Disclaimer: This is one woman’s experience of birth. For pregnancy advice, please consult a medical professional.
“It was like an orgasm. Like a G-spot orgasm rather than a clitoral orgasm.”
This is the way Sydney mum-of-four Priscilla Bradshaw recounts the birth of her fourth child. While most women are screaming in pain, Ms Bradshaw said she was experiencing the most intense orgasmic experience of her life when she free-birthed her son Sunny.
“It was a big release. The full body kind of orgasm. It was a surrendering… rather than a surge like a clitoral orgasm. It was incredible,” Ms Bradshaw said.
Ms Bradshaw’s first two children were born in hospital and her third at home. She said all three experiences weren’t like she had hoped.
“The third one we decided to have at home, which I thought would be wonderful, but it wasn’t. The midwife took over my body and didn’t allow my natural instincts to kick in,” she said.
When Sunny was conceived Ms Bradshaw and her husband, Pat, made the decision to free-birth with the help of a doula. She focused on tuning into her baby and body.
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It's all in the mindset....you have to want the experience with a true welcoming attitude. I too experienced this with my third. Fighting it.. it hurt....welcoming it.....it was orgasmic.....I kid you not. It's that surrendering to it that is the key.
I presume this woman's ante natal care eschewed scans, blood tests and the other trappings of modern midwifery?