Hi Kate,
I’d been getting mild contractions all week, but they would only last an hour or so and fizzle out. On Friday the 9th the contractions were getting more intense, so I had about four baths to help with the pain, but I assumed they would fizzle out like every other day. I rang my mum for a chat and she said I’m half way to Perth to see you. I felt immediately mentally at ease and the contractions continued into the afternoon. Mum arrived and we went to the shop to walk around hoping to encourage the contractions to continue. They definitely did. By the time we got home I jumped in another hot bath, by this time is was 4:30pm. Between 5:00pm-and 6:00pm we timed the contractions and rang into the midwife. Contractions were three mins apart at the start of the hour and two minutes apart by the end of the hour. Between us and the midwife we decided to meet after 6:30 ( I wanted to avoid peak hour traffic). We arrived at the birth Center at 6:50pm and with in a few more contractions our midwife said ‘I think your to jump into the birthing bath’.
I stayed in the bath for almost an hour and a half but she was back to back and the pain was killing me. I asked to have my water broken. So out the bath and had my waters broken at 8:30pm. I moved back into the birthing room to use a peanut ball to try and turn the babies position. But with three more contractions Bub was born at 8:50 under the shower on my hands and knees.
Kate Vivian is a self-professed pregnancy and birth geek who is finally learning to embrace the chaos of having 3 kids. It was the birth and ‘bringing baby home’ experience of her first baby, and the overwhelming guilt that went with it, that led her to start Bright Mums – and create a world where Mums matter.
A Certified Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner, childbirth educator and postpartum doula, Kate works with Mums-to-be not only supporting them through pregnancy, and birth but also teaching them to honour themselves at a time when the world is telling them their baby is the most important thing.
With almost 2 decades in adult education, Kate has the ability to create a safe space, a non-judgey space. A place where Mums can relax and feel supported regardless of what their journey looks like.
A keen traveller in a former (pre-kids) life, Kate dreams of the day her kids are big enough to take skiing and they can completely show her up while she is busy falling down mountains.
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