liked the bath, standing, she liked the Nausea spray that I brought, and when I would push on the small of her back. She also liked that I kept her focused on her breathing.
It was a great experience and I am thankful Grisel and Dallin let me be apart of it.
