He was just looking at me, but not really, not crying and not breathing.

And I wasn't really worried, but I was thinking, okay, I've heard about this and blowing in their face can help.

So I start, like, blowing a little bit and talking to him and just brushing his cheek with my hand.

And then within the minute that you get, he did this little whale, but it was tiny, and then he

breathed, then he closed his eyes and just snuggled into my chest.

Getting pregnant and giving birth are two of the most exciting things you can ever hope to experience

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The moment you think you could be pregnant, you're frantically searching for all the best

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as a professional childbirth educator, doula, and lover of all things, pregnancy, birth, and

postpartum, I'm here to make preparing for your

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So let's get started.

Welcome back to the podcast this week. You guys, it is time for another birth story.

And I have with me here, Huda Liva.

She is a My Essential Birth Mama, and she's going to share with us some incredible information

all about how she prepared for and had a wonderful birth.

But before we do that, will you take a moment, say hello to

everybody and tell me a little bit about you? Sure. So my name is Houdelieve. I'm from the

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