Did You Have A Natural Birth?
I’m curious to hear from mums who delivered naturally. I’m looking for stories and advice, because I’d like to deliver naturally for my first child. Any guidance would be appreciated. Thank you.
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October 13th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
I have had four natural births using the Bradley method. It worked great for me. You will need to find a doctor who is in favor of natural childbirth and will not push for procedures you don’t want. Find out his c-sec and episiotomy rate. A birth center is a great place to go if there is one in your area. Find the book, Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way.
With the Bradley method, you are even allowed to eat during labor. You don’t have a routine episiotomy, or an IV, or an electronic monitor.
October 13th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
I wanted to give birth naturally and I was extremely disappointed when it didn’t happen. I’m not telling you this to worry you, I just want you to know I really believe in natural birth. Here’s a book that has lots of wonderful natural birth stories and great advice: “Spiritual Midwifery” by Ina May Gaskin. There’s also a really great book called “Birth” by Tina Cassidy. It talks about the history of birth.
No one could have told me not to be disappointed if it doesn’t happen the way you hope, so I won’t say that to you. But I do know I did my very best and that has to be enough. I did my part and left the rest to God, you know, and He did the rest His way.
October 13th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
If you want to have a natural delivery, move around as much as possible. Walk, use a birthing ball, get in the tub, try different positions while laboring, etc. You have to prepare yourself mentally and emotionally, and you need a good labor support person.
If you have to be induced or you need labor augmentation with Pitocin, your pain will be more intense than a completely natural labor without augmentation. This is because your body has a hard time compensating for the pain with endorphins since Pitocin (or other labor inducing/augmenting medications) are not natural for your body. Not that they are harmful for you, but you must realize that this may make a big difference in how your body responds to the pain of labor. Don’t feel guilty if you decide to take pain medication or an epidural in this scenario. The entire labor and delivery experience is a changed thing since medical advancements has introduced medications for induction, augmentation, and for pain.
October 13th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
First, remember childbirth is natural no matter how it’s done.
My first two births I had epidurals my third I did not. The one completely unmedicated(until afterwards as I hemmorhaghed) was by far the easiest as far as teh delivery went. My older two children (then age 13 years and 19 months) were in the room until 5 minutes before she arrived adn were back 5 minutes after. In fact, I was coloring in a Winnie-The-Pooh coloring book until the last 20 minutes.
Rule #1…make sure your support person is there for YOU and noone else. If this means you call noone else until baby arrives then that’s what you do. Other people in the room tend to be a hinderance to the process instead of a help.
Find something that relaxes you and make sure it is there to use or take advantage of.
Walk as much as you can.
Remember to breathe. It won’t necessarily be how they teach in any class but find the method that works for you.
October 13th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
I had two of them. Was it easy? NO!! It was tough.
My suggestions would be this. Find a very supportive care provider. A licensed midwife is a great support. Or hire a doula to be with you during labor. Stay at home as long as you can! Once you get in a hospital they keep trying to give you this or that, iv, medication, etc. It makes it hard to labor in peace!. Make sure your support person know what YOU want. I found it hard to speak for myself while in labor. I was like, whatever, make this baby come out! I wished I could have stuck to what I wanted instead of what they wanted. I had one child in a hospital with a Doctor…and one with a Midwife. Much different experiences.
Stay relaxed, your body knows what to do. And last, learn everything you can about the birthing process. Knowing what is going on helps you make informed decisions! Sometimes Doctors try to scare you by saying things that aren’t exactly true. When you know more about the process yourself, you can help make more informed decisions.
October 13th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
i had mt 1st baby at 18 and i was 2 days late giving birth to her i was in labour for 12 hours huffing and puffing walking around and in the end i ask 4 my waters to be pooped and my little girl was in the world in 15 minuets if you wont to hear about the rest just email me and i will tell all