Hello lovely ladies, please be gentle I'm new and this is my 2nd post!
I wanted to pick your brains about how best to prepare myself for the birth of DC2.(I'm only 4 months preg!)
DS's birth was not ideal, in that it was an induction, ending up with forceps and epis with no epidural, although weirdly I do look back on it as a very positive experience. My main regrets are that I laboured for so long on the antenatal ward which I found really inhibiting, and did not get onto delivery suite (and onto the wonderful G&A) until I was 9cm dilated. Also I had 2 shots of pethidine, which I didn't really feel helped and really knocked DS out and made starting BFing very difficult.
I don't really mind where I give birth this time, but would prefer to labour as much as poss at home. I don't really feel confident that my body can go into labour and squeeze the baby out on its own, and I feel that stress played a part in going overdue last time. I wondered if anyone had had positive experiences of hypnobirthing, yoga etc that they think might help, or any other advice. Money is tight so I don't feel I can justify trying loads of different things, but I would like to make this experience as positive as it can be.
Thanks in advance.
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How can I make my 2nd time better?
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melonian · 17/04/2009 16:25
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