
Alisa - posted on 03/21/2009 ( 11 moms have responded )
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Im due in less than a month and i can stop thinking about labour, even slightly losing sleep. This is my first baby and iv done the pre-natal class's n'everything. Any tips to help ease my mind or even tips for during labour?
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Mariah - posted on 10/18/2012
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Hi, I have 4 birthing recordings to help the expectant mother; bond with her baby, release the fear, techniques to help create natural anesthesia and prepare her mind and body for a wonderful natural childbirth experience. The recordings consist of professionally recorded voice scripts, soothing music and nature sounds all interwoven to make a beautiful listening experience. Ideally they are best used when one has time to relax or before going to sleep at night. They can be listened to throughout the entire pregnancy.
These recordings are a supplement to a mother's birthing plan as well as a teachers aid for those teaching childbirth classes and to give to their students. It does not conflict in any way with any specific teaching or birthing plans. My focus is on helping mothers have a positive birthing experience and most of all, a healthy baby!
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Enjoy, Mariah
Dawn - posted on 03/21/2009
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EPIDURAL! I had one with all three of my kids. And, as far as the disconnect that can happen with an epidural...I had it both ways. What seems to be the pattern for me personally is that when I got the epidural earlier on in the labor I could feel more at the end and didn't have the disconnect of having to have them tell me when I was having a contraction so I could push. That was, overall, a better experience for me. If you want to try it natural, that's cool too--I wasn't sure about the epidural on my first one, but became sure very quickly once in labor. All that being said...I know I have a really low pain threshhold. Remember, there are no awards given for not taking medicine. One of my good friends once equated it to going to the dentist--you wouldn't have a filling done with no novacaine, so why have a baby with no pain relief?
DON'T let other moms scare you about labor. I think when people (usually strangers) see a really pregnant woman they usually break out all the horror stories they ever heard! I hope you have a doctor you can trust. It's okay to have a birth plan, but just go with the flow once you are there and remember that those helping you have done this more often than you have!
Kathleen - posted on 03/21/2009
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hello i dont think you should stress out about it. i had an epidural and everything went fine for me the only bad thing is that when you have an epidural you have to have a catheter aswel and that caused me allot of problems for a few months afterwards but the same problems can happen even if you go natural. i still remember everything that happened and i even got to sleep for a few hours while i was in labour!!! which i thought was awesome!!! i didnt do pre natal classes which i got into trouble from the nurses!!! so you are probly more prepared than me.. i guess you just have to not listen to all the horror stories out there that will scare you and my mother told me before i had my son all the pain you go thro it doesent matter because you forget about it quickly! which is true! just try and stay calm it will all be over soon and then you will have your baby and you will forget everything (hopefully) :) also i can see you are young i was 18 when i had my son and the nurses gave me a realy bad time id say that was the worst thing about my whole experience... so dont put up with anyones shit if they are rude!!!