Welcome Home, Manu! (A Homebirth)

I watched this video many times before publishing and even in the fourth viewing, I would still find myself teary-eyed. In one of those, I even had my son telling me he “misses the birth of Manu” and I think that what he meant by that was, he wants to keep going back to the day of his brother’s birth. I guess I cannot blame him as it really was a beautiful birth, so sacred, as how all births should be. 🙌🏻 I will not spoil the rest of what this video shares. I would rather you watch it. Have the sounds on so you can hear every single thing we included in this video, especially right around the time when the boy comes bringing with him the sound of precious life.❤️
In any case that you want to know more about my story, I also blogged and shared some photos here: www.everydayane...
I also included contact details of my doula and midwife. Sorry though that my husband’s uber effective hip squeezes are exclusive to me. Needless to say I won’t be sharing his number. 😜
Thank you Intex Philippines for my pool at home! ( / intexphils )
Thank you Irina, Aileen, Charmayne, Nica, Chesca, Mel, Kaira, Renilda, Joseph, Philip, and of course, My Almighty God, for making it such an unforgettable experience for us all.
Thank you Adre for editing not only with your mind, but more importantly, with your spirit.
Thanks for those who patiently waited. In the course of my birth to postpartum months I even had my father dying and it was difficult to rise from all that at once. I actually managed to fix this video only through pockets in the day when maybe the baby is either asleep, or pretty calm and still, at the breast or in my arms.
And thank you in advance for being kind with your comments and for respecting this movie that celebrates my second son’s birth.