If I knew then what I know now..............................
Hi I'm due next Tuesday and it's just starting to dawn on me that labour is only the beginning not the end!!
For anyone who has given birth in the last month is there anything you wish you'd known before that you'd like to share? Big things or small all tips gratefully recieved!
For anyone who has given birth in the last month is there anything you wish you'd known before that you'd like to share? Big things or small all tips gratefully recieved!
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fea x
Also, don't take down too much gas and air if u are planning on having it, i had too much too quickly and threw up everywhere oops!!! Hope this helps u a bit xx
Good luck x
Friends told be it felt like s****ing a red hot cannonball and I didn't understand but its exactly what it felt like. I only had pethidine which hadn't actually kicked in!! I was given gas and air but too late so that each time I took a breath it bought on another contraction so gave up with it as it was only 10 mins before lo was born!!
My panic was that I wasn't expecting the pressure making me feel like the head was coming out of my backside rather than where I expected it to!!!
WOuld do it again tomorrow.
Good luck
Also I agree with Han21, shouting while pushing helped me to push harder and focused me on the task.
I was surprised at how well I coped, I'm not a naturally brave person but something just takes over during labour. I couldn't use gas & air cos it made me sick & the 1 shot of Meptid I had didn't really do anything; I never thought I would go through labour with no pain relief but it actually wasn't as bad as I was expecting.
Good luck x