My Non-scary Natural Birth Story/First Time Labor in Under 3 Hours?! 

So nice to hear a non-scary birth story! When I was pregnant with my first baby, everyone kept telling me how difficult birth would be, but I always put myself in a positive state of mind & reminded myself that my body is created to do this & that God is in control. I can attest that not all first-time births are difficult & giving birth doesn't have to be a negative experience. My daughter's birth went smoothly & blessed & I look back on it as a positive experience. Also, there are a lot of things women can do to prepare for giving birth. We need more women encouraging each other!

I’m only watching positive stories because I plan to do natural birth in December. Hopefully it all works out. Negative stories would just increase my anxiety.

Great story! I had easy births also, nothing amazing to report or talk about. Lol. I wish people told these stories more too.

Thank you for sharing your story!! I’m 19 weeks pregnant with my first child and I love hearing positive birth stories like this. In the end I know God will see us through and everything will be alright :)

I'm glad you brought up Psalms 139, I just read it and I think it's one I want to keep by my side as a devotional. Thanks Megan!

Thank you for this!! I’m pregnant with my first and so many people’s stories are so scary! This is so encouraging. I loved hearing how you focused on and thanked the Lord through the process. 💕🙌🏼

Thank you for posting! I'm pregnant with my 1st blessing and I have decided on a natural birth. My mother and grandmother scolded and insulted me for choosing natural. I've been so nervous about the pain, but I keep seeing so many positive natural labor and delivery stories. Your story is very reassuring. I have faith that I'll be able to do it.

I was just discussing with another lady how all of the birth stories you hear are the horrible dramatic ones and those of us with relatively easy births need to tell ours so new moms aren’t totally freaked out

I am so pleased that you realized the Lord was with you during your labor. I wish I had been that focused during my pregnancies. God bless you and your family.

It is beyond my imagination how they can tell you not to push. Like you can control that. That was a great story.

This was beautiful, and it is so, SO, important for women to share stories like this. Without stories like these, we cannot combat the Hollywood sensationalised idea of what labour and delivery is like, which actually contributes to higher c-section and complication rates. Thank you. By sharing your very personal story, you're possibly saving many babies from violent birthdays.

Totally get about not worrying. I worry more than I should. God has got it. He always has. Thanks for sharing all this . I find it encouraging.

My babies are grown, in their early 20's, but this video brought back a lot of memories. You're really right, it doesn't go how you think it will. You just have to have hope and faith and live through it. If I had to relive it all, I would give up the fear and self-doubt and just trust my own body and the process and not let anyone tell me how to feel or what to think.

What a blessing, Megan. With my second baby, I "walked" until my daughter was born. I got up from the hospital bed, turned my blue gown around, and down the hall I went. Mom was trailing behind timing contractions on her wrist watch. Hubby was asleep in the waiting room. Thanks, mom.

Thank you for the reminder to look to God during labor. I've been praying throughout this pregnancy (my first). But I kind of forgot I'll be able to do that during the process of labor as well-- such a gift. ♥️

Megan, it is so thoughtful of you to share your birth story. So many women warn pregnant moms of the horrors. But it isn't normally that hard. Don't get too worked up about something that may never happen. Just be prepared. 😏 You had an ideal birth. The best thing you did was visualize peaceful things. I delivered my 3 naturally. I focused on a waterfall & it helped me so much to visualize & to dissociate. You did well using the breathing when you needed to. My husband and I took classes & practiced the Lamaze breathing techniques. (I am 68 years old now & still use the breathing exercises to deal with acute pain. You Know, that blinding pain that you know is temporary. I can tough it out by breathing.) Another tip if you are aiming to have a natural delivery & you are using breathing & visualizing but you think you need an epidural, ask if you are in transition. Because for the first two in the hospital I got to a point that I thought I wanted meds! But I realized that was when I hit transition. I was on the home stretch! 👍 My husband & I delivered our third at home. It is still one of my favorite mother memories. I felt so powerful & accomplished❣️

Loved watching this video!! I feel like my birth story isn’t scary either I got to the hospital at 7cm & only pushed 5 times & my son was born!

