Birth: How Do You Plan on Getting Down?

deidremaria · January 2014

AllyxCore85 said:

deidremaria said:

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.

I'll check it out thanks. Laboring at home a bit is probably a good idea. It's tough as a FTM cause you really have no idea what to expect or how you are going to feel at that time.

It's true. I'm a FTM myself and want to be able to understand what the heck is going on when they are telling me what's happening. I'm really glad I watched the documentary.

Linnea503 · January 2014

Hospital with an OB. I plan to labor until at least 5cm drug free but have no problem asking for an epi if I want one. I do refuse all narcotics though. I was induced with DS 12 hours after my water broke at 38w5d. It was actually a really great experience so the induction possibility doesn't scare me too much.

allyandmike24 · January 2014

We have an OB and have hired a doula for support. I'm hoping for a natural birth, but going into it with realistic expectations since I have no idea how I'll handle labor pain. Our birthing center has hydrotherapy tubs, so I'm hoping that I'll be as excited for them during labor as I am during pregnancy.

strawberrytree · January 2014

In a hospital, all natural. If someone's life is in danger then by all means do whatever necessary to save baby and I, but I'm not down with interventions because we're not doing progressing on the doctor's timeline. Last time I refused an episiotomy because the dr thought I'd been pushing too long. I got him out on my own a few minutes later, only one stitch needed.

michaelad3 · January 2014

Combo: planning on hospital with Ob. I think I want to try going med free, but if I change my mind that's cool too. I do not want to be induced, and would like to labor at home for a while as I think that will probably reduce the likelihood of me giving in to epi and drugs once I am admitted

macynsnoop · January 2014

At the hospital with one of the OB's from the practice I go to. Plan on hiring a doula & hubs is reading up on strategies to help me. We are hoping for med-free, no interventions but are keeping an open mind since in the end we want healthy baby & mom. We are first timers so no real idea as to how the whole thing could go.

HNRomance · January 2014

MamaFantastic said:

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

that's the plan, anyway!!

This is me too. Pain is just pain and I would rather not risk ANY sort of meds. I firmly believe my body is made for this and will do what it needs to. The rest is mental. I would have this baby at home even though it's my first by my DH is panicky about the thought of no medical help "in case" so we will be at the hospital but I still want he and I to do the birth with help at standby basically. I didn't spend my whole pregnancy avoiding meds to drug my baby at the home stretch. If i wouldn't give it to my newborn, I'm not taking anything either.

HNRomance · January 2014

Oh, and if this baby is breech I'm still going to try vaginal. They can get stuffed if they think i will agree to c-section "routinely"

SeattleMomma · January 2014

Hospital without drugs.

tidymonster · 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.

You can do it, girl!

I'm hoping for no induction this time, but at the same time, I'm petrified of going into labor naturally. Hahaha. I just have no idea what to expect! If I'm going to be truly honest, it's all thanks to DH that I stayed pain med free. He was an awesome coach, and really helped me center myself and focus. He also reminded me how strong I was, and that I could do it.

Luma88 · January 2014

The plan is med-free hospital birth with midwife.

Last time my plan was hospital birth with midwife, meds when I felt I needed them.

Ended up being hospital birth with doctor, medfree bc I got there too late.

Serenla · January 2014

LalaMama81 said:
Birth center w/ midwife, no drugs.

This.

luvU2theMoon · January 2014

i chose natural but i am also doing it at the hospital with a midwife.

luvU2theMoon · January 2014

i chose natural but i am also doing it at the hospital with a midwife.

jsoubel · January 2014

All natural birth at a free-standing birth center, attended by midwives.

CalinAZ · January 2014

I'm doing a birth center in a hospital with a midwife. Goal is natural, and I'm taking Bradley Method classes to help with that. Hospital is only 20 minutes away, and shouldn't really have traffic ever, so I'm hoping to labor at home as much as I can. I am open to anything necessary from a health perspective, but am hoping that I can labor without interventions. My midwives and hospital both seem very open to that (and have a lot of women who successfully birth naturally there), so I am optimistic.

FTM though, so everything is with a grain of salt

MalyJ · January 2014

Repeat CS. If I go into labor on my own (which I never did with DS), I think I'd like to try to deliver vaginally (with an epidural, for sure). However, based on my previous labor/birth...I'm preparing myself for a RCS.

patunia7321 · January 2014

Hospital, OB, undecided on epi. Dh & I adore my OB. He will be the one delivering and I have total faith that he wouldn't pressure or push for any interventions unless the baby or I are in legitimate distress.

katiedidthat · January 2014

Hospital "birth center" with an OB, but hoping for as natural as possible (laboring in water, saline lock, intermittent monitoring, etc). Very different from my birth center with a midwife birth with DS that ended in an epidural and almost needed vacuum extraction. Prepared to get an epidural if I'm having all back labor again, but I will labor at home as long as physically possible.

Sunshinelou · January 2014

Scheduled c-section. My doctor says vac is too big of a risk for me.

JoelleOK · January 2014

My midwife birth center just started offering "laughing gas" for pain management. From this article I just read, it's what I'd chose if all natural doesn't work out for me.

https://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2014/01/laughing_gas_for_labor_could_nitrous_oxide_be_the_next_big_thing_in_american.html

JamiesWife2010 · January 2014

Hospital, ob, whatever means necessary for a healthy momma & baby. With DS1, I got a shot of Staydol(?) & I honestly couldn't tell they gave me anything, it didn't give me any relief at all. So I'll probably just go natural if possible this time because the epi scares me.

alittlelibrary · January 2014

Home birth with midwives and a doula, but if anything goes awry, we're close to a great hospital.

natpirt · January 2014

I will use who is on call from my practice (ob/midwife). I plan on natural but it isn't set into stone. With my first two I've managed pain at home and delivery within 1-2 hours once arriving at the hospital.

In all honesty I wanted and epidural with the last but baby was crowning by the time I made it to the hospital...lol

Cecilbear · January 2014

I'm giving birth in a hospital setting with a midwife attending. Hoping to go natural on this one, but open to an epidural if I feel like I really need one.

BiggerinRealLife · January 2014

Just had my first Bradley Method class, and I'm getting really psyched about trying a natural birth! Since when I posted this I was still in the researching and deciding process, it's awesome to get more info and feel like I'm moving towards a birth plan.

Alycia Hause · January 2014

I'm using a midwife in a birth center and hoping to go all natural. However, I am a FTM and am keeping an open mind and understanding that you can't totally plan until you're in the moment.

steph1977 · January 2014

I have a scheded c-s. I'm not a candidate for a vbac due to my very narrow pelvis and a previous BIG baby

MissWhis · January 2014

I wish I could have more of a plan.

As it stands now, the "plan" is to decide at 36 weeks if she will born via scheduled c-section at 37, 38 or 39 weeks (due to some high-risk issues). If things miraculously clear up then she will be born when she decides to come! In that case I'd like to go med-free if possible.

I'm feeling frustrated at having things so up in the air and basically having a month-long window as her "due date." I know you can't ever fully plan when or how a baby will be born, but this just feels a little more extreme than normal.

I'm mentally preparing for c-section and recovery right now, but starting to get terrified I'll be given the go-ahead for a vaginal birth at the last minute and not be ready for it since c/s seems so likely. I guess if that's the case I'll be open to the drugs if I'm feeling overwhelmed/reach exhaustion, try my hardest, and get her out of me one way or another.

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