Birth plans

Re: Birth plans

• aylafsu88 member

  November 2012

  This was our birth plan that we did in our Bradley class. 

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  I)                    LABOR

  -  We would like to avoid continuous electronic fetal monitoring

     -We would like to avoid vaginal exams until the urge to push

   - Please refrain from offering for pain medication of any kind

   -We plan to move freely and labor in whatever position is comfortable

  - No rupture of membranes or Pitocin to move labor along

   -We would like to avoid an IV but will allow a hep lock to be put in

  II)                  Delivery/Birth- No medical interventions unless absolutely necessary (to be discussed b/t husband and I privately before any decision is made). 

    -we prefer to tear naturally and would like to avoid an episiotomy

    -We will push in any position I feel comfortable, squatting, kneeling, side position

  - Want immediate skin to skin contact with the baby

  -Please delay cord clamping for 3-5 mins after birth

   -Husband would like to cut the cord once it has stopped pulsing

  -Clean and take care of baby on chest, no immediate removal for weight or eye ointment

            -Baby allowed to breast feed immediately following birth

            -Once baby has breast feed (@ 1-2 hr) then eye ointment and shots can be administered

            -Pitocin and any other drug can be administered to stop hemorrhaging or help shrink uterus

   -Any drug can be administered to numb vaginal area and stick tears

   

   

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• SunnyMuffin member

  November 2012

  I didnt make one last time but here are some from another site i go to

   https://www.mothering.com/community/t/1283851/birth-plans/0_40

  
  
  

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• tokenhoser member

  November 2012

  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 minimal internal exams.
  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.
• As long as my birth is unmedicated, 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.