Prepare to be captivated by stunning backyard birth photos
by Melissa Willets posted in Pregnancy
After having an unsatisfactory and impersonal hospital birth experience with her first child that included being pressured to get an epidural while in labor, mom Gini Rothenberger decided on a backyard birth in a birthing pool for her second delivery.
She explained to BabyCenter about her son's hospital birth, "By the time he arrived I was so exhausted physically and emotionally, I didn't even care that I had a baby. I was so foggy from all the drugs I didn't know what to think. My baby was just laying there in a plastic bin & I felt like a helpless onlooker."
Giving birth on her terms was a completely different experience. In fact, this pregnancy was on Gini's terms as well. After meeting with a midwife, she says, "It was sooo relieving to find out we didn't have to do any of the tests, we could weigh the risks and benefits of each and decide what was best alongside our midwife, instead of just being told what to do with no rhyme or reason. No orange drink, no unnecessary ultrasounds, and best of all, someone I knew would be by my side when birthing time came!"
On the day, Gini's birth was captured in a series of captivating images by Callynth Photography. The soon-to-be second-time mama's vision for how she wanted her birth to go was perfectly executed by her birth team, including midwife Melena Sandifer.
Gini's husband Charlie was on hand to support her from start to finish.
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