Granted, there are health situations that would warrant such, but for years obstetrics
encouraged TOL (Trial Of
Labor after previous C - section) with many successful healthy vaginal births.
I had a friend who chose to go drug free and her
labor was so hard and intense, she
encouraged me to get an epidural, saying she was so sick and puking and exhausted
after her birth she couldn't even hold her baby for a day.
Vaginal Birth
After Cesarean Preparation... $ 15 - Thinking About Last Time: Sorting Out Feelings and Facts - VBAC vs Repeat Surgery and Defending Your Choice - Wise Discernment Tools and Planning - Real Options: Not Idealism or Ignorance - Process of
Labor, What to Expect This Time - Coping and Comfort Techniques - Dad's Role and Tools - Q&A Session Partners
encouraged to attend!
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