Celeste and Claudiu Bancos share their perspectives of their son’s birth (who chimes in too!), often surprising each other with moments the other didn’t remember or knew about. Ultimately, Celeste achieved her birth goals of not whining and avoiding getting an epidural, with the help of a veterinarian’s memoir book from the 30s, strong vocalizations, a crisis of confidence, realizing how well her hormones were working, and the live narration by Claudiu of her baby’s beautiful emergence into the world. Sponsor offers - TIME SENSITIVE! - ETTITUDE - Get $25 off your first order at ettitude.com/birthful with promo code BIRTHFUL - MOMMY MAKEUP - Get 20% off your first order at mommymakeup.com/birthful with promo code BIRTHFUL - iHERB - Get an exclusive 22% off your entire order at iherb.com with promo code BIRTHFUL - JENNI KAYNE - Get 15% off at jennikayne.com/birthful with promo code BIRTHFUL - HONEYLOVE - Get 20% OFF + Free Shipping at honeylove.com/birthful with promo code BIRTHFUL - DOCKATOT - Get 15% off at dockatot.com/birthful with promo code BIRTH - STORYWORTH - Get $10 on your first purchase when you go to StoryWorth.com/birthful - MOSSA - Get an extra 30-days on your free trial at mossaondemand.com with the code BIRTHFUL30 If you liked this episode, listen to our interview on Rethinking the Pushing Stage and our episode on Straight Talk About the Effects of Electronic Fetal Monitoring on You and Your Baby Vaginal Rehab. You can find the Labor Support Toolkit mentioned on the episode at Birthful.com/toolkit and the resources, transcript, and links listed on this episode’s show notes page at Birthful.com. While you’re there, download Birthful's Postpartum Plan FREE when you sign up for our weekly newsletter! You can also sign-up for Adriana’s Own Your Birth online BIRTH preparation classes and her Thrive with Your Newborn online POSTPARTUM preparation course. Connect with Birthful @BirthfulPodcast and email us at podcast@Birthful.com. Follow us on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, and anywhere you listen to podcasts. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/birthful/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Celeste and Claudiu Bancos share their perspectives of their son’s birth (who chimes in too!), often surprising each other with moments the other didn’t remember or knew about. Ultimately, Celeste achieved her birth goals of not whining and avoiding getting an epidural, with the help of a veterinarian’s memoir book from the 30s, strong vocalizations, a crisis of confidence, realizing how well her hormones were working, and the live narration by Claudiu of her baby’s beautiful emergence into the world.

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• MOMMY MAKEUP - Get 20% off your first order at mommymakeup.com/birthful with promo code BIRTHFUL
• JENNI KAYNE - Get 15% off at jennikayne.com/birthful with promo code BIRTHFUL
• HONEYLOVE - Get 20% OFF + Free Shipping at honeylove.com/birthful with promo code BIRTHFUL
• DOCKATOT - Get 15% off at dockatot.com/birthful with promo code BIRTH
• iHERB - Get an exclusive 22% off your entire order at iherb.com with promo code BIRTHFUL
• STORYWORTH - Get $10 on your first purchase when you go to StoryWorth.com/birthful
• MOSSA - Get an extra 30-days on your free trial at mossaondemand.com with the code BIRTHFUL30

Get the most out of this episode by checking out the resources, transcript, and links listed on its show notes page, and you can find the Labor Support Toolkit mentioned on the episode at Birthful.com/toolkit.

If you liked this episode, listen to our interview on Rethinking the Pushing Stage and our episode on Straight Talk About the Effects of Electronic Fetal Monitoring on You and Your Baby.

You can connect with Birthful @BirthfulPodcast and email us at podcast@Birthful.com. 

If you enjoy what you hear, download Birthful's Postpartum Plan FREE when you sign up for our weekly newsletter! You can also sign-up for Adriana’s Own Your Birth online BIRTH preparation classes and her Thrive with Your Newborn online POSTPARTUM preparation course.

Follow us on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/birthful/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands