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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
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
Start making a plan: provider, budget, timeline, etc
D
Get quiet and just sit with the feeling for a while
Your care provider recommends an intervention you weren't expecting. You:
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Q2
A
Ask for all the research and data before you decide anything
B
Push back immediately and advocate firmly for your original plan
C
Trust their recommendation — they're the expert after all
D
Something doesn't feel quite right but you smile and nod in the appointment anyway
When it comes to making decisions in pregnancy, you mostly feel:
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Q3
A
Overwhelmed: there's so much information and you want to get it right
B
Reassured when the people you trust are on board
C
Like you have a sense of what feels right but second guess yourself constantly
D
Confident: you've done your homework and you know what you want
Your birth plan is:
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Q4
A
Based on what your doctor or midwife suggested
B
More of a feeling than a plan: you want to stay open and see how it unfolds
C
Detailed, specific, and non-negotiable
D
Extensively researched and evidence based: you've read every study
A friend tells you she had a totally different birth experience than what you're planning. You:
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Q5
A
Feel solid in your own choices: her experience is hers, yours is yours
B
Start wondering if you should reconsider your own plan
C
Go home and research whether her experience changes anything for you
D
Listen carefully, something about her story is sitting with you
When you think about feeding your baby, you feel:
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Q6
A
Like you'll figure it out with help from your pediatrician or lactation consultant
B
Like you need to read everything about it before baby arrives
C
Hopeful but quietly nervous: you want it to work but aren't sure you'll know what to do
D
Ready: you've decided how you're doing it and you're committed
When you get conflicting advice from two people you trust, you:
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Q7
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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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
Powering through: you were made for this and you know it
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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Q10
A
Losing touch with yourself in the blur of new motherhood
B
Not knowing enough: whether about feeding, sleep, recovery
C
Not having enough support around you
D
Losing your independence or sense of control
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