# @maibrantesq on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DNwfxqC2Chg
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33710564-maibrantesq-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-08-25T00:24:02.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Mai Brantley (@maibrantesq) — https://gondola.cc/maibrantesq

## Caption

Positive birthing experiences do exist and I hope sharing this can help soothe some anxiety or fear for a future mama. 

Everyone’s experience is different but I do think the following helped me:
1. I trusted my OBGYN. I truly believed she wanted the best for me and baby. It was very important that I had a black woman as my OBGYN in light of black women’s maternal health issues. 

2. I ignored unsolicited advice. I swear I’ve gotten more advice from people being pregnant than ever before lol but I learned to just say okay and thanks and move on. Didn’t matter if they were a medical professional, a doula, a mom of 628282 kids or whatever else. Once I decided on my birth plan that was it. 

3. My fiancé, dad, and sister were who I had with me at the hospital all day during labor. Their support made the day and each person had a “role”. (Well we kicked dad out when I was about to push lol). 

4. I was prepared to be flexible. At one point during labor baby required more monitoring. I trusted my doctor’s opinion to do a fetal heart monitor in utero and all was well. 

5. I trusted the power of prayer. I identify as Christian and we prayed over delivery during delivery etc. No matter what your faith I think finding some sort of meditation etc is important. 

#blackmaternalhealth #newmom #firstimemum #electiveinduction

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mai Brantley | @maibrantesq | https://gondola.cc/maibrantesq | Influencer |

## Tags

electiveinduction, newmom, blackmaternalhealth, firstimemum

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