VAYA Physical Therapy and Wellness
2026-07-24T18:25:01.000Z
I just wanted to reach out to you and say thank you so much for your services! I had my baby 6/26/26 and my labor was the same as my other 3 previous. I labored the day before lightly and was able to sleep on and off comfortably with a heating pad. The next day I lost my mucus plug and was having manageable contractions. My hubby took our kids to my dad’s late that evening and I labored in hot water in our tub for about an hour and a half. What I wanted to share that I did differently this time, thanks to you. While I was in the tub instead of tensing up and holding my breath during each contraction I did the opposite and opened my mouth and very lightly pushed down with each contraction and imagined my body opening and bringing baby down as best as I could. The hot water and tub was the best part of my labor. I didn’t realize how close I was to meeting our baby when I got out of the tub. I had been texting my midwife and doulas this whole time. But up until about 11pm that evening my contractions felt pretty tolerable. But after getting out of the bath I felt like I couldn’t do it anymore so I asked my midwife to meet us at the birth center at midnight. Now mind you I stayed at home as long as I could tolerate and I felt like I stayed home the same amount of time and as long as I could tolerate with my previous 3 pregnancies. With my other 3 when I got to the hospital I was only dilated to a about 1/2 cm and my labors just felt so long and exhausting. So my husband and I were both quite shocked when she checked me at 12:15 am I was 8.5 cm dilated. To say we were all shocked is an understatement. She immediately called her assistant midwife to come help. I didn’t even make it up the stairs to the room I originally planned to labor in. I was on my side with a peanut ball and the urge to push was something I’ve never experienced. My water broke and gushed out at 12:30am and I had my baby at 12:55am. The fastest labor and delivery I’ve ever experienced, my doula almost missed it! No one thought I was about to have the baby because of how calm my texts were. It was the hardest, most beautiful thing I’ve ever done in my life. But I have you to thank for transition and delivery being so much quicker and easier than all of my others. I’m amazed I did it all without an epidural and without being in a hospital setting. I was only at the birth center for 4 and 1/2 hours and we got to go home with our beautiful Brinley Fallon. 7 lbs 14 oz. Truly Crystal, thank you for your assistance in making my dreams come true with this birth! I felt like super woman and it was so redeeming with me having had 2 c sections and an epidural vbac with my previous 3.
Thanks so much,
Whitney