Kalki Koechlin shared a glimpse of her going into labour through waterbirth, thanks her Doula

Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin and her Israeli boyfriend Guy Hershberg recently blessed with a baby girl on February 7. The couple named her Sappho.

The actor gave birth to her first child through the water-birthing technique.

Recently, the actress shared a picture from when she practiced water birth methods with her “doula” who helped her.

Kalki Koechlin shared a glimpse of her going into labour

She wrote, “Doula. I can’t experience childbirth and not talk about this word. The word comes from the ancient Greeks and meant ‘a woman’s maid’, it is now a support system of women for women during the process of pregnancy, labour and post partem care. I didnt know about the function of a doula myself until I got pregnant. No matter how much you read up, prepare or ask your doctor, there are challenges in childbirth that one can only know from experience and practice.”

She added, “In this photo I’m with my doula @newbeginningzz in the ‘transitional’ phase of labour, when you are almost ready to push the baby out and contractions are at their peak. For me it was by far the hardest part (so it’s quite appropriate that the picture is a blur), and without Sanam’s strong hands and steady voice guiding me through the breathing I’m not sure I would’ve been able to bear it.”

 

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Doula. I can’t experience childbirth and not talk about this word. The word comes from the ancient Greeks and meant ‘a woman’s maid’, it is now a support system of women for women during the process of pregnancy, labour and post partem care. I didnt know about the function of a doula myself until I got pregnant. No matter how much you read up, prepare or ask your doctor, there are challenges in childbirth that one can only know from experience and practice. A doula provides massages, breathing techniques and excercises during active labour, other support like hypnobirthing, a birth plan for the hospital, your first bonding with your baby, breastfeeding and so many other essentials which believe me, when you’re a first time mum, feel like your first day at a new school all over again! In this photo I’m with my doula @newbeginningzz in the ‘transitional’ phase of labour, when you are almost ready to push the baby out and contractions are at their peak. For me it was by far the hardest part (so it’s quite appropriate that the picture is a blur), and without Sanam’s strong hands and steady voice guiding me through the breathing I’m not sure I would’ve been able to bear it. I’ve also had unbelievable support from @reba_beingalive a doula from @birthvillageindia who’s constantly checking on me and making sure I’m not alone through all this. #sisterhood #doula #hypnobirthing #waterbirth #womenforwomen #pregnancy

A post shared by Kalki (@kalkikanmani) on Feb 12, 2020 at 10:03am PST

Earlier, Kalki had shared a cute first picture of her baby girl Sappho, as she posed with BF Guy Hershberg and the team of her doctors.

 

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So thankful to the whole team at Tulip Women’s Care and to my to doctors @docsheetalsabharwal and @drrvpunjabi who simply refused to give up on me even when after 17 hours I was so tired I begged them to take the baby out anyway they could and they said no, you’ve come this far and you’re going to have your natural waterbirth, and an hour later Sappho was born. You guys are miracle workers! 💞🌼 #nevergiveup

A post shared by Kalki (@kalkikanmani) on Feb 10, 2020 at 7:33am PST

Kalki Koechlin and Guy Hershberg have been together for two years now. This is couple’s first child.

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The actress was earlier married to filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. The couple got married in 2011 but separated after two years.

Kalki Koechlin is widely known for her roles in films such as Dev D, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and A Death in the Gunj. She also featured in the web-series Sacred Games 2 on Netflix.