One Born Every Minute (14/2)

[juneybean]

I love this lady, she has planned it all so well...I hope it doesn't go too far off. But 3 of my friends hypnobirthed, and had fantastic second births.

Oo I used to love that cfc but I eventually saw them all, have they started new series recently?

CaveMum Me too, not pregnant but very interested in hypnobirthing

There have been some births kneeling and in the water.

I teach pregnancy yoga and I always tell mums to be to use gravity to their advantage.

I don't understand why midwives still direct second stage pushing when the evidence does not support it. women should push when they feel they want to. eg. [[
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/558117_4]] says 'However, expediting delivery by forceful, directed pushing is achieved at the expense of three negative outcomes: reduced oxygenation of the fetus, more frequent trauma to the birth canal, and potential injury to future pelvic floor function.'

I want to put a brush through her friends hair.

Thanks ImFab - I was so hoping for the girl's sake it would be Aberdeen. :(

water birth looks good so far.

watched homebirth diaries..enjoyed it and it gave me ideas for mine

my mw gave a long reprive on the gas and air before and whislt they sticked me as i couldnt have a local anasthetic it was fantastic. Think where enjoying my jibberish conversation about designa vaginas how much I loved my fanjo and could they be kind to it, blah blah. I brightened up there shift.

will she give in for more pain relief as it progresses??

AHAHAHAHAHA paracetamol!!! I thought she wasn't naive!

And yes to hypnotherapy too.

Guess it's different for everyone. My internals were uncomfortable but nothing compared to the rest.

Oh my god I was Sammy

As an ex midwife I have been wondering that too ohmeohmy

They should bottle and sell gas and air

With my DC1, the VEs were excruciatingly painful.

During 2nd and 3rd labours, I didn't feel a thing.

I did hypnobirthing with second child - had a radically different birth experience with ds1 in comparison with dd (my first). Not sure whether was because was more aware of the process and what happens, and prepared for pain and had been to ante natal yoga too (cannot express how much I rate this).

The screaming was with third dc

It was a precipitous labour, very fast and intense and didn't really have time to do anything but roll with it. :)

God internal examination was the worst bit of the birth by far for me - still very much a traumatic memory 11 years on...

Have any of the mums on OB been seen using a tens machine? I really found that helped me last time as the Gas and Air made me hurl.

My second birth was a hypnobirth with a Doula an incredible experience, I was well in the zone!

Really interested to see Sammy's outcome..

Wow, that girl who shuts down on her contractions is like me. No moaning. But didn't do me any good.

paracetamol?!?!?!?!?

did anyone see their ages ( sammy and dh)?

She's out of the zone and starting to panic!