[blparent] Learning about the signs that your baby is coming

[Dena Wainwright]

this is very true. having a birth plan written up when you go to the 
hospital is a very good thing. obviously, things happen, and you sometimes 
have to deviate from your ideal scenario, but it's good to let your 
practitioners know what you want. e.g., we included things like one of us 
had to be with our daughter at all times if any sort of medical procedure 
was to be done, and that epidurals were not an option for me due to a spinal 
injury. we also included that Jason wanted to cut the cord, and that we did 
not want extraction devices to be used during delivery.

I ended up needing Pitocen (which was definitely not a part of my plan), but 
otherwise, I really did have the perfect birth. I agree with Carla about 
non-medicated births. in many ways, they are really amazing and extremely 
empowering. I really do feel, after living through a 41.5 hour, 
medication-free (aside from a tiny bit of Nubane which took the edge off the 
pain, but by no means eliminated it) that my body is capable of enduring 
almost anything. I joked with my midwives the day after my daughter was born 
that I was ready to run a marathon now. it was amazing to be able to walk 
around within 90 minutes of giving birth. I ate, had a shower, and rocked my 
baby in a rocking chair all before she was 2 hours old. I was able to 
immediately begin nursing her, and she was with me at all times from the 
moment she emerged, except for the times when her daddy held her. our 
hospital staff didn't even clean or weigh her until she was about 2 hours 
old. the only "medical" things they did to her within the first 24 hours 
were to take her vitals and suction out her mouth and nose (and this is 
while we were holding or touching her).

Dena



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karla Hudson" <HudsonKC at msu.edu>
To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 12:47 PM
Subject: [blparent] Learning about the signs that your baby is coming


> Hi >> >> vanessa Hernandez,
>
> Many have given great information on this list. I also did not have my 
> water
> break until my daughter pushed it down the birth cannel. What a pop! The
> look on my face must have been priceless. This was after a 28 hour labor 
> and
> she was born after two more hours of pushing. Everyone is different that 
> is
> for sure. I never really did feel my water break with my son. This big boy
> at 9 pounds 14 ounces came with two pushes in about five minutes after a 
> 28
> hour labor. Both my children were born with out medication. A great book 
> to
> read is the Birth book my William Sears. I love his books and he inspired 
> me
> to have a nonmedicated birth.
>
> I hope this helps. You really have to educate yourself about the kind of
> birth you want to have and then pray that it all works.
>
> Karla
>
>
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