07/12/2025
Meet baby Safoora💜. Born on 18 September.
Ghaironesa and Imtiaaz's 3rd baby.
There was a 10 year gap between this pregnancy and the last one.
While your body remembers,... each pregnancy is unique, with symptoms and experiences varying due to hormones, baby's position, and your changing circumstances.
They had 2 previous normal births at a birthing centre and this would be the first water birth.
Ghaironesa was extremely happy that the birthing home was so close to their home, and said in one message: "That place was meant for me" 😁
The pregnancy journey was very relaxing. She had a few questions every now and then, which was to be expected because after 10 years it probably feels like it's your first pregnancy again.
On the evening of the 17th, Ghaironesa sent a message. She'd been feeling contractions throughout the day and started timing it. Contractions were about 5-6min apart, so I advised her to come for a check, since it was the 3rd baby and things might progress faster.
They came and just before 10pm. It was early labour, so they went back home.
Then 4 hours later, contractions frequency were around 3min and when her husband sent a voice note, I could hear her in the background, breathing through a contraction. It was definitely active labour.
They arrived 10min later, I started preparing the birth pool. On arrival at 2:45 she was 5cm dilated. She was sitting so calmly on the bed, her husband lovingly supporting her, listening to her playlist.
Shortly after, she got into the pool. Contractions intensified rapidly and 30min later, she had the urge to push. Baby Safoora was born at 3:24am. Such a beautiful, calm birth☺️.
Every birth is a unique journey. This birth won't be the same as your last, it won't be like your mother's or your sister's or your friend's. It will be unique to you and your baby.
"Birthing is the most profound initiation to spirituality a woman can have."
-Robin Lim
