I'm having a doula for #2 and she's sent me through a birth plan questionnaire thing to discuss at our pre-birth meeting.
Two of the questions are 1) whether I want to use a mirror to see the baby's head crowning, and 2) whether I want to be able to touch the baby's head whilst crowning.
My immediate reaction is that both are, well, unnecessary to be honest. I'm not squeamish or prudish in any way, but these things just seem a bit too much (like seeing the placenta - I see no need to look at it...). But then I'm wondering if I'll always regret NOT doing them, particularly if we don't have any more babies..
Any views? I didn't miss not doing them with #1 but maybe that's because I didn't know they were options!
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Using a mirror and/or touching the head...
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maximusminimus · 11/12/2012 23:54
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