wanderlost
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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>bonniebaby</b></i>
I am so envious! After seeing my SIL go through an induction, I am very nervous about being in labor at the hospital. Your birth story will be great I'm sure.
Bonnie</end quote></div>
Did you take any birthing classes? Bradley birth suggests waiting until you are in serious labor before going to the hospital - as in, once you can no longer talk through your contractions, now it's time to go. It saves you endless hours and unneeded prodding at the hospital this way. My husband and I did this - well, maybe I waited too long (I really was trying for that unassisted birth!), because I had the baby 13 minutes after we got to the hospital! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> But, that covered everything on my birth plan: no IVs, no fetal monitoring, no internals, etc. It was in - push push push, hello baby! ( and even at that, I had a nurse tell me she needed to check me so I'd know when it was time to push - I remember growling at her mid contraction that there was no way I wouldn't know when it was time!)and it was perfect. the only thing that would have made it better would have been if I would have requested to leave early after the birth. I really hate hospitals and I truly am not a good patient.
I am so envious! After seeing my SIL go through an induction, I am very nervous about being in labor at the hospital. Your birth story will be great I'm sure.
Bonnie</end quote></div>
Did you take any birthing classes? Bradley birth suggests waiting until you are in serious labor before going to the hospital - as in, once you can no longer talk through your contractions, now it's time to go. It saves you endless hours and unneeded prodding at the hospital this way. My husband and I did this - well, maybe I waited too long (I really was trying for that unassisted birth!), because I had the baby 13 minutes after we got to the hospital! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> But, that covered everything on my birth plan: no IVs, no fetal monitoring, no internals, etc. It was in - push push push, hello baby! ( and even at that, I had a nurse tell me she needed to check me so I'd know when it was time to push - I remember growling at her mid contraction that there was no way I wouldn't know when it was time!)and it was perfect. the only thing that would have made it better would have been if I would have requested to leave early after the birth. I really hate hospitals and I truly am not a good patient.