Guest guest Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Hi! I guess I will add my experiences.. When I was pregnant with my first I had the Bradley Method book, it helped sooo much. I started with midwives, but switched to an army dr. when my husband was stationed. Well, first visit with the army dr. I knew he was trouble. I started saying all the things I wanted and didn't want. And I said " I don't want any pain meds " . He sort of laughed like " how cute, you think you can handle labor " . Well, I went home to my husband and said " I have to move back home to have the baby! " . And I did! No pain meds, in a hospital with a midwife. That was the way the second baby was also. My third baby was born in a NH hospital. The midwives were OK, but when I went into the hospital room there was the epidural guy! They were asking if I was sure I didn't want one..I was soo insulted and soo ready to deliver, which I did 15 minutes after I got there. I didn't like having all those people around me bugging me. Its funny..When I am in labor, almost ready to birth, I just ignore all the nurses. I had a file, so I was annoyed that the nurse was asking me stuff like " how much do you weigh? " That was the last hospital birth. The last 2 were homebirths! I feel lucky that no one bothered me more than that! By the way, no one thought I was far along any of the times I went to the hospital because I was so calm! And with my last homebirth, I think my midwife thought she had plenty of time when she got to my house. I remember saying " should I take my underwear off? " She looked at me like I was nuts..Well the baby was born about 10 minutes after she got here! I am calm right until I have to push! lol! ALL my pain was in back, everytime! I just had someone rubbing my lower back, hard, repeatedly until their hands hurt.. Rebecca > " Lisa Veg*n " <vegetariankids > > > Re: epidurals >Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:19:15 -0000 > >I used hypnobirthing, too. I didn't make a sound, didn't break a >sweat. When I got to the hospital and the midwife saw me, she >thought she was going to have to send me home, bc obviously I wasn't >far enough along in labor bc I was just lying there. Meanwhile, when >she checked, I was 10 cm!!! I really chalk up my success more to >having studied meditation than hypnobirthing though...breathing >through every sensation, and WOW, what sensations they were! But >paralysis...no thank you!!!! I was LITERALLY running down the >hospital hall the next day with my newborn when he was having >breathing problems...no need to wait for the nurse to arrive. As a >side note, my baby was fine...they had to clean his lungs. > > , EM <epteach67 wrote: > > > > I used Hypnobirthing with my daughter's birth and it was amazing. >No epidurals, just 15 minutes of real pushing, and only a tiny tear >resulting. My midwife was so impressed that she used it for her >labor 6 months later. > > > > I made sure to choose a midwife practice that would embrace my >choices; they didn't know about Hypnobirthing, but they were >interested to learn about it. Also, they respected the birth plan >that my husband and I drew up. (They knew we were vegan and >suggested we speak to a dietician. But after asking us lots of >questions about nutrition, it was clear that we knew as much as the >dietician did about our nutritional needs.) > > > > Frankly, I was much, much more afraid of that huge needle than >the pain people told me to expect. In the end, my daughter's birth >was peaceful and joyous...no big noises, no bright lights...and I >was up and around soon afterwards. It's so unfortunate when people >view birth as a medical procedure. > > > > > > > > > > Get on board. You're invited to try the new Mail. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 I wonder if some of these doctors could handle labor!! Both my doctors were male, so of course you just can't expect them to know these things no matter how many times they've been in the room. No offense meant to males, but they just simply can't ever experience birth or pregnancy or labor. I'm a wimp and I went the second time with nothing at all for pain, and I'd do it again if it meant not having those nurses pestering me. Kadee Sedtal rebecca richard <rebecca_richard wrote: Hi! I guess I will add my experiences.. When I was pregnant with my first I had the Bradley Method book, it helped sooo much. I started with midwives, but switched to an army dr. when my husband was stationed. Well, first visit with the army dr. I knew he was trouble. I started saying all the things I wanted and didn't want. And I said " I don't want any pain meds " . He sort of laughed like " how cute, you think you can handle labor " . Well, I