Thank you for sharing! I am 35 weeks with my first baby and I am excited and scared at the same time! It is nice to hear a positive story about natural first time childbirth ..... God bless!!

THANK YOU FOR THIS!!!! I'm a first time mom due in August planning to go all natural no meds at a birthing center with midwives. Everyone keeps rolling their eyes and telling me 'just wait til you feel it...you'll see' but I'm determined and trusting the Lord! I'm also really small never been over 100lb til now of course and worried about my naturally low blood pressure but love hearing this story! Thanks

So encouraged by how you relied on God through the whole thing. That's something I didn't get in any of the other videos, and remembering how I can trust Him to get me through anything totally took my fear away. You just changed my life! My husband and I plan to have kids soon. God bless you!

I can’t tell you how nice it is to hear this awesome down to earth and honest story from someone just like myself. Thank you so much for telling your story. My little one is coming this week and I loved listening to you talk, the way you told it, your positivity and the little details- so, so helpful. ❤️

Thank you so much! I'm not even pregnant or married, I just think it's so important to share our knowledge and experiences amongst women. We're all in this together in a way, no matter the society, religion or cultural circumstances we live in.

I loved hearing another birth story that is nearly identical to mine. While listening to your story I felt like I was reliving my daughters birth two years ago.

This was such an accurate story of birth! My birth went sooo similar! Not in length but I was surprised how "not too bad it was", and no immediate love/connection. Also I didn't forget the pain. Loved how candid and chill you were about all of it. 👍🏻

Your story was so interesting and I found myself hanging on your every word .. Your delivery was most exceptional from any real life story I have ever heard ... I have never been thru labor myself as I have never had children ... You are a great story teller even if the story is about child birth... Your little Evonnie Sage is a beautiful little Angel ❣❣❣

OMG! I had midwives in the early 80's & I was 29 days overdue! My son was 9'11oz. And long finger nails & he really was that overdue. He looked like a 3 mth old. Haha But I never heard the things you were told at 8 days overdue. Another thing when you are having a baby natural idt I could have not pushed when I felt the need. The feeling is overwhelming! I also had beautiful births because they were natural. The benefits after are wonderful, you can get right up & feel wonderful.

I had my first two babies in a hospital, next three at home. Home is definitely the BEST!!! So much more relaxing and no worries. I'm about the same size as you, and most of my babies were 9+ pounds, plus I had one breech baby (at home), perfect and peaceful. I love hearing positive birth stories! And I enjoy your videos.

Thanks so much for doing this video. I feel like there are so many new moms out there that only hear the labor horror stories.

Wow, thank you so much for sharing your story! I'm a first time mom, currently 31 weeks pregnant and planning to have a natural birth. The thought of labor and all that could go wrong scares me, but your video was extremely encouraging. I hope I am blessed with a short labor like yours

Your child birth story sounds a lot like mine. The difference is, my water broke at home and I was a month early. I had natural childbirth as well. From the time my water broke at home to the time my daughter was born was only 4 hours. It was quick and the pain was tolerable. I named my daughter Christy because she was my gift from God. I chose her name because it has Christ in it. Now that baby girl of mine is 39 years old and has given me 3 beautiful grandkids. My son was born just 13 months later and he has given me 2 beautiful grandkids as well! The Lord has blessed us so much!

Megan, I love that you shared your birth story! I'm expecting my first baby now. I too am looking really small, but so far I feel really good! Your story is very inspiring, and its a good reminder to trust the Lord and his timing.

I just watched this and it is so much like my 3rd baby!! Almost 11 years later I remember it SO well. She even wants to be a labor and delivery nurse

I love how positive you are, thank you for sharing your story and your life with us.

