Pls share your birth plans?

Re: Pls share your birth plans?

• blainethetrain member

  April 2011

  We have a nice, polite opening paragraph, thanking the birth attendants for being there on out special day, yada yada yada, then:

   

  Here is an outline of our preferences for our birth experience:

  ?         No drugs of any kind are to be offered or administered to Jessica.  If at any time she should change her mind we will discuss it with you at that time.

  ?         Jessica would prefer to have complete freedom of movement during labor and birth.

  ?         No routine IVs should be administered. Jessica will stay hydrated through clear fluids.

  ?         Fetal monitoring and vaginal exams should be kept to a minimum. Amniotic membranes should not be artificially ruptured.

  ?         We prefer perineal tissues to tear naturally if necessary, as opposed to episiotomy.

  ?         Cord cutting should be delayed until the cord has stopped pulsating. Either Michael or Jessica would like to catch baby if possible, placing baby immediately to breast.  At this time we would like to have a breastfeeding and bonding time. All routine procedures should be postponed until after this time. No eyedrops or Hep B vaccines should be administered at any time.

  ?         Please do not offer or give any supplemental bottles or pacifiers

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• tokenhoser member

  April 2011

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  Thank you for allowing us to summarize our desires for the birth of our first child. We have decided to have a doula present to assist us in staying relaxed and comfortable. Following are a number of items listed that if at all possible, we would like to accomplish with your help.

  1. If I go past my due date and baby and I are doing fine, I prefer to go into labour naturally rather than be induced. If induction becomes necessary, I would prefer to try natural induction methods or having my membranes stripped.
  2. I prefer to have internal exams conducted by the same person each time (as shift changes allow).
  3. We would like the absolute minimum of time attached to monitoring, I would like to be monitored using a Doppler as much as possible.
  4. Ultimately, I want to be able to walk around and move as I wish while in labour.
  5. Please offer me pain medications only if I ask for them.
  6. During labor, we would like the ability to:

  • walk freely,
  • use the shower and labor tub,
  • change positions throughout,
  • have access to clear liquids,
  • have a quiet and encouraging environment, and
  • avoid an IV, if possible I would like a saline lock instead incase it is needed.
• If I can feel the urge to push, I would like to push at my own pace (Mother-Directed Pushing).
• I prefer not to have an episiotomy, but would rather tear.
• If labor or delivery seems stalled, we would like the opportunity to try different positions (hands and knees, squatting, birth ball, etc.)
• If possible please allow the shoulders and body of my baby to be born spontaneously, on their own.
• No stirrups please unless I?m having a medical emergency or I ask for them.
• We would like to not have the cord cut right away; we would like it to pulse for at least 2 minutes.
•  We would like the baby to be placed on the mother's chest immediately after birth in order to "bond" and nurse. We would like to have as much time with our baby as we choose before baby is taken for routine procedures.
• If a C-Section is not an emergency, please give us time alone to think about it before asking for our written consent.

Thank you for your support during the birth of our baby.