A
birth plan will outline what you hope to happen
during your birthing experience like who you want in the room with you, what kind of props you desire to help you through the contractions (such as music to listen to or pictures to look at), what kind of pain medications you may want to take to
ease your
labor pain,
and the overall mood you hope to achieve in your birthing room.
I will employ only natural techniques to soothe pain, calm the mind
and to put the family at
ease during labor; these techniques may involve massage, homeopathics
and / or aromatherapy or simply honoring your space to receive the
birth experience you desire.
While not all mothers who have a tub set up for use
during labor will choose to remain in the water for the actual
birth, most find that their
labor is
eased and relaxation greatly facilitated through use of the tub.
For those of you who wanted suggestions of essential oils, my main oils were lavender - emotional
and physical support, compresses,
and healing afterwards, a clove, rosemary
and lemon blend for disinfecting items (put this in a spray bottle),
and put on my feet
and baby's feet for protection (hospital
birth), helichrysm for healing
and to keep on hand in case of excessive bleeding, frankinsense for anointing baby
and healing, clary sage to help
labor contractions along when you are in active
labor, Valor (a Young Living blend) for courage
and spinal alignment before,
during and after
birth, peppermint to help
ease nausea, lemon to flavor water, to help hydrate
and quench thirst in the even you are not allowed to drink large amounts of water, any other favorite smelling oils safe for baby for anointing
and encouraging bonding, especially if used
during pregnancy