Birth: How Do You Plan on Getting Down?

BiggerinRealLife · January 2014

I know I'm not the only one starting birthing classes and thinking about how I want to give birth. So I was wondering about how A14 is planning on (ideally) giving birth? I don't know all the possible plans, so maybe this poll will suck. So just pick the closest one to what you want and explain your particular circumstances below, sound good?

edoliesmom · January 2014

Using a CNM at a hospital and hoping for a natural labor/birth but am open to intervention if it's necessary for the safety of me and/or my daughter.

spocker · January 2014

CNM at a freestanding birth center. No options there besides all natural!

MamaFantastic · January 2014

i chose the combo option: in a hospital birthing center, with a midwife, all natural

that's the plan, anyway!!

BiggerinRealLife · January 2014

@KimC85 I know, I thought about that after I posted it. Oops! So this may be my least sucessful poll ever.

I'm "planning" (yes, quotations, because I'm planning on keeping an open mind) on hospital with an OB, and I'm starting a Bradley method course tomorrow because I want to learn more about natural birth. I'm thinking of going natural, but am still researching and weighing my options.

No matter what I want to be flexible in my plan. I don't subscribe to the idea that if you don't go into natural birth 100% sure you're going to do it you'll fail, mostly because I'm super stubborn and will do something if I want to, but I do think that if you are so set on what you want to do that there's no room for flexibility you're setting yourself up for some big disappointment if things don't go according to plan.

Luckily my OB wants me to have whatever kind of birth experience I want, and is super supportive. But she always says, if she has to save a life, she's going to save a life. Which is exactly why we went with her.

AcaAwkward · January 2014

Hoping for a med-free VBAC. No matter what happens, I'll be in the hospital with an OB.

Bluebird2318 · January 2014

Hospital with an OB for sure.. I want VBAC, but if I don't go into labor naturally it will be a C-section again (they won't induce). If I do go into labor naturally, I'm not sure if I will try to go med-free to increase my chances at successful VBAC or take my chances with the epi. Leaning toward the epi, but who knows? Maybe going into labor and having the option to VBAC will bolster my resolve.

korycir · January 2014

I plan on being in a hospital, go as long as I can walking around with a saline locked IV, epidural for active labor/pushing, no narcotics. Hopefully no induction or c-section.

irisheyez7 · January 2014

Hospital. Oh and "give me the drugs"...

Avion22 · January 2014

Plan is: Hospital with whatever practitioner from our clinic is on duty (they have like 4 OBs and one CNM who trade off who is on call). I'm hoping for the CNM because she's the one I know the best, and we get along really well. I'd like to go natural for as long as I can and avoid interventions if possible, but am open to the idea of an epidural based on how things go. I want immediate skin-to-skin and delayed cord clamping as long as baby is doing okay after birth.

IndyPRGirl · January 2014

Hospital with my ob for baby number three. Plan to labor at home as long as I can, no epi, hep lock, intermittent monitoring.

I've had a baby with an epi (well three epis because they all failed) and a baby without one. The natural birth was waaaaaaaaaaaaay easier to recover from, I was up waking around 30 mins after she was born and I felt a ton better.

Medic99 · January 2014

In a hospital with an OB. Hoping and praying for a natural VBAC but I am open to intervention if necessary.

Sisimama10 · January 2014

Hospital with OB with drugs.

thomas930 · January 2014

Had to pick combo.

Hospital with a midwife and med free.

cdominique11 · January 2014

Scheduled C-section, at the hospital. We wanted a VBAC, but because of the tumor, we had no other option:-(

Cassi215 · January 2014

I'm having twins so I opted for the c-section at 38 weeks

mrsflamingo · January 2014

I picked the combo option- hospital with midwife, planning for all-natural.

reginahcampbell · January 2014

*The Plan* Hospital, CNM, med free. I plan to labor at home for as long as possible (hospital is a 45min drive away is bad traffic), hep lock, delay cord clamping, immediate skin to skin contact and delayed newborn care procedures until I've breast feed.

aboleary34 · January 2014

Hospital, with drugs and depends on who is on call for midwive/OB. I will make my decision when I know which midwife and which OB is on.

deidremaria · January 2014

The CNM on duty at the hospital will deliver my baby. 2 out of three of them are friends of mine so I'm praying sweet pea is ready to meet me while one or both of them are on duty :-)

ETA: I'd like to do it naturally but if drugs or even a c-section is needed doing what I have to. I am however, really glad that I watched "The Business of Being Born" so I'll know to tell them I don't want pitocin and such

KHendy27 · January 2014

Vba2c, hospital, midwife, doula.

sloger · January 2014

I'm wanting the epidural but I'm also going to see how long I can go without one.

