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OMG my baby girl is here and I am OBSESSED❤️

I never thought it was possible to love someone this much.
Like... your whole heart just leaves your body and suddenly it's this tiny human. I wanted to share my positive birth story because during pregnancy I was TERRIFIED of giving birth. And I mean TERRIFIED. I used to have actual panic attacks just thinking about labor. I would read horror stories online and convince myself I wouldn't be able to do it. 🤍My due date was 4/10. At 39 weeks I was 1cm dilated, and baby girl was at - 1 station, but nothing was really happening yet. I got induced on 4/12 at 40 weeks and 2 days. Gave me a small pill under my tongue every 4hrs, but honestly it didn't really do much. I stayed at 2cm dilated basically the whole day 😅Later, my OB started Pitocin and suggested breaking my water because my uterus was very soft and baby girl was already low enough at -1 station.
And THIS is where things got crazy fast😆I went from 2cm to 7.5cm dilated in just 45 minutes, after an hour and 4 pushes my baby girl was here. Honestly, I could not believe it !!!! I had this whole birth plan but once labor actually started, I stopped caring about all of that, just keep me and my baby alive lol.

Honestly? The fear beforehand was worse than the actual birth for me. Once labor started, my body just took over and I stopped overthinking everything. One thing I think that really helped me was doing "lemon yoga" on YouTube during the last weeks of pregnancy. I truly believe it helped prepare my body for labor. NEXT ..The one thing nobody really talks about enough is the day after birth when your uterus starts shrinking back down... THAT hurts like HELL😭. Took hot shower (big mistake, because of the blood flow, the pain hit like crazy) frida pery bottle .. best decision. Glad i had my own painkillers. 😅Nurses usually stick to a schedule and might not bring extra medicine right away if you suddenly ask, so staying ahead of the pain really helps.

Also, one more thing I really want to say ...since I can remember, I always knew I wanted to formula feed. And honestly? I am happy i did. People online can make moms feel SO guilty for choosing formula, like you're doing something wrong if you don't breastfeed. Please do not fall into that trap.
I'm genuinely so happy I stuck with formula feeding.
My baby is one month old now, eats every 3 hours, barely cries, sleeps well, and most importantly... I FEEL GOOD. No PPD. No constant stress. No mental breakdowns trying to force myself into something I didn't want. I actually enjoy being a mom and spending time with my baby.

(As soon as i got home I drank peppermint tea to stop the milk from coming, wore tight bra and didn’t touch my breast at all, after a week everything was back to normal).

Remember happy mom = happy baby. ❤️

OMG my baby girl is here and I am OBSESSED 😭❤️

I never thought it was possible to love someone this much. Like… your whole heart just leaves your body and suddenly it’s this tiny human. I wanted to share my positive birth story because during pregnancy I was TERRIFIED of giving birth. And I mean TERRIFIED. I used to have actual panic attacks just thinking about labor. I would read horror stories online and convince myself I wouldn’t be able to do it. My due date was 4/10. At 39 weeks I was already 1cm dilated, and baby girl was at -1 station, but nothing was really happening yet. I got induced on 4/12 at 40 weeks and 2 days. Gave me a small pill under my tongue every 4hrs , but honestly it didn’t really do much. I stayed at 2cm dilated basically the whole day 😭 Later, my OB started Pitocin and suggested breaking my water because my uterus was very soft and baby girl was already low enough at -1 station.❤️ And THIS is where things got crazy fast 😭 I went from 2cm to 7.5cm dilated in just 45 minutes. after an hour and 4 pushes my baby girl was here. Honestly, I could not believe it !!!! I had this whole birth plan but once labor actually started, I stopped caring about all of that, just keep me and my baby alive lol.

Honestly? The fear beforehand was worse than the actual birth for me. Once labor started, my body just took over and I stopped overthinking everything. One thing I really think helped me was doing “lemon yoga” on YouTube during the last weeks of pregnancy. I did it a lot and truly believe it helped prepare my body for labor. NEXT ..The one thing nobody really talks about enough is the day after birth 😭when your uterus starts shrinking back down… THAT pain hurt like HELL. DO NOT take hot shower(I did, big mistake, because of the blood flow, the pain hit like crazy) use frida pery bottle. Please stay on top of your pain meds. Get painkillers ..once the pain kicks in, it’s rough. The nurses usually stick to a schedule and might not bring extra medicine right away if you suddenly ask, so staying ahead of the pain really helps.

Also, one more thing I really want to say …since I can remember, I always knew I wanted to formula feed. And honestly? I am happy i did. People online can make moms feel SO guilty for choosing formula, like you’re doing something wrong if you don’t breastfeed. Please do not fall into that trap.

I’m genuinely so happy I stuck with formula feeding. My baby is one month old now, eats every 3 hours, barely cries, sleeps well, and most importantly… I FEEL GOOD. No PPD. No constant stress. No mental breakdowns trying to force myself into something I didn’t want. I actually enjoy being a mom and spending time with my baby.

Happy mom = happy baby.