The Birth of Astro Phoenix Arellano

Описание: So sorry about the delay guys… been meaning to post this but… mothering of 4 happened 😂

Here’s Astro’s birthing video :) things started really slow and then shortly after my IE at 4pm, things happened REEEALLY fast 😅 wish we were able to catch everything but heres what Drew managed to get :)

My first natural birth out of my 4 deliveries! ❤️ this birth is extra special because it will always remind me of how God took me thru til the end even when I had given up 🙏🏼

Backstory:
I’ve always wanted to experience a natural birth but the pain would get overwhelming and I’d give up and ask for the drugs. For this particular delivery, I was praying for His strength and courage every single morning hoping I’d finally get to experience it since we feel this will be our last pregnancy, hence also my last chance to experience this 😆 I’ve been doing a lot of spiritual growth in the past year and felt that this time I actually had what it would take for me to succeed… FAITH :) Faith in not my own strength and ability, but faith that God would get me thru.

This labor was sooo different. First time my water leaked, first time to test + in my GBS swab, first time to go to the hospital without any contractions… things definitely weren’t going as I had expected or hoped but i guess that’s what labor is… unpredictable! Even after 3 deliveries! 😂

At around 4:15pm, after my 4pm IE, I felt discouraged with the progress and felt like the pain was already starting to take me to another dimension. And because things were happening at a slower pace, I was afraid of how much longer I would have to bear the pain so I asked them to call my anaesthesiologist (who was on standby at home since the plan was to go natural). It was during this time God just took over! At that point on, things went into hyper drive! From urgently asking them to call my OB back into the room and jumping onto the bed at 4:33pm, it was 6mins of delirium and then at 4:39pm Astro was out!!! 😅🙏🏼 The drugs didn't make it! 😂😅 my dream unmedicated* birthing experience had just happened! God made it happen 🙏🏼

It was such an amazing moment! And from what I imagined to be a traumatic experience, I understand now why mothers still to choose to do it again! 😆

Anyway… hope you guys enjoy/ed the video. Thank you to everyone who continues to love and support the Arellano’s 💜

God is truly faithful to perform 🙏🏼☝🏼

*unmedicated only in the sense that i didn't have the epidural. Doctors still needed to administer Oxytocin to bring on the contractions.