We had planned on Charlie being a natural birth, but he was just too big and so Mrs. Bee had to have a c-section.
It hasn't been that long yet so Baby Bee #2 will also have to be a c-section.
How about you?
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I'd love to try a home-birth...I witnessed one as a teenager and it was such a calm, wonderful experience. Plus, within a few hours everything was cleaned up and they were still comfortably hanging out in their bedroom! I also love the idea of a water birth.
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I can't tolerate pain so I knew I would give birth at the hospital but would GLADLY take the epidural. I was provoked, and Mavrick was stuck so delivery was not very easy. But glad I took the epi especially with a 9 lb baby.
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I'd love a natural, non-hospital birth. I'd love at home for the reasons LatteLove stated but will most likely go to a birth center. This is one thing we've talked about in detail and were aren't even expecting yet.
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I had a natural non-medicated birth in a hospital. (It was attended by my midwife but we needed help from the backup OB due to some complications.) I'd definitely try for another non-mediated birth in the future as well.
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I also had a natural non-medicated hospital birth, and would do it again in a heartbeat! Contractions were incredibly intense, but more in the "I need to scream now as an outlet" way than the straight up painful way. My biggest fear about future labor(s) is that I got spoiled by how easy and quick (5 hours start to finish) this one was, so I'll be doubly disappointed if interventions are required next time. I also love the idea of waterbirth, and would ideally like to see if I can deliver in a birth center or something next time.
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I too hope for a non-medicated birth (I also have very nasty reactions to many pain meds) but I'm hoping to give birth in a community midwife center (in England). You can also have NHS midwives come to you at home so depending on my risk level I could do either option (or a hospital).
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i also had a natural, unmedicated hospital birth! it lasted a total of 9 hours from the moment contractions started til she fully came out. it was painful at the time and i called out for an epidural once or twice, but i got through it and it was the most amazing, euphoric experience of my life. i would love to do it again with my 2nd.
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i'd hope for a natural birth - have any of you heard of water births? there are several mommies around me that had water births and i'm really curious about it but i'm not too sure... maybe i'll think of it more when i'm pregnant xD
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Being almost 7 months pregnant you would think I would have an answer to this one, but the truth is I don't. And I am avoiding thinking about it.
There is a chance due to a pre-existing blood disorder that I might be scheduled for a c-section, but if that isn't the case, I just have no clue what I am going to do. Denial is a fun place to be I guess! I have so much respect for women who have natural births, but I am a big baby, and the pain might just be too much for me!! -
we prepared for our natural birth by taking bradley classes. our bradley instructor was also a doula/lactation consultant so we hired her for the day of labor too - her support and encouragement helped us sooo much.
i heard water births and home births can get really expensive. our insurance covered the majority of our natural, hospital birth. for those interested in natural birth i highly recommend the documentary "the business of being born". i was able to watch it through netflix streaming, hopefully it's still there!
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Our first was a hospital delivery with the blessed epidural. What a peaceful awesome birth we had! Easy delivery (though 38 hours of labor!) and great bonding afterward.
Our next is a paper pregnancy. Yup, we're going through the adoption process right now.... and so our baby will be delivered by the miracle of bureaucracy and a blessed birth mom and hopefully be in our arms shortly after birth!
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I had a c-section. It was elective initially, but ended up being medically necessary due to a whole plethora of issues for me, and once they opened me up saw that the cord was around her neck 3 times. I wouldnt have been able to deliver vaginally regardless.
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I'm not sure this'll be popular with so many people being pro home-birth/natural birth these days, but I'm very much leaning toward an elective c-section. I don't like the idea of not knowing when my baby is coming, and teaching classes means pretty rigid schedules. I have a friend who planned her births around her class syllabi and semester breaks, and that seems like a practical and sane idea to me. I am not pregnant now though, and i may change my mind. Would be curious to hear what others think about this; I see that livsmama planned one too.
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I really want to try to have an all natural birth. I'm absolutely terrified of having a c-section. This is my first pregnancy, so who knows what will happen!
