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Birth plan for 3rd time mom...(funny)

RockyMtnMamaRockyMtnMama member
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I was laughing as I was talking with my sister this weekend b/c a friend of hers is having a baby the same time as me and asked my sister if I had a birth plan for her to look at since she too wants to go naturally. 

I told my sister that as a 3rd time mom (which she is also), of 2 previous natural births, my plan pretty much consists of the following:

1. Finally decide where and who will catch baby.  Yes, I'm almost to the 3rd tri and haven't really decided and I canceled my 24 week appt at the practice I was going to b/c I was too busy at work.   

2. Re-read a few of my natural birth books (if I get the time this summer - maybe vacation time)

3. Call the grandparents when in labor to see who will help watch kids and if anyone wants to watch the baby being born.

4. Buy a car seat for newborn. 

5. Have baby - most likely at home - but hopefully, I've gotten my crap together to pick a care provider before this time.

I'm not dismissing a first-time mom's birth plan in a hospital, it's just my nature and experience that makes me so hands-off about my own prep.  This must be how 3rd kids start getting the birth order issues so fast. Wink 

Two boys already - ages 5 and 3...

...baby #3 is here...

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Re: Birth plan for 3rd time mom...(funny)

  • katiefallskatiefalls
    I'm a first time mom and people keep asking me about my birth plan. Well, I'm going to call the midwife, then hopefully the kid will come out in a decent amount of time.  Preferably vaginally since my belly button isn't very stretchy.
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  • Tash13Tash13 member
    My birth plan = breath, push, have baby, go home (birth center).  Maybe stop and get something to eat on the way, since I was starving after my son was born.
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  • ccleary1313ccleary1313

    bahaha, this all made me laugh!

    Birthplan?

     Go into labor. Call Midwife (and husband at work). Breathe. Don't yell at or hurt husband too much. Push. Have baby. Sleep.

     and also eat somewhere in between.

     

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  • Temp76535187505890Temp76535187505890

    With my first I had the typical birth plan which, I'm sure no one but me actually read. With my second, it didn't even occur to me to even write one. I guess I was so comfortable with my care providers (different from first time and a birth center instead of hospital) and their policies (or lack of) that I didn't feel I needed one.  

     But, I'm also one who went into labor without a carseat, without knowing who would (could) watch our son, no bag packed, no food in the house to eat while laboring, etc, etc. Maybe I was a little too lax :) 

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  • qteepie42899qteepie42899
    I read all the dif birth plans out there and still was like "what?"...I knew that I just wouldnt know what I wanted until it happened.  I discussed with my doc that I didn't have an answer on epidural...I really didn't want one....but if I am in the heat of the moment and beg for one...dont deny me!  Haha.  I ended up having both my childrent naturally but until it is going on....I don't know what I want. 
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  • Birdies08Birdies08 member

    My birth plan for next time is to deliver at a birth center.

    I felt the need for one with my first delivery because of the hospital environment and I was scared my care providers wouldn't be supportive. Turns out, I had an amazing nurse and midwife and a fantastic labor and delivery, but I still would like to go to a birth center next time. Then I might be less worried about a birth plan :) 

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