LABOUR

[lumpybumpymummy]

What will you be doing to get yourself ready for labour?

I had labour with dd till 9cms but ive never given birth i'm having a vba2c and want wants to get myself ready in every way possible also need some ideas for nerves as im so nervous but i'm sure i want to labour and do my best to bring my baby into this world abit early yet but im already scared lol

whats a vba2c?

I was scared this time too and still am a bit. I've had two natural labours but the last one was exceedingly quick (40 mins) so I have a home birth booked. At 39 weeks i'm at that stage when I don't care what I have to go through I just want this baby out which is overriding any fear I have! I was 3 days early with the other two so am hoping this baby is here by Thursday .

I think having everything ready that you need for you and the baby a while before you go into labour allows you to relax and fully concentrate your mind on the job in hand. I was stupid this time and decided to rennovate the house we've just finished the last room in the nick of time but the stress of it was unbelievable so don't so that.

Good Luck and when are you due?

Vaginal birth after two csections

Vaginal birth after two csections

its rare but getting more heard of now ive known one woman have vba3c and another vba7c so they are getting more heard of don't have to have anything much different to a normal birth i will be labouring like any other mum just kept an eye on more oh and if i go over 42wks i wont be induced but thats also my choice because of being induced puts the risks up much higher hope that explains abit lol

i'm not due till june im 16+2 just want ideas to get ready like in all ways even mentaly realy and get baby in right way around for labour i know i dont realy have to worry till about 30wks might start swimming soon i just want to say i 100% tried my best to have a normal birth oh by the way my labour was quick with my dd to just stopped at 9cms but she had a large head and was back to back and got stuck

well, I have only had one birth and it was vaginal. I prepared myself as mush as poss and then when it all started I S**t myself and changed my mind?
I think the best advice I can gice is to get used to using a birthing ball and leaning over it on your belly, this was eventually how I ended up giving birth (on my all fours)
and I used the bithing ball alot during my pregancy and actual labor. It is amazingly painful, but so worth it and to is said to be one the best positions to give birth in.

i used a birthing ball with dd but didnt lean forward etc i know labour hurts just havant dont the birth bit yet ouchhhhhh lol

just absolutely throw yourself onto it, let it take your whole weight so that the only effort you have to put into anything is pushing the bloody thing out! lol

well someone said its like try to shit a football....charming-but true

Hi, I'm not due until beg of May, and we've started preparing now. We've decided to try hypnobirthing- so the plan is it doesn't hurt and I'm not scared! Please note, I say that's the plan! but I'm able to think about birth this time, my DD is 2 and for her I couldn't think about how she got out until a few weeks before the big day.
We've been on a course ( DH and me)and there's a section on fear release, and dealing with however things work out- I thought last time went fine, no real fears but found some issues I am dealing with.
There was a lady expecting twins there, and people expecting all different kinds of births, so I'm sure it'd be great for vba2c. An important part of it is visualising how your birth will go-great for helping vba2c to be reality!
The other thing I'm doing is pregnancy yoga. Our local surestart subsidises it so it only costs £2/week, and no signing up for so many weeks, just pay on the day if you are up to going (great when exhausted, morning sickness, etc). Swimming also sounds great, and something else I've read is even just going for a brisk walk each day-something I aspire to but fail at.
What's right for you is going to be quite individual, you'll get loads of conflicting/different/hard for you advice, just do what you feel confortable.
Gowri Motha's Gentle Birth book encourages you to get birth fit, but I found the diet too restrictive and couldn't afford the treatments, etc. Reading her mental preparation advice did enourage me to invest in the hypnobirthing- DH and I realised we couldn't practice that without 'Time out' from home life, and a course would help us both focus. I know you can get hypnobirthing CDs too,but the huge part of actually hypnobirthing is having a supportive birth partner to help when the going gets tough- DH and I couldn't work so well as a team without the class, but everyone is different.
Good luck at finding techniques that help you, and congratulations at starting to face things so early on- loads of time for you to try different techniques and feel really prepared for birthing!
mumofk

ive been considering hynobirthing but the course is to pricey for us might get the cds? also considering yoga and swimming thats for the advice might look everything up when the kids are in bed x

Didn't mention one other thing about hypnobirthing- DH bit sceptical but talked into supporting me. Went on course and he's joked about changing careers- he was convinced as the techniques we learned helped him 'switch off' his back pain (uncomfy chairs to sit on all day, but I had all the pillows lying on the floor) and he's used it since for anger management. The techniques learned are for life, not just for birthing! Another plus is its the most relaxing course in the world- I NEED my naps at weekends, and was really scared about trying to learn something when I'd normally be sleeping. No problem, spend half the time in deep relaxation and even if you did nod off, it all still works- bargain!.We decided it was worth it as its about £50/hr for hypnotherapy, and we both got 12+ hrs of it. I've not even tried it in labour yet, but I can relax in the staff room/ while DD naps, you're in charge so you can go deeper or talk to someone if needed. Sorry, thought feeling evangelical about it would wear off but I guess not- did course beginning of Dec!
I read about it for my first pregnancy, but price put me off- decided to do it instead of new gas fire, but then needed new back door instead so had no pennies. Looking back (even though we had NO debts except bit of mortgage) I wish I had made it a priority- not over back door that wouldn't lock, but should have lived with the debt for the course. And it was cheaper 2 yrs ago!!!
Sorry I'll shut up now. Going for walks is free!

mumofk

the power of positive thinking should not be under estimated.
My dd gave me a long drawn out labour, as a teenage mum i was scared and it seemed my age prevented mw's from telling me what was happening. I couldnt tell you the pain relief i was given other than i felt so ill afterwards and hadn't a clue what had gone on.
So when ds came along i decided to take charge. i wasnt going to have pain relief unless i desperately needed it. As it was labour was about 9 hours. I did ask for some pain relief but by then it was a little too late so went without. It did hurt but afterwards apart from tiredness and the soreness of it all i felt good and able to enjoy sharing those first hours with my ds.
The bonus of going without drugs etc meant i was up on my feet able to walk around right up until the last hour, that helped to ease pain.
having said all that is was 17 years ago so maybe im glossing it up a bit .
mw told me nature has a way of making us forget the birth to ensure we have another go!