The look in the midwife's eyes gave me the strength I needed to push my baby out into the world. By this point I had been in labor for ~35 hours and I had lost nearly all of my energy and belief in myself. But her eyes. I knew she believed in me, so I held onto that belief and I pushed harder than I thought possible. My beautiful baby was born after only 22 minutes of pushing. "I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up." I have always desired a natural birth. I hired a doula to help me through the process of labor and delivery and I kept myself healthy and active during pregnancy. I knew deep down that even after all of my preparation, there would still be things beyond my control and I knew I needed to be at peace with whatever the outcome. It wasn't until my due date of February 27th came and went that I finally felt peace inside regarding my labor and d