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Best books for my unusual situation?

kristin7701kristin7701 member
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With my first, I planned to go med-free and did the Hypnobabies home study. Unfortunately, I had a day and a half of miserable prodromal labor. When I finally went to the hospital at 41w6d (scheduled to be induced in the am), I was only 3cm. Doctor wanted to start pit to move things along and we agreed. At that point, I was exhausted and the pit contractions were miserable. I got the epi and it took another 10 hours to dilate fully and 2 1/2 hours to push him out. In retrospect, maybe the epi stalled my labor but I was glad I'd gotten it. The vibe in the room was great and the pushing wasn't hard since I was well-rested and couldn't feel anything.

With my second, I didn't really have a ton of time to prep for a natural labor and just re-read Ina May's books. In labor, I had a totally different experience. My water broke at 40w1d and I headed into the hospital for monitoring. At that point, I wasn't actively laboring so the midwife gave me the chance to go home, with instructions to return for monitoring that night. I labored at home all day and all it felt like was that I was constipated. Then, that night my water really broke and the contractions were coming fast and furious. We raced into the hospital and I was 7-8 cm. The hardest part was trying not to push because I wasn't fully dilated. As it turns out, I was having back labor all day and DS was sunny side up. The midwife turned him (by me pushing between contrax) and he was born 45 minutes after we'd arrived at the hospital. Strangely, I didn't find the back labor nearly as the prodromal labor with my first.

 So here is the weird part. My DH is a family medicine doctor who does OB. And while he is an excellent coach and can calm my worries, he is obviously not trained in the pain relief portion of helping someone labor naturally. I'd love to do a Hypnobirthing course but with two at home and our busy schedules, I don't see it happening. Are there any books you might recommend for techniques to ease pain during labor? I definitely want to go med free again (awesome recovery!) but I'm worried that it won't be as easy or as quick as it was with my second. If you've made it this far, thanks!!

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  • cowgirltucowgirltu member
    What about the hypno babies home study course?
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  • kristin7701kristin7701 member
    imagecowgirltu:
    What about the hypno babies home study course?
    I didn't find it work for me the first time around but maybe I'll try again.
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  • choppinbroccoli22choppinbroccoli22 member

    Easing Labor Pain, cover to cover (maybe minus the TENS chapter if this doesn't appeal to you),

    and Active Labor-- a skim-read, nice to see pics of different positions to try.

    My SIL read Birthing From Within and I will be borrowing that this time.

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  • phq2011phq2011
    I know a lot of women who switched to Bradley after using hypnobabies because it didn't work for them. He has some good ideas about relaxing at the beginning as well as transition, which may help if you have a long labor like your first.
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  • tokenhosertokenhoser member
    The book "The Birth Partner" is excellent. It's just practical advice, no "method". Very good for both of you to read, and probably framed in a way a dr. would not find combative.
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  • nosoup4unosoup4u member
    Prenatal yoga worked really well for me - I did a weekly class when I was pg with DS1, and used the breathing/relaxation techniques for both my labors. Netflix streaming might still have a prenatal yoga class in their, which would make it easier than going somewhere. hth and good luck.
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  • amandaleigh1amandaleigh1 member
    Some hypnobirthing instructors will come to your home for private instruction. I would check into that. 

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  • AnaKat405AnaKat405

    imagetokenhoser:
    The book "The Birth Partner" is excellent. It's just practical advice, no "method". Very good for both of you to read, and probably framed in a way a dr. would not find combative.

    This is a title one of my MWs recommended to me because of my disinterest in "methods".  Lots of great suggestions in this thread!

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