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I'm all for hospitals and modern medicine, so I knew that I would have a hospital birth with an epidural from the moment I was pregnant. (It also helps that I love my OB and fully trust him.) I also told myself that I wouldn't get upset if I ended up having a c-section...additionally, I did not attend any birth classes, watch birth videos, or anything of the sort. I just trusted that the doctors and nurses would help me bring the baby into the world in the best way possible.
I ended up getting an epidural with pitocin to help with the progress. I call myself a posterchild for epidurals because labor was SUCH a breeze after that (I know, don't hate me!). When it came time to push, I still didn't feel pain...just pressure. And Claire was out in literally 12 pushes, or 5 minutes!
I know that everyone makes different birthing choices and I respect them. But here's one mom who had a hospital, medicated childbirth with no complications at all. I really think it helped that I had no birth plan, and that I had a great doctor whom I trusted. And I plan on doing the same with BebeDeux.
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Nodakademic, a woman I work with scheduled her c-section due to family reasons. She needed to know when so she could plan for care for her father while she was in the hospital.
I'm all for 'whatever works for you.' I think I would prefer to have a hospital birth with a drip of pain meds flowing happily through me. I do not like the idea of a catheter, though.
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I delivered in a hospital attended by midwives. I had the option to do a water birth, but my contractions were so close together I didn't have any time between them to get in the tub. I ended up with a non-medicated birth, I hadn't intended to do this, but I was able to deal with the pain by changing my positions frequently.
Re: home births, given how much I groaned and cried out, I wouldn't do it unless I was living in a single family home! Wouldn't have been a pleasant 6 hours for the neighbors.
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@jphops seriously I feel like people look at me with 2 heads when I express my thoughts on it. But I've watched birth videos and read so many stories about vaginal birth, that it sounds AWFUL to me. Like something I'd avoid at all costs. My mother had an emergency-C and so she doesn't have experience with birthing the normal way either.... same with my best friend...I know the recovery for that isn't pretty either, but it sounds whole hell of a lot better than ripping apart my nether-regions. :-\
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@nodakademic I think your choice is perfectly valid. Just like people who choose Home Births, whatever works for you and your family.
I'm due any minute now, (I found out I was PG a few days after drinking and chatting with you and That Wife on tiny-chat). In any case, my family, no matter how large we physically look have small pelvises. I may not even have another option than a C-section once labor begins. It is major abdominal surgery and will take longer to recover but it's still a birth and possibly the only way to bring my child into this world. As long as he and I are both ok, I'll be happy.
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We intend on natural water births at a birth center, but that will of course not be set in stone. In case of complications, there is a hospital next door to the birthing center.
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DS was a hospital c-section
This LO will be a home-birth =)
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My mom, my sister and my brother's gf all gave birth naturally and with no med. I hope I can do the same.
My brother's gf did, also, have a water birth and that's sounds like a good idea. Finding a close hospital that allows water births is kinda difficult though.
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my mom had both of us naturally, but I think I'll just go with whatever happens, happens. likely, I'll end up with an epidural. my aunt had her first naturally and her second with an epidural, and said it was great - "I got to watch letterman!"
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All I know is that I didn't want a c-section. I knew I'm probably take the epidural but had complications with labor. I might go a different route for baby 2
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I would like to delivery naturally...but we shall see how that goes!
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My plan was always hospital birth, epidural.
And surprisingly that's exactly what happened. How often does that work out?!
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I also had a hospital birth with an epidural. I had a wonderful birth experience- the epidural took the pain away but I still felt pressure and was able to feel the contractions when it was time to push. I hope for the same thing again!
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I'll duck after I say it but we're having an elective c section at 38 weeks. That's what happened with my son too but that was for different reasons.
Ducks
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I planned epidural, vaginal...had emergency c-section after she was in distress and found out she was breech as well!
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I plan on bringing all of my children into this world non medicated in a birth center. I am hoping to do a water birth with this next one though. We will see how that goes!
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