5 Secrets to Having a Natural/Med Free Hospital Birth - video

Re: 5 Secrets to Having a Natural/Med Free Hospital Birth - video

• Dana&Pete member

  April 2012

  Thanks for sharing! I'm watching some of her other videos as well.

  
  
  
  

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• judahsmommy1

  April 2012

  I wanted to mention something from my experience with my son. I think the most important thing is to follow your instincts. I reached a point in my labor where I was exhausted. I'd had two hours of sleep in about 40 hours and finally started sleeping between contractions. That slowed the contractions down which concerned my doula, my mom, and the nurses, so I got a lot of pressure to get up and start moving again. That eventually led to me deciding that I just couldn't do it any more and getting an epidural. Thinking through it afterward, I think my body knew exactly what it was doing. I think it was allowing me to rest, and giving my son's head a chance to move into the correct position. The instinct that was saying, "Stay in bed, rest" was the one I needed to listen to. I didn't trust myself and it led to interventions. It's the one thing I would change about my son's birth. I'm even okay with the fact that I eventually received an epidural. But I do wish that I had trusted my body to know what I needed. It's what I'll do differently this time.
  

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• Archhig member

  May 2012

  judahsmommy1:

  I wanted to mention something from my experience with my son. I think the most important thing is to follow your instincts. I reached a point in my labor where I was exhausted. I'd had two hours of sleep in about 40 hours and finally started sleeping between contractions. That slowed the contractions down which concerned my doula, my mom, and the nurses, so I got a lot of pressure to get up and start moving again. That eventually led to me deciding that I just couldn't do it any more and getting an epidural. Thinking through it afterward, I think my body knew exactly what it was doing. I think it was allowing me to rest, and giving my son's head a chance to move into the correct position. The instinct that was saying, "Stay in bed, rest" was the one I needed to listen to. I didn't trust myself and it led to interventions. It's the one thing I would change about my son's birth. I'm even okay with the fact that I eventually received an epidural. But I do wish that I had trusted my body to know what I needed. It's what I'll do differently this time.
  

  so helpful! thank you for sharing!  

  

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