With the second child, I did have an epidural, but I was on the verge of saying I didn't want it after all, because I seemed to be handling the contractions well, having read
a lot about natural birth in the couple of years between kids.
Not exact matches
But if you already feel educated
about the benefits of home
birth and
natural childbirth, it may be unnecessary to take a class that is going to spend a
lot of time teaching you
about the benefits of having a
natural birth!
You may need to learn a complete mindset shift, especially if you do not know anything
about natural birth, or have not been around it as women were throughout history; this is extremely important if you don't feel confident, have
lots of fear and do not feel supported.
Please be positive and respectful of each mother's choice in diapering, the same as you would to each mother's choice to breast or bottle feed, or to have a
natural birth or medicated
birth, family bed or crib... There are
lots of sites on the internet, not just this one, that go into great detail
about elimination communication, as well as many support groups which provide tips and encouragement to moms who want to take their relationship with their baby to this new level.
The picture a
lot of expecting moms have when they think
about natural birth is a mother having a baby in a bathtub at home.
«Well, how
about natural birth... I mean, do a
lot of your patients have unmedicated
births?»
It talks a
lot about the importance of
natural birth and how to accomplish it with the help of relaxation.
I read a
lot of these and totally agree but this is all good for low risk momma «s but what
about moms that are high risk and want a
natural birth.
But if you already feel educated
about the benefits of home
birth and
natural childbirth, it may be unnecessary to take a class that is going to spend a
lot of time teaching you
about the benefits of having a
natural birth!