I did with my first but was too timid to share it with anyone and since I was induced, it wouldn't have gone according to plan anyway. With my second I had hopes but no plans and I felt a little less shocked by how it went. Did you have a birth plan?
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Mine consisted of an epidural when things got too painful. Everything else was negotiable. Certainly made things easier since I didn't have any expectations!
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I sure did, but it all got thrown out the window when both my kids were breech and I had two scheduled c sections instead.
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Yes! I shared it with DH, my doulas, and my OB long before labor, and they were all on board. And then at the hospital I had a copy for the nurses, but I don't think they read it! Fortunately, everything went great, I'm glad we were all on the same page. To me, a birth plan is about being informed and feeling like an active participant in birth, not the document of entitlement some people make it out to be.
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My birth plan was 'go with the flow.' All I wanted was a safe delivery that ended with a baby in my arms and it didn't matter how we got to that point. It worked well for me and I was happy with both my deliveries.
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With my two my birth plan was epidural. That was the only thing I was sure of. This time I want to try unmedicated not sure if I'll follow through though.
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My birth plan was as natural as possible but epidural if necessary! Skin to skin immediately after, no formula anywhere, only certain visitors, etc. My midwife was great and went over it with me, and as things progressed quickly, encouraged me to go natural. I ended up not having time for the epidural, got the baby out in about five pushes (he was 3 weeks early, 5lb)
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I did and all of my providers were supportive of my choices. Everything went according to my "plan". Drug free, intermittent monitoring, immediate skin to skin and nursing, delayed cord clamping, no bath.
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I never had an official one or anything written out. But I did know I didn't want an epidural and was successful with that both times.
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My plan with both was to not HAVE a plan, haha.
This time around, I did tell my OB my loose 'goals' for labour - which was to start natural, then build up to gas, and get epi if I needed it. I was worried as it was an induction. Thankfully, the labour took off and went smoothly (and FAST - super fast!) and we didn't even end up with the epi!
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With my first, yes- mostly I just wanted no drugs or interventions, if possible, and wanted dh to tell me the sec. everything else was hospital policy anyway. But I typed it and gave it to the nurse when I got there.
With my second I pretty much wanted the same things but knew it was hospital policy and that writing it down wasn't necessary.
I never got any grief or eye rolls that I saw!
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I had one for both births. My HMO asks us to to fill it out. I was really surprised with LO2, they asked me to fill it out during my glucose test. When is that - 20 something weeks? It seemed really early.
My labor with LO1 was really long. Everyone that attended to me read it. As they read it I remember them all basically summing up with "ok, unmedicated." I got a lot of grief for having a doula though. With LO2 I was 10cm when I walked in. We walked into the hospital with only my birth plan and a water bottle. Someone threw my birth plan across the room. I delivered. After I met the staff one of them grabbed my birth plan, glanced at it and laughed that I got exactly what I wanted.
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Yes it was less than a page. Many nurses said it was the best one they had seen.
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I had an idea of how I wanted my birth to go (if possible of course). Didn't really have to share it because the clinic more or less functioned like that anyway. Less medicated possible, up on a table only for pushing etc. I was very satisfied about how if went, mostly!
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I had two. My initial one was for the birth I planned for and then once I had a scheduled cesarean I revamped it. If we have another I will create one with preferences for both outcomes VBAC or cesarean from the beginning.
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Kind of...I had done some research and made a list, but when it actually came down to it, having a written birth plan would have not been useful. I delivered abroad and I asked around and no one does such a thing.
It was more for my peace of mind and mental preparations so I knew what would happen.
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No... I was induced so I wasn't really sure what's going to go down. My only request was epidural asap haha.
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Yes, I wanted a natural birth using hypnobabies, the tub, etc. Of course as soon as I was able to, I ended up asking for an epidural. I'm pretty sure the nurse laughed at me but I didn't care. No regrets either, the epidural was wonderful and my labor and birth was a very positive experience.
This time, my birth plan is to get the epidural. That is basically the whole plan.
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Yup! It really helped me think through all the different parts of labor and how I hoped they would go. I was hoping to go unmedicated but realize that things don't always go according to plan and you don't get to decide everything. So, my birth plan included preferences if I went unmedicated, if I got an epidural or if I ended up needing a c-section. It worked out great!
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Nope -- with neither birth. Failed induction with my first leading to a c-section (not much to do there). Second delivery will be at a very baby-friendly pro-VBAC hospital so anything I'd want to include in a birth plan is already standard operating procedure there.
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Not really, I did look for a long time though to find a practice and a place to give birth (birth center in a hospital) that followed all the things I would have wanted in a birth plan as standard practice. So things like skin to skin, delayed cord clamping, no iv, movement etc were all the norm and it made it really easy to slip the birth plan. Technically, they also had us full out a one page both plan but I there wasn't anything earth shattering on it.
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@youboots: I'm just curious why they liked it so much? Because it was short? Or was it the content they liked?
I did not have one. I just knew I wanted an epidural and I was willing to wait till I couldn't stand it anymore. That was it.
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I didn't have a written plan, but my midwives and my doula were informed of my wishes. My husband and I had discussed it thoroughly as well, so he was there to advocate for me if needed. Thankfully, I wasn't pushed to do anything I didn't want, and everyone was very helpful/supportive/wonderful.
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