I did not like Coterie at all. You should look into EcoPea diapers

I think you did amazing! Considering how long the labor was, you should be really proud of yourself. Thank you for sharing your story and remaining positive. I was able to have unmedicated birth first time around but now with baby #2 learning more about different experiences that other women have and it is good to be prepared for something unplanned. Your birth story also reminded me how important it is to rest and sleep while you still can do this. ❤

The Intro was very much like Hey Shayla

My suggestion to you would be go to midwife next time and take all the classes they offer you and don't read stuff online about "what you should" expect. Every baby and every labor is different.

Wow You’ve named a lot of brands, Thank you. I only knew about 3 brands before. Very helpful video, having my 2nd bby any day now & wanting to do things different wit less chemicals

a beautifil way of thinking that your body is for your husband and for your children as well as covering up modestly for religeous purposes.

What are some improvements you have seen so far?

Haven't eaten an animals or drank their secretions in 30 years. My 26 year old daughter went straight from the breast to soya milk and is still going strong (black belt, rock climber, marathon runner). My 81 year old parents are also vegan - as is my athlete brother. Protein is never an issue providing we eat enough calories - deficiency just isn't a thing. It seems to be that if someone has gas then there may well be underlying gut issues that need to be checked out. I think Hench Herbivore has stories on that - as well as personal experience - and once his issues were sorted he continued happily with the vegan diet.

eggs aren't dairy :)

I was vegan/plant based for seven years. It caused so many health issues and didn’t help clear up a single one in the big picture. I was so inflamed, ended up being super allergic to so many foods, terrible digestion, autoimmune issues, no energy, hormones wrecked. I did so much troubleshooting and was running out of things that I could eat without having an allergic reaction so I lost a ton of weight and felt awful. I really tried to make it work. When I finally gave in to eating animal based foods it was a slow process but finally I’m starting to feel human again

Hi I wear Huggies Goodnites pull ups for night issue? I have wear the Honest pull ups and the diaper are good.

It's so great of you to share this story. You're a brave woman. It sucks that so many people didn't respect your wishes and you felt so much pressure to do things you didn't want. That midwife was not great, sorry to say. Your instincts were great and you should be proud you warriored through. A peaceful and loving, joyful atmosphere brings your oxytocin which increases labor, and no one helped that happen. You were treated so badly. I'm so sorry it wasn't your ideal birth. I'd really suggest getting a duola next time. A duola is your protective bubble to make sure you have the experience you wanted. You'll tell her everything you envision ahead of time so you don't have to think and make the decisions in labor. She can also be your coach and support your husband. I'm so glad to hear your positive outlook and wish the best for you.

Congratulations on your new little miracle. Labor is not for the weak for sure....I had a daughter,56 hrs of HARD labor-contractions were 2 minutes apart for most of that time and a son,69 hrs with 1 1/2 minutes between contractions for 40 of those hours. There was no medication at all for either bc I was just terrified of the drugs hurting my baby. Our daughter was 8'5oz and our son was 9'5oz. I hope your next labor goes faster for you, but at least now you know-IT IS WORTH IT ALL!!!! 🥰

You are growing up good job

I can’t understand this animus you have toward the medical profession. You look at them as your enemy. It seems also that you wanted to control every aspect of the birth. Your body will do what it needs to do and you certainly cannot hurry it along. Worrying about your labor bc you weren’t making progress probably turned into anxiety which is difficult to control. I hope for your next birth you try to relax and listen to your body. It’s okay if you have a long delivery. And please think of the baby before refusing pitocin which would have made all the difference. It’s okay to have medical intervention bc your body needed it. From a mother of three, remember “it is what it is” so just go along with any changes and trust the medical profession. They really have your best interest at heart. ❤️

My sons name is Israel :))

Given your last name, if you use Bishop people will definitely think you like chess 😉 Thanks for the video! Of these I like Gideon the best.

