Birth Plan?

[poohbearrules]

Had a midwife appointment yesterday but forgot to ask her!

Do I need to write a birth plan? What should it include? Where do I write it?

Sorry if I'm being a bit thick!
I'm 37+5 by the way.
TIA.

There's a space in the front of my notes for one, wasn't sure if I was meant to fill it in, or do it with MW but she told me to fill it in myself. Found it hard to write more than a few lines! After 6 hour long sessions of NCT it boiled down to "in birth centre, pref no epidural, in water ideally". Oh, and not lying on my back if I can help it. But of course, it could end up completely different. Worried I have missed something important! Think I did mine about 37 weeks. If there's no gap I'd just make some notes and slide them in there?

There was a space in my notes for one, including loads of tick-boxes that the mw went through.
I didn't write anything, I don't think, as my.plan was 'Have a baby'.
I didn't figure there was much point planning details, as how on earth would.I know what I would want once it all kicked off?

Thanks for that. I've had a look but can't see anywhere to write something. I'll check again tonight. Think mine be something along the same lines as yours! I'd prefer water birth (watched too much 'one born' I think!) but will keep an open mind about epidural. Who knows how it'll all go, I might be demanding an epidural when it actually comes to it!

There should be a page in your notes to jot stuff that matters to you. My main things were
*medical students allowed
*only dh in with me as birthing partner
*explain EVERYTHING you are doing to me to both me and dh
*dh to tell me whether boy or girl.

If you google nhs birth plan, there is one you can do on line and print if you want. It makes you think about what you'd like, and even though its quite long, you can use it to shape your own version.
Being lazy, I just printed mine out and stapled it into my notes.

Sorry cross posted with you mrsawake. I get where you're coming from, guess nothing is set in stone in these situations and it could be better to have an open mind. Would like to stipulate the water birth though if possible (there's only pool though), other than that we'll just have to take it as it comes!

Yes do write one because even if things don't go to plan they show the MW what kind of person you are and what's important to you. They also make sure you have thought about vitamin k/placenta injection/etc rather than them asking you whilst you're in labour.

Thanks for that everyone.

Joosiewoosie (god I love mn names!) I'll google nhs birth plan now (who said I'm supposed to be working?!)

Thank you

GnocchiNineDoors - I think may just copy yours - thanks!

Haha its all yours

I never got round to writing one last pregnancy as DS was 6 weeks early, but I really would advise that you at least pu whether you want baby to have Vit K injection, and whether you want the injection for managed 3rd stage, even if you're fairly easygoing about everything else, saves MW having to ask and you trying to think! :)

Yes, those things were covered in the tick boxes on mine that the community mw went through with me, but they asked me again at the time.