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lesleytaylor
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My Birth plan
lesleytaylor
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I just posted this on the september board and thought I would share it with all of you in case you are interested. This is our birth plan that our doula put together for us. It's all on one page (I know it looks long on here). I hope this is useful for those of you who are working on your own birthplans
We are looking forward to the upcoming birth of our baby and to sharing the experience with you. We have created the following birth plan to help you understand our preferences. We hope to experience birth with little or no intervention and we have hired a doula (insert doulas name) to help us achieve this. We fully understand that in certain circumstances these guidelines may not be followed, but it is our hope that you will assist us in making this the experience we've hoped for. If you have any questions or suggestions, please let us know.
Admission:
-we would like to remain at home for as long as we are comfortable and it is safe.
-we would like to utilize the tub room if available
-we do not wish to be seperated from each other or our doula at any time, including in the event of a c-section
Labor:
-(mom's name) plans to use hypnobabies natural childbirth method so we ask that references to pain be avoided
-Please do not offer analgesics or anesthesia unless we request them.
Birth:
-(mom's name) would appreciate perineal massage and compresses to aid in stretching.
-(mom's name) would like to use spontaneous; mother directed pushing, as long as she is able.
-(mom's name) would like for a mirror to be available
-(dad's name) would to assist with the delivery of our baby and to announce the gender.
Following the Birth and For Baby:
-(mom's name) would like to have immediate skin to skin contact
-(dad's name) would like to cut the cord after it has stopped pulsating
-We are banking our cord blood
-Please delay all non-critical procedures until after we have bonded with our baby.
-Please make footprints in our baby book
-We would like our baby to remain with us at all times
-(mom's name) plans to breast feed only. Please do not give pacifiers or bottles without permission.
-If we have a boy, we would like for him to be circumcised.
Cesarean Section:
-We do not wish to have a csection unless it is truly medically necessary and we have exhausted all other options.
-In the event that a csection is necessary, please respect the rest of our wishes for the postpartum period.
I hope this helps some of you. Please keep in mind that my hospital is extremely natural childbirth friendly and they encourage the use of birthplans.
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Re: My Birth plan
Thank you for this...it is really helpful to actually see a plan on paper for me....
:-)
Make sure DH is prepared to reiterate your plans, because if the hospital you are using is busy the day you deliver, it may be difficult for them to remember your birth wishes from other's who may be having a baby also. With my last baby, I came in at 5 cm dilated, and the nurse immediatley started hanging an IV bag of Pitocin on the IV pole, and I stated that she was not hooking me up to Pitocin, and she was like "OH!....Ok....?" I told her that I was having a med free birth, and she kind of gave me the "we'll see" attitude. I was prepared for this, since I had already given birth med-free once before, and I know how difficult it is to keep your resolve once transition starts. I also know that medical staff is used to women caving and getting epi's and IV drugs. But whatever!
My hubby was wonderful at making sure that every nurse that came into our room was informed of our plans, and that we were not pushed into anything that we did not want. I usually don't have a hard time letting people know what I want, but I was honestly just trying to breathe through each contraction, and there was no way I was able to even talk, let alone explain a whole birth plan to a nurse or two that didn't "get it". I think it's awesome that you have chosen to have natural birth. After I pushed my babies out, I felt so empowered! I literally felt tlike I could do anything-I was Super Woman! It was quite an experience.