Did you know that pushing isn’t always something you have to do?

I did! I was even saying this today to my mum, I didn’t feel like pushing her out was difficult (it was painful as hell but not difficult to do) I felt like my body done it for me!

I wish I'd known you had a section here on Peanut during my pregnancy!

I used Birth Box from probably around 35 weeks but prior to that I'd been listening to lots of your birth stories and some of the meditations etc on Spotify.
I followed your template for my birth wishes A, B and C.
The only thing I didn't do was listen to the meditations during my labour until I was quite deep into it because it took us some time to actually go back down to get the bags, then get the room set up etc in between contractions and talking to the midwife.
As soon as I did I just felt like I could now be in my own little cocoon to just zone out, although I got a bit self conscious I wouldn't hear things I needed to do opted for one headphone out. I hadn't realised how quickly I'd progressed. As I was finally set up in the sling I experienced the fetal ejection reflex and the midwives quickly asked if they could get my trousers off!
It was so incredible! I now know what is meant by it's intense rather than painful!