Birth of Karlo

At some point during almost 20 hours of contractions, my husband needed to go outside the delivery-room to get some food and some air. I was struggling emotionally, because the birth was not going how I wanted it to go, as I already was induced, had the water taken and got an epidural. My dream was a natural birth in water, and we could not have been further from it. Ugne took my hand and made sure that I had everything that I needed, and reassured me that I was doing everything that I could and that it was good enough. At the same time she helped me remember the goal - to meet my baby boy. The goal was not to give birth in a certain way. It comforted me more than I can describe, and it will be a moment I will remember clearly, when I think about the birth. It gave me energy to go on. After that, the three of us fought together (Ugne, my husband and me) to get my body to open up and deliver the baby. Ugne instructed us in what to do, and helped both physically and mentally. It took a lot to convince me to move around at that point, as it was in the middle of the night, and everybody was tired. But Ugne made it happen. We did everything we could, but unfortunately it just wasn’t possible and it all ended with a c-section. Because of Ugne’s help, I’m not a second in doubt that we did everything in our power to deliver naturally. So much more than we would have done without here! So when the moment came, where the doctor told us that it was not going to happen, I didn’t feel like I failed, or that we did something wrong. I felt proud for fighting for so long, and I still am. It would simply not have been the same without Ugne’s help.

Ugne is one of the best persons I have met, and exactly what you need as a pregnant woman. She supports you 100 percent, but also makes you remember what’s really important. At the same time she can provide a lot of information which makes you feel better informed than just having a doctor. It makes the decisions easier. I can only give my best recommendations for Ugne - I hope that I never have to give birth without her!

____ Mari