Every birth story is unique and special. It’s certainly a team effort as the mother prepares herself for birth, as the father coaches/helps the mother, and as baby prepares for his/her debut. Birth is such a magical experience. Yes, it’s painful but within that pain lies a story full of tears, sweat, and pure bliss. In this podcast, we chitchat about our birthing story. We had the 1 in 80,000 births.  Join us as we dive deep with our crazy experience.

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►00:00 - Intro
►00:08 - What does Yuntaku mean? 
►00:47 - Recent Happenings: We had a baby ...!!!
►01:14 - TOPIC: Our Unique Birthing Story
►01:54 - How we naturally induced ourselves

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Akko 0:00

The pain was intensified. It went from 30 to 100. And like, I feel like five minutes. It's Yuntaku time with Akko and Tamo.

Tamo 0:08

What does Yuntaku mean? It's a word of Okinawa, which means chit chat. We want to invite you to our kitchen table and include you in our chit chat to explore new ways of thinking, to welcome different perspectives.

Akko 0:27

And we want to share ideas and how to love yourself. Love your partner, and shower your children with love. This is Episode 29. And the topic of the day is our birthing story. And before we get started, please take a quick moment to subscribe to our show. Now let's get back to our recent happenings.

Tamo 0:46

So we've been out for a little while. And we weren't able to record any new podcasts because we welcomed a baby boy

Akko 0:54

that Yeah, so we welcome their baby boy, we're super excited. As we mentioned in the previous podcast, we didn't know what the gender of the baby was. So it was a pleasant surprise to know that it was a baby boy, we have a toddler girl. So we have one of each. So we're very excited. And let's just go right into our breathing story.

Tamo 1:15

Yeah, let's do it. Let's do it.

Akko 1:16

So this birthing story was different from our first and that it was a normal head down delivery. Our first one was breech vaginal. But the only difference with this one was that it was so short from the first contraction to when the baby was born. It was all within five hours. And it was a very interesting, intense five hours.

Tamo 1:40

Yeah, it was quite surprising to me too. Because for myself, you know, you mentioned Okay, I'm having contractions. And I'm like, Okay, all right, well, that's gonna be a while. So when I take a nap or whatnot, right, yeah.

Akko 1:50

And I was like, I'm gonna take a nap too. So just to let you guys know, I think the podcast before this, we were mentioning how to naturally induce herself because we already had an induction date kind of set on calendar, just in case I didn't. I didn't naturally go into labor. And so castor oil. I did attempt that. And literally within I don't know, maybe like five hours. I just started having contractions. At first I was like, are these contractions or is false labor. Right. And so I was like cleaning up the house. Yeah. Because I was like, Oh, let me just see. But while I was cleaning up, I was timing my contractions with an app and the app kept telling me to go to the hospital was the funniest thing, but, but the pain was very tolerable. I was still able to clean up so I just kept cleaning up and just kind of going about my night. And I was telling Tamo Yeah, I think I started but I'm gonna just keep cleaning and you just rest up and I'm gonna rest up to afterwards.

Tamo 2:42

And you know, it was getting quite late. So I was like, Okay, I'm gonna take quick nap just to be fresh. And I think maybe like, 20 minutes after you run into the room. You're like, Ah, you need to call your parents. They need to come right now. Come on. Oh, whoa, whoa, I you know, I was probably in REM sleep and is very groggy and what what, okay, and then so I called my parents to watch our daughter. Yeah, yeah, pretty much as soon as

