Rachel Plattenwelcomed daughterViolet Skyeon Jan. 26, and although her birthing plan didn’t exactly go as she envisioned, the singer-songwriter says it was still “perfect.”
The “Fight Song” hitmaker, 37, recently appeared onDr. Berlin’s Informed Pregnancy Podcastand explained that at first, she was set on welcoming her daughter via a non-medicated birth after readingIna May’s Guide to Childbirth.
But fate threw a wrench in her plans when she was told between 36 and 37 weeks gestation that she had intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), meaning her daughter was not growing as fast as expected — which ultimately slashed the musician’s confidence.
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Though Platten was “terrified,” she told Dr. Elliot Berlin that she made the most of it, transforming her hospital room into a “vibey” space complete with candles and tapestries, where she could dance around with husband Kevin Lazan.
After hours of painful contractions, Platten requested an epidural,focusing on meditation techniquesto calm her rising anxiety.
“Something clicked in and I just started doing this mantra that I made up and I breathed in and with every inhale — through violent shaking — I would say I’m inhaling the peace of God,” she said. “I did this for 45 minutes or an hour. The shaking stopped. I got relaxed and they still had to move me, butI just refused to be scared.”
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Platten was ultimately able to push her daughter out, which left her feeling “like a warrior.”
“I had the birth experience I wanted,” she said. “Idid do the labor naturallyfor a long time and I had exactly what I wanted. I wanted to feel it. It was important to me that I felt her and I felt it and I did it with her and I partnered with her, and it was important to me also that I had intimate moments with my husband and danced with him.”
“It was important to me that I had moments of trusting my body and getting through the hardest thing I’ve ever done and I did it all,” the singer continued. “Even though it was in a hospital and not exactly the way I pictured it, it was perfect.”
“There is so much about this massive love that I want to share but don’t yet know how to,” she wrote. “I am sure the words will come soon. For now we are busy falling deeeeply in love (and keeping our heads above water).”
source: people.com