Asheebeth · January 2014

FTM here! Having a hospital birth with either an OBGYN or a midwife. It's whoever is on call due to us being on a military base. Hopefully all natural but I'm not completely opposed to intervention.

kali55 · January 2014

Hoping for another home birth, attended by midwives, trying for a water birth this time

amhah09 · January 2014

Using a midwife in a hospital and planning med-free.

deidremaria · January 2014

AllyxCore85 said:
FTM here, but plan is Hospital with my OB (or whoever is on call at the time) and I want the drugs. Hoping to be able to deliver vaginally but if the situation warrants a c-section I am ok with that. I trust the doctors they know more about this than me, so whatever they think is right I am ok with.

You should watch the business of being born. I say this because there is a part where they explain what happens during labor at the hospital and I am so glad I watched it. Basically if your labor seems "too long" to the medical professionals the give you pitocin (which induces contractions). The pitocin makes the contractions SUPER painful which warrants the epidural you'll probably ask for. Which slows the contractions, then you get more pitocin. It's a viscous cycle. I plan on laboring at home for as long as possible and going to the hospital when the contractions are kinda close together.

beautifulstr13 · January 2014

RCS here. They don't do vbacs at my hospital. We did something like this in my birthing class with DS. She handed us a bunch of flash card and said to use them to make a timeline if our birth plan. Then she said replace two cards because you couldn't have it the way you wanted. It was interesting to see what people were flexible on.

sweetpeace13 · January 2014

Hospital, natural, no drugs, midwife

KatieKim0815 · January 2014

Hospital + OBGYN + give me the drugs (they're fantastic)

speechie517 · January 2014

I feel like we are playing CLUE with all the combos! I'm using a midwife at a freestanding birth center, all-natural, and if any changes need to be made at that time for the safety of my baby or for myself, those changes will be made at that point.

hlm184 · January 2014

Hospital, CNM (probably, there are one or two days every week that it's an OB on call instead), and aiming for natural.

tidymonster · January 2014

Hospital, OB, pain med free, probably will be an induction - all of that just like my last two. My babies tend to enjoy baking longer. Hahaha. FYI - it's individual on if you can get through the pitocin without an epi. Of course, I never felt a contraction without the pitocin, so I don't really have that frame of reference. Lol. But my point is, don't immediately think pitocin HAS TO = epidural. It didn't with either of my previous labors/deliveries. I'm getting excited to head back in there and have DH coach me again. :x

Rogue237 · January 2014

All natural, hospital, midwife! ETA only open to intervention if it's needed for the health of baby (and mom)

J&NL · January 2014

I wish more than anything that I could have a home birth with a midwife but that's not in the cards for me. So, I will be in the hospital with whatever OB is there. I'm still planning to do med free though.

Themaritimemama · January 2014

Drugs. In a hospital

nikki912 · January 2014

I chose all natural but I guess I should have chosen combo. Birthing in a birth center with a midwife

baileymama3 · January 2014

Hospital, OB, natural if possible ( not opposed to epidural). I haven't thought about waiting and trying to labor at home for awhile. The hospital is 30 min away without traffic, I would hate to be stuck in the car in pain I can't handle, if I waited too long. Since I am a FTM, I will probably err on the side of going earlier.

speechie517 · January 2014

@tidymonster: It's good to hear someone who has been induced and not had an epidural. It gives me hope if I do not go into labor on my own.

RebeccaY1 · January 2014

I will be giving birth in a hospital with an ob/gyn. My doctor understands that I want a natural, un-medicated birth free of unnecessary procedures.

snmetz7 · January 2014

In a hospital, with an OB, plan to go natural but will take pain meds if needed (not epi)

thomas930 · January 2014

speechie517 said:

@tidymonster: It's good to hear someone who has been induced and not had an epidural. It gives me hope if I do not go into labor on my own.

It's definitely possible. I was induced with my second and made it through with out pain meds/epidural too

Before being induced, I was terrified of the process thinking that it would automatically mean I'd end up with and epi. Now that fear of induction is gone since I know I can do it. I'll still do my best to avoid and induction though.

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