survive childbirth is to go in mentally and physically prepared<\/a> and have some idea of how you would like your birthing experience to be.<\/p>\nFor me I wanted<\/p>\n
A drug free birth<\/h2>\n Having a drug free birth means that you have to be as phsycially and mentally prepared for childbirth<\/strong> as you possibly can. You will never understand the depths of the pain of childbirth until you are in the middle of it, crying out for the drugs to save you. Make sure you are clear to your birthing partners what it is they should do should this happen.<\/p>\nIf you feel you cannot go on without the drugs, then have them. Once again, it is really important for your child’s safety<\/strong> that you can do the job you have to do.<\/p>\nFocus on feeling the pain, rathar than pushing it away. Find ways to use the pain as power.<\/p>\n
A Natural Birth<\/h2>\n There is really not a lot you can do to control this. We all know a natural birth is the best way to give birth to a baby.<\/strong> But, things happen, which means this cannot be a reality for a lot of women.<\/p>\nGet over it and go with whatever you need to do that is best for your baby. This is the most important thing. If it means you end up lying on the table with a cut across your gut, then so be it.<\/p>\n
No Tearing<\/h2>\n After my sister’s stories of induced labour resulting in third degree tearing, I was most terrified of this aspect of childbirth. I was determined to do all I could to reduce this happening. The best and most natural way for a woman to give birth is on all fours, not lying down. If you lie down you are more prone to tearing and you can’t utilise your whole body’s strength properly.<\/strong><\/p>\nI was adamant that I would not be pushing lying down, and the midwife had to duck the daggers when she suggested that I do just for a couple of pushes. I eventually relented and trusted her as long as it was just a couple.<\/p>\n
It was and I was back on all fours after that. It is important you listen to your midwife when she tells you to stop pushing. She is doing this to reduce the tearing. Thankfully, I had a healthy baby and no tearing.<\/p>\n
I asked those within my fanpage community to offer their tips for surviving childbirth<\/h3>\nKaren White <\/strong>Seriously the deep breathing does help. And try to focus on the fact you will soon have a new baby. It is hard and at times you want to scream. if they don’t have a problem with it, do so, let’s you vent a little<\/p>\nLynette Duncan O’Brien<\/strong> Ahhh, hard one for me to answer as I ended up with a c\/section for both. While we had hoped to experience labour, our birthplan was always “safest way out for baby” and our Ob was fantastic in helping us achieve that goal. Breathing helped me through the necessary needles and after pain. Hope that helps.<\/p>\nRachel Finlayson<\/strong> live in the moment. Try not to think about how far you have to go but how far you have come and that with each contraction you are getting closer and closer to meeting your bub. Also movement during contractions really helps to distract you from the pain… It has worked for me – i paced my way through two completely natural labours \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\nAlex Hadfield <\/strong>Relax. It sounds silly but I’ve had 4 (last 3 no drugs) and I found that when you are having a contraction you need to breathe out and relax your lower body. Hard to explain, but if you tense up (which is the normal reaction to pain down down) it hurts so much more. Also visualise each contraction pushing the baby down.<\/p>\nBarbara Adam<\/strong> Erm. After reading all there was to read about natural birth, I actually just shut my eyes and tried to pretend I wasn’t there.<\/p>\nAmy Sztupovszky<\/strong> Have a great Dr or midwife if at all possible. My mantra through the whole thing was “I have done this before, I can do this again.”<\/p>\nChelsea Ingram <\/strong>Hello:) we just had our 3rd baby in the driveway 2 months ago! we tried to make it to the hospital for a natural birth, but our little guy had other plans! wow-i learned so much about the power of the woman’s body and how easy it is when nature takes over, it was really special especially b\/c my husband delivered him (much to his surprise-hehe). Good luck with your new baby-you will do wonderful!<\/p>\nNicole Faires:<\/strong> You’ll be fine! After three natural births all I can say is forget all the ‘techniques’ and just do whatever makes you the most relaxed. I practiced deep, deep breathing and what could be called meditation, during pregnancy to get in cont…rol of my breathing and thoughts. If you tense up it hurts 100x more. Then when I went into labour I kept moving as long as I could… dancing around the house, cleaning, which makes things go faster. Good luck!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
Justin Mussler:<\/strong> Don’t fall asleep, don’t talk too much, do whatever your wife . . . OH, SHOOT – you meant for the mother. Wrong forum I guess. All the Best! (ed-too cute Love this comment)<\/p>\nSusan Whitehead <\/strong> I’ve had 5 and only had drugs with #3 (stadol and would NEVER EVER take that again…horrible feeling of not being in control of my own body). My biggest suggestion is to avoid pitocin, if possible. Pitocin will make your contractions more consistent, but much more difficult to bear with. Not impossible (I had it with all but my home born baby), but hard.<\/p>\nIf one the baby isn’t moving down, switch positions. Stand up or squat or sit on a birthing ball or in a birthing stool. Take a shower. Get on all fours. Lay on your right…or left. I think staying in one position made my labors much longer than they needed to be…and no one wants a longer labor than necessary! :o)<\/p>\n
Rebeca Erik Groover<\/strong>:\u00a0 Welcome it as a brand new experience, with no expectations as to how it will go! I’ve given birth four times, and each is unique, just like the child you’re laboring to bring to the light. Surround yourself with supportive people who make you feel peaceful, comfortable, and safe. Think about and plan for how you’d like it to go and have your “village” ready to help you achieve that. Then… let go of your ideas, and let it flow, focusing on your baby, trusting your body and your child to work together. Congratulations, and may your birth be peaceful and lovely! \nKate Rehkopf<\/strong> : I’ve given birth to three children and every delivery has been so different that I had to identify new techniques each time. Based on my experiences I say be open to adjusting as you progress!<\/p>\nAmy Page<\/strong>: I’ve had four and each one is so different. To be honest, I think the fear of it makes it worse. \nWith my last, I was overdue and worked myself up worrying about the pain. My husband dropped me off outside the hospital and went to park. I went up to the labour ward and heard someone else screeming. I freaked out and started insisting, “I’m too tired for this, I’m too tired to be in pain today. I can’t cope, give me an epidural.” She asked if it was hurting, “No! I have no pain, but I don’t want to be in pain! I don’t want to be in pain today!” \nMy husband came in after a few minutes of this and told me to shut up — it was obvious the baby was nearly there, and yeah, a minute later he was born. \nI was freaking out about the idea of it, which can be worse than the reality.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“Oh My God. I am not going to make it. I’m going to need drugs.” “Are you sure Caroline? Why don’t we wait and see.” “I’m only 4cm dilated. I…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[257,271,223,243,272,61],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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