Hi! I've been lurking about a few discussions on Natural Birth & you guys are really knowledge about alternative birth choices. I'm a FTM due March 2015 & am putting together my birth plan. While there is lots of advice on the net etc from different medical experts I'm most interested in real mom's experiences since you guys actually know what it feels like to go through labour!
I was wondering what your experiences of spontaneous versus coached pushing were?
Re: Spontaneous vs Coached Pushing
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With my third I didn't have an epidural or CFM. No one had to tell me when to push and there were no contractions on a monitor. I kept dozing between contractions and had a really long break right before this amazingly powerful urge to bear down took over. My midwife heard me bear down and immediately reacted by getting her clothes covered and grabbing what she needed (bulb syringe, towel, whatever else). There was no need to count to ten or tell me what to do. My body just did what it needed. No one told me to stop and wait for them but even if they had I honestly don't think I could have stopped.
Fourth and fifth birth were very similar to my third. I definitely prefer to push on my own and without meds. I don't need to be told how to push when I can feel it all because my body just knows what to do.
The MW checked and she told me that it was safe to start and with every contraction, I beared down and kept doing that until my daughter's head appeared and then the room was flooded with medical personnel ready to "catch" her.
There wasn't a need to coach, my body took control and I rolled with it.