Interesting. Terra has videos showing that everything but the taps and label on the front can be vermicomposted. I’m intrigued now!

I get wanting a natural birth and all, but please Mother's you need to think of the baby and thier health. Your only want is to get the baby out asap, especially after the water has been broken.

Get rid of the second piggy bank!!! I’d keep the one that looks longer lasting or fits a potential style or theme you want to go for. You can be truly grateful for the thought that was put into this, but the gift giver thought they were making life easier or more fun. The toy clutter will only continue to grow. It will be a constant process of decluttering around birthdays and holidays. Your child will be able to participate in this activity later. Neither of my sons ever grew to like stuffed animals. They’re 5 and 3 now. Their friends (same age boys) love stuffed animals though. We still have a few but they literally just use them to throw at each other (like playing dodgeball type of games) 🙃 . My boys would rather play with and assign characters and emotions to their hotwheels cars than a stuffed toy. My 5 yo son has been creating a story line for several months of an entire village of hotwheels. There are multiple families and every car has a name. If he’s truly not interested, don’t hang on to most of it that isn’t very sentimental. I’m about to have my third child, a girl, so maybe someone will finally give these stuffies some affection, lol.

Love that you put the links for vaccines and SIDS

Ya ! We need a part two!!!❤

You poor dear. Next time go for epidural. Four days took too much out of you. Blessings

Hi! So cool blue kitchen. Great motivating deep cleaning as well. Thanks. Have a wonderful week.

I think you’re transitioning from a young woman to a mature mom. When you lose weight you probably wouldn’t want to wear your old clothes anyway. You’re more mature now.

Great story sweet mommy!

This was super helpful!!!

I was thinking about the gender thing. I wonder if it was your identifying patient information which would state female.

Funny how you liked Dyper best! I used pampers pure with my now toddler and tried Dyper recently and it was TERRIBLE. He got a rash right away and it leaked, did not fit well. Compared to pampers pure which never gave him a rash, almost never leaked and fit so well... I had to toilet train him because the rash refused to go away. Having another baby now and looking for a better choice to start with. Thanks for the list!

Just made some edits to my registry! lol

Great video! Just so you know, Attitude seems to have paid off EWG to get verified because when you search each ingredient on EWG, many go up to number 7! On the supposedly "verified" products. I still use some Attitude products that i researched all ingredients and they were low enough for me to be okay with. Just want you to know that it might surprisingly be as good as the toxic stuff because it might have similar unsafe ingredients.

What was your husband thinking going to work while your wife is in labour… that would be instant divorce papers.

I think she knows what hoarding is to her, as I do to me…. Eg, her hoarding. My hoarding. doesn’t have to mean a bad thing- just a concept.

I think you're making good choices for yourself. You introduced yourself as a hoarder, but I don't think so. You quickly made decisions to part with things that don't serve you. Nice job.

Great video! I hope your channel takes off. I am due with my first in August and very like-minded. Have you watched Candace Owen’s video series on vaccines/circumcision?

her farting cracked me up 😂❤ thanks for the advice it's very helpful

Ive had six babies. The last one kinda went like this. I do want to tell anyone thats reading these comments that my painfull back labor and long labor ended up being because baby was posterior. awful back labor. I wasnt actually even dilating. only 1 cm when getting to the hospital (all of my other babies I was dilated to at least a 7 when i got in to the hospital). What I learned is how important it is to get baby into the optimal position way in advance! The contractions are happening because your body is trying to move the baby into the right position. Its so painful because baby is pushing on your back and thats also why theres no dilation. It sounds like this baby was a big boy so he couldnt make the turn which is why its so important to start getting the baby in the correct position earlier. So, in third trimester (or sooner) no reclining, Do hands and knees 15 min a day (it gets baby out of posterior position and teaches them how to enter the birth canal) I can actually feel baby moving down after ten min of hands and knees. If baby still isnt getting out of posterior position or any of the other weird positions that babies get into then spinning babies really helps tell you which exercises to do and in what order (order is very important!!). I think the reason babies get in these positions so frequently now is because we live such sedentary lives. Women used to do a lot more laborious tasks throughout the day. Anyway, exercise is SO good for positioning during pregnancy. Sitting a lot is bad. If you do sit, sit with your knees lower than your hips/pelvis. Hope this helps someone! Im pregnant with baby number seven and I pray this one goes smoothly!!

