Heres my labor plan and how I view it

[gentlebirthmothr]

I want a combo of things for my birth/s, hopefully no drugs at all. I want it to be in a birthing suite with a jacuzzi in the hospital attending will be my partner, family, if they are allow in. I want to have both a midwife/doctor/doula because I want a natural birth/s if possible, but if anything comes up that is too dangerous for the midwife to handle, then doctor will come in. Birthing methods I want use more one because I read a women use more then one birthing method it was in Sheila Kitzinger's Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth (Revised). Think thats it about my birth plan.

I got this from a other board on ivillage and felt like asking you this. I'm just curious how you have been educated about the birthing process and how your experiences have effected the way you view labor and delivery. It's such a highly personal experience with so many optionds available to us today, I'm interested to how and why each of us has chosen the that is preferable to us. I'm also wondering about the significance or lack thereof the birthing process might hold for you. As few or many details as you want to share are welcome

I been educated in school/tv/books and etc. Really don't know what say about the questions.

Have asked this to all of my parenting boards on iVillage and most of them were very good with this, but at one of them they will not crazy about my opinion on this, so on.

Thank you.

~Jessica

[ThatFatBaby]

I had a home birth in my jacuzzi w/ 2 midwives, my dh, dd, mother and doula. It was the best experience ever. I labored for five hours and pushed for 20 minutes. I got into the jacuzzi after the contractions were too strong to handle by walking around. I do know that laying hurt 10x more than standing! When I got into the jacuzzi it was like the cx started over painwise. Very easy. Good luck!

[gentlebirthmothr]

Bump

[alegna]

RUN away from hospitals :LOL

Homebirth is the way to go.

-Angela

[Annie]

Sounds like you have a great birth plan and that you've come to the right mama site. Nice to meet you.

[gentlebirthmothr]

Annie,

Thank you. Would love to read your birth stories as well.

~Jessica

[gentlebirthmothr]

Angela,

Thank you for your comments, but totally disagree with on what you said about hospital vs home birth. I'm sure home birth is wonderfully, but for me I feel much more safer in the hospital then at home just in case if something bad happens, I doubt, but if it does I will be in a place that does everything then going from the home to the hospital.

[alegna]

Research shows that homebirth is safer for mom and baby. The hospital tends to cause more problems than it solves.

Keep researching

-Angela

[boongirl]

Originally Posted by teagreenribbons

Angela,

Thank you for your comments, but totally disagree with on what you said about hospital vs home birth. I'm sure home birth is wonderfully, but for me I feel much more safer in the hospital then at home just in case if something bad happens, I doubt, but if it does I will be in a place that does everything then going from the home to the hospital.

I also felt much safer in a hospital than in at home. My hospital was minutes away and my doc was awesome. I did not go with a doula because I am a dunce and did not even know about them then. I chose a doc because I was having a risky pregnancy and felt really comfy with her. I had the same nurse birth my children that birthed my docs two kids, in the same hospital. I used the jacuzzi and had my family come in afterward because I am a bit shy about that, so is my family. My dh was with me the whole time. I loved the setting and the room and the food. Really, except for the epidural that did not work, a very good experience. If I have another, I will use same doc and hospital but try something other than an epidural. I had to be induced because dd was in crisis with very little fluid, but really having survived an epidural that did not work, I feel like they are awful and will never do that again. Half my body was numb and tingly (that is how it works) and the other half was in excrutiating pain with a tailbone breaking. Next time, I will look into different options for pain, like acupuncture for example.

I had a birth plan and it was nice to have one but really your birth partner being familiar with your needs is much more important.

[gentlebirthmothr]

boongirl,

Thank you for your story.

[chrissy]

Originally Posted by alegna

Research shows that homebirth is safer for mom and baby. The hospital tends to cause more problems than it solves.

Keep researching

-Angela

[gentlebirthmothr]

Chrissy,

Thank you. Love to research both, but still prefer the hospital for now.

[AngelBee]

Congrats on your upcoming arrivial! When are you due?

[gentlebirthmothr]

angelbee,

I'm not pregnant at the momement, its still long way a way for me. Love sharing my birth plan with everyone, still. Thank you.

[ThatFatBaby]

My first birth was a hospital birth, epi, strapped to moniters, the works. HATED IT! 18 hours of hard labor w/ 3 hours of pushing. Never again if I can help it. Epis, lack of food, lack of movement makes birth so much harder than being able to keep your strength up and move around. After my first one I swore never again, my second one, the homebirth I was ready to go for it again immediately. It was so awe-some!

[gentlebirthmothr]

thatfatbaby,

Thank you for telling me about your birth plan. Totally agree with that.

[WinterBaby]

I made my birth choice (homebirth) by going with my gut feelings (instinct, heart, whatever,) and then looking at the research to find maybe that gut feeling had been right all along. From an early time I knew it was the place for me, only I thought the only option was the hospital. Then I was planning on a freestanding birth center to compromise with a nervous partner. And when that fell through I found myself at the only choice I ever really felt right about (some of us feel safer in our own space.) I read a some books during pregnancy, none prior to it, and watched some Baby Stories (or whatever that other baby show is.) I was present for a very medically complicated (and slightly frightening,) hospital birth of my sister's right before becoming pregnant. And while all of that seemed to say the hospital was the safe thing, the right thing, the thing everyone does... Something internally said it wasn't *my* thing, (okay, the prospect terrified me, lol) And I'm glad I listened and found other avenues with some help. Since finally, my own birth experience taught me childbirth can be profound, spiritual and mundane all at the same time (and that really you should just listen to that inner voice from the get-go, heh.)

[gentlebirthmothr]

winterbaby,

Thank you for your birth story. Will certainly consider that, but for now still for I'm hospital type because just in case something goes wrong, don't need to travel to the hospital, but just to OR if I need a c-section.