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Still decision making

lkobriantlkobriant member
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OK, so I'm 23 wks and have just really started thinking about birth, mostly due to a class DH and I are in.  But I was always that person that said when the time came I'd be the first to sign up for epidural and pain meds, however, the closer we get and the more I think about it the more I think I want to go without. 

I guess I just ultimately feel like the epidural would impede my body doing what it should be doing (I've heard lots of stories of labor being slowed down because mom couldn't feel contractions or where the baby was), I just think that this is the one thing my body has been designed to do so why not let it do what it needs to do with no help from me?!  

Anyway, I guess my question is this.  What techniques have you all used during labor?  DH and I went through 2 years of fertility treatments and I found the Circle + Bloom meditations extremely helpful.  They have one specifically for child birth and I'm wondering if anyone has gone this route and if it was beneficial to them?

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  • nofrogsnofrogs member

    I am still pregnant with my first, so I can't speak to results, but Hypnobabies has really helped calm me. I feel so calm, I sort of zone in and out of sleep. I plan to listen to the CD's during labor. I hope it works. I bought the Hypnobabies package

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    I have heard quite a lot though, that the point when it gets unbearable is the point where the babe is about to come trans
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    imagenofrogs:

    I have heard quite a lot though, that the point when it gets unbearable is the point where the babe is about to come

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  • mb314mb314 member

    For me, laboring in the shower at home and then in the labor tub in the hospital helped me manage the pain during labor. It was amazing what a difference the warm water made in terms of the pain I felt. Also, taking deep breaths, and moaning with a low

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  • KateLouiseKateLouise member

    I didn't do any meditating or hypnobabies type stuff. What I did do was know why I wanted a natural birth, and also understanding the process of labour helped me when things got tough.

    Having said that, with both my births I got to a, "Oh God I c

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  • botanicalblissbotanicalbliss member
    I haven't given birth yet, but we're using the Bradley Method, and I feel pretty confident that it's going to work out great for us.
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  • Katie9841Katie9841 member

    I'm in the same boat as you, except I changed my mind on birth pretty late in the game.  I'm only 3.5 weeks away (and just decided i wanted a natural birth last week) and I'm unable to find a midwife or doula in my area.

    My plan is to do as

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  • kdjuddkdjudd member
    When I was in labor last time I found that a birthing ball, massages, movement, and a jacuzzi tub made a HUGE difference in my ability to cope with the discomfort of labor. The water made the pain melt away. It was amazing. 

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    We're starting our Bradley classes next week. I can't speak for the results yet, but I'm hopeful Smile Also planning to spend the majority of my labor switching between walking an
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  • KateLouiseKateLouise member
    imageKatie9841:

    One thing I'm having trouble with is communicating how I feel with my boyfriend. &nbs

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  • Katie9841Katie9841 member

    Thanks ladies,

    i do think some movies will be helpful.  Kate do you remember what the epidural video was? 

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  • A37liciaA37licia member

    I personally benefited from the Bradley materials. It laid the foundation for me of what normal birth is like, and the variations of normal that are safe. It prepared me to not expect birth to go a particular way, but to understand various possibilitie

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