This is a great video. I wish I could have heard something like this when I was pregnant with my first. Glad you put this out women need to hear good birth stories 🤗

Thanks for sharing. I had a September baby too (in 2012). Now I'm 34 weeks pregnant with my second. My first delivery was a pretty negative experience, so I'm hoping this one will be better and reminding myself of God's sovereignty!

I find it fascinating how cultural factors (i.e. where you live and whether you routinely pay for healthcare) affect a person's definition of a successful birth. I would have considered being told not to push when I was ready and the nurses not being qualified to deliver a baby to be outrageous! In the UK you only see a doctor during labour if things go wrong. My experience of midwife led labour (and I really know that this is not the case for everyone) was that they saw their role as mainly monitoring the baby, keeping me calm and letting nature take it's course. I didn't have my faith back then but looking back on my birth, God was definitely there. If you had the presence of mind to journal during labour, that pretty much makes you superwoman! I am a recent subscriber just going back over some of your older content. Thanks for being vulnerable and putting your life out there.

With my first birth I went to the hospital after 3 hard contractions, they gave me a bed and I fell asleep. At 1:30 am they woke me up to check me, I was crowning! She was born at 2:03am! Crazy for sure. I got to the hospital at about 8pm, so crazy. I was at the Hospital at 2 hours with the second, with the third baby I went from 4cm dilated to birth in 45 minutes.

Thank you for sharing a non dramatic birth story.... you made it interesting to listen to....

Thanks for sharing your birth story. I don't think I've heard one before that's so similar to my first birth. We need more positive birth stories out there!😊

Hi! Thanks so much for sharing!!! I remember working with you at Fairmount and was excited to find your channel! I love your videos! And I am 13 weeks pregnant with my first and this makes me feel a lot calmer!

So interesting to me! I am getting very worried about birth beings my due date is 2 wks away and this actually helped put my mind at ease some😉😊 thanks.

I follow you but never knew you shared this. My first baby is due mid february. We are planning a natural home water birth. Thank you for sharing your first time. I love your description of being blissed out. I just completed reading a book on the Bradley birth method and my husband asked if it is really that scary and I told him no. I feel like it can and will be an ecstatic, spiritually mind blowing experience.

Such a neat story! Your thoughts towards wanting another baby right after was exactly what I thought and said to my husband haha! So much sounded like my story and I had my first sept. 13 2018!! 👍🏼

I hate that they tell women not to push. your body KNOWS and we should be able to trust our bodies. Thank you for sharing! I'll become a mama this May! :)

Loved this. My daughter's birth was very similar- she was 2 weeks late and I was induced! Long story short, I was finally able to get in the tub to soak and within 5 minutes of that I was ready to push. 😬 Thankfully my midwife was at the hospital and there! Nothing wrong with a quick labor!

That was an exciting birth story, thanks for sharing!

Hey, love your channel! Great video! Your daughter is so beautiful, I have a son, and he’s about her age :)

Thank you for sharing your story!! I had nervous laughter throughout the whole thing... you are funny!

