20 Oct

Swati Benipuri

Birth Story

Like every pregnancy is different, in the same way every birth story is different. Thanks to Dr. Neha Dwivedi, who provided a realistic insight to all the birthing options during the prenatal sessions with me and my husband and explained to us how we could choose the way I wanted my baby to be born and remain calm and confident during my birthing journey.

I was extremely scared of Childbirth as I used to have horrible periods. My water broke on 5th September and my contractions started with the help of different natural tools shared during the prenatal classes. I was able to remain calm and be in control throughout the whole process . I was in labour for around 11 hours and gave birth to a beautiful daughter naturally.

I was finally able to hold her and we did Skin to Skin and she naturally latched on.
One of topics which were discussed during prenatal sessions was Breastfeeding and I realized that these lessons were really valuable as a first-time mom because breastfeeding for the first time is not easy.
In the initial days it was tough to figure out the position in which she preferred to latch, unlike what we have seen in movies, where they show that baby naturally starts feeding. I was in constant touch with Dr. Neha, who would always encourage me and gave useful tips so that I don’t dread the next feeding session.

There were a lot of challenges initially as my baby had tongue tie and laryngomalacia. But Dr. Neha was available for support 24/7, so that I didn’t give up on providing my baby the best nutrition. With her help and guidance, I was able to exclusively breastfeed her for 6 months successfully.

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