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