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That's also why we love how former Bachelor star Bekah Martinez shared video of her water birth with her followers and with Motherly.

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website.There are so many ways that birth can happen, but growing up many of us only saw one version of it played out again and again in movies and television.

"Strangely enough my favorite part of the birth experience was the long hours on contractions.

Our bodies can grow an entire human, push out that human — and suddenly there's this whole new In the video, Martinez starts off by sharing a few tidbits of information before the labor and delivery footage began — while lying down nursing baby Ruth, no less.

It never felt too intense but I’ve heard friends with much shorter labors say otherwise😬. 🙌🏻.

Thank you so much for sharing this!!!

I surrendered all my control and it made the experience so much more peaceful."

For a breastfeeding mama, there are few things more precious and valuable than the milk she worked so hard to pump—and it's the stuff of nightmares to imagine it spilling out in the fridge.

I found so much strength through her."

That moment when mama lays her eyes on her baby for the first time 😭What an amazing moment, thank you for sharing it with the world!!

Listen to your gut. Their thinking about It's not exactly possible to practice before baby's arrival.

I also wanted to find something natural that wouldn't turn into a goopy mess the second I started sweating.Expectant parents do not need to be told to move beyond Jennifer and Jason.

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How hands-on do you want them to be?

At this point, Martinez was already 9 centimeters dilated.One final disclaimer warns viewers about the nature of what they were about to see.