Every aspect of Emily Geller Hardman’s pregnancy has been planned. It couldn’t include her giving delivery in the trunk of her car. In May, Hardman, who was about 37 weeks pregnant, made the decision to travel the three-and-a-half hours from her home in New York to Pennsylvania for a family wedding. Although pre-labor might last for weeks, Hardman has experienced some of it.
Pregnancy for Emily Geller Hardman has been meticulously planned. She couldn’t deliver packages in the trunk of her car. Hardman decided to drive the three-and-a-half hours from her home in New York to Pennsylvania for a family wedding in May while she was about 37 weeks pregnant. Hardman has had some pre-labor experience, despite the fact that it can endure for weeks.
Hardman woke Travis at three in the morning when her contractions began and advised him to drive the four hours to Danbury Hospital in Connecticut. At 4 am, they were in the car. Hardman prepared for her second drug-free birth in three years after having her first baby through cesarean section. Hardman cites delivery as an example of a natural bodily function. “I don’t think it’s scary at all.” She is using the GentleBirth meditation app, which has a separate contraction timer, while seated in the back seat. The software will talk to Hardman in a calming voice when she presses a button each time she experiences a contraction, according to the Daily Voice.
“The contractions were intense, but again, I prepared for three years,” says Hardman. “With any kind of pain, I think it’s mostly mental play. So I’ve really focused on relaxing my jaw. Move your lips, exhale slowly and moan low to relax your body. Around 5:30 a.m., she asked Travis to pull over and get out of the car. That’s when she notices her water is leaking again and she can feel herself “getting down and starting to push”.
We needed to visit the midwives again, my doula, and the hospital, so I pushed myself into the back seat.We intend to do that. When Hardman encourages Travis to pull over again, she feels pushy since she knows the baby is on the way. In essence, I feel my head the following time I have a contraction, Hardman added. “After that, she took off in a flight. Thus, during one contraction, her entire body flew out.
To stimulate and find the baby’s sex, Hardman wraps him in a towel, blows hot air into the car, and rubs his back. Travis dialed 911, and an ambulance arrived in New Brunswick, New Jersey, within ten minutes, transporting Hardman and her infant to St
