Posts by salr

PP, that sounds mean to me.  If someone did that to me I would feel like I was not respected at all.  It would shut down communication in general (maybe about things you'd want to hear from your daughter about) because I...

If I couldn't move around in labor how I wanted, or make noises that I wanted, or feel in control- I don't know how I'd give birth.  Well, I guess I would give birth with pain or with drugs.  That's just me.   If you...

I'll go back and read all the responses later.  But I wanted to real quickly say that your question is about what labor feels like, and you seem to be focusing only on "pain."  That's totally understandable. I wondered what...

Seriously.    I've seen the "waiting for the bus" tactic mentioned.  Apparently if you just stand there and wait, as if you were waiting for a bus, that comes across as "expecting" or "knowing" something will happen...

I didn't find it similar.  I remember it as a book filled with stories using groovy psychedelic words from the 70s. The Guide to Childbirth I remember as some stories plus a lot of other great info., more like a how to...

The responses on this thread perplex me.  OP, I just wanted to say that I completely understand what you're asking.  Does anyone want to share an experience of being in a hospital that did not allow VBACs but achieving one...

Maybe one day another woman will benefit from my advice and from me not paying attention to when things are posted.     Thank you, OP, for sharing your birth story!

LOL.  Woot Woot!  Double congratulations!

I recommend getting a doula.  Also, Hypnobabies is self-hypnosis, so it really is about you deciding if it will work for you or not.  I am a huge fan of that program and recommend it highly.  I just went into it thinking...

For me, based on what you described, I would pick home with no questioning on my part.    It sounds like you've thought through what issues you might be likely to have, and you have solutions to those (midwife with...