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Can laughter really be the best medicine??????

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mummy2tired · 16/08/2007 12:41

I am 3 weeks away from my due date with No. 2. First delivery was fine, normal vag delivery but long and somewhat scary. I am working on my 'birth plan' at the moment and I am 'planning' on a shorter and less scary birth . I have a couple of ideas on how I want to go about things this time. Firstly I have read up on the hypnobirthing way (don't have enough time for a course at this late stage) but hoping that the breathing preparation will help a lot. Secondly, and probably most bizarrely I am going on the laughter angle to get me through

I remember having a moment of light relief in my last labour when my MW & DH were stuggling to push and pull me in a wheelchair with completely flat tyres on the carpet to the birthing pool. I kept saying I can walk (had to go upstairs to the birthing pool) but they insisted on doing this. They were knackered by the time we got there but it was nice having a good laugh!

DH is preparing for his role by writing a list of as many funny incidences, stories and jokes so he can talk/laugh me through things!
There was a great thread quite a few months ago on funny household accidents. I PMSL and was hoping to find it again and print it out. There was a lot of contributors so I am hoping someone will be able to tell me how to find it. One of the poor MNer had a frozen cauliflour fall out of the freezer on her foot! Ring a bell with anyone?????

So, has anyone gone down this path for your birth experience????

PS I know that hypnobirthing and laughter are probably not really compatible and Mrs Mongan would frown at the idea but I figure anything that helps me relax can't be too bad

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Klaw · 16/08/2007 14:50

laughter in labour is good! If you open up your mouth and laugh, your other sphincters wil open up too! You can't help but open up when laughing. Laughing makes you relax. Go for it!

This reminds me I wanted to print off a funny email to take with me when my VBA3C client goes into labour..........

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mummy2tired · 16/08/2007 15:56

Thanks for that Klaw. The website is great. Must hunt around for some more inspiring (and funny) stories!