I have 3 children, and they are all in their 50s now, so things were quite a bit more archaic back then. My first was the strangest. I had just been to the doc a couple of days before, and was dilated to 1.5 cm. I woke up in the middle of the night with a sharp pain. I had been having Braxton- Hicks since my third month, but this one was different. I had to go to the bathroom, and I noticed I had lost my mucus plug. I called my hubby, who was at work at the same hospital where I was going to deliver. He asked me if I wanted him to come home, and I said no. I wrote down the time of the first contraction, and tried to go back to sleep, but 7 min later I had another one. That pattern continued the rest of the night. I called my doc at 7:30 am, and he told me to go to the hospital when my contractions were 5 min apart for one hour. I hung up the phone and didn't have another one for 30 min. (after 4-5 hrs of every 7 min) I couldn't believe it, but my 7 min pattern resumed right away, but every once in a while I would skip one. The doctor called me at noon, and I told him what was going on. He told me to come to the hospital and he would examine me. I was SO disappointed to find out I was still 1.5. He said I wasn't in labor yet, but he said he wanted me to come in when they got to 3 min apart. At 11:00 PM I went to the hospital with my hubby, who was working again. I still wasn't making progress, but at 2:30 am they started coming 2 min apart, so I decided to go up to OB. They did check me in, because my contractions were so strong. When they examined me, yep, you guessed it, I was still at 1.5! The doctor came in at noon, and I was pretty miserable with contractions back to back. But I STILL wasn't in labor. He decided to break my water, and he didn't even stand up before the contractions started to be continuous. They were coming so fast and strong I could barely breathe. Less than an hour later my baby boy was born. In those days they didn't have you push. The baby would just be born somehow. According to me, I had 36 hrs of labor. According to my doc, my labor was 1 hr! i was one of those women who upon hearing my baby's cry I forgot all about the pain, and I hadn't seen him yet or found out his sex. The minute I laid eyes on him I also forgot that I had wanted a girl so badly; he was just the baby I wanted. I also wanted another one right now. I did have another boy 13 months later, and a girl 2 years after that. The doc induced me on #2 and #3 because he said I would never make it to the hospital in time. He was right: #2 was only an hour from start to finish, and #3 about 2 hours.

Yes! That is so similar to my birth in many ways! I had a home birth, he was 41w 5d his labor lasted about 8.5ish hours, with 5-6 being really hard and active. I had pretty intense back labor, but it went quickly and i only pushed for about 40 minutes! And afterwards, i felt the exact same! I was just elated.. I felt like an absolute champion like I could conquer anything. Definitely one of the best days of my life to be sure💙

Girl, you were so blissed out because of your oxytocin! Lol. Beautiful story, thank you so much for sharing it. ❤️

Thank you for sharing a positive birth story. I’m a Birth Doula and I have so many clients who are told horror stories. I will deff be saving this video to share with others so they can hear some positivity. ❤️

LOVE your positive birth stories 🙏🏼🥰

Thank you! I’m having a baby in about a month and your video was helpful :)

Wish mine was that easy! It sounds like our little ones are close to the same age! My son was born in September 2017

Yay! I have super short labors too! My first labor was 3.5 hrs from the first contraction and my second was 1.5 hrs and my 3rd was 23 mins 😊

I love your channel and hearing you talk you’re so down to earth and relatable! I just wish we could be friends lol I’m having baby #4 unmedicated in a couple of weeks and I enjoy hearing these stories thanks for sharing!

I am pregnant with baby #2 due in April 2022. I had an epidural with my son because I felt like I had to do what they wanted me to do. I followed everything. I was diagnosed with PCOS in December 2020 and it took us 23 months to conceive this one. I don't know if we will have any more. I pray we will, but for a while after this one comes, I have to finish my degree so no baby for a while. I had no complications with my son, pushed for 2 hours. I know I can do this, I want too. I just am binge watching these stories. I won't have any family members there. It will just be my husband and I this time around. I want to have a water birth. I went into labor naturally but once they broke my water, The pain was crazy. I was 3 cm dilated with my son for 3 wks 4 days

I just love watching your videos! My family used to be mennonites, we now go to a holiness church so we still where skirts and dresses and dress modestly and stuff but it's interesting to watch your videos and see how your life is. I guess I can relate and it brings back a lot of memories. I'm 18 now and I was 11 when we left but really the way we live now isnt much different then when we were mennonites. So anyway, I just found your channel a few days ago and subscribed right away! By the way, can you show some pictures in a video sometime like when your little and as you grow older? I just thought it would be interesting to see

Im SO happy someone said that they didnt feel that amazing bond feeling lol. It was more like "Okay, shes adorable and fat" lol. I had a 8lb 8oz baby, 23 inches and she waa 3 weeks early. Sadly my story wasnt as good as yours, they made me push before I was ready and I had a 4th degree tear.

