A MUM revealed her four-year-old daughter was her partner during labour and even got in the birthing pool with her.
April Wild decided she wanted a free birth at home as she got ready to welcome her third child.
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She explained that she’d had her first child in hospital, and the second one at home.
April, who teaches hypnobirthing and pregnancy yoga, wanted a “calm” environment so was only surrounded by her family, a doula and a photographer from Badass Birth Photography.
The mum-of-three was 41 weeks pregnant – her longest yet – when she finally went into labour.
When the “surges” began, April knew it was time and embarked on her schedule of reflexology, hypnobirthing and yoga.
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As April prepared for the birth she revealed her four-year-old daughter was by her side every step of the way.
Sharing her experience on Huffington Post, she said: “My little girl even had her own birthing ball and copied everything I was doing.”
April said as she got in the birthing pool her daughter “pottered” in.
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And she asked what all kids would – if she could get in.
The youngster defiantly told her: “‘I want to come in, Mummy. I’ll go get my swimming costume!’”
But she didn’t just splash around, but put cold flannels on April’s back as she experienced contractions – right where it hurt the most.
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April said: “She was the best birth partner I could’ve had.”
As labour got under way, rather than shying away from the experience April’s daughter stayed in the pool – and even helped as baby Grayson came into the world.
April recalled: “After two big surges, Grayson came out fully and my little girl reached forwards and grabbed him, too!”
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Incredible images show the youngster grabbing Grayson before he’s emerged from the water.
Despite fearing for a “split second” that she couldn’t go through with it, April said in the end it all came down to a “few seconds”.
And the new mum called it an a “beautiful bonding experience” between her and her daughter.
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