My Birth Story

12 days post giving birth to my amazing son, Oliver Ortenzi Treaster. He is happy, healthy, and loves to eat, sleep, poop and repeat. Everyday is a new adventure and I am excited to see him grow...(but not too fast). 

My birth journey: I thought my water broke on Tuesday June 19th after having a fun birthday celebration for Remi during work. However, no signs of labor happened the rest of that day. On Wednesday morning I went to my midwife practice with no expectation to have a baby that day. After finding out that my water broke almost 20 hrs prior (with being GBS+) I was admitted into the hospital.

At that moment I realized my natural water birth dream was probably not going to happen. No contractions and not dilated - I was induced at about 12 pm. Contractions began shortly after and continued to progress rapidly. The medication caused hyper stimulation and my contractions were very close together. At 5pm I was 3cm and at 7:25pm I had my bundle of love. At about 7 pm his HR had started to drop and I was told water birth was out of the question. That is when I had to begin pushing due to his deceleration. A vacuum had to be used to get him out quickly and safely. I asked for an epidural many times but my amazing midwife and crew of helpers (husband and parents) helped me stay on my path. My pelvic floor is indeed going to need a lot of work and I am up for the challenge. I am happy to say that we are both healthy and doing great. Not every birth plan goes as expected. Luckily, I had amazing people with me helping. I was told to take the next road as it comes. 

12 days later I have been going on short walks with my dog. I am wearing the bellies inc wrap for most of the day to help supports my core, posture, and decrease back pain. As for specific exercises, the only thing I have been doing is diaphragmatic breathing! Daily about 10-40 times.

As for body mechanics, I am working on proper posture with breast and bottle feeding, lifting, and getting in and out of bed! 

Head over to my Instagram @thepelvispro for tips during my postpartum experience