“I love how different and sweet every mama’s emotions are after pulling their baby to their chest. Some are in shock, some weep, some laugh…nothing compares to that feeling of finally holding your baby in your arms!” – Videographer Alma Heirlooms

Watch this fierce mama work through the unmedicated birth of her second child with the support of her husband and firstborn.

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