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what kind of birth are you hoping for?
Im interested to know what kind of birth people are hoping for wether its their 1st. 2nd, 3rd and so on!!...
im hoping for a natural birth with just gas & air, a lot of concentration and focus
(last time i had to be induced at 42 weeks and had drip/epidural/waters broken/forceps/ventouse/episiotomy) THE LOT!!!
so im NOT going to have that this time, im going to have a nice simple birth and enjoy it, i have my positive thinking cap on
im hoping for a natural birth with just gas & air, a lot of concentration and focus
(last time i had to be induced at 42 weeks and had drip/epidural/waters broken/forceps/ventouse/episiotomy) THE LOT!!!
so im NOT going to have that this time, im going to have a nice simple birth and enjoy it, i have my positive thinking cap on
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well this is my first baby but im hoping for a water birth with Gas & Air and lots of positive thinking
I'm definitely not ruling out an epidural though, it was bliss last time! x
This is my 3rd baby and Im hoping for another quick birth with only gas and air, but I am open to other pain releif should I have a long labour
Induction doesnt always involve a hormone drip though. You're definately not a wuss for having the epidural last time but don't think its your inability to cope with natural childbirth - last time wasnt natural! Im sure you will be great this time if nature helps you out
The midwife did not believe I was in labour as initially I was progressing slowly however after 4 hours I asked if I could start pushing! She said no and told me she would give me a sweep at which point she said o was fully dilated! 10 minutes later he was out! He came out in his water bag, which the midwife burst!
My husband was fantastic and the midwife was very appologetic! I had no scars, tears and no help! I just hope this one is the same!!!!!xxx
Dd was 8lb71/2 and only took 20 minutes to push out. I only had mild contractions from half til about half 2 and even after that they werent all that bad. I thought the mw was lying when she told me she could see the head!!
I had a tens machine and gas and air.
I used to be terrified of tearing/episiotomy but when I tore I didnt even feel it!!
there's no saying why some people have such an awful time with a first baby and others have an experience like yours. I think nature can help you out but a huge part of it is your personality and your mental state (pain threshold, how anxious you are, how chilled out you can be!) Not always easy to tell someone to be calm when they're in pain, but it makes all the difference. I think a supportive atmosphere and being able to mobilise, plus having some knowledge to combat fear of the unknown (such as birthing classes) makes all the difference.
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My first was quite straightforward although my daughter was premature. She was born at 34 weeks. I ended up with a forceps delivery but it was all pretty quick. Waters broke around tea time and I had no pains or contractions until 12 midnight whilst I was in hospital as I had to stay overnight as waters broke. Only had mild contractions and then brought to delivery suite at 1.15am. Only took gas and air and my daughter was born at 2.54am with very little pushing. They say that the second is quicker which is what I am hoping. I did have stitches with my daughter because of forceps so would like to avoid that this time although they healed well within a few days.
Good luck with all the births.
First time i was induced with drip etc, had epidural and ventouse delivery after about 14 hours, lots of stitches and a week long hospital stay!
second time the hospital didnt believe i was in labour, and put me on the delivery suite because i wasnt dealing with the pain very well!! Emily was born 20 minutes later! I tore quite badly so again lot of stitches she was 9lb 9oz though!
I have to say although i didnt feel the episiotomy the first time or the tear the second the episiotomy healed much quicker and you would never know id had it. Ive got quite jagged scaring down below from the tear.
I'm after a home water birth, am keeping everything crossed that I can do this as I was told at my 20 weeks scan that I have a low lying placenta, hopefully it'll move by my due date. This is my first baby and pretty much everyone says to me oh my god you're mad for wanting the baby at home. But i'm 5 mins from the hospital if anything was to go wrong and I just want to be as relaxed as I possibly can be. Theres lots of evidence to show this helps towards a quicker less painful birth.
I've also been reading Hypnobirthing the Mongan Method, its really interesting, has anyone else thought about hypnobirthing? The classes in my area are extortionate so I thought i'd read up on it myself instead.
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bashuk1 - i just started reading this book as well and although im not sure its all for me i do like the approach about being relaxed and not fearing giving birth. i do think being relaxed will help but im also going to stay open to pain relief i have to.