Sentences with phrase «felt about their birth experience»

I told her that if I had known that birth is about so much more than just «getting the baby out,» that if I had known that I would be processing and working through my feelings about that birth experience for the rest of my life, then I would never have been so flippant, so unattached and uninvolved, so dangerously naive in my preparation for my daughter's birth.

This may sound counter-intuitive, but women who used epidural pain relief have less positive feelings about their birth experience than women who use no medical pain relief.7, 8 No matter what methods of pain relief a woman used, low levels of pain have not been found to be associated with high levels of enjoyment during labor.9 So what matters for a good birth experience?

So how you FEEL about your birth experience is indeed a very big deal.

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Education during pregnancy rarely has anything serious to do with breastfeeding, and since breastfeeding is perceived by most pre-parenthood women to be a natural, instinctive thing instead of a learned behavior (on both mom & baby's part) if it doesn't go absolutely perfectly from the first moments they may feel something is wrong with THEM and clam up about it while quietly giving the baby the hospital - offered bottle along with the bag of formula samples they give out «just in case» even if you explicitly tell them you're breastfeeding (which was my experience with my firstborn in 2004 and one of the many highly informed reasons I chose to birth my next two at home).

Having continuous, one - on - one support from a knowledgeable, compassionate and experienced support person has been empirically shown to have significant impacts on how women feel about their births for decades after.

I worked through my feelings about my first birth experience by writing about it and talking through it with my partner, but I still wanted to know what childbirth was like without drugs.

Please feel free to share your story about what you did during your pregnancy / birth, which contributed to your positive birth experience, eg.

From her unexpected birth experience she quickly learned that life with twins would prove to be chaotic, and being knowledgeable about different equipment, processes, and milestones was one way to feel in control.

So I did it probably for ten, twelve sessions, and to me, the biggest benefit was just keeping me really balanced throughout the pregnancy, with the twin pregnancy I just felt really large and things got pretty uncomfortable towards the end, so I think for me the prenatal yoga helped me just stay balanced and also really aware of my body, and I think that helped with the birth experience, helping me be aware of my position and my posture, so I did an unmedicated labor with my twins as well, so I could just really think about if I am sitting up, opening my pelvis, and be aware of that.

How does a mama who has experienced everything about mommying — pregnancy, birth, mothering — with one child not feel guilt about sharing such sacredness with another?

These benefits include but are not limited to the power of the human touch and presence, of being surrounded by supportive people of a family's own choosing, security in birthing in a familiar and comfortable environment of home, feeling less inhibited in expressing unique responses to labor (such as making sounds, moving freely, adopting positions of comfort, being intimate with her partner, nursing a toddler, eating and drinking as needed and desired, expressing or practicing individual cultural, value and faith based rituals that enhance coping)-- all of which can lead to easier labors and births, not having to make a decision about when to go to the hospital during labor (going too early can slow progress and increase use of the cascade of risky interventions, while going too late can be intensely uncomfortable or even lead to a risky unplanned birth en route), being able to choose how and when to include children (who are making their own adjustments and are less challenged by a lengthy absence of their parents and excessive interruptions of family routines), enabling uninterrupted family boding and breastfeeding, huge cost savings for insurance companies and those without insurance, and increasing the likelihood of having a deeply empowering and profoundly positive, life changing pregnancy and birth experience.

I believe that one's birth experience shapes how they feel about themselves in the future.

I agree with everything Stacy says above, and question how you interpret simple education, and advocacy for the poor baby who probably didn't enjoy HIS birth experience, as «ladies who feel so negative about birth.»

If you are experiencing symptoms after the birth of your baby, or if you are concerned about the way you are feeling, it is important that you let your healthcare provider know how you are feeling.

If you feel strongly about having the opportunity to experience skin - to - skin contact right after birth, be sure to discuss this with your health care providers beforehand.

According to Blumenfeld, any mother who has experienced a traumatic birth should seek help from a licensed professional therapist and / or a support group — talking about your experience and feeling less alone is integral to the healing process.

We are discovering increasingly more about what they experience before birth, how they feel during birth, and what kind of birth and babyhood empowers them to become winners in life.

However, birth grandparents can find themselves in a difficult position: wanting to support their child to make a decision they feel good about; while at the same time experiencing strong feelings about the choices their child is facing.

At Marley & Moo ™ Maternity we believe that every women deserves to look back at her birth day and feel good about her experience.

And I would bet that the hospital horror stories are more to do with the womens «feelings» about her birth experience rather than the actual damaged / dead babies from the home birth horror stories.

When labor time came, I was able to make fully informed decisions about my birth and felt like I was the one in control of my experience, rather than a patient whose baby was «being delivered.»

Research shows that families who feel involved in their birth process as active decision - makers talk about their births as «good ``; families who feel steam - rolled or ignored in the decision - making process report feeling more trauma about their birth experiences.

I've long since worked through the emotions and feelings about my own birth experiences.

I'm pretty vocal about my difficulties with hyperemesis during both pregnancies, so why not be vocal about my two very different birth experiences, especially if it helps unveil some of the confusion so many moms feel leading up to delivery day.

Lounging in a warm tub or bubbling Jacuzzi is a relaxing, feel - good experience — and, for many women, that doesn't change when you're about to give birth.

I personally have done at about 350 to 400 water births myself so I feel very experienced and qualified to answer your questions.

How we feel about our experience of pregnancy and birth is important.

Not talking about your birth experience means that your emotions and feelings can fester and grow and get to a point where they can consume your life.

We allow a safe place for our new parents to talk, laugh, cry, question, and explore their thoughts and feelings about their birth and how their experience might shape them as new parents.

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After the experience of being the labouring mama, and not the labour and delivery RN, all the pieces connected and I felt inspired about birth!

What do I need to do / prepare / heal / let go of to feel that however the birth experience may go, I will feel at peace and confident about my experience and my decisions?

You will learn about what is happening to you physically and emotionally during labor and birth - changes that you have never experienced before, how to feel confident, empowered and tap into your own strength, and capacities as a women, and to really love your experience.

I wish I would have saw this in Aug. then just maybe I would not feel so sad now everytime I hear some one talk about there natural birth experience.

I now felt outraged on how women and babies were treated in a lot of settings, and passionate about doing my part to enable mamas and babies to birth without the upsetting experiences and unneccesary interventions that result in real trauma.

More specifically, compared with women with no early neonatal signs of breastfeeding difficulty, we found that women who had negative feelings about breastfeeding and reported severe pain while nursing soon after birth were more likely to experience postpartum depression at 2 months.

After giving birth, about 70 - 80 % of women experience an episode of baby blues, feelings of depression, anger, anxiety and guilt lasting for several days.

I create a safe space for my clients where they can feel safe exploring sexual experiences — sexual harassment and abuse but also trauma from birth injuries, IUDs, STDs and many other past experiences — and there are a few things that I really do wish women would stop believing about sex.

Feel free to share about your experience with different birth control methods in the comments!

Although we didn't get the home birth we had initially planned, we felt very excited about the whole experience.

I had to grieve that my birth didn't go as planned and no mom should feel guilty about their unique experience.

Likewise, after giving birth, you may feel a similar instinct to talk about your birth story and experience.

Regina Sask Canada About Blog Our hope for all our clients is to feel empowered by their birth experience, so they and their new family can get off to the healthiest start possible!

Regina Sask Canada About Blog Our hope for all our clients is to feel empowered by their birth experience, so they and their new family can get off to the healthiest start possible!

However, birth grandparents can find themselves in a difficult position: wanting to support their child to make a decision they feel good about; while at the same time experiencing strong feelings about the choices their child is facing.