Thank you for this, I'm 5w5d with my second daughter 💖 I need positive thoughts. I'm wanting to go all natural w/out an epidural 😬 we will see how it goes 🙏

You are amazing and your little girl is gorgeous xx Australia xx

i’m due in 2 months and i’m so nervous my pain tolerance is so low i’m so scared 😩

That’s sounds like my last 2 pregnancies! My last one was born in the triage! They said they wouldn’t have been shocked if I had her in the car.. 🙈😅

I’m so glad we went to Lamaze Class.

Great story thank you so much this is not my first child but this is my first child non-medicated hopefully thank you so much

My SIL had a similar experience - she wore her regular jeans, etc. all the way up until around the end of 7th month! She barely had a baby bump, and she's not short (though she is quite slim).

My labor was so quick as well. I checked into hospital at 6pm and fully dialated at midnight my daughter born at 4am.

I love how the Mennonite head coverings looks, it’s so delicate and beautiful!

God bless you and your family!😊Thanks for sharing this!!

I’m gonna be honest here and say that when I go into labor and I’m ready to push, if the doctor isn’t there I’m going to do it anyway. It’s like telling someone to hold in their period…. Immediately no 🤪

giirl you are lucky you didnt think about the tearing. my son came in 10 mins after 6 hours of labor and it felt like a ring of fire "down there" as I was delivering his head. found out later i was tearing 😬

Love your headboard ... It is beautiful

Great video!!! Ty for sharing your birth story...I had two sons and both were Caesarian births, and not easy, actually life threatening for both of us with my second and for my son with my first, thank goodness the Dr. was on the ball and quick to act...today I'm proud to say my sons are two healthy and tall beautiful young men 😍. Your baby is so cute, so happy your birth experience turned out good 😊

What a blessed story thank you for sharing!!!

Such an amazing story 😍Thank you very much for sharing 🙏☺️❤️

I had the same experience with the doctor's telling me my baby could die if I didn't come in to be induced. I understand their job is to avoid as many risks as possible, but I felt like it was very insensitive. I ended up going in to be induced but I wish I could have had the experience of labor starting naturally.

I love that my midwife calls it estimated month...not due date because that is just a suggestion date of birth... I wish my 2 births were non scary hahahaha praying baby #3 will be super great and not scary! #homebirth

Its very difficult to be happy for someone who had easy pregnancy and easy birth when I’m going through difficult pregnancy. But its nice to hear positive things about birth, because its one of my biggest fears. People always thought i fake my period pain, but it really feels like dying. So thinking about giving birth makes me even more anxious. 🤦‍♀️

O wow my pregnancy and birth experience was so similar! I had the opposite during pregnancy - measuring huge and very high fluid levels and last minute the midwives convinced me to induce. I was going for as natural/unmedicated of a birth as possible so this threw me off. My induction was very similar with how things didnt get intense/painful until the last 2 hours which was amazing because I was thinking if it goes on much longer ill need the epidural lol. They almost sent me home because in 6 hrs i only went from 2cm to 4cm, but then later on I progressed from 5cm to 10cm in 3-4 hours, the active labour portion happened so quick.. i felt nothing during those initial cm's of dilation!

Thank you for sharing your positive story!

I journaled in labour as well!!

Awesome story. I'm happy that everything went well. My daughters birth went well as well. I had just gone to my dr's appointment, which was supposed to be the last before birth, but I went home that night and whilst sleeping, I felt her kick and heard a slight pop and my water broke. I alerted my husband who also got up and we went to the hospital at around 3am. The water kept trickling out of me so my husband had to put a trash bag and a towel on the seat. We were admitted and I wasn't dilating and didn't feel any contractions, so they induced me. After that everything went quickly. I did need an epidural though, because Johanna's heart beat would lesson through each contraction and I felt like I was going to faint the pain was so bad. We made it through it, but she was jaundice so we had to take home a blue light and bath her in it for the recommended time. I wasn't nervous at all. I felt in my heart that if God had given me this wonderful opportunity, that he would see me through it. I have always wanted children, but couldn't. Then, at 43 I became pregnant for the first time ever and she came out at 6lbs. I was fortunate. And feel blessed. I thank God every day for the blessing of being a Mom to a healthy, smart girl.

