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Birth is something I have been thinking about a
lot lately and on occasion it seems a bit like impending doom. I know that it
has to come eventually, but no one has ever described it as a pleasant
experience no matter how it goes down. One of the first things that I did when
I found out that I was pregnant was sit down and watch The Business Of Being Born—which is really interesting, even if you
only take most of what they say with a grain of salt.
In the film, they advocate a natural birth that
is—more often than not—outside of a hospital setting. I’m not entirely sure how
I feel about giving birth outside of a hospital environment, but I think that
there is something to be said about women that pursue a natural birth. Of
course, not everyone has this option, but if you do it seems to be the best
option.
I obviously have no idea what the pain will be
like, but it is my hope that I can have a natural birth. From what I have seen
and read, I at least know that I want as few medical interventions as possible.
Frankly, Pitocin scares the crap out of me—contractions are already supposed to
be awful and common knowledge is that Pitocin makes that even worse. No thank
you.
I’d like to say now, that I don’t want an
epidural, but I can’t say how I’ll feel when I am in the moment. What I do know
is that it seems like the female body does a pretty good job of progressing
things and moving things along rather naturally so to me it seems like it might
be best not to mess with nature.
From there, comes the question of the actual
birthing process. Do I want to try and pursue a water birth or just check with
the hospital and see what they allow in terms of birthing positions? That’s
where it gets a bit more complicated for me. Sure, water birth would be kind of
interesting, but around here it is a little difficult to find somewhere that
has that as an option.
That leaves me with finding the right place for
me to be as comfortable as possible with delivering the baby how I would like.
Good thoughts. You can actually get a local for the final pushing when tearing may be involved, if you desire. Worked well for us. You do want to have as much control as possible, which is easy to loose if you get bossy nurses. This is where it is useful for your partner or attending family to step up and be your voice when you tire. I am sure that you will choose a scenario that is a good fit for your needs. I wish you well in your journey to come. Good luck in all things.
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