resources for med free birth

Re: resources for med free birth

• baylorflamingo

  July 2009

  I would HIGHLY reccomend getting a doula, or at least talking to one. They are great champs at getting you to focus and not think about the pain during labor and delivery. Check out www.dona.org for more information.

  And, I've heard good things about the Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth

   

  Good luck!!
  

  

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• NDwife07

  July 2009

  Ditto the doula suggestion, though I didn't have one and did fine (until the unplanned c-section, that is).

  Also, I loved Ina May's Guide to Childbirth.
  

  

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• Mjmksb04 member

  July 2009

  If you are giving birth in a hospital, I wouldn't totally recommend the Ina May book. Basically theme is hospitals are evil and will force you to have all kinds of interventions you don't want. Having had a med free birth at a hospital, this was not my experience at all. But it is sort of empowering to read about all of the ladie's med free births.  I read a Bradley book and a few books on pain management and other than that, I just practiced positioning, stretching and breathing in the weeks leading up to my L&D. I also tried to pick a focal point (a picture I liked) that I planned on using during labor and I made a song list on my ipod I planned on listening to help me relax. In the end, the only thing I really did was positioning and breathing.

  
  DD #1 passed away in January 2011 at 14 days old due to congenital heart disease
  DD#2 lost in January 2012 at 23 weeks due to anhydramnios caused by a placental abruption

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