I am 29 weeks pregnant & very nervous
about giving birth in a hospital (can't afford a home birth & did a free standing birthing center the first time).
* Keep in mind that my tips
about giving birth naturally are based on my own personal experience and the research that I have done for myself to go through this journey.
Here's an overview of everything you need to
know about giving birth, from preparation and childbirth class to labor and delivery.
If you're
anxious about giving birth, you should be offered the chance to discuss your anxiety with a healthcare professional who can offer support during your pregnancy and labour.
* Keep in mind that my
tips about giving birth naturally are based on my own personal experience and the research that I have done for myself to go through this journey.
The ability to move, eat, and be in an intimate setting (not hospital) made me feel more
confident about giving birth than the availability of drugs; 2.
«My issue with it was that having not experienced motherhood myself, I didn't know how I was gonna feel on the other
side about giving birth,» she said.
These classes cover a wide range of topics, are helpful in easing anxiety and are wonderful for calming
worries about giving birth.
Knowledge is power, and when the time is spent
learning about giving birth and how to do so without the use of interventions, the couple becomes more empowered.
This new edition (2010) of The Official Lamaze Guide will teach you a lot
about giving birth as well as how to use relaxation techniques to reduce labor pain while giving birth.
Other women find that birth videos, and graphic birth videos in particular, exacerbate some of their existing
anxieties about giving birth, and can actually add to their pregnancy stress.
I'm 28 weeks now with my first child, and
scared about giving birth... I will probably go for a C - section that doesn't hurt as bad as natural birth.
A strange
thing about giving birth in the Philippines is that you can stay in the hospital for as long as you want after the birth, but you need to pay your bill in full, in cash, before you leave.
The top three best things
about giving birth for me: 1) healthy babies 2) NOT being pregnant anymore 3) overall birth experience.
I guess I felt much the
same about giving birth «naturally» (ie: vaginally, without drugs)-- again something that women had been doing since the dawn of time.
We're tired of the looks and
comments about giving birth without drugs, breastfeeding beyond six months, holding our babies all the time, disciplining without punishing, forgoing a career to stay at home, and taking the time to soothe our night - waking children back to sleep.
It is important to ask about the availability of the water birth at the hospital you are planning to go to and to ask any
questions about giving birth in water; you may find it useful to find out how many women choose to have water births at the hospital, how many staff are trained to deal with water births and find out about the potential risks of giving birth in the water.
One night you dream about having a gigantic baby, the next night you
dream about giving birth to a toddler (at least that what I would always dream about during my pregnancies).