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birth position
what postion did you give birth in? i was all up for standing up or squatting but when push came to shove (scuse the pun), i ended up laying on the bed with it tipped right up! was in labour for 12 hours and pushing for about an hour. apparently that was good for my first??
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did anyone else get the shivers?! i remember my teeth chattering so much!!
I could not sit down either! the thought of getting in the bath was too much for me but in the pool i was not on my bum;\) I stood for the main part and got into the pool for pushing. It is also why i had a homebirth I HATED sitting in the car on the way to the MLU!
did anyone else get the shivers?! i remember my teeth chattering so much!!
I got the shivers after the birth. I could not stop shaking! )
I found this position brilliant, and my body naturally made me sit up more every time I needed to push, meaning that he came out really easily. I was only pushing for 15minutes. I'd definately recommend this position!
...i had been pushing for 55 minutes and the midwife says if this baby is not out in next push you will have an episiotmy...I demanded her to help me move from off my back to kneeling on bed leaning against the elevated top of the bed. i dont know how i knew to do it on that much pethidine i just knew where i needed to be.....one push and pop! xxx
my 2nd i was just gonna do it the same way.... but the midwife that came in told me she didnt delivery babies to mums that lie down...so i stood up, and it really did make a difference, it just felt like gravity was helping baby come down... and when it came to pushing i wanted to lie down but was terrified to move lol so he came out... still in his waters (which i have been told is lucky)!
not sure about this time, will just go with the flow i think!