Category Archives: Camille

Turning 30: Five Ways to Make it Rock!

February 10, 2014

Written by: Camille I must be honest in admitting that turning 30 has not been something that I looked forward to. It isn’t something that I feared, rather, it was something that I knew was sneaking upon me and some how in my mind it meant that things would undeniably be different and that my...

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Steak Tortas

February 3, 2014

There is something about freshly grilled food that makes meat taste so much better. There is also something about your man grilling said meat that makes it taste so much better. Or maybe it is just that I am not the one cooking for the night? Either way, this steak sandwich is awesome. We made...

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Chocolate Raspberry Protein Shake

January 27, 2014

How are your New Year’s Resolutions going? Mine are going pretty well…I’ve lost 7-8 lbs in the last three weeks. Granted, I am coming down the “I just had a baby” slide that will soon flatten out as you get to those last ten pounds. It’s worth it though, right? Protein is such an important...

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Family Valentine’s Day Traditions

January 23, 2014

Written by: Camille Valentine’s Day is always and forever will be about love, passion, lovers, your main squeeze, the peanut butter to your jelly. As a young mother I have found that a holiday can be even more fun when you take the time to enjoy it as a family too. Here are some of...

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My Pain Free Natural Birth Story

January 16, 2014

I chose to use the Hypnobabies method which you can read more about HERE or buy materials HERE. Written by: Camille For those who have followed my story until this point you know that I have been skeptical of so called “pain free” childbirth. I weighed the pros and cons of an epidural vs going...

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Leanne
What a beautiful birth story Camille. I chose natural birth with 7 of my children, but I have to admit I wasn’t as in control at times as I would like to have been. I’m so happy you tried this and it worked so well for you.ReplyCancel
- Camille Walker
  Oh my goodness, Leanne! natural with seven children!? You are amazing! And thank you, I am so glad I was able to experience birth this way. Talking to other women who had done it helped more than anything. ❤️ReplyCancel
Julie
I love a good birthing story and you are brave letting us see your photos – and your babies little screwed up face (and I mean that in a lovely way) is just breathtakingly beautiful.
I have 3 teenagers and have never had a epidural, I tried a tens machine with the second 2 which was ok, I had pethidine with my first but didn’t like how it made her so sleepy.
I think this Hypnobabies things sounds great, I do remember concentrating on curling and uncurling my toes with our youngest and finding just having something to concentrate on like that really helpful.
I think it’s great to have choices and I’m really happy it worked out so beautifully for you this time.ReplyCancel
- Camille Walker
  Thanks Julie! You need to explain to me what those methods are, I am not familiar with them. What is a tens machine? Thank you for reading! What is your site all about? I will go check it out now.
  
