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Birth plan

evertzevertz member
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Hi all. I'm meeting with my hospital's maternity care coordinator to do all my preregistration stuff for the hospital. She asked me to bring by birth plan if I have one so I went ahead and wrote one up real quick. Just curious how many of you all have a birth plan and what your plan is? For STM or those who've already had baby. How closely did you follow the birth plan? I know it's just a guide really and that anything can happen. Just curious if any moms' births when as planned.

 

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  • evertzevertz member
    For mine, I've decided I'd like to try to go into labor naturally and have asked not to be induced until medically necessary or 42 weeks. I'd like to be as mobile as possible so have asked them not to suggest or ask me if I'd like drugs. Instead, I'd like
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  • jkkg317jkkg317 member
    This time around it's a lot less specific, the only thing I care about is if I end up with an RCS, that the baby stays by me afterwards, the first time I really hated being separated so soon after delivering and not knowing when they were bringing him bac
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    Oh yeah, good call. I did put in there that if a c-section becomes necessary that I'd like skin-to-skin and breastfeeding as soon as possible afterwords. I'd like baby with me in recovery.
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  • AtlJuneBrideAtlJuneBride
    I didn't have a birth plan, just some preferences that i communicated to my midwife when I was in labor.  I didn't want an epidural, but pretty much caved on that one immediately.  I also didn't want an episiotomy and I did not have one. I also
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  • rayofsunshine99rayofsunshine99 member

    There were a lot of things that I didn't even know happened during L&D the first time around, so I wouldn't have been able to put them on a birth plan or known that I'd have a preference etc. 

    For instance, a lot of OB's automatically t

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  • PansyPantsPansyPants member
    I had one last time and I'll have one this time as well. I ended up following it exactly but for the most part it was really general stuff that I didn't want to repeat a dozen times. It was easier to say "Here's my birth plan" as soon as somebody walked i
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  • 24ladybug24ladybug member
    I want to be able to move around and wait for an epi.
    I would rather tear instead of being cut.
    If baby has to be moved from room that DH goes with her.
    DH would like to cut the cord.
    Medication explained before given to baby.
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  • Ready4thePartyReady4theParty member
    I made extra copies of our before I submitted it to the hospital a few weeks ago.  I wanted DH and my mom to have a copy just incase.  DH made fun of me a for doing this a few weeks ago, but now he seems happy to have a copy.
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  • Mrs E in OregonMrs E in Oregon

    I have bullet points that are brief for if everything goes okay. Vit K drops not the shot, delayed cord clamping, 2 hours bonding before weighing, etc. if all seems normal, do not offer to give me drugs or ask my pain level, don't take my bab

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  • jacmahanjacmahan member
    FTM here, mine's more of a guideline on what, ideally, I would like to happen and then it has my preferences of how to deal with the unplanned/unexpected occurrences that may come up.  It's mostly for DH, as he'll be my advocate in the room at the ti
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