Birth Story by Gina, Hypnobirthing Mum
“Everything is still surreal. As I look at my two beautiful girls I am so proud of what I achieved, backing myself & trusting in my innate abilities & in my babies to birth them. All the midwives at the hospital told me that it’s a rare sighting for them to see these days.”
13/08/22
16:13pm Kitana Nari (나리) Lewis Aka Kimchi
18:25pm Larita Ari (아리) Lewis Aka Coconut
Twinnies came into this world 2hrs apart at 37+6wks
I remember being in so many positions during active labour – in the shower, on all 4’s, duck squat, side laying, hip figure 8’s. My eyes remained mainly closed in our dimly lit room.
The birth of my first was calm – listening to solfeggio frequencies & letting my body relax. I birthed Kitana 4hrs into active labour – standing/squatting while doing tricep dips
(no birthing pool given
). I could feel her coming down, telling me she was ready. I spoke to her in Korean during the last push. I felt my nanna & grandfathers presence.
Kitana & I got to spend time connecting before the surges started again. My body was already depleted. Legs were shaking by the time Larita was ready. I fidgeted through different positions recalling all the feelings & pains I felt earlier. There was still so much to go through. An uphill battle.
I made my way onto the bed, thinking I would birth my 2nd on all 4’s leaning on the bed head (letting my legs rest). But instinctively, it felt wrong. I knew I had to stand but I didn’t know if I could.
But once again, I got up. Arms in tricep dip position on the edge of the bed, braced & ready to squat my already tired body. There it all clicked. Twin B was ready. But she was bigger than the first. this was going to be more difficult than before.
The relaxation playlist was now irritating me. I asked Donny to put on my labour RnB playlist. To my surprise he put on a song special to us, giving me a surge of energy & something to focus on. I managed to push Larita out just as the song ended. A moment I will cherish forever 
I’d done it. Brought my girls into the world. That mama adrenaline and instinct, truly something else.
Thank you for trusting in me
Huge thank you to Kate at Positively Hypnobirthing for sharing your passion for birthing & calm happy mamas and sharing your wealth of knowledge. I absolutely loved taking all the concepts, making it mine and having this experience as joyful and empowering as it was xx
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