Wow. Can you pls comment on the kind of activities you did during your pregnancy that you feel contributed to your going into labor spontaneously and delivering naturally?

Girl, you talk SO FAST! But I kept up! Lol! Thank you for sharing!

I am 5, 1 and my husband is 5,9 so in theory our babies should have been ity bity buuuuuuuut my 1st was 17 days early and weighed 7lbs 1oz, my second was 9lbs 11oz, and my 3rd was 8lbs 8oz and the second and third we're both 10 days early...I don't really know what's up with that🤷

She has the same birthday as me!! And she's adorable 🤩

Thank you for your positive story! One question. How many coffees you had before filming this? :D

Wow. I expected it to be painful, yes, but so doable. I was so confident going into it. Then I basically had the birth you were terrified of, and got no break between contractions. It was at that incredibly painful stage at 8 cm and then stopped there for 8 hours, not progressing at all. It was so traumatic, and I almost had a C-section. Last minute, after the spinal block was in, they checked me and I was fully dilated. I had my son right there on the OR table. Now, looking back, I should have not let them break my water, and I also should have just gotten the epidural once it was that bad. My body got so tensed up I ended up only dilating once I had a whole spinal block anyway! Now I'm so nervous to have a second child, but I think I'll know to not pressure myself to go without pain meds the way I did the first time.

My first baby (30) yrs ago a girl was 26 hrs...then c section...2nd baby (28) yrs ago..labor with him 10 hrs then c section...loved every minute

Beings that you come from a more conservative faith and lifestyle, would you ever consider doing a birth vlog? I just found you yesterday and i already love your videos and i am binge watching them all!!

Watching In 2020 :) during corona

My daughters birthday is September 14th 2015 :) hoping my next baby due in April comes faster than 38 hours 🥴

Yes, it is true- the pain can be so painful, but once you see that baby, the memory goes away. And you never forget about your labor story, even 14 years later. The short version of my labor story- I was a few days over due, went in for an appt, and said if I didn't have him soon, to come in that next Tues morning (but to call that morning first to make sure there was bed) so went in at 6, husband and I were both sick the night before. Got induced at 7 am, labored all day, dilated to a 9 but couldn't go any further. Had a epidural but had major cramping. Finally dr said to just have a C-Section, by this point I was ready for the cramping to stop. So had the C-Section and my healthy boy was born at 7:47 pm, weighed 7.5 When he came out, he let out one little cry then just looked at everyone.

I’m 5’4 and had a baby weighing 9lbs 14 oz. 23 inches. So, anything is possible lol. My birth story wasn’t so easy...

Way too much medical intervention. This is why I stay out of drs and hospitals. Stress free and healthy being away from the drama. Glad you were both fine! I have been told also that I would die if I didnt follow the drs orders, and here I am! My God is awesome and He decides. Not any dr.

I planned on doing a natural birth last month and ended up with an emergency c section :(

I will push and dont care doctor is not there :D the baby can stuck or make my birth longer.

Why would you have to wait for a doctor to deliver the baby? I thought midwives would do all of that and doctors only involved if there is an issue? Just can't believe someone is told to wait to push for the doctor!

So Megan you know these kinds of births are not common, right????? I can say because Im a mother/ baby unit RN, and believe me all kinds of things happen. We even had moms giving birth in the entrance parking lot!!!!!! OMG so unpredictable. My daughter is about 5-2 and her baby weighed 9lbs, wow he was huge It is not healthy to leave babies in the womb over 40 weeks, the placenta starts to deteriorate and then circulation to the baby starts to be impaired, yes it can result in death. All of this is unpredictable and you can never know for sure. Doctors must be prepared for anything and they want to deliver a live baby instead of a dead one which I saw happen quite a few times. It is horrible.