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First time mom.. need advice!

alexisrdarlingalexisrdarling
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I've recently decided that I want to have a natural birth, but not gonna lie i'm kinda nervous. All through life I've never taken any medicine or anything unless I absolutely had to so i'd like to continue that and be able to be more in control during labor. The main thing i'm worried about is I've broken my tailbone in the past and am worried it's gonna re-break during birth.. although I've heard there's more of a chance for that happening with an epidural. And now that i'm going on 37 weeks pregnant i'm not really sure how to prepare myself or anything. 

I know it will all be worth in the end, but any advice or support you guys have would be great :)
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Re: First time mom.. need advice!

  • MadameFancyPantsMadameFancyPants member
    If you are off your back, your tailbone will have enough room to move out of the way to lessen the risk of reinjuring it.  Hands and knees or squatting are great positions to be in to allow your pelvis to move the way it needs and allow your tailbone to move as needed, too. 
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  • CourtJackCourtJack member
    Do as much planning and prep as possible. I also highly recommend a doula or some sort of labour coach. I planned on natural child birth my first go around also (as did many other FTMs I know) but the pain was so shocking and intense that I caved SO easily and got the epi. A doula can help you truly prepare for what you'll need to know. Also I took a natural birthing pre-natal class that explained the benefits of natural birth and it also educated me on the negatives of epidurals. That helped me focus even more intently on natural. The other advice would be to labour at home as long as possible. No drugs on hand will obviously help you achieve your goal of natural. There are also a ton of books-hypnobirthing for example. Good luck! You can do it :)
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  • CourtJackCourtJack member
    I guess I should clarify. I'm due with my second on Saturday - VBAC. And the prep I explained above is all for this time around. :-)
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