Akko 3:06

as soon as came over. Yeah, parents came over. And actually even before, I guess, maybe when your parents were in route, like my contractions were getting really intense. It really climbed only pretty much last talked and said, Okay, let's get rest. Because, again, the contractions are still tolerable. I was like, Alright, I'm gonna rest up I spoke with my ob, and I was telling him like, yeah, this is where I am right now. I'm just gonna go to the hospital kind of last minute and I was talking to my ob and I just asked him when I should come over if it's, you know, if I want to just really unfair hopefully at home yeah, as, as long as possible. He pretty much said, Come over when you have to breathe through your pain. So I said, Alright, that sounds good. And I just I hung up the phone with him saying dressed up. I'm gonna rest up. Alright, let's have a good night. And and yeah, literally, maybe 20 minutes after we all talked. The pain was getting really intense. And I was I was like, Am I just thinking that it's intense? Like, is my mind thinking that the pain was intense? I kind of playing tricks with me, you know, because your mind can play tricks with you, you know. And so I just kept on thinking maybe it's my mind. And I think I was probably playing that scenario of maybe it's my mind playing tricks on me and intensifying my pain for like, I want to say about 1520 minutes. And I'm like, you know what, yeah, I happen to like, breathe through this pain now. Alright, it's time. I did tell tamo that it's Time to call his parents, because I just my gut told me that this is going to come fast. And it really did. So yeah, like I was saying as probably they were in route to come to our house, the pain was intensified. It went from 30 to 100. And like, I feel like five minutes was very fast. And you know, we were trying different positions. And I was you know, we're doing counter pressure and all the positions that we learned through the Bradley course, but nothing really seemed to be working. And the only thing that was really working was when I was relaxing and breathing into the pain. But when I breathed into the pain, I can feel that the baby was coming down to Yeah, and so I was going My goodness, if I do that the baby's gonna come out. And then I'm like, well, but am I ready? Like, is my cervix ready for the baby to even come out? And so I was just like, Okay, I'm just gonna have to hold it in. So it's kind of like having like super explosive diarrhea, you have to hold it and like, you're just like, like literally tensing every part of your body just so that it just doesn't come out kind of, you know, kind of failing, but like, maybe 100 times worse kind of thing. But yeah, that's what was happening. And as soon as your parents came,

Tamo 5:27

yeah, we were like, by already waiting in the car like, okay, we gotta go.

Akko 5:30

Yeah, it was. It was really intense. And I mean, I really thought that we might have a home birth at that point. I really debated whether we should we should get into the car, or we should fill up the tub.

Tamo 5:45

And even in the car, it was a big challenge. Oh, yeah.

Akko 5:48

Oh, yeah. I mean, Tamo did his best to like, rush, rush us to the hospital. But it was so tough, right? I was like, and we were prepared to even have a have a carpet. We had all these absorbent pads on the seat just in case prepared for everything and anything to happen. So we were we were ready for that too. And yeah, as soon

Tamo 6:10

as we got to the hospital, and then we were trying to go in from the emergency. Yeah, of course, you know, just because of what the situation nowadays, everything is kind of blocked off. And there's a I think a lot of more protocol that you have to go through just to get into the hospital. Yeah,

Akko 6:24

yeah. But luckily, it was like what mid like past midnight. Yeah. So yeah, very quiet. And we just got to the emergency and, you know, security there. Yeah. Yeah. And then the person that was helping was like, okay, and kind of taking a seminar like, Listen, the baby's coming now. And once I said that he was rushed me to the room, because everything was pretty much ready because I heard it already called my doctor at that point and said, Hey, I'm coming. Now, I think the baby's coming now. Because you know, people say if you feel like pooping, that's kind of when the baby has kind of descended down. And so that's kind of a sign where you're kind of close. And so the room was ready, they rushed me into the room, I put the gown on. And I was just like, I hope Tamo makes it like the car and everything. Like I hope it makes it because of that goodness, this baby might come soon. And the nurse barely had time to just even monitor the baby where they put the band around your belly to monitor your baby. I think she got maybe like a few seconds of it. And then the doctor came and said, Hi. And I was like, Alright, Doc, like he's like, I'm gonna put some orders in. I was like, all right, don't go too far. Because this baby's coming soon. Okay, and yeah, and lo and behold, you know, the nurses just like just let your body do it. Like, because I was I was still kind of holding everything in. And she's just like, let your body do its thing. And as soon as she said that, I was like, Alright, I'm gonna let it do its thing. And I was able to relax into the pain again. And right when I did the ematic sack came out. So you know, let's just to let you guys know, you know, the baby is surrounded in this amniotic sac and my so when they say the water broke, that's the sac that breaks, but my water was still intact, like my sackless still intact. So that sack kind of protruded out. And then that's when the doctor rushed in and literally, like baby was born within I don't know, after.

