I didn't have a good labour with DS. Lots of little things adding up to an overall not great, but fairly standard first birth with forceps and episiotomy. I can't fault the midwives and Obstetrician who were with me in the latter half of labour and delivered DS. I do fault the MLU who refused my epidural request for 5 hours (have made a complaint and had birth reflections appt which confirmed there was no reason for them to do this, they have been spoken to)
Currently early second trimester with DC2. I am considering elective section but am concerned about recovery. Am also considering hypnobirthing in the event I do opt for vaginal delivery/DC decides to come before section/general anxiety control regardless of how I give birth. To be clear, I wouldn't be looking to avoid any other pain relief, I just know there's inevitably a time delay between things kicking off and getting anything effective.
My question is, will it work for me if I'm cynical about it? I would only be looking to do online course, attending in person isn't practical and I'm not willing to cough up 100s. I think what draws me to it is I know I have a tendency to panic, but what puts me off is the talk of labour not really hurting, it just being fear. Because I have been in labour and that was real physical pain. I concede that fear and panic wouldn't have helped, but it doesn't mean that pain wasn't real (anyone who's had back labour will, I'm sure, agree) also heard it helps people understand the physical process, but again I'm pretty confident I knew what was happening, it didn't stop it hurting! There's also no way on earth DH is going to start saying affirmations with me (and I'm not keen either)
So, is it worth it? Or do you need to believe?
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Hypnobirthing for the cynical?
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Moncwf · 13/03/2019 17:13
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