My Birth Plan vs What Actually Happened | 30 Hour Labor & Delivery Story | Up Close Vol. 27

I had a plan. My body had other plans 😅🤰🏾 This is my full labor and delivery story for my second baby — and nothing went the way I expected. 30 hours of labor. Birthing on all fours. A birth plan that met reality head on. And me, leaning on my doula's notes to get through every single hour of it. This is the raw, honest, unfiltered version of what birth actually looks like — not the highlight reel, not the pretty version. The real one. Whether you're pregnant, planning your birth, working with a doula, or just curious about what a real labor and delivery experience looks like — this one is for you. What I cover: 📋 My original birth plan — what I wanted 🌀 30 hours of labor — what actually happened 🙏🏾 Birthing on all fours — how it went 📝 How my doula's notes guided me through 💕 Meeting my baby girl for the first time 1:40 Prodromal labor 6:26 Getting to the hospital 11:12 "On the clock" 15:59 Laboring alone 19:40 Birthing position 💬 Did your birth go according to plan? Tell me everything below! 🔔 Subscribe — new volumes dropping regularly. #GbemiUpClose #UpCloseVol27 #LaborAndDelivery #BirthStory #BirthPlan #BirthPlanVsReality #30HourLabor #BirthingOnAllFours #DoulaSupport #NaturalBirth #SecondBaby #GirlMom #BlackBirthStory #BlackMomYouTube #NigerianYoutuber #AfricanYoutuber #BlackWomenYouTube #HonestBirthStory #MomOf2 #2Under2 #PhDMom #LaborStory #Doula #GbemiUpClose