Due to have baby no.2 in 2 months time, first birth was awful - v v slow, cervix did not want to dilate. Epidural put a definate stop to any dilating that had taken place!
I vividly recall asking the midwives and the registrar whether things would be speeded up if I was more mobile...(isnt that ALL you learn about during pregnancy?) and their response was 'if you believe in that sort of thing...'So I didnt bother and just lay flat.
Today, I had an antenatal appt with a senior registrar, and asked him the same question. His reply...was the same! 'If you believe in that sort of thing, we dont...'
Is this part of the script?
He then sort of mumbled something about his egyptian background, and that back home they all stand and deliver and have pretty quick births. So, he concluded, there may be some truth in it.
I walked out feeling v confused. Anyway, did you stand, or did you find being mobile was definately the cause of a speedy delivery?
thankyou
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
Get updates on how your baby develops, your body changes, and what you can expect during each week of your pregnancy by signing up to the Mumsnet Pregnancy Newsletters.
Childbirth
anyone STAND and deliver?
39 replies
vannah · 03/10/2007 21:13
OP posts:
Don’t want to miss threads like this?
Weekly
Sign up to our weekly round up and get all the best threads sent straight to your inbox!
Log in to update your newsletter preferences.
You've subscribed!
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.