Bloom Birth

Love this commentary.
Also love that you can see the contrast in skin color. Most babies will be born blue because they have not used their lung yet. As they adjust to being outside and breath on their own, blood flow from the placenta begins to slow and baby will pink up. This is why leaving the umbilical cord attached until it is white is good practice. And also good to know that your baby, in most cases, cannot suffocate from a nuchal cord (cord around the neck) because of the intricate system already giving them oxygen.

“This birth was epic in so many ways...

Second baby, 7 years of dreaming about this home birth...

27 hours of birth support... (I took a 20 minute nap in her closet LOL!)

The most swollen cervix I've EVER seen that the midwife magically melted away...

All the labor positions...

But ended in the most beautiful water birth, in a dark room with Christmas lights and her husband in the tub helping.

See the baby's immediate eye contact and the reaching reflex as he finds his way to his mama! It's such a beautiful thing!

As usual, I have so many favorite images from this birth... and it's not one I'm likely ever going to forget.”

Image and words by by BBY Certified Photographer Nicole Hamic

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