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3rd Trimester
Birth Plan...Do You Have One?
I wasn't going to make one but I keep hearing about them and everyone in my prenatal class is talking about making one so I was just wondering if you do have one, would you willing to share it with me? I have no clue what it looks like or how it should read.
TIA!
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Re: Birth Plan...Do You Have One?
Give birth safely to a healthy baby.
That's about it!
My plan:
get the baby out safe and healthy, with preferrably as little pain as possible.
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Baby BOY!
My Birth Plan:
1)Get him out
2) Get him out as quick as possible
3) Get Him out as painlessly as possible
No. I kinda think they are lame.
Labor is a no planning type thing. Just go with the flow and be well educated on all the options. That way if something unexpected comes up, you will know your preferences, without having a written "plan".
No, I don't have one.
If you search some of the baby sites, like Baby Center you'll find a checklist for a birth plan etc.
I think mine is along the lines of - trust my doctor, know my options, say no to drugs, and get baby out asap!
No birth plan for me. I just want the epi & then to have the baby arrive safely!
My midwives gave me a packet one that they have as standard for me to fill out, so we did that. They keep a copy and send a copy to the hospital. It was more of a "check all that apply" or "check all you may be interested in" kind so it isn't hard-and-fast for our demands or anything.
i'm stealing your plan. lol
I'm skeptical of this.
I have received a lot of info on birth plan choices from my doula, but I still don't know now if I am going to type one up formally. I think it's a good way to review all of your options and think about what you may what when certain circumstances arise. Fortunately, I will be delivering at a VERY laid back hospital, so I know that I'm not going to have to stress about someone giving my baby formula, taking the baby from our room, strongly pushing for the epi, ect.
Sure do.
1) Go to hospital
2) take lots of drugs
3) have healthy baby by whatever means necessary
4) go home
Seriously, nothing ever goes the way I plan anyway (see ultrasound # 3 - still no gender confirmation b/c LO doesn't wanna cooperate).
I don't have any firm religious/medical beliefs or ideals, I just want the baby by whatever means the doctors consider necessary.
I won't be making a birth plan, but I'm going to talk to my OB about not having an episiotomy if possible, not having Pitocin, having Stadol/Epi/whatever I request, being allowed mobility while laboring (at our L&D tour, they told us that their standard of care is to hook you up to monitors and keep you in bed, but they can allow mobile labor if your doctor writes the order), having an IV port put in but not necessarily attached to an IV unless I request it, no catheter unless I request it (which is my main reason for wanting mobile labor...)
Huh, I guess I have more of a birth plan than I thought!
Thing is, when I had DS, I just went with it. Labored in bed, had the catheter, had the epi at 3cm, allowed her to cut me, etc. I'd like to try it "my way," but I'm also Ok with having a lot of medical intervention again. I fully expect that the L&D nurses and OB will tell me what's best.
Ditto! I think "birth plan" is kind of an oxymoron. IMO it's a setup for disappointment.
I agree with these ladies.
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I have a birth plan mostly so I have something definite that says what family/friends can be in and when...also it addresses questions that you may not feel like dealing with when you're in labor and super-hormonal. I mostly trust the doctor's judgment, but you can state that on there too. I got mine from here.
Don't feel pressured to make one though--I didn't have one for my first, and it went pretty smoothly.
I talked to my OB and SIL (NICU nurse that is sometimes in the delivery rooms). ?They both tease that the women with birth plans almost always end up going way off plan, like it's a jinx. ?As much as I want one so I feel like I have some sense of control - I don't want it to be a false sense of security and be stressing when we have to veer away from the plan.
So...no. ?No plan.?
DH and I just did ours last night:
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Our Birth Vision
We believe that birth is not only a life-altering event but also a rite of passage for the woman. We understand the physical and emotional challenges that we will face, but we are well-prepared and educated and have done everything we can to stay healthy and low risk during this pregnancy. We ask that the birth team keep us well-informed so that we can actively participate in the decision making and share in the responsibility of this blessed event. Thank you in advance for your support and cooperation with the following requests:
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Nope, don't have one written down. My plan is a lot like pp: deliver a healthy baby, preferably without a lot of pain meds. Whatever the doctors and me and DH have to do, we'll take as it comes. There's no way to predict what's going to happen, so I don't see the point of writing down a bunch of "plans" that may not even happen.
Also, I'm friends with one of the OBs at my practice, and she let me in on a trade joke: "The longer the birth plan, the higher the chances of a C-section." LOL. So, I'm not making a birth plan at all.
Hey there! Our son Blaze Alexander is due June 19th!
We are very close in due dates!
We found our birthing plan online by googling Birthing Plan.
You can go through each website and see which one is more comfortable for you to fill out.
Honestly, I think having a written out birth plan that you hand to the hospital staff is a little silly. I can just picture the nurses rolling their eyes.
I do think it's important to know what you want and to communicate that to your DH and to the medical team. But I don't think it needs to be written down.
Things that are important to me:
(1) Trying to go without an epidural (but getting one if I decide I want it)
(2) Avoiding an episiotomy unless strictly necessary
(3) Avoiding tearing if possible -- basically, trying to let my body, rather than the nurses, tell me when to push
(4) Breastfeeding immediately after birth
The only thing I'm worried about is the episiotomy. I plan to force DH to remind the doctor not to cut me unless he/she tells me first. DH is very reserved and will not enjoy me making him give the doctor instructions, but that's one thing I don't have any control over. This is also something I plan to bring up at my appointments.
Mommy to Elizabeth (6/18/09), preemie at 34 weeks
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I'm making one, but it's not too ridiculous.
- Don't offer me drugs. If I want them, I'll ask.?
- No episiotomy. If I'm going to tear, let me tear.
- No forceps/vacuum unless in a serious emergency. Emphasis on serious.?
- No Hep B for baby. No Vit K unless there is birth trauma.?
I'll probably include little things like dimmed lights and as few checks as possible, but the above bullet points are the ones not open to discussion.
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I can't go back to yesterday - because I was a different person then. ~ Alice
I found an awesome website that really helped make a birth plan. I would highly recommend it. You basically just answer questions and it kind of forces you to do research on things you maybe didn't think about before.
https://www.childbirth.org/interactive/ibirthplan.html
thats a dosey! too bad it acutally doesnt go like that
And why can't it?
I know women who have had births just like that. Of course they used MWs so that could have made a big difference. And if hers is a doosey I guess ours is too because ours is longer and we have no qualms over it. Luckily we have midwives and a hospital that support our vision of birth and after.