Jubilee Bloom

my birth was in a CONTROLLED MEDICAL SETTING agreed upon with me, my OBGYN and additional medical staff. I'm so thankful I did this vs the trendy home birth stuff because hey guess what?

my birth, specifically, took 36 HOURS TOTAL to get my baby out. That was WITH an epidural, WITH pitocin, and finally WITH an emergency c-section. It was HELL but I am so glad I get to see my happy healthy baby now and not have to go through the exhausting effort of living through third trimester. But here's another fun fact: some labor can last even LONGER, especially if there's complications like mine where baby is too big for the birth canal, labor isn't progressing because of a multitude of things, or just y'know the DOZENS of other complications that could arise that could put baby and the one giving birth in CRITICAL MEDICAL DANGER. Especially if this is your first baby, you have no idea what your body is able to do and not do. And especially especially if you have gestational diabetes or are deemed a high risk pregnancy. Don't fucking do it. Go to a hospital or accredited birthing center bare minimum.

This shit is no joke people. Many have died in the past due to childbirth or complications associated with it. Hospitals cannot deny you care if you are legitimately actively in labor. And if you're there and they have a L&D team to take care of you you can kick anyone out of the room that you don't feel comfortable with, no questions asked.