I had my son not having done any preparation. Didn't want to know about the pain of labor and thought I would just trust in the hands of the experts at the time. Was hooked up to IV, told I had to lie on my back for monitoring purposes, legs in stirrups with midwife pushing near my rectum telling me where to push. Didn't enjoy the experience at all. So when DS did not come out like this, they used blunt scissors and pulled and tugged to tear me apart for an episiotomy which as a result still gives pain 4 1/2 years later.
So this time, wanting the opposite. Hoping to have a natural birth but in fear of not being able to cope with the pain! Any practical tips anyone can give would be greatly appreciated. Hoping to have several methods in the bag, so that I can keep trying different things when one thing isn't working, rather than screaming for an epidural.
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Practical tips to cope with contractions for a natural birth please!
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Shellster52 · 14/12/2015 00:29
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