This was certainly a long and annoying labor… but I’m sorry but this video didn’t need to be prefaced with a look away warning. Your birth sounded wonderful. Congratulations I had 5 minutes to come to terms with having to have a c-section and then my baby was taken from my belly. Which was traumatic and I still cry about it.

There was so much you could have done to move things alone faster. And you should have considered starting the pitocin sooner if your baby had had their first poop. Also an epidural works a whole lot better than flash cards!!

Thank you so much for sharing your story! I am currently 33 weeks and i want to know about everything thst could happen so i can best advocate for myself and my baby from any unnecessary interventions, i want a natural birth the same way you did, and im so sorry that didnt happen for you, honestly i think you should be contacting the hospital management to complain that your wishes were not respected and its no wonder your labour lasted so long with so much negetivity surrounding you, fair play momma you did amazing ❤❤

My natural births were both INCREDIBLY difficult! Both kids had rare positions and got stuck. Lots of hard pushing!! But given the choice, I would much rather pay on the front end and do it this way than with a c section. I will say I was pretty scared of the precarious situation on the second birth, but c section wasnt even a magic answer at that point because they would have had to push her back a bit first in if you catch my drift. I managed after many hours. Right when they come out there is an immediate sense of relief and I can walk right over to the hospital bed. There is more control over your body and recovery is way easier.

Natursutten pacifiers are actually made of rubber not silicone

Thank you for sharing your story!!! And congratulations on your sweet baby. As a doula I'm sorry that some of your wishes weren't heard or respected (them changing the Pitocin without your consent, not delaying cord clamping longer, etc) but I pray that your next birth experience can be more positive in your eyes. Everyone's labor is so unique and there is so much to learn from the stories. Thank you for being brave and vulnerable enough to share yours :)

Back labor is extremely painful. I had back labor for my first and I went through early labor for weeks. I remember I went into the hospital and they told me I was 4 cm but not contracting regularly enough I could stay at hospital or I could go home so I went home and I literally stayed pregnant and miserable for the next 10 days with back labor and contractions the whole way! Very frustrating and painful. Finally had her in a very fast natural birth 10 days after. That was 25 years ago when they didn't interfere with labor as much. Back labor is agonizing and confusing for the first pregnancy. I literally just felt like my back was breaking and I constantly had pressure like I had to go poop 😅 I spent a lot of time in the tub and in the shower trying to relieve the pain. Glad that you still kind of had a surprise with the gender and that he was healthy ❤️

What kind of doctor would let you labor for that long? Thankful that your baby is alive😊

Damn my labor was 84 hours and I've been waiting to hear someone beat me :P

Really???

Also, the reason you progressed so fast once you had the epidural, is because you were no longer over reacting to the discomfort of early labour. Your stress levels were so high that adrenaline blocked the prostaglandins necessary for progress. This happens when we have an extreme response to pain. Early labour is uncomfortable for everyone. It's not painful in the way labour is, but it's not painless either. It's our response which matters. The pain is basically the same for everyone, but we all respond to it differently.

Just to be clear, so that other first timers don't get the wrong idea ... no one has an 80+ hour labour. Labour doesn't start until you're 4cm dilated. It's SO important to stress that, so energy isn't wasted freaking out about those early and relatively mild contractions.

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association’s Neonatal Resuscitation program, if baby is vigorous and crying at birth, you do not investigate for meconium aspiration. If baby is limp, without spontaneous respirations, they do suction.