Tamo 8:08

Yeah. And I was really lucky to I got there just in time. Yes. And it was funny, because when I got to the room, was standing on top of the bed. And she was very antsy and she's just like, okay, okay, and then. Yeah, it pretty much after I got there within 10 minutes. Yeah,

Akko 8:29

maybe I was intuitively like, waiting for you. I don't know. You know, I was just like, he's here at Showtime. And yeah, it literally baby came out in it sack and and then we had a baby boy.

Tamo 8:40

Yeah, yeah. So we had our hospital bag. Ready. Right. So when I came into the room, since we have experienced now right from our first birth, so I just got everything settled. Cut out the towel. And yeah, that loves a cold wet towel on her forehead. So she was kind of getting ready and getting into position. I put that on her forehead. Yeah. And covered her eyes so she can really focus.

Akko 9:01

Yeah, that helped me so much. Yeah, yeah, just a few pushes. And he was out. But yeah, it was a very fast and the last two probably hours are the most intense. The first three hours are really very tolerable. But why caught me by surprise. Yeah,

Tamo 9:16

they call me like, yeah, you know, like, you kind of started Yeah, yeah. I'm gonna clean. Yeah, and I'm gonna clean the kitchen. And I'm okay. Well, if that's the case, I'll take a nap. 20 minutes later, she comes running in.

Akko 9:32

Yeah, it was it was funny. It was funny. And I mean, it wasn't really scary. I was like, oh, man, this baby's coming. Yeah, but

Tamo 9:40

yeah, everything was, you know, came out well.

Akko 9:43

Yeah, everything was good. Baby was healthy. And yeah, it was a blessing. Yeah, yeah. And, yeah, something that I just want to mention is, you know, you just really need to listen to your body. And you know, I was mentioning to Tamo was that the nurse pretty much that because I kept on wanting to squat when I got to The room and she said don't squat, the baby's gonna come up to squat. And it's so I was like, Wow, that's so interesting. Like, your body already knows what to do for the baby to come out intuitively, because my intuition was to just squat. And it just felt a lot better. They actually felt a lot better just just squat. And then I was like, Alright, but she was like, Don't squat like, and then, since I was like, I hope again, it's just that and then. But yeah, so it was just really interesting to know that, you know, your body really is very smart. And

Tamo 10:28

it knows what it needs to do when you were fighting it is when it was really tough. Oh, yeah, as you're trying to hold

Akko 10:33

Yeah, well, so that's when I, that's when it was the most painful when I just breathe into the pain and like, just let the pain like come through me it was it was a lot easier. And then I can feel the baby like descending down and it just felt a lot better. You know, it feels like a big release. Like if you have to go explosive number two, you know, like, if once you release, you just feel so much better. And that's kind of how I kind of was kind of but yeah, so it was it was very exciting and very, very different.

Tamo 11:01

Yeah, very different than the first and very

Akko 11:03

different. The first one was like nice and slow, I have to say. And this one was like super fast. So for all mamas out there, every birth and experience is going to be different. Because I guess I was thinking, you know, it's gonna take a little bit of time because the first one took time. So I was I wasn't really worried as far as having the babies that soon. Yeah, we did. So yeah, that was our birthing story. It was very exciting. And we made it to the hospital in time. But yeah, so let's get to the question of the day.

Tamo 11:32

Yep. The question of the day is quite simple. Do you have any questions for us? We'd love to hear from you. Please come say hi on our new website by going to Akko and tamo.com. That's akkoandtamo.com and subscribe to our email newsletter to keep up to date with each new podcast. All right, take care.

Akko 11:54

Thank you. Bye