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New and determined!

lauralyleslauralyles member
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Hello all! My name is Laura! I have a 13 month old baby boy and  I am 6 weeks pregnant with my second. I wanted a natural birth with my son. I went 16 hours med free (yay!) then was not progressing (I stayed 1.5cm the WHOLE time) and my sons heart rate started dropping with contractions. We believed I was heading for a c section, got an epidural and 3 hours later started pushing. I had a terrible birth coach (my ex husband) and I know I just could not relax enough to let my body do what was needed.I had to push for an hour and 40 minutes and my son ended up in the NICU from not breathing well.

I am so determined this time to go med free! There are no natural childbirth classes near me so I am wondering if you ladies have any good books for me to read and help with this little one. Thank you in advance!

Happy and healthy nine months!!!!

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    aylafsu88aylafsu88 member

    Welcome!  I hope you have a happy and healthy pregnancy. Check out the FAQ here https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/71459100.aspx

     

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    checkrdtopcheckrdtop member
    Congrats! I loved the Birth Partner. My DH really loved it too, he was actually able to tell what stage of labor I was at and was really supportive. 
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    bornmommybornmommy member
    Welcome and good luck!
                  
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    jennyelfjennyelf member
    I liked "The Doula guide to Childbirth" , I thought it was useful in helping me figure out how to navigate a hospital birth and still have an intervention free birth if possible.
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