What kind of birth?

[Butterflies&Hurricanes]

I know its still far away and that things dopnt always go to plan but just interested in the kind of birth you want.
Are you hoping for a CS?
Do you want a natural as possible birth with no drugs or do you want all the drugs they can throw at you?

I want a natural as possible birth. Minimal intervention and as few drugs as possible. But I am going in with my eyes open. I know how I felt with DS and was begging for more pain relief even though I always said no pain relief. Towards the end I was begging for a CS and I am petrified of having a CS!!
Anyway, I'm planning on buying a hypnobirthing book to help me through the birth. Obviously reading it before labour not during :laughing:
I want to be as prepared as possible. I think I went into the last one blindly and thats why I felt so out of control. Dotn want that to happen again.

So what does everyone else want??

[BeautifulBoys]

Hey fluffball

Well with my DS i had a emerg caesarean got to 10cm but he was stuck head deflexed & transverse & he was in OP position,I had major complications that followed his birth I hemorrhaged twice~nealy died & spent a couple of days in ICU~thankgod i didn't have a hyster.. they saved my uterus, During the C-section my left artery was torn(didnt know this) it must have burst 6 days later as thats when i hemorrhaged.. i went to theatre twice & they managed to block the artery completley.
I was a lucky girl, bubs all healthy but scarey time for me my family & friends.
Im now a trainee birth attendant(doula)
so i have done lots of research & im trying for a VBAC a natural birth min intervention, drugs if need be.. i just want to let my body do its thing, as last time i was induced @ 37weeks due to PE so i believe DS wasn't ready to be born, I've brought a birthpool & hoping to labour in that in hospital, but Im keeping a open mind to another c-section if thats what needs to happen thats what needs to happen.

[supermumof3]

im really trying to pretend that part doesnt exist at moment had a rough time with my first still traumatised 10 yrs later and now if i think about it at all i get really freaked out and stressed

[BeautifulBoys]

im really trying to pretend that part doesnt exist at moment had a rough time with my first still traumatised 10 yrs later and now if i think about it at all i get really freaked out and stressed

Hey supermumof2
I know how you feel, my last birth was so traumatic.. Im sure im gonna get lots of anxiety when the birth gets closer.
:hugs:

[Katieflutterby]

I am really not sure what to expect, as this is my first baby. But i would like to hope i can have a natural birth, with no drugs if possible, and minimal intervention. But if its needed, i wont say no.

I am sorry to all of you who have had traumatic births :hugs: Im sure this time everything will go very smoothly.

[Kachow]

I will be having a CS. I have had 3 previous so I have no choice really. LOL

[DeeJay]

I had an emerg c/s last time.

I had planned for a normal natural birth but I was induced as my waters broke and nothing happened.

Being induced was horrible as i don't believe you ease into it, the contractions are just full on.

The gas helped a bit, but it wasn't long before I was calling for the epid. which the first one didn't work so had to have another.

Then after 10 hours although I was dialating, DD's heartbeat kept dropping when they increased the drug to keep it moving along.

They gave me the choice to give it another go which I did, but same thing happened so I chose to go emerg c/s.

I was ok with it all in the end, but I don't want to go through all that again. Very scared about the contractions and ending up in pain again and then in c/s. So I am opting to go straight for elective c/s.

Still scary, but I think for me that is the way to go.

I am just looking forward to seeing my bubba at the end and holding them tight. I remember that feeling from last time and it was so wonderful - made it all worth while:yes:

luv DJ

[Milk_Monkey]

Deejay, i had an induction last time too. Mine was due to PE.

I ended up having an epidural, because, like you, i found the pain so unnatural.

Im hoping that this time around i can go into labour when my body says to and go with the flow a bit more.

Most people i've spoken to have found that the most traumatic part of birth was having to do something that they hadnt planned on.

I know that for me, i just really need to be prepared and feel okay with any situation that may arise.

Ultimately, a succesful birth is one when the mother and baby are both healthy at the end of it.

[hailse75]

This is my first, we're in the early stages of planning a homebirth. We have just started ringing around to find a midwife we click with. I love the idea of just being at home and things happening on my own terms. Plus being able to snuggle up in my own bed with our new baby and DH.