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Find Your Birth Vibe
You just found out you're pregnant. What's the first thing you do?
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Q1
A
Start researching: books, podcasts, studies, you name it
B
Get quiet and just sit with the feeling for a while
C
Start making a plan: provider, budget, timeline, etc
D
Call your mom, your sister, your best friend who's been pregnant, and also your doctor to find out what to do next
Your care provider recommends an intervention you weren't expecting. You:
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Q2
A
Something doesn't feel quite right but you smile and nod in the appointment anyway
B
Trust their recommendation — they're the expert after all
C
Push back immediately and advocate firmly for your original plan
D
Ask for all the research and data before you decide anything
When it comes to making decisions in pregnancy, you mostly feel:
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Q3
A
Confident: you've done your homework and you know what you want
B
Reassured when the people you trust are on board
C
Overwhelmed: there's so much information and you want to get it right
D
Like you have a sense of what feels right but second guess yourself constantly
Your birth plan is:
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Q4
A
Detailed, specific, and non-negotiable
B
Extensively researched and evidence based: you've read every study
C
More of a feeling than a plan: you want to stay open and see how it unfolds
D
Based on what your doctor or midwife suggested
A friend tells you she had a totally different birth experience than what you're planning. You:
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Q5
A
Listen carefully, something about her story is sitting with you
B
Start wondering if you should reconsider your own plan
C
Go home and research whether her experience changes anything for you
D
Feel solid in your own choices: her experience is hers, yours is yours
When you think about feeding your baby, you feel:
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Q6
A
Ready: you've decided how you're doing it and you're committed
B
Like you'll figure it out with help from your pediatrician or lactation consultant
C
Hopeful but quietly nervous: you want it to work but aren't sure you'll know what to do
D
Like you need to read everything about it before baby arrives
When you get conflicting advice from two people you trust, you:
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Q7
A
Sit with both opinions and wait to see which one feels right
B
Go with your gut: you already knew what you were going to do
C
Go with whoever has more experience or credentials
D
Research until you find the most evidence based answer
The thing you most want from your birth support person is:
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Q8
A
Someone who knows all the evidence and can help you make informed decisions
B
Someone who will hold space and not push you in any direction
C
Someone experienced who can guide you through the process
D
Someone who will back you up and advocate fiercely alongside you
When you imagine yourself in labor, you see yourself:
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Q9
A
Using the techniques you researched and prepared
B
Going inward: trusting your body to lead
C
Leaning on your support team to guide you through each stage
D
Powering through: you were made for this and you know it
Postpartum, the thing you're most worried about is:
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Q10
A
Not knowing enough: whether about feeding, sleep, recovery
B
Not having enough support around you
C
Losing touch with yourself in the blur of new motherhood
D
Losing your independence or sense of control
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