  And thank you, I am so glad you liked it. 🙂ReplyCancel
Karli
Hi! Katie Bastian gave me this link, and your story is absolutely beautiful. I’m almost 18 weeks along in my first pregnancy, and I’ve been seeing a normal doctor, but I’d really like my experience to be like this. I plan on delivering at a hospital, but I want it to be natural. When did you first talk to your doctor about going natural? I’ve loved the couple doctors I’ve seen so far, but I have this fear that they’ll be annoyed with me. Also, how far along in your pregnancy did you start preparing for your birth experience? Sometimes I feel like I’m already too late, and other times I think I can put it off. What would you recommend?
And thank you for sharing this inspiring story! 🙂ReplyCancel
- Camille Walker
  Hi Karli! Thank you so much. I talked to my doctor about going natural probably around 20 weeks. He told me he could see me doing that and later suggested I “just enjoy it” and go the drug route. Really, he supported me with either but I could tell he was a little skeptical. I didn’t start preparing until I was 35 weeks…which is pushing it. I had been researching and reading a lot before then but I didn’t settle on the hypnobabies program until 34 weeks and once it was delivered to me I was 35 weeks. Is this your first baby? They suggest you start around 30 weeks or even a bit sooner. (If you go the hypnobabies route.)ReplyCancel
Ashley
Beautiful story! I’m training with hypnobabies and I’m due in 6 weeks – so inspiring 🙂 I wanted to ask – did you take the pitocin shot afterward (for bleeding) or no? I know you mentioned your bleeding after delivery being less, but didn’t which option you went with.ReplyCancel
- Camille Walker
  Thank you and good luck! I don’t think I did. I remember talkin about it for a moment and telling the doc to do what he thought was best. But no, I don’t think I did. Honestly that part was a bit of a blur!! Let me know how it goes I would love to hear!ReplyCancel
Emily
My OBY/GYNE has their pregnant patients rotate through their 4 doctors and 1 nurse practitioner throughout the patient’s pregnancy. I ended up having the doctor on call that I had only seen once. Not that this was a problem, but I went 8 hours laboring without seeing her. I saw her when we first arrived at the hospital 1 hour after I lost my mucous plug, I believe. The nurses examined me. I was not dilated. The nurse did something called a ROM plus test to try to see if in fact my water had broke. (Sorry for the confusion, between water breaking and mucous plug). The doc came in a half hour later and examined me. Hurt like hell! I was getting to the point where I thought okay I will go home if you are not going to admit me. The nurse showed us to our birthing room. I went 12 hours with one nurse telling her I wanted to go natural. I did have her put the saline lock in. We had not seen the doc in a long time (turns out she was at her son’s soccer game). The nurse said she was not at the hospital and I said I wanted to see her. She came in around midnight I think and she said the labor was not progressing enought and that I needed strongly to consider IV, Pitocen, Epidural, etc. At that point I caved and was so mad. It was also the new nurse on duty and I told her I would get everything: the IV and epidural. I was so fed up. She started my IV and I started to pee immediately as she did. I think an hour later the doc tore the membranes. I think she did this twice actually. This was my first birth. I told my husband it felt like a gallon of fluid being released. It was such a release!!! Then they said of course for me to stay in the bed. All of the labor pains were in my back. I remember telling the doc and my appt with her that I was unsure what the contractions would feel like and that I thought I had had one earlier on in the pregnancy. 2 hours or after the membranes being ruptured ( i think it is the correct term) there was debate about whether I would get the epidural. Mostly my husband wondering. But me just thinking in my head if I wanted to. I felt like i needed too and so the anesthesiologist came in and i do remember the labor “waves” coming quickly. I had seen epidurals being placed before. I literally was hugging my nurse and not because they kept telling me to arch my back, but because I just remember the need to hug her and thank her. The actual placement of the epidural sucked and I still have a small bruise there and get some pain there on occasion. (I am 4 weeks postpartum). I remember 2 sticks of the needle. The first being the lidocaine numbing as they say, but I definitely (I think) felt the actual insertion of the epidural needle. She then asked if I felt numb and the medicine was starting to set in. It took about an hour for it to actually set in and I could not lift my legs hardly at all. This was frustrating as I wanted to lie on my side. I also had the monitor belts on the whole time and there was interference with the readings on the machine (pretty much the whole time and me and my husband pressed the silence button). Finally the nurse returned and said you are about to have this baby. I was pretty much hysterical -no other way to put it- but soo soo ready. She checked my cervix and said I was about there and I was pushing just by force of nature/habit. The doctor was not there yet so I didn’t want to push to much. As soon as the doctor walked in I knew all I needed to do was bear down. As the baby came out it was such a relief, it did not hurt at all. They plopped little babe on me and I was so happy!

That is my birth story. I had debated hiring the doula that taught our lamaze class but we did not opt to hire her. Next time I would definitely consider hiring one. I also would also consider having a nurse midwife birth my baby!ReplyCancel
- Camille Walker
  Way to go Mama! Giving birth is such a whirlwind and no one labor story is the same. I understand your frustrations on all fronts, it can be disheartening with things don’t go as you imagined them. It sounds like your epidural was light enough to have the feelings to bear down and actively push which is awesome! Thank you for sharing your experience!ReplyCancel
Alayna
Hello! I know this is an older blog but I was hoping you could tell me which Hypnobabies tracks you bought? I am 18 weeks pregnant with my first child and all I’ve ever wanted to do was a natural birth. Your story is absolutely inspiring! Just from reading your story I am excited to try the hypnobirthing method! ReplyCancel
- Camille Walker
  Thanks Alayna! I used the “Home Study Course” link is here: http://bit.ly/29Ofk13. It should have everything you will need. Also I am doing more recent content on Facebook live right now and would love to have you join me! It airs every Thursday night at 9:00pm MST. Here’s a link to my last episode: https://www.facebook.com/MyMommyStyle/videos/1452871224756648/. Good luck!ReplyCancel

A Pink Birthday Tea Party

January 5, 2014

It is hard to believe that Jayne has just turned 3. She was born on New Year’s Eve 12 days early and brought with her so much joy to our lives. With recently having a newborn I didn’t know if I could pull off throwing her a birthday party this year. I realized that with...

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20 things to do when you’re stuck in

December 17, 2013

I have always been something of a germ-a-phobe and that only amplifies when having a newborn. I think this winter we will be spending a lot of time in. If you find yourself stuck inside as well, here is a list of some fun things you can do with the kids to pass the time....

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What to do if you burn your elf on the shelf in a light fixture

December 11, 2013

Did you put your little elf in a light fixture and burn off its arm or leg? This is exactly what my next door neighbor did last year. She was horrified when she realized their little “Buddy” was missing most of his legs. She rushed to the store right away so she wouldn’t have to...

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Natural labor using hypnobirthing and why I chose Hypnobabies

December 10, 2013

If you have been following my pregnancy up until now, you may remember this post that I wrote on whether or not I wanted to try to go natural with the delivery of my third child. I had an epidural with my first delivery that only worked so/so, on my next delivery I had a...

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Woodland Nursery

December 3, 2013

Things have been a little busy around here and I am finally ready to do our nursery reveal! I can’t believe our little Jett is three weeks old, it has gone by so quickly despite the long nights! It is amazing how you can be so busy and not get a whole heck of a...

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