Not exact matches
The
birth plan can address any issue that you want to be clear
on with those involved in the
birth, including whether she wants to have an epidural, who you
plan to have attend during the
birth, your wishes
on a C -
section, etc..
Fast forward to the
birth of my twins, which was one week earlier than my
planned C -
section due to an ultrasound suggesting that my son was not, in fact,
on par with his sister as far as weight was concerned.
Maybe they
plan on a natural
birth, but need an emergency c -
section.
And the idea of just getting a c
section because one does not want to go through labour or to
plan the baby's
birth date is
on the rise, known as «too posh to push».
I think there are a lot more nutso's in the cohort who want a
planned home
birth than in the cohort who requests a
planned (elective) C -
section — no
birth is «elective», but the cohort who wants to preserve perineal strength and function while avoiding the pain of labor and the risk of labor
on the baby should have their autonomy acknowledged.
From the beginning of my pregnancy I was not set
on any particular
birth plan except that I wanted to avoid an unnecessary c -
section.
MANA has categorized the research into
sections A-F,
Section A containing the «best available studies
on planned home
birth and maternal fetal outcomes.»
Future research should focus
on possible explanations for the significantly higher risk of PPH among those
planning a hospital
birth, and address the possibility that procedures such as augmentation, emergency Caesarean
section and episiotomy are over-used in the hospital setting.
When I pulled a reverse psychology
on them and lied, saying I
planned a
section birth, they'd switch and push me to have it naturally!
For pregnant women
planning on experiencing natural
births (i.e. vaginal
births without medical interventions or medications), a C -
section almost feels like a betrayal of everything they were promised and worked toward.
Below you'll find tips
on what to write in the different
sections of a
birth plan.
In this
section, you'll find in - depth articles
on fathers» rights, covering topics such as parenting time and the consequences of parenting time interference, fathers» rights before
birth and in family
planning decisions, and the right to information regarding one's child.
Although having to go through IVF and gestational diabetes and 2 c -
sections and Joey's NICU / nursery stays and both kids self weaning were all huge emotional and physical traumas for me (and my husband), now that they're in the past and I'm a mommy to two amazing toddlers, I can see that it all worked out how it was supposed to.And my advice to all new mothers who hope /
plan to nurse take a breastfeeding class when pregnant, have a breastpump in the house before the baby is born, buy nursing bras that have front panels that you can open easily (and bring some to the hospital with you when you go to give
birth), don't be afraid to pump and let someone else give the baby a bottle of your milk when you need to sleep, hold off
on introducing baby food until much closer to 1 year old than 6 ohtnms, and be prepared for it to be hard and possibly painful at first (think cracked, bleeding nipples and breasts that are so full of milk you think they will explode so also have lanolin and / or nipple cream in the house, and nurse or pump well before you let yourself become engorged and in pain).
Much like when parents research and prepare for important choices for vaginal
birth, like those included in a
birth plan, c -
sections also have inherent options that also may be up to your preference, depending
on your situation, provider, and pl
§ Model policy elements are 1) in - service training, 2) prenatal breastfeeding classes, 3) asking about mothers» feeding
plans, 4) initiating breastfeeding within one hour of uncomplicated vaginal
birth, 5) initiating breastfeeding after recovery for uncomplicated Cesarean
sections and / or showing mothers how to express milk and maintain lactation if separated from infant, 6) giving only breast milk to breastfed infants, 7) rooming - in 24 hr / day, 8) breastfeeding
on demand, 9) no pacifier use by breastfed infants, 10) referral of mothers with breastfeeding problems and / or referral of mothers to appropriate breastfeeding resources at discharge.
Reading your C -
section birth plan showed me that even if I don't get the vaginal -
birth experience I want, I can still have a meaningful
birth experience
on my terms.
Depending
on the individual case, vaginal
birth is as much a reasonable, responsible choice as is
planned cesarean
section.»
Even if you
plan on giving
birth vaginally, you should mentally and financially prepare for the possibility that you'll need a C -
section.