went home to my husband and said " I have to move back home to have the baby! " . And I did! No pain meds, in a hospital with a midwife. That was the way the second baby was also. My third baby was born in a NH hospital. The midwives were OK, but when I went into the hospital room there was the epidural guy! They were asking if I was sure I didn't want one..I was soo insulted and soo ready to deliver, which I did 15 minutes after I got there. I didn't like having all those people around me bugging me. Its funny..When I am in labor, almost ready to birth, I just ignore all the nurses. I had a file, so I was annoyed that the nurse was asking me stuff like " how much do you weigh? " That was the last hospital birth. The last 2 were homebirths! I feel lucky that no one bothered me more than that! By the way, no one thought I was far along any of the times I went to the hospital because I was so calm! And with my last homebirth, I think my midwife thought she had plenty of time when she got to my house. I remember saying " should I take my underwear off? " She looked at me like I was nuts..Well the baby was born about 10 minutes after she got here! I am calm right until I have to push! lol! ALL my pain was in back, everytime! I just had someone rubbing my lower back, hard, repeatedly until their hands hurt.. Rebecca > " Lisa Veg*n " <vegetariankids > > > Re: epidurals >Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:19:15 -0000 > >I used hypnobirthing, too. I didn't make a sound, didn't break a >sweat. When I got to the hospital and the midwife saw me, she >thought she was going to have to send me home, bc obviously I wasn't >far enough along in labor bc I was just lying there. Meanwhile, when >she checked, I was 10 cm!!! I really chalk up my success more to >having studied meditation than hypnobirthing though...breathing >through every sensation, and WOW, what sensations they were! But >paralysis...no thank you!!!! I was LITERALLY running down the >hospital hall the next day with my newborn when he was having >breathing problems...no need to wait for the nurse to arrive. As a >side note, my baby was fine...they had to clean his lungs. > > , EM <epteach67 wrote: > > > > I used Hypnobirthing with my daughter's birth and it was amazing. >No epidurals, just 15 minutes of real pushing, and only a tiny tear >resulting. My midwife was so impressed that she used it for her >labor 6 months later. > > > > I made sure to choose a midwife practice that would embrace my >choices; they didn't know about Hypnobirthing, but they were >interested to learn about it. Also, they respected the birth plan >that my husband and I drew up. (They knew we were vegan and >suggested we speak to a dietician. But after asking us lots of >questions about nutrition, it was clear that we knew as much as the >dietician did about our nutritional needs.) > > > > Frankly, I was much, much more afraid of that huge needle than >the pain people told me to expect. In the end, my daughter's birth >was peaceful and joyous...no big noises, no bright lights...and I >was up and around soon afterwards. It's so unfortunate when people >view birth as a medical procedure. > > > > > > > > > > Get on board. You're invited to try the new Mail. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 congrats on the homebirths! i always love to hear women talk about how very different their experiences were when they have hospital births behind them. i planned a homebirth for my son and was in labor for 60 hours -- heavy-duty intense back labor from a baby with his head tipped back. it was good though! everything happened just as it needed to and i didn't have anyone whispering in my ear about pitocin (which would have been useless), or a cesarean (which would have been unnecessary), or drugs (which would have made things worse). if i'd been in the hospital they would have undoubtedly told me that i wouldn't be able to birth a baby with a flexed head vaginally. my midwife didn't leave my side for the entire three days. i ate and drank when i wanted, took baths and showers when i wanted, walked up and down the stairs, made whatever noises came to mind, listened to the music i chose, had the lights how i pleased, and had nobody there that i didn't request. nobody once touched me without my asking them to. it was hard, the hardest thing i've ever done, but so, so very worth it. it was beautiful and quiet and not unlike a teenage sleepover between contractions with my midwife and i laughing and talking all through the night. and about a billion times safer than the hospital; i know just what they would have done to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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